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Get into the Habit of NOT "spraying" Materials on walls , weird things can happen, instead Select the wall in question, and change the material on the side of the wall you want to be , in this case, to Subway tile. If you don't want Subway above the Vanity , Break the Wall at the shower wall intersection and again open the DBX and Change the tile wall surface back to Drywall above the Vanity. In newer versions of CA , their is also the Wall and Floor Materials Regions Graham refers too, which are very handy for this kind of thing too.... , not sure if they are in X8 though? PS I would not Hinge the Shower Door like that off a short section of Glass , there is too much weigh in a glass door that size and the small panel will move as the weight changes opening and closing the door , it is much better to hinge the door of the Stud wall directly. M.

Chief's Data folder is always in My Documents ( unless you specify otherwise ) , it doesn't matter where the Program is installed , CA is trying to Update the Materials Master List , even if you don't use it , in the Root of the Data Folder. You will see a file called mmaster.mat , try renaming it to mmaster.mat.old (so you have a backup) and let CA recreate the File next time CA Closes. If that does not work , then I would assume you have a Windows Permissions Issue and CA can't write/save anything to that Directory. If like me you have ALL you Plans/Textures/Images etc in the Data Folder , the My Documents Folder could well be Multi-Gigabytes Large , So I used Windows Ability to Move the location of the Libraries to D Drive too ( or E: or F: etc) . You can also use this feature to move the Pics/Videos/Music/ etc Off C: Drive , which can free up a tonne of space on C: if for example you have a small SSD as your OS Drive. Do NOT move your User Folder ...that can cause issues ..... it's pretty easy to do here is a Tutorial I used at Ten Forums for My Documents , the Tuts. for the rest are in the links at the bottom but it is the same Process. https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/74952-documents-folder-move-location-windows-10-a.html

Doh !!! how many time haveI looked at that **** DBX and glanced right over that ...just now even... thx let me try that..... Thx again was just trying 20% and it's still way too "glossy" Appreciate the Help ...onto the Shower Stall next.... M.

Hi , I tried changing the Light Shade Colour by altering the material (Ombra Sconce) is that what you mean ? Does the bulb Colour make a difference too? CaesarStones Quartz Countertops apparently need their Properties adjusted too, judging by the high Sheen in the pic above , that doesn't look like Pebble in R.L. to me, in fact STD View looks closer M.

It is Best practice not to Pull / Push or alter Wall Poly-lines in 3D unless all you are after is 3D Pics/Elevations etc as that move alters Default wall heights and the Framing etc too.... Bottom of the Attic wall should be at Room Height plus the thickness of the Ceiling or Floor assembly above it... usually.... On the plan attached you need to rebuild you foundation , auto build is off and you have altered the Floor plan after building it... , look in 3D under the Garage Door

It looks like Opaque Glass is set in the 2nd Image to me? but I was thinking the same as Graham , or make a Custom Glass with a Blue tint perhaps , unless you want Cloud looking reflections? M.

Hi Graham , thanks for that info , I'll add it to my RT Notes , maybe it is a coincidence that RT failed after the Crash ? I had set the Sconce to 3% (per your settings previously ) on one of the 4 lights only and was still getting a Halo of bright light on the Ceiling , so I set it to 1% ( didn't help) before turning it off like in the Image above. So I guess it is possible the One Can set low like 3% just isn't enough....I'll experiment some more Thanks for the Heads Up M.

you will need to explain further , ie. what and how you applied etc for anyone to work out the Issue...

You have Found a Bug in the Simpson Door Cataloque they all do it it seems...so you should report it to CS at CA as they won't read this... M.

Does it happen if you use my Setting? ---- main layer outside? ***edit....Tried your setting , I still don't get your wall shorting.... M.

Hi Rob , I mostly do Remodels too , so most of my Dims are setup for Surfaces mostly, especially doing the Existing/As-Builts but when i just drew your example I still have a 20'' wall ............what is your Alt-Q setting?

Nice catch Guys ! I didn't have time to delve Deeper last night so that is Great news ... if not a lot of work to "fix" perhaps. M.

@Renerabbitt Thanks Rene I really appreciate your Offer but it appears Graham is onto something with there not being sufficient light even though I did have a Recessed Can On. Strangely though it was RT-ing just fine before it Crashed, set that way , but is working again now as seen below. I did have the 3 Recessed Cans in the Ensuite On but reduced that to just the one over the Shower ( behind the Camera) being On, knowing I needed a "light source" in the Room, so I have turned them all back on , and the Sun, as I had turned off the Sun for some views as it was causing a bright light flair off the Glass Shower Door in RT coming through the Window and he Sun wasn't needed for the Shot really. I had also turned off the 4 Sconce Vanity light as it was causing a bright light flair on the Ceiling ,in the image below, even with only 1 light of 4 On set at 3% Custom ( that is caused by my settings I think for Direct light and Ambient though, I need to play more) thanks Guys , I appreciate the help. Mick. Edit: I wish the RT autosave was smart enough to number autosaves consequentively instead of asking me for a new location each time.... you just need to change the filename , not the location....

