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PBR is the new Light engine in Chief X10 ..not available in the Home Designer Products like Ray Trace. Sun can be turned Off/ On/down/up etc in the Adjust Light Toolbar ( looks like a light bulb with a red + on it some basic settings from early in the Lets PBR thread may help , set them in **your** Template Plan so you don't have to set them every Plan drawn. Having 100 automatic lights and improve lighting quality checked usually help in PBR https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/16912-lets-pbr/?do=findComment&comment=142683 Chief's two videos on PBR ( Physical Based Rendering) https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/2412/3d-rendering-features-added-in-x10.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/2426/physically-based-rendering-technique.html

Terrain is usually built on Level 1 for this reason.....if you haven't done any work on it yet simply delete on the Level 0 and rebuild on Level 1.

Lighting in PBR and RT is also helped by ALWAYS building the Roof and the Foundation ( just a few button clicks on auto) even if only doing a small Reno like a Bathroom, where you don't need the full house, it is just how CA works with lighting. Light bleeding at wall/ceiling intersections and through Cabinets , under furniture etc are one symptom of not building them. Check out the Let's PBR thread for more Info and some nice images posted by Graham today here : https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/16912-lets-pbr/?do=findComment&comment=161519 M.

Great , can't wait till you publish your Tutorial with all the reproducible settings perhaps CA should pay you to do that so they can Publish it in the KB ..... every scene is different though and that will always be the tough part...it at the pint where PBR is getting to be as much work as RT's were.... the feedback is just a bit quicker. Glass Reflections of any kind in PBR seem to be a Issue , have been from the start and I have not had much luck in the limited playing I've done with it either. I realise now going full screen, the weird reflection seen against the Island is actually the glass Tabletop , did you add a bump map to it? to get reflection, as it almost looks "dimpled". for some reason my attention keeps coming back to the puck lights in the glass cabinet above the Wine glasses , not sure if you had to crank them up for some reason? don't get me wrong , I think a Client would love to see a Pic like this......

Hi Newell , It is still doable in your Plan , just takes a bit of work with the manual Framing Tools after deleting the Foundation , you 2nd Floor should be at about 16' though ( 15' plus depth of Floor) if you want 15ft Clear to the bottom of the Floor framing , it is currently 110". The Floor is also showing 1 1/2" OSB for the subfloor and a Floor Finish of 10 3/4" ??? .... I didn't play with it as I am not sure what you were trying to do there. The 3nd floor Deck of 4" concrete has me a bit confused , I'm not sure why it is concrete , nor do I see any supporting structure for it. Mick

It's starting to look really nice Graham and I am sure it has taken alot of time and "fiddling" to get there , it's just a pity that only someone with your experience and knowledge will ever get this out off CA. 2 things I did notice is the weird reflection in/on the end of the Island , down low, in both pics and the "splash of pink" behind the hanging Wine Glasses , which on looking further is a Sunlight reflection I think? , looking at the Wall cabinets either side of the sink on the other side of the room. I looked for the 1/2 empty glass too but also your Trademark Stand Cake Mixer ...though I think it might be hiding in the corner by the Wall Oven..

Haven't had time to look at you plan but usually you do NOT use the CA standard Foundation at all, as Michael said just a Slab---with Footing in my pic below, and the Poles and Framing/beams etc are all done manually , with copy and Paste and multiple Copy it isn't to hard to do. this is from the Test Plan I did a few Weeks ago after looking at the Linked KB.

There is a Tutorial on doing elevated Structures , it was done in 2015 and I have asked that they update it for X10 as some of the DBXs and other settings are a bit different now but it may help.... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01027/creating-an-elevated-structure-on-pilings.html

what is a atd File? regardless you should be able to open the Original.dae file with SketchUp and fix the Rotation and possibly explode it into its Components and change materials , then reblock it and save, so that once imported into Chief you can add CA Materials as needed. At least I was able to do it to a .skp File recently. M.

Correct but Bob was in Fillet Mode so it is "below" , so you are both right

No the same issue probably so Post/attach a copy of your plan file to a Post so people can look at it for you. Make sure the Plan is closed in Chief when you attach it in the reply window otherwise it won't attach properly. Also, it's good to have your Forum Signature filled in, especially with the Software Version, and of course a real Name is nice too .............. See mine below in Blue for how to do that. If you don't see my Signature then you have them turned off for the Forum so you need to Toggle it on by going to the Upper RH Corner of this Forum Window and Clicking on your Username and making sure Signature are enabled (green) and then Add your Own Sig. too : UserName> Account > Signatures M.

