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I have run into this quite often and have always kind of cheated with some adjusting of the image effects but I really want to understand the issue and solve the problem. As you can see in the 2 attachments the colors on the model are changing drastically from the render view to the ray trace. I have played with editing the color of the outside lighting and ambient lighting but still not getting an accurate color on the ray trace.

Thanks - I did that and it worked fine. Just thought there may have been a way to customize 1 unit. No worries - the 2 mulled into one did the trick.

Does anyone know how to model a window like this? Thanks in advance.

I have gone through all of the suggestions that I have received from this forum- thanks to all for the well thought out input. I have had my computer professional look through the situation as well and updated all drivers associated with the Nvidia card. We have it currently to the point that it will run X8 and create 3d models of some of my more basic designs. However when shadows are added to the views - lock up. I am in the middle of trying to get out on vacation but will send tech support my information and a overview of the situation. (When i talked to tech support they directed me to Nvidia- Nvidia has tried to help me with the situation somewhat but no real resolutions.)

Would love too-- Is there a way to put a video card in a laptop?

Went through all of the above mentioned ideas as well as a couple from Nvidia- all with the help of my computer guy. No luck at all Guess X8 won't grasp, this card on this machine?

Black out Sorry for the typo

Thanks for all the feedback and sorry for the slow reply. In the field yesterday afternoon. Reboot solved the bblack put problem. Took the machine into computer guy and we tried reinstalling the Nvidia drivers. No luck. He is working on it now and I will mention disabling the audio drivers. Thanks again for all the help. Will update as soon as I know more.

I found the devices manager and disabled the Nvidia card and enabled again- then in my infinite wisdom i decided to disable the Intel card so CA would have to look for the Nvidia card. i didn't think about the fact that it would turn off the dis[lay on my computer! Now i'm stuck.

Dianne- i looked at the Nvidia control panel and i can't find anywhere that it references audio drivers. only 3d settings are listed

Can't find a way to talk to a human at Nvidia. Have tried through the Nvidia control panel to add X8 to the 3d list as it shows on my office machine but it seems like X8 does not recognize it or vise-vera. talked to CA support again and they are saying that I need to talk to Nvidia- wish I could

I spoke with tech support and we determined that X8 was not using my Nvidia graphics card. I have gone to the Nvidia control panel and tried to add X8 but in CA preferences it still shows that X8 is using the Intel graphics that are basic on the laptop. Tech support suggests that I contact Nvidia tech. I guess that is the next step

I am making the leap from X6 to X8 and have loaded it on my laptop. The download and library transfer has gone as smooth as all previous version upgrades. When it comes to running the program things bog down. It is somewhat slow to load and opening a new or existing plan from an older version is quite sluggish as well. Where we really hit the brakes is in any sort of 3d modeling with shadows enabled. It is at that point that the program locks up. I have loaded all previous version upgrades on my laptop first and the onto my main office computer later just to make sure that there are no issues the could compromise my main work station. All of those had gone smoothly on both machines- with the laptop being slightly slower due to less powerful machine. ( the laptop has an I-5 processor and an Nvidia Geforce 560m card- office unit has I-7 processor and GTX 570 card.) Any ideas on why the laptop would be having these issues with X8- Any ideas if I may experience similar issue on the office rig? Thanks as always for any input.

May have to do that- just in a time crunch

Does anyone have a symbol of a Timber Truss similar to the one in the attached detail? Thanks in advance. timber truss details.pdf

Happy Holidays all- Thanks for all the contributions in the past year and all the best in the year to come.

Agreed again- I use the display on floor above or floor below tool for site plans but i have to create a cad detail of the footprint and then go back and display the roofs on the floors i need them on in plan view. Maybe a "display on all floors" option for roof planes This somewhat relates to another issue i posted on regarding plan footprints and the wall layer that they snap or dimension to. It would be better if we could control the wall layer that the plan footprint generates from- main framing layer would be my choice. Then the main floor plan on most projects could be used as the plan footprint with the dimensions going to the main wall layer and also being able to show the roof planes from all levels.

Agree with Perry- I like to chase point loads as they relate from floor to floor. Point loads that land on floor beams or headers on upper floors will then be transferred to the ends of those members and those loads chased down again. When i get to the foundation i only show the loads that are relevant to that floor and the associated footings. Additional references to loads farther up the path would be clumsy and confusing IMO.

Glenn- Why do you start on the lowest floor and work up when the loads generally get created at the roof in the first place? Then additional loads are created from floor to floor as new members are introduced. I find that if I chase the loads from the top down I can transfer load through the structure as it naturally occurs. Just asking.

I use a method very similar to Joey's. Working from the roof down with "Pt load form above" and "Pt load to below" posts or cross boxes I simply start chasing the loads down from floor to floor. As I go I just copy in place loads from above and change them as needed to loads to below. Loads that land over openings receive beam support and those beam loads are chased again. This, combined with using reference displays and different colors makes for a consistent way to track loads from roof to foundation.

It seems like we should be able to have the plan footprint select from any wall layer we want. Similar to dimensioning.

Here is the plan file but in general the wall layers are very standard. The screen shot I attached earlier is showing the "main layer only" layer turned on in the plot plan layerset. Thanks for taking the time to look it over. CURFEW 2ND IDEA.zip

I searched this forum and came up empty so I thought I would post. I am wondering if there is a way to have the plan footprint shown in the site plan dimension to the wall main layer. When selected, the plan footprint from the main floor highlights to the outside of the wall assembly and not he main layer- this is also where it dimensions to. See attached screen shot. As usual, I'm probably missing something simple but I need to show the floor plan level on certain site plans and dimension the structure to the main layer.

Here's a Central Oregon winter shot. If it will work I can email