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  1. ericepv
    You can produce some really nice renderings in Chief but you'll need to upgrade from HD Pro to Chief to get the ray trace feature.There are some excellent video tutorials in the knowledge base which are a good place to start. From there, it's a matter of learning the various features and techniques described through experimentation. Here are a couple of scenes I rendered in Chief (with some symbols and materials brought in from outside sources)... rendered in X9: : rendered in X13: There are other rendering programs that can produce really outstanding results but that requires investing in more software and also learning it. I guess it's all a matter of how much time and money you're willing to invest and for what type of result.
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    This is a PBR ray-trace that will be used by the client (a developer) for marketing...
  3. ericepv
    This sounds like something I can help you with. Please contact me directly at 585-441-5291 or eric@epvisualz.com if you'd like to discuss. - Eric P.M. sent
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    Many thanks Michael, I sent to the client.
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    I did try that yesterday and showed it to the client but they didn't like it. I've also tried increasing emissivness and placing a green colored bacgroundbehind the plant but so far nothing has been a good solution.
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    That's not in my skill set.
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    The Chef model ('Pyracantha coccinea 1' in 3D Plants) shows plenty of berries but the leaves look skimpy and grey. There are only two material options, the bark (specified as 'bark') and the branch which is and image of berries and leaves.
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    That's what I was afraid of, thanks for taking a look Michael. Any thoughts on where I can find a decent, Chief compatible model? I've already tried 3D Warehouse, Turbo Squid, CG Trader (where this model came fro) and many others. There is a nice model in Chief but it doesn't meet the customer's spec. - Eric
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    Putting each option into it's own layer is one way to do it. If it's a single floor project, you could just create a separate floor for each option.
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    I have a 3D symbol for a plant (Pyracantha Firethorn) which I need for a current project but it is far too big to bring into Chief. Is there anyone who can convert this to a Chief compatible format and size? https://www.dropbox.com/s/r9i9mb8i1ovcmq6/Pyracantha coccinea.zip?dl=0 - Eric
  11. ericepv
    If you don't need to do any further editing on the house, you can convert it to a symbol (from a 3D view - Tools/Symbol/Convert to Symbol) and then place it in your plan.
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    P.M. sent.
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    Thanks Mick, that worked pretty well. - Eric
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    I'm not sure what you mean by that.
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    Sorry all, it seems like I opened up a hornet's nest with my terminology so 'symbol' it is. Kbird - Thanks for you suggestion but what I need is cascading juniper, that spills over the wall as in this example:
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    Call them what you like, they're still icons to me.
  17. ericepv
    I've always referred to symbols as icons (as do many online libraries) I guess it's just what you're used to.
  18. ericepv
    A model of an object, what your library is full of.
  19. ericepv
    Import the image into your user library as a new material and then specify it as the image for your frame in the DBX for the frame.
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    Yes, as in a library icon.
  21. ericepv
    Does anyone have an icon for cascading Blue Mat Juniper?
  22. ericepv
    Simple solution, just turn on 'Opaque Window Glass' in Rendering Technique Options.
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    P.M. sent.
  24. ericepv
    Have you tried posting your request on Houzz? Lot's of designers there.
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    Thanks for posting this, Glenn's method did the trick (after a bit of experimenting).