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...Possibly your polyline is not contained fully within a single roof plane.

Thank you.

Thanks Perry--I'll hang in there w/you all.

Hi to all,

Work-arounds aside, does X10 provide for dimensioning from within a 3D view?

Thanks,

bump

So, I'm in X8 but should be the same for X7... Ctrl+Shift+S, find/check 2st Flr Auto Build Floor & Ceiling Framing, select "Framing, Floor Joists" and "Framing, Ceiling Joists"... may need to manual clean up to suit your needs.

On ‎10‎/‎29‎/‎2016 at 0:51 PM, keysersoze said:

Hi Simplay, I want to offer my clients a vr view of their renovation. Ie standing or walking around inside their space seeing the proposed new design.

Have you done anymore work on this?

I have cax7 professional

Love to hear how this vr thing is progressing and how I might use it going forward.

David

...Bump.

Autodesk product, looks very promising though I've not yet tried it:  http://www.123dapp.com/catch#downloadCatch

This also works for cad objects.

Just make sure you are in a cad tool (line, Circle, etc).

You can then do a Shift select and only get cad items.

Is this supposed to be the case in X5... Can't seem to get it to work.  Got it!

Spot on Rich. The law of diminishing returns applies to Raytracing. Each pass imparts a refinement based upon the previous pass. If one assumes that this refinement provides a 50% improvement then the following can be assumed.

 

1 pass = 50% of the maximum image quality

2 passes = 75%

3 passes = 87.5%

4 passes = 93.75%

5 passes = 96.875%

 

After 10 passes if the image quality from a resolution perspective is unsatisfactory then an approach other than increasing the number of passes should be considered. The best I have found is to increase the pixel count. For example, if the original image size in pixels is 1960 X 1080 then increase this to 3920 X 2160, this will quadropal the number of pixels used to render the scene. I ran a 1960 X 1080 scence for 50 passes which took about 1 hour, the same scene at 3920 X 2160 was run for 10 passes which took only 30 minutes and the resolution was siginificantly better than the first. Like a digital camera, the more pixels the better the resolution. A 1960 X 1080 scene is equivalent to a 2 mega pixel camera.

 

Just a note when using the Raytrace DBX to increase the resolution. If the width & height is set in pixel units then the DPI setting has no impact on the reolution, it only determines the intended printout size. However, if the width & height is set in inch units then the DPI setting determines resolution.

 

Graham

THIS, is very helpful information... Thanks.

https://video.chiefarchitect.com/?search=remodeling

Larry, yes Big time saver.

To anyone coming along, Foxit Phantom is very quick in converting Layouts to PDF and it offers great line and shape tools (till Chiefy catches up). 

Larry,

I use Foxit Phantom for Business for linework/clean-up; I like the program, quite effective yet relatively simple.  My issue w/ FPB is that it does not embed certain fonts (even though they are installed in System/Fonts).  On the other hand, (free) CutePDF embeds fonts and output is at the same speed and nearly same file size as FPB.

Embedding is a requirement for me, for minor text editing on the fly. ...If it weren't for the embed issue I'd set FPB as default for Chiefy-to-PDF, just simpler regards settings/defaults.

Btw, past post I mention using (free) Foxit Reader for print-to-PDF, which is an error... For me, Chiefy-to-PDF using FR is much slower, up to 5x slower than either FPB or CPDF, and file size is typically 3x larger.

Stephen

Other than printing Chief files, I typically use Foxit Phantom & Reader day-to-day; to print from Chief, I use CutePDF Printer.

Previously, we asked for an Elevation Dimensioning Tool - dimension to the rough_floor and top_of_plates, etc.  Chief really needs to set up something like this with a full set of defaults for what should be dimensioned.

https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/4053-exterior-elevation-dimensions-realistic-defaults-please/page-3#entry61879

Send the elevation to layout and pull the bottom of the layout box containing the elevation up to hide the footings

Yep, simple and effective.

...Chief Architect Interiors version will allow you to customize the office furniture...

...Do tell, how so, what level of customization (if any, beyond scale, height, width, depth)? 

Topic "bump" for Add/Fix list .

OP, post a couple of images... Give us a chance to come up with ideas.

OP, I run across some necessary clean-up, including line extensions and deletions, after sending to Layout.  I typically clean these up in PDF format:

• I print Layout file to PDF using Foxit Reader, and edit them in Foxit Phantom Pro. 
• The Foxit Reader program is like Adobe Reader, their Phantom Pro is like Adobe Acrobat Pro (or whatever they call it now). 
• I print using F Reader, since for some reason F Phantom Pro gums up the works.

This works great where ext. wall planes create extra/funky vertical or horizontal lines, all kinds of little matters. 

Btw, Phantom Pro is not free, but it's handy in all kinds of pre-press and presentation work.

Rich text has never given me any of those problems but I'm on X7.

Good to hear, thanks.

I've opted for Plain Text use, sometimes (not always?) using Rich Text the text does not play nice with the text box itself, or doesn't always resize, or something along those lines--it's been awhile since it came up and 'I switched'.   Btw, that's using X5, have to find the time to download and install/ migrate to X7.

Jon, you type quick... still, didn't mean to hijack you--took me a little bit to figure out how to set opacity, figured I'd pass the whole boat along.

To load into Google Earth:  Click on the link Jon provided, select "Open in Google Earth". 

To save:  Within GE "Places" directory, left side of the app (in my ver.) right click on "Earth Point Topo Map" and select "Save to My Places" 

To adjust opacity:  Directly below "Places" directory, at least in my app, there is a little magnifying glass icon and another (that is supposed to indicate opacity within a rectangle).  With Earth Point Topo Map selected within Places above, click the rectangle and you can adjust opacity.

...Additionally, is there any way to have the plan level you're on show everything below as well (exterior only...not reference plans exactly)...An example would be if you're on the second floor plan level and you have a one storey addition and deck in the plan level below.. is there a way to have this information viewable? In this example you would simply see the roof of the addition below and the deck beyond that...I have used the setting in the floor context camera but can't find a way to do this on the plans.

 

David S."

I came across this link, after Perry provided some insights: 

"Displaying and Printing Objects That Exist on Another Floor" 

http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00795/ 

DS Hall:  "Two weeks ago I was able to peak into a window and see a women BAKE A CAKE,  today,  I can not even see the windows."