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Your welcome..download the Library again if you don't have Lines in Vector view, I forgot to do them again, so reposted the library M.

Don't know if it's a "decent fake" but these are from the Linked Site and then run through the Online Normal Map Maker and imported into Chief.... The Zipfile has the Texture and Normal Map etc, if you want to play as well... MHD CA Gray Standing Seam_X11.calibz Gray SS Roofing.zip

Just did Larry and Rego confirm came almost immediately but was in my Spam Folder..... If you are still having problems you can contact them from the email account used. at info@sketchuptexture.com

Have to agree but I think as Joe has said it looks like it is impossible with bumpmaps to give us a Texture that represents a 1" - 1 1/4" high Standing Seam. After playing in the Online Editor it seems that the twin lines of the Standing Steam Top Edge are interpreted as a dip between them not a Raised Flat. M.

Ooops...... I meant they are NOT on the Terrain MenuBar , (corrected) so I added the Fence tools to my Standard Toolbar config. I was thinking Following Terrain was good actually , you should likely switch to Step Terrain though , ( the Fence Steps not the Terrain , don't worry ) which is how walls and Fences are normally done.... it's not perfect in this case though...

Larry suggested this site in another thread , so I thought I'd add it here too and keep all the info like this in one Thread : https://www.sketchuptextureclub.com/textures/architecture/roofings/metal-roofs @HumbleChief

It seems I was looking at the wrong side of the Building , so you are right it is highly dependant on lighting. Eric is right too, they have reused the Normal from the Ribbed Metal Roofing I think.

I think so , that's how I did one of mine too... Fences follow Terrain but don't allow use of the WallCap Tab I'd hoped to use for the Stope Wall top, but for the Newels, Cap No#6 from the Library enlarged and made concrete works nicely. ( Save to Library for future use too.) *** Either Switch to the Terrain Toolbar Configuration or Add Fence Tools to your Toolbar as Fences are on the Terrain Menu Bar. M.

You could download some of the plans from the Samples Gallery , eg the Lake Point Plan and use it for guidance, there is a good set of Videos that go along with that Plan Set too. There are a number of People on the Forum who offer paid help to other members too , most have posts in the Offering or Seeking Forum. Mick.

It's the normal map from the X11 standard SS Material but also placed in the Bumpmap Slot of the Texture.... M.

Thanks just curious , as I think most would be happy with what you show above , I just can't get it there.... unless something else is messed up here.... M.

Using a Wall with a railing on top or a PonyWall seems to work.... but it's more work than it should be.... the pyramid Caps would need to be done manually , though I guess you could make a Newel symbol with the Cap and use it to automatically add the Cap.

Hi Graham , can you check that this is actually what you did, as it doesn't look anything like that here......thx.

This is the Converter that Faruk linked and i posted earlier in the thread..... I was messing with this morning as CA's Old Materials don't have a Normal,or bumpmap etc , but I am not really conversant with this stuff. M.

I am surprised then that WinUpdate hasn't tried to update it , unless you ( or HP) have turned Drivers Off for Win Update as I do? IIRC some of the 39X.XX series had issues on Notebooks but not sure about your specific version. Did you check you Products Support Page at HP? M.

If you have a "Guy" he can likely build you a better machine than the Dell for $2200-2500 and it should be more Up-gradable in the Future too. The Slade , Mark pointed you to, didn't look bad and appears to use Standard Parts (vs Dell proprietory perhaps?) , I just thought it'd need a better GFX Card , so would be in that price range too with a 2070RTX... (RTX Cards have no advantage in CA , so you could save a few bucks and get a new Gen. GFX card once CA catches up....my 1070ti seems to work just fine for example) M.

Depends on what version WinUpdate/Device Manager says is in use ? and the Newest is not ALWAYS the best depending on the age of the computer, a known good Driver is 382.05 This is a thread about some issues from last year and a link to 382.05 Personally I install the Driver myself but do a Custom install as I don't need or want Geforce Experience or the 3D software etc, but Geforce Exp. will keep the Driver current for you too if you prefer to use it? I do it myself anyway and so don't install it.... M.

I just realised in X11 that the Library X10 made automatically has no Patterns for Vector Views and I also adjusted the size of the Texture on the assumption that each section is 8" wide ( maybe should be 10"?), so the texture is 24x24" now not 20x20..... MHD CA Standing Seam_X11.calibz

No not for the Standing Seam , I was just playing with it at the Site Faruk mentioned (below) , but I am not really sure what I am doing , and so far it looks the same..or worse... tried a texture from the Site Larry mentioned above but it seems CA is "flattening" the look....maybe just the lighting in CA X11 works differently? here: https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/22010-free-texture-with-mapes/?do=findComment&comment=179889 these are all the textures from the Library above if you want to have a play.... CA Standing Seam Textures.zip

It seems like the Old textures have the same issue in X11 even though they look better as SS as .jpgs..... the old textures look like they have grooves to me in X11 instead...same as the new Textures......

See your other thread.....there is a download for you.... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/22023-standing-seam/?do=findComment&comment=180306 There is a Siding Folder and in it is the Fiber Cement Siding Folder in X10 ..... in X11 , they only have the Vinyl Siding ( no longer selling F.C.?) I was told to NOT change the name of the Library files we download from the Online 3D library , as if you do they will NOT Auto Update it seems, so it is possible that in my need to give files more descriptive names I may have unintentionally broken AutoUpdate...I didn't think it mattered as the Folder imported into the CA Library is still the same File/folder Chief Exported the Library from, but I have been told renaming can cause this issue. On the other Hand , with this knowledge I can now install older Libraries such as the X10 Certainteed Library alongside the X11 Library by renaming the X10 Library 1st....

Yes unfortunately , about a week or so ago , lost some work too as it seemed the Layout is not saved regularly along with the .Plan file even though I Autosave on 5 Mins and auto archive every hour. I was making some custom Moldings and had just finished adding them to the library when it just "blinked" and disappeared. Most of my Crashes seem related to the Library somehow. Can't say for sure I left my computer on overnight or not but it is possible, though typically I shut it down each night just for this reason ( ie Chief acting weird sometimes if you don't). CPU Fan or Fans on VideoCard running fullspeed? both are worth looking at.....install HWInfo64 at a minimum and check out those Temps. VideoCard Fans running at 100% is usually a sign the Card needs to be RMA'd, at least that is the advice on the EVGA Forums for that issue. M.

See if the glass is set to have an emissive value in it's properties......or switch it to the normal standard glass which I don't think does...many lamps etc have emissive set by default though.

Weirds issues like this are sometimes related to the Video card Driver......when was it last Updated ? latest is 419.67 for your 940MX..... https://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/145536

Hi , I just did some digging in the Chief Files after you mentioned X6-X7 and found them back then but also found the files were actually changed in 2016 , (the new files have 2016 in their names), X9 has them, and the X10 Core Catalog actually has both Files,(uses newer files?) but X11 has only the newer ones. In this folder (or x6-x9) C:\ProgramData\Chief Architect Premier X9\Referenced Files\ You will find a file called CoreCatalogFiles.Zip unzip it to a folder and you will find all the CA SS (Color).jpg Files , you can copy these to a new Folder and then use 3D>Materials>convert Textures to Material> point to the new folder made above and they will be added to the User Library under the name of the Folder you made above. eg CA Standing Steam . OR download the Library I made in X10 and try it.... MHD CA Standing Seam_X10.calibz X11 with "Patterns" : MHD CA Standing Seam_X11.calibz