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Ah - huh , that's why I couldn't find it..... post was about the "Paint Spray Tool" not "Paint Can Tool" (Material Painter) You should put a copy over in the Tips Forum too... M.

it comes from the OIP Description Field AFAIK which you can edit..... you can also double click it in the Component panel to edit

I would not recommend this for Exterior Walls eg Stone vs Siding as it only changes the Material not it's thickness in the Wall Definition. There is a Post here on the Forum about "Best Practices for the Paint Can Tool" ...try a search for it..... Mick

There was a bug with Edit Area early in X12, that's why I asked about another Plan ( more likely a defaults Issue) so I would report this to T.S. through your Digital Account. thanks. Mick.

Are you pasting into a new Plan or just moving it over a bit? Pasting into a new plan may cause the Structure to pickup the "Defaults" for that plan .... M.

Are they in Chief Plan File Format already? or do they need to be modelled in chief 1st? M.

Additional licenses just went on Sale Tamela just so you know

thanks Larry . Lots of changes under the hood in X13 , so I might need to follow CA's advice to rebuilt my templates off the X13 provided Templates. Mick

Yes it just lets the Card come out of boost mode when it is no longer needed, and thus generates less heat , both for the Card and the Room you are working in, my 3080 is like sitting on a little heater at times..... M.

Hi Larry , just curious if this was a Plan started in X12 or if your Template was built in X12 , as I am seeing some anomalies in those types of plans. ( and bad PBR) M.

did not see this happen but I think they finally fixed the speed Issue I mentioned in the Chatroom a few weeks back..... seems "snappier" now hopefully not a Placebo Effect

Handy for Porches etc where you want a full foundation under it like the house..... M.

Might be a Template thing as like Doug said when you set the Default Stemwall height for level 0 to Default (36" from foundation defaults) it appears to build correctly. but let it auto build again and the 115 comes back .... delete the foundation and use Edit Area to copy building to a clean X13 template plan perhaps, as I am seeing other weird anomalies with plans Brought Forward too. Instead of making the porch wall a foundation wall in the structure Tab try setting it as Create Footing/foundation instead. Mick.

3.) The Bathroom and Closet Floor elevations don't match the main Space hence the extra Foundation walls still looking at rest.

Thanks for the Report Back Alan, good to know. M.

Good memory I knew it was a couple of versions ago , I still reach for the old button 1st....

I have also done this , for example with different Cabinet Dims types as shown in the Video below ( not all Dims Videos are X13 refreshed yet but this one is) and think I will likely add a few more for specific situations too. Mick. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/1595/dimensioning-cabinet-face-items-and-openings.html?playlist=92

I think this changed in X11 as we can now shape layout Boxes, but as far as I know holding down the X key and dragging lets you resize retaining aspect ratio on both PC and MAC Mick.

I had this issue myself and MarkMc pointed out the fix after finding it during his testing Reflections and Glass has always been a bit nicer looking in the Traditional CPU RT , but most now consider the PBR-RT "good enough" due to the dramatically different Time frames ie 3-5 mins vs 14 hours , unfortunately materials and lighting don't look the same in both so changes in one can break the scene in the other. ( I am not sure if ALL Materials in Chief are PBR Ready yet? ) No harm in just letting it run overnight , though it's been a while for me , IIRC there wasn't much benefit from running more than 50 passes. Mick.

The ML isn't the most intuitive portion of CA unfortunately and you can't make a template like for Plans and Layouts for reuse but you can tune the ML to only show Framing Items and then update line Items to the ML Master List ( and maintain there) and then bring the Line item back into the current ML.

John , don't take this the wrong way but you have been here long enough now to know that No Plan = No Answers ( or at best only guesses ) especially when it comes to PBR-RT, there are just too many variables including that you may have buried the rope light in the Crown Moulding as just 1 example. Your pic is too small to read the DBXs ...but that maybe just me ? It also a good idea to check the Cap Live Sample box so your Video Card doesn't run continuously at full speed. Mick

Just that it's a quick way now to change it's inherited Characteristics including the Layer, without changing anything, if for example you want to save only a few of them and then use Delete Objects > Automatic Dimensions to remove the rest. And you are right nobody ever said anything about Locate Settings..... Mick.

You jumped to a conclusion, I never said it had anything to do with the Layer, that was in the second part of the comment you conveniently chopped off your quote. This is NOT the behavior I am seeing, as Jason stated above, they both now reside on the specified Default Layer and remain there eg the new Plan Dimensions Default. Looking at the current ALDO there isn't even a Dimensions, Automatic Layer, anymore and unless you move a Dim. deliberately to the Dimensions, Manual Layer, it seems to go unused as well. At least that is what I see happening in a Clean X13 Test Plan (from the Residential Template) I was testing today, and may well be a good thing for SPV's especially and perhaps why it was done. I am now thinking with the new Dimensioning Defaults in X13, l and my Clients Templates will need to be rebuilt off the latest x13 Residential Template , as it seems Plans brought forward have various issues as demonstrated last week in the Cabinet Elevation Issue thread. There is a new System Layer Called Dimensions, Overall which maybe what Kyle is now wanting but I have not tested enough to confirm that Usage.

It seems , like before the Auto Tools create Auto Dimensions , but there is no longer a dedicated Automatic Dimension Layer, each Dimension Default's layer is now considered Auto if the Auto tool is used but in the DBX you can change a string to Manual if needed ( can group select as seen below ) , and you can still move a Dimension(s) to the Dimension -Manual layer if you want to.......but I need to Play/Draw/Dig deeper into X13 to be honest.

there are a lot of changes with Dimensions in X13 and Plans brought forward are demonstrating Issues due to all the new Defaults it seems... I am beginning to think i will need to rebuilt not only my Templates but my Clients also.