paulchoate

Thank you to you both. I'll likely end up getting a new rig with a 5070 and a CPU to match. I want it to last another 8 years!

My desktop computer is just over 8 years old. I worry (not losing sleep over it but it's a concern) about a failure so I want to be proactive and order a new one. I typically buy things that are overkill but before I go ahead and order a $5,000 PC with a RTX 5090 and the latest and greatest AMD or Intel CPU I'd like to know at what point is it just throwing money away. Will an RTX 4060 and a last generation CPU be just fine or will a 5090 and higher end CPU actually be worth it? My concept plans have lots of live renders and I've been using PBR a lot lately. Usually, at some point my layouts get so large as to cause significant lag (probably more of a "too many layers" turned on issue than anything). Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you! I need to update my profile as my computers have been upgraded and I'm using x16...It's been a while since I posted here lol.

A bit late to the conversation lol. I have an LG 34" QHD 60hz and a Samsung 27" QHD 100hz. Both have subtle curves which I find make a big difference in eliminating head turning because it puts the edges of the screens closet to you. I don't think the Hz matters for Chief. For gaming maybe but not for Chief. The only question I have regarding monitors is do the higher resolutions screens make the GPU work harder like they do when it comes to gaming. For instance would Chief run slower trying to "push" two 4k monitors as opposed to one 1080p monitor of the same size?

You can save everything on one drive and link all of your computers that way. I'm not saying to "work" off of one drive. Simply save/backup everything to your one drive folder so that when you open the file on a different computer it opens the most recent version and all of your catalogs, libraries, etc. are the same.

What was your solution?

Back clipped cross section showing the framing is correct as well.

Just tried it in x12 and it works without any issue. Raised the ceiling to 10' then dropped my roof back down to the typical 97-1/8" height. See the attached pic of the plan view and wall elevation view.

I have been trying to find an acceptable work around as well. I tried the "balloon through ceiling" with no luck. I'm not satisfied with having to do a back-clipped cross section or CAD detail to get a wall elevation of a room with a vaulted ceiling. I think if the ceiling is higher than the wall top plate then it should be shown in a standard wall elevation (but who cares what I think lol). I did find a work-around that was semi-acceptable but it wouldn't allow my rafters to be shown the way I wanted them...I forget exactly what I did but I wasn't crazy about the solution.

I'd like to change the default fill pattern for my footings. Chief has the default as concrete (which is fine) but I want to have the default footing fill background be grey instead of white and the concrete pattern lines in black. We can of course change the default fill patterns for concrete walls/foundations, slabs, etc. easily but I don't see any option for footings or anyway to change the default concrete fill. Is this possible? (FYI am using x12). The Chief "Help" guide just says that footings default fill is concrete but does not indicate whether it can be changed or how it can be changed.

Thank you.

LOL...I think it's actually 32GB

Thank you. I'll start looking into the layers. My system consists of a Ryzen 7 1800x CPU, Nvidea 1080 GPU, Samsung EVO 960 SSD, 654GB memory.

Like I said, adding all of the 3D objects are done to give the clients realistic renderings of what the project can look like. Adding plants, furniture, etc. are a big part of selling a job to clients. If all I wanted to do was draw CAD lines I wouldn't need Chief. Back to my point, is there anyone who can tell me what I can do to speed up my computer if I want to use all of the features Chief offers?

Great advice BUT I don't want to turn off layers. I want to use 3D plants. I want my framing on. So, just tell me what I need to do to get it to run faster! PLEASE!