stevenyhof

49 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

 

I waited for the 4080 Super to release for the Cost savings over the 4090 ( it's about 80-85% as quick)  as I am not sure the extra "power" of the 4090 is actually something chief can or will take advantage off , ( or it's extra Ram), it's actually not that demanding on 3D as an application, as say compared to a top flight AAA Game might be, so it may depend on what else you also do with the computer.

 

The 4080 Super is faster than my old 3080Ti and use less power and I don't feel like I'm sitting next to a little Heater anymore either  . I am hoping this system will serve well for the next 3-5 years , so spreading the Cost out, it doesn't seem that bad. It seems like GPUs are never going back to the "good old days" pricing wise , so it always depends on Wants and needs and of course the budget or maybe what your tax return looks like this year  .

 

* 1 caveat in upgrading computers is that at 1st you may notice some differences in speed etc, so you maybe wowed the 1st week, but after that it quickly becomes "normal" or expected.

 

M.

 

 

Thank you for taking the time to add your thoughts. Typical 3D CAD stuff I feel is connected more to the CPU, and zoom just hogs more of it, and I feel like I can't do much in that area. But messing with larger plant and tree models, and working in Twinmotion I think I need (I would like) the faster GPU. Thank you!

30 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

At this point , I'd suggest you get a new Mobo/RAM/CPU, ( What I did in Jan.) and perhaps a PCIe4 NVME for the Main Slot for OS/Programs and use you existing NVME as Storage Drives

I believe you helped me a few years ago with ideas for a better build. I have been holding off for the 5090, but now they are talking into 2025. I move along quit fine with mine, but when I'm on zoom with a client or drawing a large house, especially toward the end with all of its details, it gets slow enough to be annoying. 

Have you noticed your RTX4080 make a big difference with Chief? And would a 4090 still be better than what I have now - noticeably different?

Thank you!

Not sure Chief can do that. You can double click on the dimension and suppress it and then manually add 30" or 2'-6"

I just got done uploading some things related to creating nice looking renderings...

A Little Grunge, Please!

To further give your grass a more realistic look, I have made up some "Grunge" images to place on the grass. Place them on the plan view and stretch them to your liking.

Video to show the Grunge images

https://my-plan.stevenyhofdesigns.com/v/ajMBhR92t8v3XYbEHLLY

Library of Grunge images and other things...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XJo7gJ9_KXpR-Pp0COgzfKdpmXtVjPE_/view?usp=sharing

Without Grunge Added to the Grass

With Grunge Added to the Grass

37 minutes ago, ACADuser said:

This is a great technique.

I'll have to try more of it after taking my wife to lunch.

BTW my computer only takes about 12 seconds to update to the new background.

Love to see this! Now bring your grass in on each side a little, and even pull in on the rear to expose more of the background image. Bring your camera to about 6' off the road and zoom in on the image a little. Then try some of the shadow trees or chiefs 3d trees to cast shadows on the grass (or add some grunge to the grass - wait for it!). It's amazing what a nice background can do!  Thank you for testing it out.

I wanted to complete a set of background images, so the Library now includes some with more evergreen and tropical, both on land and with a river and lake, and a few at night time.

Use one of the night time background images. Not great, but a different effect. I'm sure you can do similar effects with the daytime images and mess with the settings.

You can use the same camera and just make a few setting changes...

Reduce the Backdrop Intensity

Reduce the Sunlight

Between the Backdrop Intensity and the Sunlight you can effect the background image and the grass brightness and sun shadow Intensity.

Select the light Set to turn your lights on inside the house (requires you place lights)

Here is the additional background images. This is the same link as in the first post - updated.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DAyFz76wks-jABoMGXbjmxryAAhI9axB/view?usp=sharing

Background images.pdf

7 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said:

This method conceptually is the same as the Mandalorian season 1

This is a good example of how the front subject and the background image are congruent with each other. This is the key to what I wanted to achieve by using a background image instead of the backdrop image.

8 hours ago, Chief_Content said:

@stevenyhof This design isn't at all fleshed out, but I installed your catalog and placed one of the shadow trees - what a clever use! Thanks for sharing.

 

You're welcome! Credit goes to Rob Dyck

15 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

 

Only one Palm in 3D , in the Bonus 3D Tropical > Trees Library ----  a sabal palmetto     ( also in 2D in the main plant library ) .....

 

Xfrog has always had good vegetation but prices seem up these days.........   https://www.xfrog.com/

 

M. 