Thanks P . I had some Library Issues on the weekend , (I tried rebooting my computer while CA was Updating it) and I thought I may have corrupted something but I guess the update Monday morning for Core Libraries was a coincidence and nothing to worry about. M. *** Strangely when I check manually for Core or Catalogs it says I am upto date....

As the others have alluded to I don't think it is possible to interconnect between floors in CA hence the workarounds unless that changed in x10?

Just curious if I have an Issue with my Core Library or if there is indeed an update to the Core Library everyone is getting as I haven't seen anyone else mention this Update yet? The Update has been offered the Last two days when I Open Chief each morning but I have been hesitant to have my Library screwed up or Lost as i have seen others report in the past. thanks, M.

The Siding is set at 0" thick (see Scott's Pic).....should likely be 3/4" ? that fixed it for me..... However the Siding 11_2 in my plan has all the above in red set to OSB already M.

Diamond extends the current line , Square makes another line that is still connected to the last one...... Also, it's good to have your Forum Signature filled in as Bob mentioned, especially with the Software Version, and of course a real Name is nice too .............. See mine below in Blue for how to do that. If you don't see my Signature then you have them turned off for the Forum so you need to Toggle it on by going to the Upper RH Corner of this Forum Window and Clicking on your Username and making sure Signature are enabled (green) and then Add your Own Sig. too : UserName> Account > Signatures M.

CA has an assortment of Items in MEP Library 1 too https://www.chiefarchitect.com/3d-library/index.php?r=site/detail/637

Had a Quick Play and if you do it EXACTLY in the Order Eric does it works ie : Wall 1>paint siding>change material offset>Wall 2>paint siding>change material offset>Wall 3>paint siding>change material offset If you paint ALL 3 walls with new siding then change the Offset on 1 Wall they All Change as All 3 are still set at the "Default Offset" for that Material ie it works similar to other CA Objects and Items in that Defaults are important...and Global... Changing the Offset on each Wall as it is placed (must) cause CA to "see" it as a Different Material as not All Settings are the same, ie it has a similar effect to renaming the material to xxx_1 or xxx_2 or xxx_3.

AFAIAA from playing around with this in the past , mostly with Tile like Graham, Textures and Patterns both reference the Grid Coordinates of 0,0 not the 0,0,0 Origin of the Object or Symbol in question , most likely done like this so everything in the "CA Universe" will Line up when needed but it causes issues as you've both pointed out. Notice how all the paver joints line up.... even though each paver strip is in a different position in the "Universe" , the yellow pyramid is at 0.0

Eric's probably on to the best idea, moving the Mudroom wall Forward , maybe even as far as Flush with the room to the left , would allow enough room for his Stair or Mine I think especially, if you come up out of the garage with 4 Risers not 5 to the Mudroom level. You may need to Vault the Ceiling in the Mudroom for headroom on the Stairs going UP either that or change the Roof lines/ceiling height as well. M.

That area , especially in the Basement is going to need a redesign as even switching the UPstairs to opposite the Front Door and adding a left turn landing doesn't give you the head room required to get under them....and I needed to alter the basement foundation to get this far , which means point loads , bearing walls etc are likely screwed up too.

You're welcome, Try a Forum search on Nvidia Optimus, I have made posts on it with better instructions before..... M.

Might be worth considering 2 x 32" 1440p Monitors , you should find line-work etc crisper than on a TV LCD, (which aren't designed to be viewed so closely) the newer model of mine the BenQ PD3200Q gets good reviews , it also come in a 2160P (4K) version but is more expensive. MarkMc got the 27" version a while back and really likes it too AFAIK. https://xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/benq-pd3200q-review-a-giant-1440p-monitor-for-creatives/ looks like in the US it is the same Price Direct as on Amazon etc currently.... https://www.benqdirect.com/pd3200q.html though I got mine at BestBuy for the easy local return if needed, perhaps you can even check one out there? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/benq-designer-pd3200q-32-led-qhd-monitor-black/5713590.p?skuId=5713590&intl=nosplash M.

AFAIK Suite ( and Architectural ) can export DXF but not import , only Home Pro can do that , see page 7 of the comparison PDF attached below. comparison-matrix.pdf

If it is greyed out like the Pic , then the compatibility Option is NOT being used..... ie you or Win7 haven't checked the "Run this program in compatibility mode for" box Vista just happens to be the next OS down from Win7 same as in Win 10 we see Win8 listed 1st.