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  1. ericepv
    Try this one...
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    Glad to help, give me a call if you'd like to review. - Eric PM sent
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    When I do a project like this (I've done several similar developments) I break it down to a few parts... Time to model the housing unit/units Time to create the lot. Do you need to grade the terrain or is it a flat lot? If the former, do you have a CAD topo map to import into Chief? Time to draw the roads and driveways. Again, do you have a CAD file of the roadways which you can import into Chief? Time to place the housing units (best to create a symbol from your house model which can then be placed on the lot (Again, a CAD file or scaled PDF of the layout will be your guide for placement. Importing a DWG of your lot is pretty simple. There are lot's of tutorials in the Knowledge Base on this, here's one https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/1056/import-a-surveyor-dwg-file-for-a-site-plan-or-terrain-perimeter.html Hope this helps - Eric
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    A question for anyone who has downloaded any of the 3D Plant catalogs that are offered in the paid catalogs section - Are they enough of an improvement over the free (w/SSA) catalogs to justify paying for them?
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    Looking for a different way to illustrate your projects?... I can turn this.. into this...
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    I've never been charged for any of the 3D Plants or other libraries I download with SSA.
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    In the DBX for your polyline, go to the 'Fill Style' tab and for the Pattern, select 'Solid'. Then, in 'Pattern Appearance', select the color of your choice.
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    I've used this site from time to time and have gotten pretty good results: https://www.imgonline.com.ua/eng/make-seamless-texture.php
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    PM & email sent.
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    On Chief, go to your Preferences (Edit / Preferences / Folders) and you can see the file path for all of your Chief folders. You should be able to just copy the .plan folders to a thumb drive and bring them over to your new computer. When I was setting up my new computer, I used https://www.zinstall.com/ to transfer all my files. It was fast and very easy to use. There is also an article in the Knowledge Base which covers this topic https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03090/moving-library-content-to-the-cloud-or-other-custom-location.html
  11. ericepv
    Did you turn off the 'Moldings' layer?
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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.
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    Great library Steve, thanks for sharing.
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    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
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    Happy to help, please contact me directly at 585-441-5291 so we can review in more detail. PM sent. - Eric
  16. ericepv
    A quick overview of my rendering services... Quick overview-rev 480p 16-9 11.13.19.mp4
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    You need to make the background invisible, you can do this in GIMP or Photoshop.
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    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
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    Edit / Preferences / New Plans (in General menu) / select 'Metric Units' at top
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    Or just make sure 'Toggle Sunlight' is checked in the adjust lights tab, easy to overlook ...
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    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.
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    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
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    Thanks Randy.
  24. ericepv
    Sample Plan Set 24x36, 1st fl sample layout.pdf
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    This sounds like something I can help you with, I've done quite a few projects like this. PM sent