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Check your roof planes around the dormer, make sure that they are not cutting into the wall.

After installing the latest studio driver (580.97), Chief started crashing w/ PBR's. Going back to the previous driver (577.0) has solved the problem for now.Has anyone else been experiencing this?

I had a project like awhile ago. I used solids for the walls (Chief won't do tilted walls). You might be able to use roof planes instead.

Brisket on the smoker!

These are PBR Ray Trace renders produced in Chief...

This sounds like something I can help you with. Give me a call if you'd like to review, contact info is in my signature. PM sent.

For a different point of view, here's a cutaway view...

Have you tried editing 'Saved Dimension Defaults'? Edit / Default Settings / Dimension / Dimensions / Edit / Chose your format / Edit / Primary Format

Michelle: Terrain in Chief can be frustrating, I've run into the same problem myself. Probably the most important lesson I've learned while working with terrain is to keep it as simple as possible. Without seeing your plan, I'm guessing that you may need to eliminate some elevation lines and make sure that none of your elevation lines are crossing. It would be helpful if you post your plan. Eric

For the walls, use a fixed window with no sash and wide casings. For the ceiling, drop in some skylights. Here's a small room I drew up as an example:

A concept 'sketch'...

Sometimes you've just got to experiment a bit.

Are you using the same shutter on the window as the stand alone? (Bonus Catalogs / Exterior Shutters / Louvered Double Shutter)

Here's a PBR version. make sure your material properties are the same plus you may want to have the shutter stand proud of the wall by an inch.

They look the same to me, are you using the same finish on each one?