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On 6/3/2023 at 10:21 AM, Chopsaw said:

"CLG:" + (ceiling_elevation-floor_elevation).to_ft.round .to_s + "'"

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

On 6/3/2023 at 10:21 AM, Chopsaw said:

"CLG:" + (ceiling_elevation-floor_elevation).to_ft.round .to_s + "'"

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

9 hours ago, SHCanada2 said:

did you try a note schedule?

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. 

On 1/25/2023 at 12:01 PM, Arcadian said:

Hi There,

Didn't think the Macbook pro could do a raytrace. Have just ordered a new Macbook pro 16" with M2 chip and wasn't expecting it to raytrace.  Other Macbook pro users out there.. am I correct? or can you raytrace..

 

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 

5 hours ago, rgardner said:

Quite a few other issues on this but your railing is because of how you have your room setup.  Setup the loft story as 1.5" Ceiling height (your 2x toe plate the rafters will actually build off of or set on.  Then select the railings and set them to balloon through ceiling above in the structures panel.

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. 

3 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said:

Rabs Rain Wall.calibzDownload

This is great. Thanks Rene!

On 2/18/2022 at 12:33 PM, Kbird1 said:

 

 

Only I don't think you have X14 ? 

 

Hopefully you don't have a graphics Card Issue , pixelation is one of the 1st signs of a GPU dying....

 

M.

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.

23 hours ago, Kbird1 said:

 

send as Image for now instead .....only downside is remembering to update it as needed , but I just save the Camera

, open it and resend again.

 

M.

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. 

4 hours ago, Chrisb222 said:

 

No but you eventually get used to it. Drove me crazy for a couple months.

 

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

13 hours ago, solver said:

 

Please update your signature by clicking on your user name at the top right of the page, click Account Settings, then Signature on the left.

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

13 hours ago, glennw said:

That changed back in X11

 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.

12 hours ago, SusanC said:

How old is your Macbook Pro?

Are you updated to the latest version of MacOS Monterey?

Have you tried a simple reboot?

Is your graphics card driver up to date?

I never send renderings to layout "Live", but as "Current Screen As Image".

 

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.

14 minutes ago, Chopsaw said:

While you are waiting for a response from tech support or a better answer here have a look through this article:

 

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00106/troubleshooting-3d-camera-view-display-problems-in-chief-architect.html

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.

26 minutes ago, SusanC said:

Have you sent that plan in to the help desk?

Have you tried sending views to layout as plot lines instead of live?

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. 

1 minute ago, Denzil said:

Chief doesn't have particles that i have found anyway. Most renders that have those effects are typically done with particle generators. you might can export your Chief images and import them into another program like BLENDER, use the particle generator for your shot with your chief image as a backdrop? Just a thought

 

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

5 minutes ago, Chopsaw said:

Likely an image would be the way to go with something like that but the lighting and background would need to be just right.

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 

I’m trying to figure out if anyone has a way of designing water droplets or “running water” like from an over head shower head. Purely for design/rendering. Attached is an example of the kind of water I am looking to add/design