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You can delete them. As long as you are current with your SSA, you can always download the older versions from the Chief website. Check your Digital Locker for a list of which versions your license is good for.

Great library Steve, thanks for sharing.

Rather than trying to find a symbol, you could make your own using a distributed objects region or path (Build / Distributed Objects). Here's one I made in about a minute using a Spline Distribution path. I populated it with 3" spheres with the material properties set to transparent (Crown Glass) and emissiveness set to the maximum. You can give it any color you like. - Eric

Happy to help, please contact me directly at 585-441-5291 so we can review in more detail. PM sent. - Eric

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You need to make the background invisible, you can do this in GIMP or Photoshop.

For an existing plan, take a look at this https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00055/displaying-metric-and-imperial-units-on-a-single-dimension-line.html

Edit / Preferences / New Plans (in General menu) / select 'Metric Units' at top

Or just make sure 'Toggle Sunlight' is checked in the adjust lights tab, easy to overlook ...

I'm guessing that the differences i our systems (PC vs Mac & probably different video cards as well) has a lot to do with our different results. Try turning off all of your light sources and then add the lighting back in one at a time. Start with the sunlight then add in your cans & pendants but not too bright. I'd use the cans & pendants a accent lighting, for general room lighting I like to use added light sources. Specify them as point lights & keep them well below the ceiling to prevent bright spots and turn off shadows. Also, what kind of background are you using, is it from the Chief library? You'll need to experiment to see what provides the best balance but that's what works for me.

At first glance, I'd say you need to dial back your lighting significantly. I usually keep the sunlight much, much lower than 150,000 and the same goes for your background. In this rendering, I have my sun light set at 250, background intensity is at 10 & exposure is .08. You don't state what you have the interior lighting set at but I'm guessing that it's pretty high as well. If you pos your plan, I'll take a look at it. Eric

Thanks Randy.

Sample Plan Set 24x36, 1st fl sample layout.pdf

This sounds like something I can help you with, I've done quite a few projects like this. PM sent

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