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  1. From the album: Paradise Rises - Home Styles

    Stepping back through the open living space, we see room for a dinette set that flows from the kitchen. This version of the vaulted ceilings illustrates exposed beams under a shed roof.
  2. From the album: Paradise Rises - Home Styles

    Illustrating how the interior could be personalized with bold colors and simple lines, we rendered this kitchen with red cabinets and modern hardware using Chief Architect's Physically Based Rendering (PBR) Technique.
  3. From the album: Paradise Rises - Home Styles

    Off the kitchen, near the back door, is a flex room space. This room could be used as a formal dining space, an extra bedroom, an office, or in this case a media room. Residents can work with the team to design a space that fits their lifestyle best.
  4. From the album: Paradise Rises - Home Styles

    This exterior is our version of a Cali Coastal style. Simple, contemporary, and airy with lots of options for light. A clerestory roof brings brightness to the interior. Post and beam construction on the porch adds some warmth and structural interest. Exposed beams along the roof tie the look together. This exterior could leverage fire-resistant stucco siding, and concrete or metal roofing.
  5. From the album: Paradise Rises - Home Styles

    Narrow casement windows bring light and light breezes into the bedrooms space. What isn't shown in this image is a larger egress window on the room's other exterior wall.
  6. From the album: Paradise Rises - Home Styles

    Blues, greys, warm woods, and accessories from bonus catalogs like Home Spa Accessories and Corbels and Brackets No.2 Shelving create a coastal feeling in this bathroom.
  7. Hello Avinash_Chand! We've selected your beautiful office design for this Friday's Featured Post on our Facebook page! Thank you so much for sharing!  You can review the post here: https://www.facebook.com/ChiefArchitect/photos/a.136631409699453/2817647488264485/?type=3&theater
  8. We are excited to add Siteline Cabinetry to our catalog! This catalog includes door and drawer styles, finishes and colors, valances, decorations, and moldings. Start using it today with your Chief Architect X11 software! Download Here Learn more about Siteline Cabinetry.
  9. Greenfield Cabinetry is now available in Chief Architect X11 software! This catalog includes door and drawer styles, moldings, turnings, finishes, and colors from Greenfield Cabinetry. Download it here! And learn more about Greenfield Cabinetry: www.greenfieldcabinetry.com
  10. ChiefArchitect

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    Hello Hoff_Design! We've selected your modern house design for this Friday's Featured Post on our Facebook page! Thank you so much for sharing.  You can review the post here: https://www.facebook.com/ChiefArchitect/photos/a.136631409699453/2773734095989158/?type=3&theater
  11. Happy Friday, @Chiefguru1. We've selected this rendering to feature on our Facebook Page! You can see the post from the link below. www.facebook.com/ChiefArchitect/ Thank you for sharing this great design with us! Kind regards, Chief Architect Sales
  12. Hello Larry, Thank you for the question. The license transfer fee depends on the history and type of license. You will need to contact our Customer Service so that they can look up your license and provide a price. It would be helpful to have your Product Key handy when you call . You can contact us at 208.292.3400. Kind regards, Derek Pedersen Chief Architect Software
  13. Hello 2wheeltodd. We've selected your butterfly house design for this Friday's Featured Post on our Facebook page! Thank you so much for sharing. You can review the post here: Have a great weekend! -Chief Architect Sales
  14. Hello The Kitchen Abode. Thank you very much for sharing this kitchen design. I don't know if you had a chance to see it yet or not, but this rendering was selected as last Friday's featured post on our Facebook page. You can review the post below! Thanks again! -Chief Architect Sales
  15. Our Next Contest is Residential Design! Share one of your Residential Designs for a chance to win Chief Gear. Use any Chief Architect software product to create your original design. You have the chance to win 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in this contest. Discover how to enter and more through our blog: bit.ly/2PUNRLf Entry Deadline is October 22, 2018 #Residential #HomeDesign #ChiefArchitect
  16. James, Thanks for the question. We don't have an archive of past Newsletters. We do publish the current newsletter on the web. This link will always display the most current newsletter. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/company/newsletters/ Kind regards, Derek Pedersen Chief Architect Software
  17. Thank you for the question. Yes, you can install Chief on more than one of your computers. You are limited to launching the software on one computer at a time. You can switch between your computers as frequently as necessary. Here is a tech article that explains how the process works to switch between computers. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00956/installing-chief-architect-on-multiple-computers.html Kind regards, Derek Pedersen Chief Architect Sales
  18. Thank you for the question. Using raytrace rendering for video walkthroughs are not generally practical. Since video requires 15+ frames per second, you would need a minimum of 30 raytrace renderings for just 2 seconds of video. If a raytrace takes 10 minutes (this is a low number) it would take 5 hours or rendering time to create just 2 seconds of video. The good news is that X10 has a new rendering feature called Physically Based Rendering (PBR). This new rendering technique is much closer to the quality of raytrace and it is a realtime rendering technique, so it can be used for creating video walkthroughs. Here is an example video using the PBR with a video walkthrough. Pay special attention starting at :39 seconds into the video and again at 1 minute. This will give you an idea of the quality that is possible. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/10190/accessible-kitchen-bath-project-walkthrough.html Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Software
  19. Hello Cheryl_C_Crane, Thank you for sharing these Physically Based Renderings. They're great! We've selected this particular rendering as this Friday's featured post on our Facebook page! You can see the post here: Have a great weekend! Chief Architect Sales
  20. Chief Architect released an X10 update today. The update version is 20.3.0.54. More information can be found in the release notes link below. https://cloud.chiefarchitect.com/1/pdf/documentation/chief-architect-x10-update-notes.pdf
  21. ChiefArchitect

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    Happy Friday mcame8001! We've selected this rendering as this Friday's featured post on our Facebook page. Check it out here: Thank you for sharing and have a great weekend! -Chief Architect Sales
  22. Hi DC7Designs! Thanks so much for sharing this screened porch. We've selected this rendering as this Friday's featured post on our Facebook page. Take a look at the link below. We hope to see more of your work on the gallery soon! Have a great weekend. -Chief Architect Sales
  23. Use this forum to share insights on Building Codes and the techniques you use to employ them in Chief Architect. It will be most helpful if you include the specific code and location of enforcement you are dealing with as you share We’ll start the conversation with this link to resources like the ICC, IRC, DOE, various Tax Credits, some of the common Associations for our industry. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/usercenter/links.html
  24. Chief Architect released an X10 update today. The update version is 20.2.2.3 and addresses issues related to Intel integrated graphics cards. More information can be found in the release notes link below. https://cloud.chiefarchitect.com/1/pdf/documentation/chief-architect-x10-update-notes.pdf
  25. ChiefArchitect

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    Hi DaveCoyleJr! Thank you for sharing this project. We've selected this bar view as this Friday's featured post on our Facebook page. You can check it out at the link below. Feel free to share it with your community. Have a great weekend! -Chief Architect Sales