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    It takes some time to be able to assign a number to a job. I work my fee structure as a time to a maximum. I rarely don't hit my maximum and that is mostly due to a high level of perfectionism. I did end up below my max on a job recently but I am also not great at tracking time unless the job happens in a short period of time. Basically, I am stating a high enough bid based on the scope of work and what I feel I can charge. I am on the high end of hourly rates that I am shooting for and don't mind being turned down on a proposal. I used to get about 90% of the work once I met a client. After a class at a JLC Live show I realized that I was only charging about 25% of what I should be charging. I left the show and immediately wrote a proposal for twice what I would have the previous week and got the job. On jobs that I have not gotten recently I go with the idea that "we are protected by our rejections".
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    The calculation is T(L)-X =M/N Where T is the time you have already wasted plus some more time L is the loss of accuracy in what people are asking you to convey on the drawing X could be just about anything you like M is whatever Measly sum Micheal will ask for N is for now
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    Tony, I would guess (and that is all I can do in this situation) is that they own the copyright to the work you did while an employee. I you message me I can send you to ask this question of a friend who is active in the graphic arts guild and is often in D.C. lobbying on behalf of copyright issues. Word of warning, her emails can be long. Really long.
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    X10 renderings showing the same settings with the exception of the global illumination. The brighter ceiling has no global illumination. The global illumination is a much more attractive look but I can not get the ceiling brighter. I have tried using different backgrounds but nothing is changing it (except a blue sky which gives a blue cast to everything. Any tips.
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    Work Flow

    Gawdzira replied to Doug_N's topic in General Q & A

    Doug, that will change over time. I had those struggles in the first year of using CA and would break the model badly enough to want to start clean. That never happens anymore as I know the software well enough to fix the problem or not create it in the first place. Or, if I am in a deep hole the kind folks on this forum have bailed me out.
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    "Bob's your uncle". Oh so random and hilarious.
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    Locally, what the inspectors have been calling for are double trimmers over a certain length header. Just to keep them happy I am putting double trimmers on anything over 36".
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    I believe it can be in a laundry room. What is the issue is the clearance for working space. I think it is 15" clear each side of panel and min 36" behind.
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    It was already on. I poked around with my display options. It must have been that my "Scale and Layout" of text was set higher than 100%. I had it set at 150. Put it back to 100 and it is better but now I need stronger glasses.
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    I had been having this problem in x9 for a while and thought that x10 would not have the same result. Anyone else have a menu offset issue like shown in the image. I am clicking for the walls but the child menu jumps to the right (Rocky Horror style? but then it would go to the left).
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    Zehnder.
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    For CA, it is not an issue. This is a big box and drafting it is all the same as a small box but only bigger. For code issues, that is a different story. What state are you in? Is this getting a permit? Do you know what the exit requirements are for commercial? Fire codes, ADA codes, stair codes (different for commercial than residential). Commercial can be a beast of new information to learn.
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    Visually they may look flat. Do they both have the same top height numbers in the DBX?
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    This is a PBR image. Is there a way to get the shadows lighter? Also, I am having the white out issue if I switch to or open the the camera with the Global Illumination checked. Is PBR best for interiors and questionable for exteriors?
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    Perry, is that documented in the CRC?
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    Advice

    Gawdzira replied to damila's topic in General Q & A

    The Chatroom is open for questions like that.
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    Is this from update 19.3.1.8 ? I have not done that one yet and hoping my draftsperson has not either.
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    That is close to my system. Mine is working great. Check on the Outlet store at Dell over a several day period to get about $500 off your system. I was able to find mine on the outlet.
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    Actually, that is what he is not asking for. That is why I chimed in (buttinskied in). What he was asking to do was A1, A2 M3...
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    Joe has offered you what you wanted to know. I might be so bold as to offer you what you might not have wanted to know. That sounds like a really bad (confusing) idea.
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    Alienware Aurora R6 Windows 10 Pro Intel Core i-7-7700k@4.2GHz 16 GB RAM 64 bit OS 256 GB SSD 2 TB Storage drive GeForce GTX 1080
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    What is your resolution output in each of the printers? I don't find the files with the CA driver excessive. I print at 144 dpi as a general rule for full size prints (24x36).
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    Try checking these folders and adjusting as needed.
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    Thanks Micheal, I had never needed this option so I was unaware of the special snapping option.
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    The ledger is showing on top of the siding. If you draw a section through this area and show framing you will see the layers and location. I don't like that this is the default. Is there a setting to get this to correct?