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Bit of a work around but this works. Open your template, add a switch to a wall, open that switch, options, uncheck change automatic. Then right click the switch and click Set As Default. Then save your template.

As far as I know you cant use a rich text box and make it work. It needs to be in the room label default. It should work inside there.

Nevermind, got it work. Used the fix function thing, not sure what it changed exactly but thank you!

Nothing wrong just doesn't work. The one you edit of the old one works great. I definitely would rather go with the simpler version but get an eval error for it.

Joe, did you ever complete these for X15?

Below is the macro I use for ceiling heights. It currently will show the ceiling height at 7'11 5/8 for finished and 8'1 1/8 for rough elevation. This is due do 97 1/8 rough ceiling height I have set. Id like the macro to round just to whole number, IE: 8'. That way it doesn't show the actual true height of 7'11 5/8 which can be confusing to clients. What's the easiest way to modify the rising macro to accommodate this? arr = (ceiling_elevation-floor_elevation).divmod(12) inch_frac = ((arr[1]-arr[1].floor)*16).round.quo(16) result = case inch_frac when Rational(1.0) "#{arr[0]}'-#{arr[1].ceil}\"" when Rational(0.0) "#{arr[0]}'-#{arr[1].floor}\"" else "#{arr[0].floor}'-#{arr[1].floor} #{inch_frac}\"" end "CLG:" + result

Don’t know why I didn’t think of that. Worked like a charm, thank you!

I have a macro that calculates the ventilation required and a macro that calculates the glazing required for rooms. I Can add a rich text box into any room and it works great. Id like to put these into a schedule with Columns- Room Name, Required Vent, Required Glazing. Schedule with room name no problem but is there a way to then add the required vent and glazing macro/output to the schedule. In room DBX there’s of course no way to add custom object fields, etc.

Although our MacBooks can ray trace it is CPU ray tracing. Real time ray racing will not work on a Mac.

For bonus and manufacturer libraries you need to download the ones you want directly on the Chief architect website. Or you can only a full backup of a plan which will include the materials that were used. Also make sure you go to library and download the core catalogs from the top menu

Amazing, appreciate that a lot. The other issues I’m always ears for advice. I changed a lot trying different things to get the railing to stop breaking which I’ll have to run through and change back or fix.

Have this built like a 1.5 story with loft. Cannot figure out how to get these railing to angle correctly. I assumed it has something to do with invisible walls I used on the sides of exterior for the half story but changing them makes no difference. Plan inside onedrive attached if anyone can help figure it out. Client wants exposed rafters like it's set up. https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlCC8zezy6bUqS5EXtnG_lWxW4Zk?e=7oeq1x

This is great. Thanks Rene!

Typo, fixed to X13. And I seriously doubt its a graphics card issue considering it works fine for every other program I used for instance rendering in Twinmotion. It is Chief Architect specific and tech support could not help.

I can do that no problem but it doesn’t really solve my issue. My respective, ortho and now I’ve realized my elevation views still look like the screen shot I attached. The layout is really the least of my concern since there’s a work around. But I can’t use any of the view, they all are black and pixelated.

Im where you were then, Ill just keep at it and hopefully Ill break the habit soon enough!

Of course you'd catch that! I must have forgotten. Updated.

Ah I was still on X10 so I didn't know it changed before X13.

In older version os Chief to pan the window on my Mac it was COMMAND plus click and drag. Now it seems to be OPTION and click and drag. Is there anyway to change it back to COMMAND? I can't for the life of me break the habit nor find any sort of hotkey assigned that also uses the mouse.

Its a 2020 Everything is up to date. Yes I have tried rebooting. Okay, Current Screen as Image is a simple work around for sending to layout but the bigger issue is rendering at all like in the screenshot goes crazy screen wise.

Done and done. I did a search and read through a few other people having the issues as well with no posted solution. Unfortunately the directions in the link you sent didn't work for me.

I have not, I emailed them about an hour ago asking about just using my license for X12 instead. Although I guess Id rather email them for a solution rather than using X12. My elevations are fine. This happens with overview cameras, perspective and ortho, so no send to layout as plot lines.

Has anyone with a Mac had issues with rendering? Photo example attached, Also sending a view to layout live sometimes is the same thing or it just gets off halfway, etc. Just upgraded to X13 so would really like a fix if there is one.

I ended up doing a poly and painting it as rain. Looks OKAY, not great but it gets the point across.

There’s definitely a lot of transparent PNGs out there that will fit the bill but you’re right about lighting, etc. May be difficult