Rander91

2 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

In this particular instance, it looks like you need to drag out an extra Attic Wall section on Floor 2 and set to Roof Cuts Wall at Bottom (Roof tab):

 

NOTE:  It actually requires 2 attic walls because of the intersection with the pantry walls but you should be able to drag out a single wall.  The break should occur automatically.  Just make sure both walls are set correctly. 

Thank you!

Hello everyone,

I am having an issue with an attic wall not generating, how do I go about continuing the back porch attic wall to continue to where the roof planes over the house meet? I've always had issues with roofs for some reason, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

Attic Wall Missing.zip

Thank you for the help everyone! The design is complete and I figured I'd share it here as a thanks!

25 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

I missed that in the Camera View , though I'd still call it an anomaly .

 

I am not sure why you used a landing there though ( didn't occur to me) instead of just shaping the deck as needed for the stairs each side?

 

Mick.

It's a replication of an existing structure that is getting a new roof structure.

3 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

You bet.  You might consider changing the "Solution".  Modifying the wall type might help address the issue but its really just coincidental and isn't a proper answer.  Changing the wall type just so happens to cause some breaks to occur that in turn separates that 1 long wall into 3 sections, placing the 2 remaining outside wall sections completely disconnected from that landing.  The real problem is the floor height issue.

You're right, its been corrected. Thank you!

1 minute ago, Alaskan_Son said:

The floor heights are different on your landing than they are your main deck.

I'm not sure how that happened, thank you!

Just now, solver said:

 

You did better than maybe 99% of new users. Good clear images, clear problem statement, attached the plan file -- well done.

Thank you! I've been on these forums for a long time as a reader when I have issues and I've seen you ask for those things many, many times, so I made sure to follow those parameters at least.

8 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

 

I didn't either , might just be a Chief Anomaly as switching the Walltype to Deck Railing 6 , checking out what changed ( no extra flooring strip now) and switching it back to Walltype Railing 17 seems to have fixed it ....of course YMMV  

 

 

M.

Thank you!!!

Hello everyone,

I'm having an issue with my railing on one side being raised with some sort of a sill or framing member between the newels and deck boards. I cannot find any settings that are influencing it. I've attached a couple pictures and the .plan file.

Thank you in advance and my apologies if this has been covered before or if I posted incorrectly, I'm very inexperienced with forums.

Rear Deck Project.zip

4 minutes ago, HumbleChief said:

I don't see what video card you are using in your sig? My 1080 gives me the original results with different ceiling planes etc. Curious.

Thank you for bringing that to my attention, I just added my GPU to my signature. its a GTX 1660 Super

12 hours ago, HumbleChief said:

Hey Ryan, tried a few different things, ceiling planes etc. still looked like your initial post. The attic wall is there as noted by others it just doesn't render properly, at least not on my rig.

 

I'm pretty sure they call this a software bug. Have you contacted tech support? 

I have not, It looks like that will be my next step. I have a couple things I want to try such as repair of the program and changing the ceiling planes to another pitch and verification of the thickness as mentioned by another user before. If those fail I'll be contacting tech support.

Thank you!

6 minutes ago, rlackore said:

When PBR was introduced, I had this issue whenever I had a camera that was showing more than one floor, e.g. open-to-below areas, stairwells, etc. This is one reason I gave up on PBR shortly thereafter.

I completely understand that, I typically stick to vector and line drawings for speed and sometimes will overlay line drawings on standard renderings for a bit more detail. This customer is a bit more particular and is wanting to have clear and concise designs for the builders to replicate as close as possible so I've made the jump to PBR for this project.

On 9/17/2021 at 4:37 PM, robdyck said:

A few things to consider for PBR views: reduce the backdrop intensity to around 500, adjust the sunlight to around 1000, use a light set for each camera. For the great room, I'd suggest adding a ceiling plane. And use a backdrop with a nice view to the exterior.

Don't use a 0 thickness layer for ceiling finish, just edit the ceiling material and use 1 layer.

I've made the changes you suggested and I'm still having the issue. Could it be another reflectivity setting I don't know about somewhere that's causing this?

Sorry for being such a pain on this, It's completely baffling me. Thank you again for all the help!

Hutchings Rendering.zip

On 9/17/2021 at 4:37 PM, robdyck said:

A few things to consider for PBR views: reduce the backdrop intensity to around 500, adjust the sunlight to around 1000, use a light set for each camera. For the great room, I'd suggest adding a ceiling plane. And use a backdrop with a nice view to the exterior.

Don't use a 0 thickness layer for ceiling finish, just edit the ceiling material and use 1 layer.

Thank you so much! I didn't know about the other settings available. For this customer, the ceiling plan must follow the existing rafter lines. Ill play with the ceiling plans and see where it stops the light bleed but maintains the existing look. I hadn't modified the ceiling thickness, so it must be an issue with my defaults there. Either way, thank you for the help and bringing so many other settings and methods to my attention! that looks fantastic!

Plan file attached! Thank you again for all the help!

Side note: I'm completely self taught on this program up until this thread, so if you happen across anything else that you recommend a better way or a fix for, or if you have any recourses beyond the chief architect videos that could help me learn more, I would hugely appreciate a tip!

Hutchings Rendering.zip

1 hour ago, Kbird1 said:

Different camera Layersets?  with Attic Walls Layer turned off in one?

 

M.

I double checked this and it was not the issue. The 2 attached pictures are the same camera, I only changed the render method. I will work on uploading a copy of the plans.

1 hour ago, solver said:

Please check your messages -- envelope icon top of page.

 

 

For many, maybe most questions, attaching a plan file will help others provide the best suggestions, and will eliminate the guessing that often occurs when there is no plan.

 

14MB file size limit, and the plan cannot be open in Chief when you upload. Usually just need the plan and not a full backup.

Thank you, I've made the changes to my profile and will do this in the future. I will also work on uploading a copy of the plan.

Hello all!

I'm having an issue in my physical 3D rendering that doesn't show up in any other rendering method. Its an automatic attic wall between a non-flat ceiling room and another that is flat. I cannot figure out what is causing it. I've attached pictures of the physical vs standard rendering to show what I mean. Does anyone know what might be causing it?

Thank you in advance!