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LEED V4 for Homes Webinar Fall Series http://www.alliancees.org/2014/06/06/leed-v4-for-homes-webinar-fall-series/ "Understand how the new LEED rating system can help you implement health, safety and welfare on your next residential project."

Coeur d'Alene Training Event Have you signed up for the training event? Our class sizes are limited, so sign up now! www.chiefarchitect.com/training

Through our Facebook page we posted a Challenge to our Modelers. Our content team picked from the suggestions and had fun creating these new items for the Home Designer 2015 and Chief Architect X6 software. These catalogs, when imported, will show under the User Catalog folder of the library browser as the following names: Over The Range Microwave OTR Microwave Countertop Food Displays Apothecary Jar Breadsticks Bowl of Apples Vase of Oranges CAGA Microwave.calibz CAGA Countertop Food.calibz

Design Contest – Swimming Pools! Enter the Chief Architect Software Design Contest and win an hour of one-on-one online training with a certified Chief Architect Trainer ($125 value), and Chief Gear including a water bottle, mouse pad, 8 GB USB key, and a t-shirt ($59.95 value)! What is this contest? We’re finding inspiring design ideas! We want your creative submission for any Swimming Pool Design. Use any Chief Architect software product to create your own design or submit a photo of a completed project. Have fun with it! How do I enter? Send in your rendering or photo to submissions@chiefarchitect.com. Only one image per person. Please include your name, company information, the software you used and a brief description about the design. How do I win? Entries will be posted in a photo album on Chief Architect’s Facebook page. Fans of Chief Architect will be asked to “Like” their favorite entry. The entry with the most “Likes” will be declared the winner. facebook.com/ChiefArchitect What will I win? You will win an hour of one-on-one online training with a certified Chief Architect Trainer ($125 value), and Chief Gear including a water bottle, mouse pad, 8 GB USB key, and a t-shirt ($59.95 value). Your design will also be featured in our newsletter. Are there any other guidelines? One submission/image per person Submissions must be entered by the deadline – August 18, 2014 Your free hour of training must be redeemed within 60 days. Questions? Send inquiries to submissions@chiefarchitect.com

You might try the Chief Architect video play list "Introductory Training". There are several other playlists to help (they are in a drop down list on the right side of the webpage)

You might try turning off shadows with Watercolor (preferences, render setting). In this sample plan, they are off. Another trick, since glass is not opaque in Watercolor, I put a slab behind the window, and painted it white to get an opaque look.

Leica's new $149 Disto(E7100i) seems to work well for basic functions; it has Bluetooth and will work with Room Planner 3.0 due out in the near future.