They say the best way to Learn C.A. is to draw your own House You will need to work with someone who has the same version of CA otherwise you won't be able to open the Files produced , so I suggest updating your Profile's signature...see mine below for how... Interesting House from what I can see BTW , but you are asking about a Full ReDraw, so it's likely going to take more than a Day or two... You should probably unstaple your Plan Set , and Iron ( as in Steam iron like a shirt) the back of each page till it is nice and creased ( as much as possible ) and then goto a GOOD Copy shop and have Full sized Scans to PDF done for Sharing , and perhaps get them to doPDF's at Tabloid or Letter/A4 size too for doing smaller/cheaper Copies. M.

Just a follow up for now . The BOTR plan we were using as a Test to learn from is still Raytracing as normal , so it would seem the Crash has corrupted my Current Project Plan somehow , so I will submit it to Support Tomorrow, weirdly it seems fine otherwise , it works as expected , it just won't allow a RT anymore, even from a new camera's view. M.

Thanks Chopsaw ...no that link went nowhere ....seems like I always get errors with no link in the KB. there is no such folder as mentioned in the Message.... and rebooting etc has not helped. the Existing Plan doesn't have any of the Proposed Work so nothing to RT for the Client ....I guess I will just have to send Standard View Jpegs perhaps... The Revisions just won't be as nice as the few RT's I sent Friday for discussion. Just about every Crash I've had in X9 has been while in the Library, I think I had the same issue in X7 for a while too....

As far as I know to use that tool you need to be within 1/2 the wall thickness for it to work , otherwise CA assumes it it deliberate. Using F9 to turn on your Reference Floor display may help... Pic 1 Part of the issue in the pic above is that your foundation is broken or ? (Pic2 ) and the Terrain has "invaded" the Building at that point. (Pic3) the Plan does seem to have ALOT of misaligned Walls,...did you change Wall definitions 1/2 through perhaps? Are the Wall Settings for al Wall definition set up the same? ie the Alignment Layer is setup properly ? eg all set to the Outside of foundation/Sheathing for each all type all the way up? Start a the Foundation level and work your way up the house, i'd think is the Best way , unless the foundation isn't the right size ???? once it's right align the 1st floor , then the 2nd. Just a FYI .....before posting a plan, zoom in on the area of concern and save the file , so that when others open it , it opens where you left off...makes it much easier to find what/where the issue is that the person is talking about , a saved camera view is handy too

Unfortunately X9 crashed on me again while I was in the Library after I decided to tidy up my User folders while I waited for some RayTraces I was trying o get out to a Client. I lost 4 Raytraces which I had not Autosaved when Finished as I like to Adjust the image as needed 1st before saving. So I have learnt another hard lesson from a X9 Crash while using the Library as the Crash took 4 hours of RT with it To make matters worse the Plan and several Archives of it, all now refuse to allow RT to run with the Error Message Below, it isn't very helpful but I am wondering if anyone else has seen it before? The Existing Plan will RT but not the Proposed Plan(s) for the Project. So far I have emptied the Temp folder as it had some RT Folders in it , but that hasn't helped , neither has using one of the Archived Plans available , there is a bunch of Undo Plans in that folder , should I clean that folder Out too? Anyone have any other ideas? this is One i have never seen before.... M.

Hi Michael, Not sure you saw Glenn post about this technique over the last few years , but it is part of how he showed me how to do Facsia Mounted Posts and Railings too..... Unfortunately most of Glenn's images were deleted due to lack of Space but it maybe worth a read, and one to add to your video Library for Others

Server Issues would be my guess.... tryagain tomorrow? hopefully you aren't paying by the MB.....

Most terrain walls allow a Fence to be built on top of it ( then convert to your Railing type) as long as you don't let the Fence touch the Ground anywhere it will stay on the Terrain retaining wall and won't "Fall Off" but it is definitely finicky. as you can see step terrain is selected to make Fence stay on topof the wall and there must be a step in the wall. (Follow terrain made it worse) Sure would be easier to drag out a EXTERIOR railing as Johnny pointed out.... ie no room def. needed like with a Deck https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01003/adding-fencing-to-stone-walls.html M.

Thanks Rene , another nice render too . M.

Lew is right every 10-14 days CA needs to "talk" to the activation Server , I have run into this issue myself while working out of Town with no wifi or Internet service , though I think these days you can log in to your Digital Locker via Smart Phone and do it there if you have cell service? M.

Don't ask how I know this ..........Only other folder that holds .plan files is the Undo Folder ie .undoplan files , but if you change the extension to .plan, CA won't open it giving an error about a bad Header file ...if you have some files in there? maybe tech support can tell you how to open one or they can fix the "bad header" for you.

Use your Google Fu.....there are a number Online provided for Designers and from Designers for Clients too... a company called bygmiester used to have one too eg http://www.woodstock-mountain-homes.com/House Checklist.pdf a company called Byggmiester used to have one too for download and Designersink , they use CA too.