Gawdzira

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.

Stop using that Macro and start using the layout page table information. Better, cheaper, faster.

I agree it would be nice to have more items available in the electrical drop down. Here is a method to add some custom clickable items to your tool bar. You can also customize the icon so that you can grab them  without too much guessing.

After you place that "Place Library Item" button, double click it to set it up.

I love the way a simple question with a simple solution can turn into some very good information on how to work the program to the best of it's abilities.

Perfect. Thanks.

I am looking to automate my changes to the layout page table. In the case I am running into, adding a page is affecting my subsequent pages. I a looking to replace where I have A14 with something like A %macro% that points to the number of the actual page (14) so that when I add another page at (9) or somewhere else, the sheets will reorder accordingly.

Thanks

Alan

@Terry (Paramount). Your constant caustic banter on this forum is poisonous. You are diluting the outstanding value that can be found in these threads.

I bought my small printer from these guys. They are very knowledgeable and can certainly steer you in the right direction. They also have a pretty strong selection of used equipment.

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Don't drink and draw.

I just installed PDF Xchange. The file optimization is only in the paid version. I did a test with the free version and it dropped my file size in half. Seems worth the $50 and I really like the stamps.