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Quote him Centexbs or he won't get a email notification of your Post. Or send him a Private Message. though you may no longer need this if moving to X10? M.

There is no attached .plan file , make sure the plan is closed in CA when you attach it to the Reply Window or it won't attached. If you aren't using the Cabinet Tools to make your Furniture pieces , and want separate Components, it maybe still best to use a Cabinet Partition and resize it rather than a Box Shape , as you should then be able to Use the Cabinet Schedule to list Parts. 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 in UserName>Account >Signatures...... go to the Upper RH Corner of Forum Window. M.

Have a look at the KB Articles on Split Levels Rob , they should help I'd think..... https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-02947/creating-a-split-level-structure.html https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00269/creating-a-split-level-entry.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00932/creating-a-split-level-structure.html couple of videos too : https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/9917/ https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/322/ https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/323/

Thanks for the Heads Up Dermont , good to know as this seems to be something that comes up on the Forums fairly regularly , but it is a bit more complicated that most of us realized I think since the Viewer is a 120mb download.... M.

If the X8 Viewer was made available Free to Download Originally why is it still not available for Download ? seems like a simple Customer Support option to me for these types of Issues. M.

I won't be able to make it Scott , so please Record it if at all possible thanks. Mick.

I would be suspicious of anyone selling X8 on Youtube , try the Offering Forum here on CT instead , there are several people selling X9 and X10 license too , just take care to check the upgrade Price and the transfer fees as you should get a deal or just buy x10 direct , if buying second hand you can check with CA to make sure it is legit and transferable to you too. If buying x10 direct I would ask Sales if they would convert your Files for you as part of the Sale..... this price is not really valid anymore since the upgrade now would be $1295 I think.... but you get the idea...

Could well be, I had not considered the Nodes an Issue as such , so I will have to have a play with those and see if that is it......I just want my old complete cut tool back thanks for the Tip.... M.

That is the tool I seem to have Issues with the most , not sure why , it seemed to work much better for me before they changed it to that , perhaps I need to go through the Manual again and it's just I am not using it properly now. M.

Not sure what type of Object you mean by Polygon but usually if the Line Break tool doesn't show , then it is not a line based Item , since the Edit Toolbar is sensitive to this and only shows the available options for the Item type selected. That being said the changes in the Line Break Tool , ie. no double click for complete cut now, I think have made the Tool more difficult to use , and like David I find sometime I have to try and try again sometimes , until it works. M.

I think I remember reports in Beta about the Odd Attic Walls showing in PBR too , so please make sure you report this , especially if it is reproducible , hopefully they haven't "broken" something again in one of the recent fixes (updates) M.

FYI .... I'm running at 125% , size 26 Icons and the left hand side of the drop down list always lines up with the left hand side of whatever Icon I click on , so what you are seeing is rather odd behavior , I am on Win 10 though which may handle scaling better? Using a 32" monitor at 2560 x 1440.

Just a heads up Ted , CA Mirrors / reflections don't work if there are too many mirrors , ie. you can't reflect a Mirror in a Mirror , One will go grey in those cases. M.

Isn't the default for the Object type (CAD Line Work) in this case CAD, Roof as specified by the Annoset/Layerset ? I often wonder why the Default Box is not checked in these cases , when I open the DBX or does Default ALWAYS refer to CA's Default ? (whatever it is?) not what we have setup. M.

If you "Enjoy" the Drawing Process you could consider Renting HD Pro for $49 month ( pay 12mths it's yours I think ) or even Renting Chief Premier @ $199 Month , or even upgrading to Pro which has many of the Features of Premier , at least as far as Roofs go, it's a bit limited when it come to producing ConDocs though as it only allows 1 page AFAIK. M.

I'll have to try again , in a fresh Plan perhaps, as that was what I tried but I couldn't get Grade to be 9' like in your Image , I may have missed one of Scott's settings though. Thanks for the Tip M.

I'd like to know more on how you did that Glenn if you have the time, even if Scott is now happy apparently. Thanks. M.

Just a Note on Using Ram Drives with CA , I set one up last week as a Test after reading this thread, but they will stop the Library Update working properly , as evidenced by my self and Roland who found the Issue here : (***switching the Temp drive back to a HDD for the Update works to fix this)

Thanks for the Reply Roland , I will try that too as I just setup a 2GB RamDrive after seeing a Post here on the Forums last week , and had not noticed any issues with it's use so far, but wasn't sure if the Library slowness opening is associated to the Ram Drive or the New CA X10 Update? Update **** That was it Roland , so thanks for posting would never of figured that out...****

Thanks Tedv , always nice to have a another symbol in the Library , you should perhaps Post it in the Symbols Forum too for Future Users, looking for a Pool. 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 in UserName>Account >Signatures...... go to the Upper RH Corner of Forum Window. Mick.

At a guess I said that back when Ray Tracing in X10 had many issues with the New Materials made for PBR not working well in Ray trace eg no reflections etc , there are still some Issues , and like Graham I have not done many RT's lately as in most circumstances PBR is enough and I've found the lighting in PBR easier to work with , even though it is not Perfect yet . I am far from an expert on either Method honestly , on those matters I humbly defer to Graham. (TheKitchenAbode) I would say download the X10 Upgrade ( save a copy of the last X9 installer 1st) and run both side by side and do some tests of the same plan file in both ( make a "Save As_x10 version file 1st ) and have a play when you have time , the "kinks" in X10 Materials are slowly working there way out as they slowly update all the Core Libraries , though I think there are still issues with the Sun Intensity and Lumen settings , as well as colour "transfer" from backgrounds and other items in the view in PBR. Mick.

Just doing my Weekly Catalog Check , since I know CA is regularly Updating Catalogs with new Material for PBR and Raytracings but although CA does the Whole Update process, and then downloads the Armstrong Library , the Process fails at 99% and I get an Error that I have limitied Internet connectivity or a Firewall issue and there has been an error. I just downloaded a 3.6GB file from FutureMark . so I don't think the issue is my internet connectivity , and email and the Forum is working Fine , so I am just wondering if anyone else is seeing the Error? PS i did try multiple times and restarted CA as well..... thx. M.

If it is not the Reflections Toggle , I would assume you are using the Old Chief Mirror Material , not the Newer one, which now gives true Reflections unless you try Reflecting a Mirror in a Mirror then it may grey out ? at least I don't think that changed in X10 but I haven't tried it. M.

Looks like it worked out well M.

Nope , it has always been this way in Chief and why there are numerous Threads on Fascia Mounted Railings , GlennW came up with the invisible layer Offset , 2-3 years ago , at least that was when he shared it in a thread of Mine but there was a recent Thread on this too, about a month ago , see below. The "Offset" setting is for those times you want the Rails to pass over the Posts , not in-between them. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/17243-railings/?do=findComment&comment=144845