Doug_N

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  1. If you post the plan file one of us will more than likely post a fix for the problem.
  2. Would you have a gable at the exterior wall edge? If so you can use a gable line over the entrance wall area, assuming that you have auto rebuild roof enabled.
  3. For sure you should contact tech support to report this.
  4. Although I haven't tried this, you might put a soffit under the stairs and put the light there. Or, you might create a ceiling plane under the underside of the stairs and put the light there,
  5. I exploded the dormer. Then manually adjusted the roof following the suggestions that Eric made. I duplicated this in X-15 and had the same results. Perhaps you should contact tech support and report this as a bug.
  6. This should be easy to do by manually adjusting the roof perimeters. Post a plan and I will have a go at it.
  7. Provided that there is no glass in the door.
  8. I suggest that you post the plan file so that someone may look at what the actual problem is.
  9. In creating an as-built set of plans, the existing basement windows are just under the ground floor sub-floor. This is pretty common in my area so that the first floor can be close to the grade limiting the number of stairs to reach the ground floor, and at the same time saving the cost of window wells. I am perplexed on how to model these that doesn't end up with cutting the floor above. I couldn't think of a way to do this that didn't involve a hole i the platform, then using a material area to repair the hole. Any ideas? 5 Bruntsfield.zip
  10. Ray tracing is an intrinsically CPU intensive process by design. The advent of the RTX series of cards allows for GPU to do ray tracing using PBR methods.
  11. I suspect this has nothing to do with greed but the need to tackle ever-increasing technical challenges with the growing body of code that runs CA. As the code grows in complexity, the task of making sure that enhancements don't interfere with existing code. This requires more programmers and more people checking for unintended code glitches. While I agree that the step they are taking is, perhaps, too large, I can certainly understand the need for a continuing dependable revenue stream. On another issue, for heaven's sakes guys, if you are going to down-vote, then explain why.
  12. A client wants floor plans in Visio format. Anyone know a path to get there?
  13. This house is in Bucharest, Romania. How would you do an as-built of this?
  14. Just my opinion on the video. The rendering is spectacular, with a well chosen backdrop. Materials and placement of furniture are also spot on. My only quibble is that the pans are much too fast, not letting the viewer let the scene soak in. Overall idea is awesome.
  15. Gene is right, it is very difficult to diagnosis and suggest a fix
  16. Hi Glenn, I think that it is not intuitive that you have to define the rotation point with a temporary point insertion to do anything but rotate about some point that may not be obvious.
  17. I know that some people's opinions are less liked by most but a downvote on an opinion that is reasonably spelled out? Come one guys.
  18. I suspect the problem that you are running into is using short wall segments to get the foundation offset for the bumped-out wall details. CA does not deal with small wall offsets very well, so one alternate is to use slabs to mimic the solid concrete where required. In perspective, I used a different colour concrete so that the foundation edit could be more clearly seen
  19. Hi Michael. Please post the plan file so that people can see the problem and suggest a method or work around to achieve your desired design.
  20. Eric, just wondering, why doesn't CA support export to a IFC format? It would seem a natural from the 3d model once fully developed. Enyone know?