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Still it shows what is possible ......with some Talent , it's looking great. M.

Thanks Rene , I grabbed your White Tile ones too from the other Thread too. Is that easy to do ? I made the Default White Tile into a 4x16 for a Current Client and it would look better with a Map I am sure.

Thanks Graham , good info , I would not have figured that out , I'll give it another go...

You Google Drive Link works Chris , but you really need someone like Rene to look at it , I am no expert on Exporting Chief Files sorry.... M.

If they moved the File off the Desktop it would no longer be on the Desktop to Click on to re-open it , but I am curious to know after saving to the desktop , what you are "dragging" it to? A shortcut to your External drive ? into an Explorer Window , open to the External Drive? ok I see you are on a Mac now ...so things maybe a bit different...

M2 is not "The Motherboard" but a type of Port on most newer MB's these days , in addition to the Standard 6GB SATA3 ports, it is actually m.2. but I am not that familiar with AMD Chips anymore , though have heard the new AMD Ryzen Chips are good value for money , so a board for them with M2 (m.2) would be something like this one from ASUS. but all Makers have them. https://www.asus.com/us/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/ROG-STRIX-B350-F-GAMING/ There is also a U.2 Port some of which are switchable from M.2 to U.2 , just make sure whatever drive you get is "bootable" if going with m.2 on the Board chosen, some have had issues with Booting windows off there new m.2 Drives. there is a bit more about m.2 here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2 M.

Thanks for the advice.....No Shadows as such yet, just a few of the recessed cans along both walls are on to help brighten them up a bit, I think I need to turn down the light intensity (from 50) and turn on a few more lights and Shadows as you say. The wall colours etc I just change to something a bit closer to my Personal preferences along with the Custom Countertop, and I changed the Truss's materials "roughness" to try and add a bit of "Texture" or Grain, as they looked a bit boring and uninspiring to me, and they should feature more in my way of thinking. I did try the group selection of lighting thing last weekend and that was when I stared getting those light cones on the walls from only about 1/2 the lights , so I went back through and adjusted each one individually , before turning them off and following your Other Images Settings for All Lights Off. M.

Macrium Reflect Free will Clone the HD to SSD when you get it and also allow you to Schedule daily/weekly etc backup Images to the OLD 2TB HD for Backup. It works well and is free , I usua it regualarly especially if I know Win10 is about togt a Major update incase it goes sideways. just make sure you make the Rescue CD and update it each new version ( I used a CDRW for this) as if you don't have the disk the back up Images will be useless to you. And yes , as Chopsaw said, consider an M2 Drive , if getting a new MB or Computer, they are about 3-4 times faster than a Sata SSD. (2000 vs 500-550mb/sec) M.

Thanks Joe , good Tip , that would not of occurred to me... M.

Hi Graham , I haven't been able to check out the thread and Practice my RT for a day or two, but as Mike said those look amazing .... I tried changing backgrounds etc in my plan and adjusting the Exterior lighting but I still wasn't happy about that part of mine, so hopefully you'll post a bit more info on what you are doing for Sunlight , on Interior RT's now too. I made some new Material Colours based on your Reply to Mark about the Arctic White colour, for Cabinets you said to set it to General, and Add some Reflection, Specular and Roughness ...but I don't see a Reflection Option under General ? It turns out what I thought were Puck Lights either side of the Stove causing large light domes in RT , was actually 2 User placed 3D lights Chief had pointing directly at the Wall , if I read the Manual correctly , on how they work all the different light Angles....no idea why they use the "horizon" as a reference for that sort of thing?... perhaps that's a 3D Artist's Concept? The Light Flare on the Doors I was getting, was caused by the Round Door Handles , I changed it to a Lever Handle and it disappeared I turned about 1/2 the lights back on and changed a few materials and their definitions and am happy to say the RT is running in 3.24 for 10 passes using 8 of 12 Cores on my 5820K. (20 passes is almost exactly double that time) . Still doesn't look like your efforts but is way nicer , and way faster than before , so thanks again for your Efforts in this Thread. Thanks again... M.

Use Google Drive Or OneDrive and post the Public Link to it , so others can download and look at it. M.

