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Harry, U-P-G-R-A-D-E.

Bump up your exterior ambient with shadows on and see if you like it.

The Live elevations are fickle. I have had to delete and resend sometimes.

There are too many variables. Post your plan for an answer without guessing.

A solid with a curve in one or two directions is not a big problem. I have done this sort of thing with solid subtraction. What I see in that image is a shape that appears to be a hyperbolic paraboloid. Yusuf will likely prove me wrong but I don't think we can make a hyperbolic paraboloid in CA. Also, I got to use the term "hyperbolic paraboloid" in a sentence and so I get extra credit in my architectural dweeb account.

Thanks for starting this thread Jere. So far I have reached out to 2 planning directors in Monterey and Carmel. So far, they have both responded with "we are aware and unsure of what to do yet" type of answer. I encourage everyone to reach out and ping their local planning directors so that this is getting the attention it deserves.

Those shapes are not what CA does. Those are something that needs to be created in a program that does NURBS modeling and then imported into the program. Rhino, 3DS Max, Maya, etc. for making those shapes.

Here: use the wall break tool (Ctrl + and click at the wall intersection. Then you can change the closet wall type to a 6" wall. For your other end walls. There is recent thread speaking to this. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/10802-wrapping-wall-finish-at-edges/

You will need to post a plan and annotate what you are trying to do. That image does not tell me enough.

Follow the bouncing ball.

With a name like Serenity, I thought you would take this type of thing in stride?

That is Z-Fighting. It is possible this model is way, way away from the origin. Or, your wall layers are too thin.

Get GIMP and learn how to use it. That is what will help you make bump maps and such. Also to adjust materials and grout colors in your tile materials. Creating very realistic renders takes a lot of skill and time. CA has a very good training video on bumping up the quality of your materials in prep for rendering. Since you have X7 I am guessing that you don't have SSA?

I have always found the dimensions to be accurate. My models on the other hand.... And so I often do what Richard suggested. I force a dimension to be what I want by drawing a small cad line parallel to dimension extension , move the dimension string to that cad line end point and then adjust the cad line with the dimension string. I almost never do this with a wall but often do it for set back lines and other items that need a dimension but not model accuracy. If you have walls that are not correct when dimensioned, you probably have walls in the wrong location.

I agree with Joey's sentiment. If someone walks up to a Tesla and says "but it is just a car" then the conversation is over. Be the Tesla.

Larry, maybe just show them a basic set vs. a more detailed set? For sales advice I go to Alec Baldwin

"What should I of said to her?" That is one of those moments when you need to have that Kenny Rodgers song ready to play in your head. "Know when to hold em..." "Em" being your tongue.

Once you have a 3d model built and begin to present with that model, your clients reaction to being able to view their project from all camera angles will sell itself.

To start, if your market is "a client who could go to a builder and buy a tract home, or to a blueprint shop and get a set of plans" then you need to find a new market where a better presentation that comes with a higher price tag is valued.

You would be better off posting this in the HD forum. I can open it in X8 but that won't help you.

Close the program and reopen? Rebuild framing? Post the plan?

I just used it for the 1st time. I have so much insulation packed into my walls I am thinking about opening up my own Home Depot.

Imported ACAD drawings are simply CAD lines in Chief. They will no longer have wall information. Only 2d.

Stair landings?

I have started using that # but the project in the image has not been updated for that change yet. Thanks. But, would I be able to do that with a sequence A1-A12 and then S1-S5? Edit, YES.