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Are you truly going to switch or just want 3D capabilities? maybe HD Pro would suffice for just 3D? ( it's ConDocs are limited) it's cost is rebated against Interiors or Premier if you upgrade later , so that is another route... though if you have AutoCad you may get the discount currently available... it is new , so I'm not sure if it will always be available or is just a current promo?.

Like Jerry I have had the same thing here recently ...it's why I said go Premier Oh ...BTW if you already have another CAD Program ??? ask if you qualify for the $700 Incentive to switch to Chief Premier... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/offers/ You can get the Trial versions too and try them out , you just can't save any work in them....( leave computer on and don't close Chief)

Go Premier if you can , just know that RTB is not the cheapest Option currently ( 20x $199) vs $2795 ( $200 off currently) if you can finance it some other way , eg a family member or small personal/biz Loan at the bank and pay them $200 month instead. There is also the $500 yearly SSA to stay current after the 1st year if buying outright to consider, it is included while renting. SSA includes the upgrade to the next version btw. Mick.

I think you maybe referring to the Home Designer Series of Products , which has Suite, Architectural and Pro ,so it would be best to Ask over on Hometalk which is here : https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/ If you use it in your Business ( seems like) get HD Pro at a minimum or better yet Chief Interiors or Chief Premier all 3 can be Rented to Own now too. M.

Thought you might like it It's one of the few plans I have seen that causes all 6 cores on my 5820k to hit 100% ( using CoreTemp 1.12.1) ....going to a 3D overview Once in 3D it is no issue though, but my GPU hits full boost and stays there while panning around , most CA 3D isn't that intensive. * I cleaned up the plan a bit and reposted it above , but didn't see anything obviously causing any errors.

Certain Objects will use their own Setting I believe, if the check box is marked in 3D View Defaults , I don't use it normally ( So it's unchecked in the image below) so YMMV......

Hmmmm that's curious , what kind of error? I don't get any.... The 3'x5' Block is actually from a Plan someone posted on the Forum a year or two ago , I think they got it from 3D warehouse IIRC and while it does look good in 3D , I think the amount of CAD lines CA has to draw on a Whole Lawn might be what is killing it......pretty much the same as fill a whole Terrain Perimeter with a hatch fill spaced at 1/8". M.

I think the problem comes in when there aren't many or any layers to turn off, eg plants or "fixtures" .... eg this plan below which contains about 30-50 3'x5' true 3D Grass "Blocks" Be patient if you decide to play with the plan..... 3D_Grass_Texture_Torture_Test.plan

The is no "Center View" Key perse and unfortunately Fill Window and Fill Window Building Only don't always work/help in all Situations ie if it is HUGE then the window will fill and try to show everything in the Plan , which maybe centered but you could be so far from center as to not see the highlighted center handle ie you could be 6000ft up as I discovered in a 3D camera view recently and couldn't see the house or Terrain below. Did you try a Plan from the Archives Folder ? hopefully you have Autosave and Archive saves set up in preferences.... M.

If you have a Contact at Moen ask them to look at the Catalog Partners Webpage https://www.chiefarchitect.com/partners/catalog-partner-program.html There is also this post about getting Manufacturers "interested" in making Catalogues.... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/5177-manufacturer-catalogs-create-a-buzz/

They can also contact CA through the Catalog Partners Website here : https://www.chiefarchitect.com/partners/catalog-partner-program.html M.

If it is not what Robert said my guess would be you have messed up the SAVED PLAN VIEWS ( which is what I think you mean above in RED not Layer ) , in which case in the Project Browser , open Plan Views and right click each one > Open Object and Check the Settings , eg Annoset and Layerset .... set for each Saved Plan View. M.

Check your videocard drivers are updated , accessing the Label Tab was an issue for some last year I saw reported here and in each case the Videocard Driver was outdated. Eg Nvidia cards should be on versions 425.xx or higher M.

This is expected Doug as you can't have two Terrain Perimeters in a Plan , normally you just change it back to a TP after deleting the other one as you tried.... It is there , took me a few minutes to find it, but after making the Line-type PINK I found it in the Garage , not sure how you managed that though.

The Issue Connor, is the weird Wall-type you have as your default Railing Wall ( siding 1) , make a copy of the Standard Deck Railing and change the Wall width to 1.5 inches , then make sure to also change the Newels (posts) to 1.5 Inches if that is the Spec for the Railing too.

Perhaps Check your Fills in Walls/rooms etc as Chief hates drawings thousands of (cad) lines. It's happening for me on Level 2 if I delete one of , or any of them of the Stage Below Areas in X10 , strangely the exterior walls are not so much of an issue here ...(top right hand side)

Turning on or Showing Arc Ends and Centers may help...... I think it's in all versions..... Defaults>Cad>General CAD >>> last check box.

Hi Jim , just to Clarify a Terrain Wall and a Terrain Retaining Wall act different..... so hopefully you noticed David used a Terrain Retaining Wall ( as I did above) not a Terrain wall. This video shows some of the basics and is worth watching all the way through , but the wall differences are shown at 13:44 though. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/75/terrain-site-plan-basics.html?playlist=101

I wondered about that actually.... though I haven't Raytraced in a while.... SSA is $525 now , think there is a 30 day grace period ?, but you'll need to call and check , not 100% sure but I think you can pay monthly too now.... , $700 is for a version Upgrade , so it is always cheaper to keep SSA active. M.

Are you confusing a 360 Panorama with a Raytrace?

It does work with a WMR , so I think you must be placing the WMR incorrectly or drawing it in-correctly perhaps ?

Do you mean a Energy Heel Truss? cos that graphic from Georgia isn't a Truss, it a handcut roof to give the same effect as an EH Truss... Bottom Chord of the truss always sits on the Top Plate , so maybe I am mis-understanding something ??? M.

Use an elevation region big enough to include the road and sidewalk and snap it to the back of the Sidewalk ( house side) instead of the Elevation line. You then need a Terrain Retaining Wall coming out from either side of the garage door to the sidewalk , both these you need to edit in elevation ( section camera) to slope just above the terrain. Then add a very narrow (6-12") Terrain Region the width of the Driveway, outside the garage door, set 1.5" lower than the garage slab. ( this allow for 1" thick driveway next ,it sits on the terrain in Chief) then add the Driveway from Garage Door to Curb. M.

Hi Luciano , you haven't done your Forum Signature , so I don't know which Version of the Software you are talking about but it is definitely possible from the 3D>Materials menu in Premier. M. To do your Signature .... go up to the top Right Hand Corner above and click on your UserName> Account Settings> Signature.... and enable Signature (will Turn Green) then add your Hardware Details and Chief Software Version, as different Version require different Answers.

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