Try the 3D Warehouse Fred, Chief and the HD Products can import many Sketchup Files , you may even find the items you are looking for.. https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/?hl=en

I got a Samsung 850 128GB originally then a 256GB 2 yrs ago and now wish I had gotten the 500GB , so I can install everything too it and just use my 2TB HD as a Data Drive for backups only. There was issues with Undo and Temp folders a few Years ago , not being on C:\ (SSD) so I made directories in the Root of C:\ Drive as seen below , My Documents and thus Data Folder are on the HD as it is currently 44gb on its own....( needs a big clean out :)) KB

It's possible your 2TB HD is on it's way out, and stalling (micro stutters) while "seeking" ...they are Cheap these days.... buy another like the WD RED 2TB Drive ( a Black is faster if you have the Budget) and Clone your drive ASAP in case it fails , Then RMA the Refurb Drive, if Possible and use it to Mirror (backup) the new Drive when the RMA comes back assuming you still have Warranty. I good Samsung 850 SSD in 256 or 500GB should suit your needs for installing Win10 and your Programs and should be Compatible with that older MB. and give you a nice Speed boost over all. They have found a bug in the other slowness thread , though I don't think it is related to your issue , but just in case see post 20 here KB

If a reboot fixes it? it maybe a "memory leak" issue , which CA would need to look into and fix on their end. M.

+1 Thanks Rene . Appreciate it....

You can post upto 25mb Files , no need to zip , unless you are trying to squeeze it into the 25mb limit... Just close the Plan before you trying posting it or zipping it.

Update Your Signature , with your Computer specs , I am thinking that with too many Tabs open you may not have enough Physical Memory eg 16GB plus , I and many other like Perry are using 32GB as you can see in Our Sigs. the other possibility is you got a 2GB 1060 instead of a 4GB ..swap it out if they'll let you, it may help especially with multiple 3D tabs open... to fill in your Sig. go up to the top RH Corner click on your User name> Account Settings> on left is Signature....

Thanks , you are full of invaluable info as usual..... I actually having been playing with the lighting too and it looked okay except for the weird dome of light on the cabinet Pucks , so I ran that RT with all the Lights Turned off as you suggested instead, and I admit freely , I like a saturated image , perhaps too Saturated , but maybe I need to calibrate my Monitors again.... There is still weird issues with the lights which I can't figure out , such as in these two STD Render images below made when I was play with the light data drop off rate etc settings, all the Recessed lights are set to exactly the same settings but some show a light cone on the wall and others don't .... thought it might be the Light Data ambient setting cause some to shine more than others but that didn't make a difference. In one image 2 of 3 lights have light cones and on the other side 1 of 3 does, yet all appear to be on etc....

Thanks but ALL Credit goes to Graham ...until i did this RT I had not even noticed the Salt and Pepper Shakers on the Stove ......I still need to play and practice a lot more , and perhaps find my old copy of PS CS2 somewhere for further adjustments if really needed. You certainly have have made alot of Updates, all good, looks great with the Sun streaming in , I can't say I'm a fan of Wallpaper though having grown up with many ugly iterations over those years...

Yes Please Brink , be happy to see a new Thread with the Fireplace plan too look at ...even better I might learn something , with a Plan to look at

Thanks Graham , those settings under your the Images Properties Post work really well when all lights are off , the Bonus of course is that you don't need to be an expert in CA Lighting Techniques and anyone (I) can still get good results in about 5mins . this is one I ran earlier , trying settings though I used Rene's 230,230,230 , and I had previously played with some of the material properties , like emmisiveness etc. Bloom was not on as for me, it makes the Image too soft for my liking. If you have any thoughts on improving the image after looking at it please let me know. Thanks again for your Help. M.

Hi, Thanks Graham , that is great info , I am still playing with drop off Rates etc but a couple of questions from your last post... Direct Lighting Intensity (Sun?) is 50.0 not 5.0 correct ? and If you don't use "Camera Settings from View" , what colour light are you using instead ? 230.230.230 per Rene's suggested numbers or pure white ? (255.255.255) and From being a Photography Enthusiast for many years I know F8.0 is a pretty shallow depth of field , does it work the same way in CA X9? as I am not usually carefully placing the focal point when I draw out a Camera View. and Do you enable Bloom ? if so what Radius and weight do you use? Oh...much nicer ....just ran a RT On the Zero Sum Kitchen I've been fiddling with as I have time, using your settings above as I typed this reply but I left my lighting as it was (on), 10 passes ran in 5mins on my old machine which is pretty good considering it is an older i7-950 @3.6 . ( I'm upgrading my Newer X99 CAD machine with a 980ti and reinstalling Win10 Tonight as well.) Only thing I'm not liking is the puck lights , I think it is, in the cabinets either side of the rangehood , they look like they are both 12" dia. Dome lights hanging down , since I guess I missed them when playing with the light Data ? or I need to Turn Off ALL interior lights as you suggested? Thanks Mick. .

all good then , I thought you had downloaded the File thinking you had gotten the Fireplace

Sorry Jintu , just hadn't seen you post in a while , and I have always followed your RT advice in the Past , so I was hoping you'd "drop by" this thread and post some tips for us mere mortals to use