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Well, that wasn't what I was hoping for... maybe in x10?!?

Thanks.

Is there a way to download all of the bonus catalogs in one fell swoop?

Is anyone else having this problem with camera views?  I am not able to maneuver the orbiting option with the floor camera.  It is not responsive and then seems to just take off on its own.  I have to close the window, start again and then hope to get the view I want the first time... 

I may have to figure out how to do that.  The speed just gets agonizingly slow just to do the work, never mind ray tracing...  The quick tip about making the ray trace pixel size smaller from Dave was/is very useful!

Thanks Dave.  I have watched her videos in the past.  I just did a tiny ray trace in 3 min and it worked great.  Thank you for that tip!  I am mainly an interior designer and was thrilled to realize the wealth of images available from that 3D warehouse, but the slowing down of progress using them is a real problem.  Any suggestions on that front?

Yes, I think you are on to something Joey... everything has slowed down since the new world arrived.  Ugh.  I just ray traced a plain room with nothing but a staircase, and voila, after 3 minutes, the image appeared.  Now what?  I am going to try and take out all of the fancy stuff from the camera view I want to ray trace by turning off that layer, get the lighting to an acceptable level, then put the fancies back in and just figure it will take awhile.  Do you think that is a valid approach?

I am needing to ray trace some images and after 10 minutes the screen is still the checkered image.  I am trying to do just some quick ones to evaluate and correct lighting etc.  Shouldn't I be seeing an image after 10 minutes?  What could be happening?

Um, wow!  Figured out how to import stuff from Sketch up... there's a whole new world out there!

Thanks to all!  I have cobbled together a plan that will serve my needs, but still need learn how to make custom symbols, how to use the "curtain treatments" and also how to download sketch up files into Chief....  Can someone direct me to some tutorials to learn?  Pressed for time on this project, but will dig in asap to improve my skills!

Okay, still confused about how to place the casing though.  The windows are so close together, Chief wants to put the casing around two windows together.  I do not need to be accurate with the framing, just need to make it "look pretty good".  I am getting there, but am compromising because I don't know how to get it just right...

It appears to me the head and leg casing looks the same (so choose or make the profile and set the casing style), but there is a rosette and plinth block detail.  Just bring in the rosette and plinth block as a symbol.(each separate).  There are rosette's in the library, but you may need to make your own or search the 3d warehouse (sketchup).  You can manually place those thereafter.

 

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=u1965f32a-e608-477e-9e9f-dec95d9fbddc

(you will need to add the trim under and above the rosette)

 

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=6526f6d287a537ec7a670d53787514ba

(you will need to customize obviously if you want it exact)

I made the casing, but should those three windows be mulled?  When they are mulled the casing is just placed on the outside of all three windows.  I need that five inch casing also on the two sections on the inside.  I also made the rosette and saved it as an architectural block and using it is very slow.  Should I be saving it a different way??  I haven't learned how to import sketch up symbols yet, should probably get on that....

Do you think this article will put me on the right track? https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01808/creating-a-custom-door-symbol.html Or do you have a suggestion on where to find instructions for doing this?

I am needing to render door and window casings like the attached... not sure of the best approach.  Suggestions would be welcome! 

Thanks for all of the replies.  I am running the Interiors version, which doesn't have wall material region control.  The work around is to use the custom backsplash tool which cuts the the wall layer and replaces it.  Another option is to use the trusty polyline tool, only that draws a new layer on top. 

The wall colors are showing behind the wallpaper as you rotate the view.  I don't understand why applying wallcovering to an individual wall doesn't simply overwrite the room definition wall covering.  Maybe I have to individually treat each wall?

The wallcovering on the upper stairwall is is behaving strangely.  Can anyone help me with this?

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Used the Straight Deck Edge tool to create the deck.

 

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Not able to open your plan!  I am running X7, Interiors.  That could be the problem. But, I just used the good ole slab tool, and voila!  A deck!

Hmm, that sort of makes sense.  Thank you.  The next thing I want to do is draw a 3' deck all the way across the other side of the building, but that is proving a challenge for me.  How would you go about that?

Can someone tell me why there is a weirdo spot in the upper corner of the exterior of this building?

2-24-16 Cabana.plan

Polyline solid to the rescue, perfect!  Thanks!

Is this what your after?

 

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Yes, how did you do that? 

I am having trouble dividing the bar area in this plan.  I want to put a tile floor there, as you can see, but where my invisible room divider meets the railing wall under the bar top is problematic.  Why is the wall surface extending into space there and how can I fix that?

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4" right of the center of the symbol.  x=0 means the center.

The origin of most symbols is "center, back, bottom".

Thanks!

x= 0 will set a "Stretch Plane" at that location so that the symbol will only stretch at that exact location.  You don't actually need a "Stretch Zone" for the x direction in this case, a "Stretch Plane" is sufficient..

So x=4", that means 4" from where exactly....?

Thanks everyone.  All of the suggestions worked beautifully, although I cannot say I have wrapped my mind around how this works to do figure it out myself next time... argh, Maybe Chief could generate a highlight or something on the image as you set the stretch zones so you know where you are putting it when trying numbers in different boxes.... I know that would help me visualize what the heck I am doing...  So, x=4"... what exactly is that referring to?