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We try to announce new and updated catalogs in the Announcements forum, through social media like Facebook, and in our monthly Newsletter. We always post new catalogs in the Featured category of the 3D Library and leave them there for about 1 month before categorizing them appropriately, and we try to feature updated brand catalogs for about 2 weeks. If you check these places regularly, you ought to have the best chance of seeing new content. We receive regular requests to notify users of new catalogs through the program's interface, however that isn't a feature we have implemented programmatically thus far. I hope these tips help!

Please be aware that objects placed in a plan will not be updated when library catalogs get updated. This means that any bugs fixed or quality improvements made to the source items by Chief Architect will not be reflected in objects in a plan, but will be reflected in the library browser when "Update Library Catalog" is run. Also, objects in your User Catalog that are Shortcuts to the original items will reflect updates made to the original source.

Thanks for the feedback, Joe. If you already have accessed these catalogs in the past and backed-up your resources, it is unlikely you'll need to re-download them for purchase in the future.

If you have any questions, comments, or thoughts about the recent changes to the 3D Library, please share them here. See this thread about details on the recent changes.

We have announced a James Hardie catalog compatible with Chief Architect X8 and newer! Check it out and let us know what you think. https://3dlibrary.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?r=site/detail/987

Thanks for the submissions! I think many of these are good, we do often crop or "fix" parts of the images in order for them to work even better as backdrops. However, it appears images attached in the forum are limited to 1200px wide. We need larger resolution images to work better with today's bigger monitors. Could each of you e-mail your photos to Content@Chiefarchitect.com? I think we will be able to retrieve a better version of the file through e-mail. Glenn, yes, those look good! The grassy scene may need the tree removed in the foreground, but aside from that, they seem like good candidates! Thanks again everyone for sharing!

Thanks for the acknowledgement Cheryl! I know sometimes it seems that we aren't being responsive to user requests, the truth of the matter is that it just takes us some time! We are doing our best to catch up and appreciate your patience along with the rest of our users. More to come!

Do you have a favorite backdrop image that you find works well for many of your projects? We are looking to accumulate a variety of examples that we can share with other users as a bonus catalog! If you would like to contribute any images for consideration as a backdrop, please send your samples to: content@chiefarchitect.com We have found that good backdrops typically have a horizon line at about 1/2 the height of the total image. They also need to be a minimum of 1920 pixels wide in order to have enough resolution on screen. *Any images submitted must be yours to share as owner and author. Please do not share other artists' work that you do not have rights and permission to distribute. Chief Architect may modify images for optimization and purposes and contact you for more information about any submitted images.

No problem. You do need the "Inserts in Terrain Hole" attribute in addition to the hole in the CAD Block, so you were 1/2 way there! Here is an article that covers the concept of creating a Custom CAD Block for an object that cuts a hole, in this case a sink. http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01203/creating-a-custom-sink-hole.html The same steps can essentially be applied to terrain objects like Window Wells. Good Luck!