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UPDATE: It's not my hardware (see my other post) or my NVIDIA video card...according to Apple. We looked at the Activity Monitor with Chief Architect running and a "floor camera" window also running and the computer was not taxed at all... So...I have some other issue. Here's my problem: I have a large floor plan. I have rooms where I have placed light fixtures...and also some "added lights". Other rooms on the same floor don't have any lights. When I use the floor camera...and I have "sun follows camera" checked...some rooms are "dark"...and no matter what I do I cannot get any "light" on any walls or anywhere in the room. Maybe my file bot corrupted? Have I screwed up a setting somewhere along the line? I don't remember this every happening to me before. Below are pics from the plan I am working in...and another new plan I created just to test the floor camera and the supplied lighting... These (2) pics are from the same plan file...on looking into a room filled with lights...the other in a room with lots of windows...but no lights. This "floor camera" view was created in a new plan...no windows, no lights...as you can see I get the typical "Chief" generated light

OK...relative speed...obviously. My computer is 5 years old...so, take that into consideration. Maybe a newer more powerful computer would generate the PBR is a couple seconds...I just don't know. What I guess I'm saying is that the PBR rendering of Cheryl's kitchen didn't take any longer on my computer than most of the other PBR renderings I have created...10 seconds or so to complete with "improved lighting" checked. I'm not rendering expert either...so, take that into account.

Chop beat me to it... Here is my example... You can find stuff like this in the help file...

No...fast even with rope lighting on.

Just FYI...I opened your plan and had no trouble with generating a PBR. It would generate in 10 seconds or less. I have a 5+ year old iMac...you can see my specs in my signature. Not much different from yours. You might want to experiment with a new file just to see if the one you are working in has gotten corrupted...or the Chief Gremlins have invaded. You never know...

UPDATE: It's not my hardware or my NVIDIA video card...according to Apple. We looked at the Activity Monitor with Chief Architect running and a "floor camera" window also running and the computer was not taxed at all... So...I have some other issue. Here's my problem: I have a large floor plan. I have rooms where I have placed light fixtures...and also some "added lights". Other rooms on the same floor don't have any lights. When I use the floor camera...and I have "sun follows camera" checked...some rooms are "dark"...and no matter what I do I cannot get any "light" on any walls or anywhere in the room. Have I screwed up a setting somewhere along the line? I don't remember this every happening to me before. Below are pics from the plan I am working in...and another new plan I created just to test the floor camera and the supplied lighting... These (2) are from the same plan file... This is from a generic plan to test lighting...as you can see on the ceiling;

I've looked at the forum...most of the posts lost me. I'm not a techie... Getting on phone with Apple Support...I'll post anything of value that I learn.

I have a late 2013 iMac...with an NVIDIA GTX780M video card. I recently installed Catalina...the new MAC operating system (wish I hadn't)...and now my video card doesn't seem to work. I checked my system...and according to Apple my system is up to date. I called Chief Tech Support...they told me that Apple controls the drivers on their systems...and Chief doesn't have a solution. So...wondering if anyone else has this problem and maybe has a solution? Or...should I just head out to the Apple store and get a new computer? Seems so stupid...my system works just fine otherwise...although it's a tad slow. Thanks!

This book is an invaluable design resource. Filled with information that you just don't learn "off the street"...so to speak. That said...unfortunately I feel the ship has sailed on good design...unless you have a client with deep pockets and a willingness to pay for "quality" over "quantity". It appears to me that home design is being driven by "quick hit" shows on HGTV...turning everyone into a design "expert". Also...millions of giant, out of scale homes by large production builders....the modern "craftsman", "farmhouse" and "transitional" designs. Lord...they are everywhere. If you design/draft home plans for a living you no doubt will occasionally have to swallow your design pride just a bit in order to stay employed. You do have to make a living afterall...and I doubt few of your clients will know what a "cyma" is...nor will they care. You know...they want their home to be just like the one Joanna Gaines did last week!

I did this...but you cannot uncheck the box associated with the Logitech Daemon. I don’t know why...but a quick google search revealed that Logitech has a problem with Catalina.

Yes...I have the same problem. I think Logitech is aware...but the solution might be a new mouse.

You may want to check out my dormer videos...

Thanks...

I'm running Catalina on a 5 year old iMac...absolutely no problems with Chief.

Just FYI...I've done a number of videos on this type of deck rails...take a look, maybe they will help you out.

If you want an answer...post the plan...or at least a sample plan. You will get an answer promptly...

I made a video about putting tile on a shower ceiling...nothing amazing but it might help someone

What if anything happens if you drag the soffit about 6” past the shower walls...

How do you change the elevation is the question

Eric - How do you move a floor material region...I have tried "transform replicate"...it doesn't budge. Inquiring minds want to know!

One more possible solution. make the glass shower wall “no room definition”. Then use the “wall divider” and draw a wall just beyond the glass wall...maybe 3-4”. Then the shower room ceiling will extend past the glass wall. Of course the floor will also - but you can use a floor material region to adjust where the shower floor stops.

Thanks Eric....much appreciated. I thought I was losing my mind...

Is this normal behavior for a temp dimension? My temp dimension is dimensioning to the center line of the invisible wall. It only does this to invisible walls....all other temp dims go to the main layer. Am I missing something simple? Is there a setting to control this behavior? Thanks!

Yea...the method I suggested works but can have bad consequences as what you are actually changing is the ceiling height in the room. I’d suggest a different camera and a cad mask.

YES...what you want can be accomplished. Hopefully the attached pics will describe the process...but, basically it this; use the wall elevation camera, click on the view, hit tab key (this will change the selection handles from the wall to the cameral "box"....then drag the box upward to reveal the rest of the room. Done! But...like Michael said above, it's just easier to use a different camera. step #1 - Step #2 - Step #3 - Step #4 - Done -