Kbird1

Best to post this in the Seeking Help forum , plenty of people to help , not sure about BHam though. oh and no need to use all caps here..... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/forum/15-seeking-services/

I am not having Chief issues either , but with 833.0 up I am/was in other programs ( directx crashes), and there is lots of complaints in the Gaming community too about them . With CA, it seems to be mostly the Mobile Nvidia Chips in Laptops etc doing it. M.

There are KNOWN issues with the latest Nvidia drivers, in particular they cause the Label issue for many , try the 382.05 Drivers from May if you have a Nvidia Card , and make sure Chief is using the Nvidia Card not the integrated GPU too.

Hi , you have posted on the Chief Architect Forums instead of the Home Product series Forums ( same login over there ) https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/?_fromLogin=1 However the graphics requirements for X9/2018 were raised and the videocard has to support OpenGl 4.1 on Mac , (3.3 on windows) which I am not sure if the 4000 does ( it's gen3 I think which is 4.0) whereas the 4200 or 4600 does I think. Are you sure of your Card ? cos your link says 5000 or Iris....... Make sure you have the latest drivers installed too... https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/products/system-requirements.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005524/graphics-drivers.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005477/graphics-drivers.html not sure how long you've had it ? you may need to use the 30 day guarantee and downgrade perhaps ...till you have a more powerful computer.... https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/products/guarantee.html M.

AFAIK it is a limitation of most VideoCards , which can be noted on the Preferences>Render>VideoCard status Tab. M.

Not sure if you got round to it Rob but I finally finished updating that Library for myself as a number of materials were missing in Chief X9, so I thought I'd post it for you and others to use . Insert them into a Doorway , and use the Doors-Nana - Layers to turn them on and off for open and closed in views..... FYI these symbols are courtesy of David Michael at D.M. Designs (DMDz) , All Credit for their Original Creation goes to him. M. DMDz NanaWalls Updated 2017.calibz

Joe is Correct ...for some reason CNR Cabinets are not on the drop down menu , you have to go into the Library and there are two available including an FH with a lazy susan.....

You need to check the "show position in camera views" box for the fixture like this..... M.

If you turn on the cross hairs as Graham suggested for each light you will see which ones CA is actually using , not just making them look like they are on in Render views..... here is a quick room with 49 recessed cans added and as you can see only 8 are being used for light data ..... you can see that side of the room is slightly "brighter" in the pic....

The Wayfair Cataloque was converted from their Sketchup files which tend to have very high face counts especially for anything with round or curved Surfaces.... eg CA's Gourd lamp is 2600 faces whereas Wayfair's Roanoake Lamp is 19500 faces , that adds up if you are doing a Whole interior.... But anything with Curves will tend to slow things down if there is enough of them, eg Oval vanity sinks vs Rectangular , CA's models tend to have much lower face counts so are usually better to use if a difference is noticed, as many Manufacturer's models start as Sketchup Models 1st and they aren't adjusted for CA's requirements. you can check face counts by opening the symbol (pencil and chair icon) rather than opening the item's DBX normally.

On My Computer with a 250GB SSD I use windows ability to move Library Locations to another Drive eg D: and E: where there is plenty of Space , eg the Documents Folder , Pictures folder and also Videos. Music etc , all things that don't need the SSD speed usually. I also have OneDrive and Google Drive ( now Backup and Sync) on E: . Open your User Folder scroll down to say Pictures , right Click it and Use the Location Tab in the DBX that pops up to move the Files to a new Folder on D or E Drive. Click apply and say yes to move all existing folders to the new Folder. Doing this with Documents mean the Files for Chief are still in My Documents and Windows knows it is now on D: Drive for eg so you don't need to change Chief Preferences. M.

I usually keep a copy of Draftsight Free around for checking and looking at AutoCad files.... https://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/free-download/

Both Nvidia and AMD Laptops often have this but in Nvidia Control Panel ( right click the desktop and open it )... Under 3D Settings>Manage 3D settings > you should see a Preferred GPU drop down box at the top..... you can also go upto Desktop on the Menu Bar and Check the Display GPU Activity Icon , so that if the Nvidia card is being used it will put a rainbow coloured icon next to the clock or on the hidden menu....drag it off the hidden menu and drop next to the Time Area if you want to see it all the time... you can also Add Chief to the Programs list on the second Tab if you want it to use settings different from the Global Settings in the Driver couple of pages about Dual Cards setups and changing them... http://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/pc-components/how-set-default-graphics-card-3612668/ https://support.lenovo.com/ca/en/solutions/ht078706 M. This might interest you if looking to save on purchase.... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/15715-chief-architext-premier-x6-license-for-sale/#comment-132236

The basics should work like Curt said , using a shed roof at 1-2 degs. with multiple buildings it may be a bit tricky figuring out the settings for each wall , but it could be done with a manual roof plane too. Shed Roof ( and others) Tutorial https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00359/automatically-building-the-basic-roof-styles.html#Shed

I think 288in ........ 144in of soffit vent (Bottom) 144in of roof/ridge vent (top) how many panels vents depends on how many sq.in each one is .... but in my book you can't have too many vent's.....

I think Perry is right , the website has split the result in half because of the 50/50 rule on inlet and outlet air. ie soffit vents and roof vents

That setting does not work for me either ....it works on INTERIOR walls only it seems ....I ringed my porch with exterior walls as a test and the foundation automatically appeared on the Porch as well with Auto foundations on. M.

And if On a Laptop with dual Graphics? that you have set the Nvidia Card as the default for Chief.... There are known display issues with the latest Nvidia Drivers eg version 388.0 and 388.13 especially in DBX's (dialog boxes) with tabs no opening etc. On my system they are fine in Chief but don't allow the system to sleep Properly.....still finding 385.02 are the best for me...

That's what the Suggestions Forum is For.... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/forum/8-suggestions/

Designer1 does mention not being able to find an image ...... next time you see one get that camera/phone out... Did you try the Sketchup 3D Warehouse for Rangehoods?

Probably a good thing to add in the Suggestions Forum , strangely they let you add a monolithic Foundation but not a Standard one under Rooms defined by Railing Walls, the Porch Room type gets the Default Slab so it should be easy enough to have the option for a full foundation ...not everyone lives in California after all with no Frost Depth line...

perhaps I remember it incorrectly and Photon Mapping needs to be on with that old stainless material? i see it is still black ***edit..... quick search on raytrace and black metals , shows photon mapping should be on to fix that , though it may cause speckles in the glass depending on viewing Angle...

It uses the Default setting under Print >Drawing Sheet Setup>Drawing Scale.... at least it works for me ... try setting it to 100mm and see if the Send to layout Scale is now 100mm.... M.

I think Graham might be right X7 still has the old stainless steel materials that went black when Photon Mapping was on.... try my old library from here if you want photon mapping on.... Also: - try turning the chandelier off , so you don't get that light circle on the ceiling ( or alter the light data for it.) - try raising the Ambient occlusion if it is too dark and/or the direct sun intensity eg 20-30 range ( make sure house has a roof and basement built too)

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