Thank you! I will check it out

Spice up your daily working environment and live call presentations

I know I posted some of these backdrops in other threads, but for anyone wanting to set up their Perspective Full and Perspective Floor Overview Cameras, here are some backdrops for Land, River and Sea.

Video Overview

https://my-plan.stevenyhofdesigns.com/v/ZD2pJ8tWgjWZi57EsZ6A

I use these backdrops in my daily design and when I am on a zoom call with a client, the presentation in Standard Camera mode looks nicer than a white background or some photo.

Here is the Backgrounds Library...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cCR8i8LWGYQ0mgQfOGaUNqZk4yzBO9QB/view?usp=sharing

Just open your Default Settings and update the Perspective Full and Perspective Floor (and others if you use them) with the backdrop that is most common, typically the Land.

6 minutes ago, ACADuser said:

Thanks Steve, that look great to me.

That will work nicely here in Florida. So many backdrops have mountains.

It does not take long to make up some backgrounds now. Send me a few ideas of what you would like to see in a background - that goes for anyone. 

The main thing I needed to accomplish was getting Chiefs grass to blend in with the background image grass and I think it is very close. I need to also look into some palm trees. I did not find any with Chief but I'm sure I can find some online.

Thank you

Here is a house plan I just completed, and because the owner is going to use it as a BNB, he wanted some simple renderings.

I set up the same camera I include above, placed my background image, put in a few nicer trees that can also cast shadows and rendered the image. Then I made a copy of the camera and put it in the front of the house, moved my trees a bit and rendered the next image. Both in about 5 minutes. I did not spend any time on landscaping.

This is the lake side of the house

This is the front side so you can see I used one of the backgrounds that has a lake

Here I am pointing out where the Terrain ends and the Background image begins, and how to use the tree shadows. I think this is why this method is working well...

https://my-plan.stevenyhofdesigns.com/v/qgO8wvasLRm4GlCLFBrw

8 minutes ago, gbid13 said:

Thank. I realize I have to add ceiling, but I can't figure out how to add it in the ceiling finish definition box. The room type has a ceiling and i can edit the finish there. 

I'm working on a MAC 

You might want to send in that screen shot to support. It is funny that you do not have controls to add or edit the ceiling in that DBX.

What I don't understand is why you are missing all your edit buttons...

This is a PC...

Your room does not have a ceiling. If you add drywall and set it to 1/2" the ceiling should show up. You are also going to want to look into your Defaults > Room Types. From here you can see and learn about your room types and the settings for each type. It sees you are using a Room Type that does not include a ceiling.

In the future you will want to post your questions in General Q & A

I am including a library of 2D trees that you can use for shadow trees instead of 3D trees. I want to give Rob Dyck a shout out for showing me how to make 2D material images with a solid vertical face and 2D tree images as a way to cast shadows without the added file size of 3D trees.

Here is the Library for the 2D Tree Shadows

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XJo7gJ9_KXpR-Pp0COgzfKdpmXtVjPE_/view?usp=sharing

Here you can see I am including both deciduous and evergreen trees. Rotate, resize and/or double them up to get the affect you want.

The red rectangle shows where you would capture the image on the screen.

I made a new post on step by step rendering within Chief Architect on X15... New backgrounds

I made a new post on step by step rendering within Chief Architect on X15... New backgrounds

I made a new post on rendering within Chief Architect on X15...

On 3/10/2024 at 11:13 PM, vikiw_bend said:

Hi Stephen, I checked out the other post as well, and you have some great ideas. I'm going to try them out. This has been frustrating, because I need to be designing and drawing stock plans, not spending so much time trying to learn another program (Twinmotion). I can pay for a few renderings, but until I start selling plans, I can't have professional renderings for each one of them. Chicken and egg situation, since the renderings are so important in grabbing the potential buyer, but I can't pay for renderings unless those potential buyers sign on

I appreciate your input and the other input I've received from the Forum members. You guys all rock.

Hi Viki,

I made a new post on rendering within Chief on X15...

Very nice! Thanks for sharing

On 3/7/2024 at 12:21 AM, vikiw_bend said:

Now I'm back in Chief adding grass regions

Hi Viki,

I've done a lot in Twinmotion, but it is a bit time consuming and the builders I draw for do not want to pay for my time for a nice rendering. So I have been working back in Chief the last two weekends working on a solution you may like.

One thing that is very important is that your eye is at around 5 to 6 feet off the ground. Place yourself in front of the house and move the camera until your front door is about the level of you walking through it of a bit less. You should barely see the bottom side of the porch header.

Very nice! I really enjoy using TM