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Add softness and comfort to your scenes using this selections of blankets, throws, and comforters perfect for bedrooms, living rooms, and other lounging spaces. Download the Linens No.1 catalog from the 3D Library, or search for it using the web search features in the Library Browser. What other items would you like to see in your designs? Reach out with examples to content@chiefarchitect.com Are there favorite brands on your mind? Contact your rep or comment on their social media posts and let them know you want a Chief Architect compatible catalog. Make sure to tag us too using @ChiefArchitect so we can join the conversation.

We recently refreshed the selection from our partner brand Great Northern Cabinetry. Remember to use the update tools within the Library Browser to download the most recent version. You can also download the catalog for the first time if you turn ON "Include Web Results", or if you are the traditional type, visit the 3D Library and download the catalog directly from the site. Learn more about Great Northern Cabinetry's products: https://www.greatnortherncabinetry.com/ Follow, like, and comment on social media to show them your appreciation for offering a digital Chief Architect catalog. Instagram Facebook

Thanks for pointing this out! We'll reach out to our brand contact and request the data for the update. We may need to circle around and get some customer backing to help add some urgency to this update, stay tuned!

@mscpbd The Flagstone retaining blocks in the Exterior Fence Panels and Block Walls catalog have a textured face and could be resized smaller. I'm not sure if this is close enough to what you are looking for. I'll make a note to add some more options like your request in a future catalog update.

@AshleyErnest, you will also find variations of these doors in some of our partner brand catalogs. Download these to try them out! Elias Woodwork catalog (Anderson Door) Custom Wood Products (Double Bow) Dura Supreme (Mullion Pattern #13+) Wood-Mode (OGFD...)

Use the update catalog tool within the Library Browser, or visit the 3D Library to download to latest from our partner brand, Homecrest Cabinetry! Learn more about Homecrest: https://www.homecrestcabinetry.com/

New year, new trends. Discover 2024’s Color of the Year announcements from our catalog partners Behr, Benjamin Moore, and Sherwin-Williams. Download them in the Chief Architect 3D Library or update your catalogs right from the library browser. What do you think of this year's color choices? Share your thoughts in the comments.

@Joe_Carrick, we heartily agree. More parametric features throughout the software are often requested and are desirable. I do not believe this particular functionality rose to the top for X16 development. I'm sure you are aware content development is not able to implement functionality improvements for the software. We are able to provide objects users request, like these; you are welcome to use them to add detail to your scenes!

Thanks @Renerabbitt we can review. This may be a side effect of the extrusion tool we used to create the shapes.

Download this selection of volutes and transition objects for handrails. Use the included molding profiles to match your stair or railings handrail to the accessory style you'd like to use. Then manually place the decorative pieces and use the <CTRL> + Move features to align them into place. Adjust with resize and rotate handles.

Make sure you update your library catalogs to get the latest release from our partner brand, Wood-Mode. Learn more about Wood-Mode's products here: https://www.wood-mode.com/

The last of our Limited Edition 2023 catalogs, Holiday Ornaments, is available right now! These ornaments are sure to spice up any holiday scene on their own, but pair this catalog with the Virtual Ornament Design Studio (SSA only) to make them even better by customizing them yourself! Pair these downloads with a QuickStart video to guide you through the Virtual Ornament Design process, using Chief Architect and Substance Player. .All this is available until the Chief Grinch takes it away on Dec. 27!

Get Omega's most recent catalog updates. Use the tools within the Library Browser, or download it directly from the 3D Library.

Get the latest update from our partner brand, Decora. Use the update library tools within Chief Architect, or download the catalog directly from the 3D Library. Learn more about Decora's products: https://www.decoracabinets.com/

Make sure you've got the latest updates from our brand partner, Crystal Cabinet Works. Download directly from the 3D Library, or use the update features in the Library Browser.

We are excited to welcome True Residential as our latest brand partner! Join us on Instagram LIVE, Tuesday, December 5th, to learn more about the company and their products. Visit True Residentials website: https://true-residential.com/ And follow and like on social media: Instagram Facebook

Find the latest options in solid surfaces from our brand partner, Cambria. Use the update tools within the Library Browser, or download it directly from the 3D Library.

Make sure you've updated your catalogs and gotten the latest release from our partner brand, Greenfield Cabinetry! Learn more about Greenfields product here: https://www.greenfieldcabinetry.com/ Like and follow to show your support! Instagram Facebook

Check out works by some of our favorite artists - our Chief Architect family and friends! We put together this diverse artwork material catalog for you to add a touch of interest to your scenes, and also to highlight some of the talent we know first hand. These pair nicely with our recent Picture Frames catalog and our Mirrors and Frames catalog. We'd love to see how you put these works to use; tag us @chiefarchitect on social media when you share your renderings. If you have your own favorite art and artist you'd like to show off, use these tips to add them to your scenes and your library browser: Importing and Applying a Custom Picture Please always get permission before using or reproducing an artists creations.

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Of course! Placing a cube around the individual meshes does not improve the UV mapping within Chief. The purpose of this is to make all separated meshes have the same bounds and volume so that a user can accurately place them at one point - enabling the separated meshes to appear as one mesh. You can them block them together or convert them to a symbol; allowing the objects to be edited as one object. This process ensures the texture coordinates are targeted correctly without disrupting the smoothing of the mesh(es). Note that this process if for Meshroom assets which are generated as one single mesh with multiple texture assignments.

Hello @robdyck, Here is a workflow for Meshroom by AliceVision: 1. Separate your scanned mesh into separate meshes based on texture assignments within your 3D editor of choice. 2. Place a cube around each separate mesh that is larger in volume than your original mesh. This makes the absolute bounds of all meshes equal to on another so that they all have the same origin upon import. 3. Import the individual meshes into Chief. 4. Place all of your separate meshes at the same point. 5. Assign an invisible material to all of the cubes that belong to each mesh. 6. Create individual materials for each mesh based on their texture assignments. 7. Assign the materials to their corresponding meshes. 8. Block all of the symbols together and add them to your user library. Following the process above will result in a more accurate asset than if you were to set your smoothing angle to 0 degrees. While smoothing angle 0 does enable your texture coordinates to appear correctly as @Renerabbitt suggests , it will also result in surface anomalies during PBR raytrace. Unless you are using your scanned asset as a focal point of your scene/render, Rene's suggestion is easier and faster while yielding an almost identical result. The image on the left shows smoothing anomalies due to 0 smoothing while the image on the right shows alignment anomalies due the object being made of multiple meshes. Let us know if this works for you or if this process breaks during any step.

Find various frame and mat configurations that can be resized to suite your favorite art in this new bonus catalog. Download today!

Find the latest updates for Decor Cabinet Company in the 3D Library or through your library browser's update tools! Learn about Decor's product lines here: https://decorcabinets.com/ https://www.instagram.com/decorcabinets/ https://www.facebook.com/decorcabinets

More trending lighting and accessories, download them via the 3D Library, or through your Library Browser UI.