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PBR - how do I get rid of big white spot on the ceiling?
HumbleChief replied to Cheryl_C_Crane's topic in General Q & A
I think Perry is right and even though it looks like you've already 'added lights' you need to go to 3D>lighting> 'add lights' and add one from there. You can lower the lumens and get it out of the way but I could not find a way to turn off that light by any other means. Are there other options to turn off that light? -
Yeah, thanks and am aware of those tips but was trying to keep the vid a reasonable length and usually run in to those foibles only when recording a video. Kind of a Murphy's law sort of thing when recording. I've changed the dims a thousand times in a thousand elevation views and, again because I was recording, I get to look like a bonehead. The hope is that the general method gets illustrated and any user errors aren't enough to detract from that general illustration. Thanks again for the feedback and like you suggested hopefully it will help others trying the same technique. Second take, I did NOT know about the double click the parallel tool - nice - and thank you...
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One easy trick to remember is when you cut a simple cross section you can draw almost anything you want on to that section. Fills, slabs, colors, etc. Save the camera and all the 'drawings' will be saved with it. An remember you may not be seeing things because that layer may not be turned on in that section view.
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Another custom truss created using the same tools. The reason for posting this is to show what's possible in Chief for the new users who really doubt the entire paradigm. Once you get used to Chief's tools they work pretty well....
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Here's a couple long vids showing another option. Apologies to the Chief Experts....
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...AND REMEMBER YOU CAN SPEC THE TRUSS SIZES ETC. IN THE ROOF AND FRAMING DIALOG BOXES CAPS SORRY
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Perhaps my version 20.2.3.3x64 is broken?
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Could have sworn the previous setting was preserved in the print dbx. Has this changed?
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Apologies, I completely missed this post. Normal cross sections should be easy as suggested above....
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Yeah should be pretty easy, but quite a few hit and run posters lately so no telling where the OP is at.
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Thanks for the reply Michael...I remember when I first saw that feature I was like, "Wow, this will be awesome for some custom 3D details." but upon closer inspection did not materialize.
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You could create ceiling planes in the areas noted but without an accurate plan pretty tough to really help.
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Do you know of a way to show solids in a cross section slider view as she has posted? I would LOVE to know how that might be done. I tried a couple different ways with concrete joists and other such, but never got solids to show in a cross section slider view. Still think solids n that view would be KILLER for 3D details. I see she also wanted to see solids in a simple cross section view, which should be very easy with the proper layers turned on but I think, like you suggest, having the plan would make it a bit easier to really help.
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Sadly Chief does not show solids as solids in that cross section slider view you've chosen. I have thought for a while it would be a real game changer for 3D details but I haven't found a way to fill those solid type materials with a solid fill in cross section slider views. Nothing fills that I can see, framing floors slabs etc. Probably saves on some programming overhead? Don't know but would be a great upgrade IMO. May be a work around out there but it would be just that.
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Interesting for future reference
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Instead of creating second floor walls and a second floor room 'open to below' create a room divider wall on the first floor and spec that room without a flat ceiling. Then you can delete the second floor offending walls as they are really serving no purpose. You can note your room as 'open to below' on the second floor as you have done but no need to actually create an open to below room on the second floor - just eliminate the ceiling on the first floor, and get rid of the offending second floor walls. See if that works for you current_test_2.plan Oh yeah as far as those attic walls not behaving correctly, I have been using Chief for 20 years and have NEVER had them behave correctly - EVER. You'll need someone with a higher pay grade to figure those walls out....
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I wonder if my local truss company would build a curved bottomed truss??
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There are a few clients around these parts where the cost of gigantic custom trusses (and custom engineered hardware etc.) isn't much of an obstacle. Those are pretty rare as you can imagine but I've seen them built in a couple homes. There's a place in Texas that will do the work and ship but again, really pricey.
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As good a guess an any Eric. Hope to hear back from the OP and offer some help but you never know...
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Yeah true that, or create a custom curved bottom chord truss out of larger lumber - also very expensive. Have you ever done a curve bottomed truss? I have custom ordered some pretty elaborate trusses but the cost killed the project - or at least the trusses.
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Obscure but very helpful for the future. Thanks Dermot
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Larry, Sorry missed the point. Not sure why you're getting gray instead of black. Maybe a simple re-boot?
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Here's a quick vid on curved bottom roof trusses. Simple and easy for some but a bit more complex for others and for a beginner it can be downright frustrating as you've discovered. Hope it helps. If you need to create a custom truss, that's another process.
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Do you have a picture or rendering of what you are looking to accomplish? Different techniques will better fit different design intents.
