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Hi Curt ....it's actually Named Fireplace, Napolean NEFL60FH in your User Library. And Thanks Chris.

These might help , one is from CA a couple of years ago ...it came with Sample plan Called Hillside Contemporary I think, which may have been an Online Seminar Plan? I just did a search and found the Plan is still in the Samples Gallery too.... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/products/samples.html The other is RayTracing info I have copy and pasted from the Forum as I found it over the last few years. Raytrace Settings.pdf Ray Trace Tips From CA_2015.pdf

if you don't need that exact one there are a couple of balconies in the Bonus Exterior Attachment Library too.

Thanks Michael , great detailed tip (excuse the pun) .....think I might add this on my Template plan.... @DBearss just checking you know about the Regular Polygon Box Insulation Option ?,( CAD Box Tool) so you can Detail yourself if Auto misses something ...it looks like you hit Autodetail 9 or 10 times in the posted Plan

Just leave CA X9 the way it is and then use Windows' Ability to move your Library Locations off C:\ to a separate Harddrive . I have a had a small OS SSD for years like you and have moved these folders to D:\ and E:\ Drives since Win7 to free up space on C:\ , (on my Surface 3 (64gb), I've moved some to a 64GB SD Card for the same reason.) : Documents (Contains some CA Data) Pictures Videos Music Desktop I also install these to other Drives OneDrive GoogleDrive *** I don't recommend moving your Main User folder ..it can cause weird issues and problems with Upgrades. http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-move-windows-7-personal-folders-my-documents-another-drive.htm or http://www.pcworld.com/article/3025345/windows/move-your-windows-10-libraries-to-a-separate-drive-or-partition.html Perry is talking about here , as you can see some of my library is on d: after I moved the Docs folder in Win10. .... but moving my PICS and Docs Libraries saved me alot of space too. My guess is some Folders shouldn't be moved so that CA can autoupdate it core libraries etc , I don't play with it either ..same as Perry.

Cool , just figured you hadn't seen it since it wasn't mentioned anywhere... KB

And if that wasn't enough help you apparently forgot to check the KnowledgeBase too : https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-02936/creating-a-waterfall-countertop.html

There are Knee Braces ,under Corbels in the Millwork Library , such as Ranch , curved Ranch or Rustic you can slide upto any post you already have positioned too. edit ..I see you have Pro not CA so search on Hometalk for MHD Stoneclad Columns , they are some I made a few years ago and posted there... KB

attach the plan file , someone should help you out....but try using the ALL ON Set as it maybe on a layer you have turned off. M.

Don't think so Richard , I'm not getting them at least , and they are here too now...

Did you try saving the Modified Truss to the Library for reuse ? I don't use Floor trusses , so not sure if that works or not ?

Missed your link 1st time round and I see what he means ...55° is the "Focused" Field of View ...similar to a camera and does not allow for peripheral vision but there is no way really for something on a Monitor to match our eyes I guess .... bit more here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_view

Good to know Zoom Using Field Of view is gone that's the setting I used to avoid in X6 and X7 as I got crazy views and often ended up closing the window and starting again. Mark, I assume 55° is the reverse angle for the human field of view ? ie it is about 125-130 degrees? which seems about right....sitting here at my desk anyway...

Use the File>Backup Entire Plan Option and then post a zipfile if possible ---- that will include all the missing textures for someone to help you . If the Plan is over 25mb zipped then you would need to make a copy of the plan and delete items from areas not needing to be raytraced and then backup the Entire plan and post that zipfile.

It may depend if you are in PCM (perspective crop mode) , the default shortcut key is P but you can also access via 3D>Camera View Options I generally use the arrow keys and LRUD keys to move around along with Mouse Orbit as the scroll wheel zoom can get crazy at times depending on the Crop mode... Mick.

it would be a good idea to add a signature to your profile so people know at least what version you are using , and the other advise is , if at all possible to post the plan so people can play with it and offer a possible "fix". If that is X9 then the Corners issue I was told is to do with the Ambient Occlusion setting and Bloom as lighting is done differently in X9 , though Nvidia Control Panel says Chief X9 does not support ambient Occlusion when i try to set it there as On under Programs. ( I can turn it on under Global though , where it is Off by default) I am no expert , Chiefer (Jintu) maybe able to help if he sees this post but attached should be a PDF of Raytrace Settings I have gathered here on the Forum the last few years that might help too. Raytrace Settings-Forum Notes.pdf

There is also Steel Beams in the Library if you have SSA https://3dlibrary.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?r=site/library&category=Specialty%2FOther%2FMisc

GlennW and a few others helped me with this issue a couple of years ago , you can see the thread here ( below) but it seems glennw's images have disappeared:

Sorry forgot to "follow" this post so I didn't get an email saying there was replies. Unfortunately , I forgot the "Save immediately when you open a new plan " mantra yesterday , though I am still surprised that we are now in X9 and the Program does not remind or ask us to save the File immediately on Opening if no previous save is found , since we still get these "out of the Blue" CTD now and again , especially when saving files, it's not a new issue , just hasn't happened to me in sometime thankfully.

Thought I'd bump this rather than start a new thread , I opened Chief X9 this morning and it wanted to Update itself to build 19.2 so I let it do that , then opened an old Template file (needed metric) of my own from X7 and worked for about an hour+ and laid out the Walls roughly so the Owner could use the drawing to take better measurements for me rather than a giving me another napkin scribble today , I took a view and printed it to PDF (thankfully) just fine , then clicked on the save icon, made a new Client folder , typed in the name for the plan and hit enter to save it and Chief Crashed . I got the Windows 10 Error message , so had no choice but to close the program, I wasn't too worried as I assumed I'd have an Autosave at least in the Archive Folder , but there is nothing , nothing on the recent files menu about it etc , it like I didnt just spend an hr or two on this at all... just poof gone....not even anything in the Time LogBook. I didn't have any issues with the previous Build but not sure if this is related to the use of the old Metric Template file originally made it X7? (and me not remember this morning in my rush, to save the Plan as soon as I opened it.. ...don't assume settings like in the OP will save you...lesson learned I guess.)

I have been using ICU Config. for a few years now with Multiple monitors , not perfect if you have differing sizes but it works pretty well https://funk.eu/icu-icon-configuration-utility/

Hi Rich , good to see a familiar face ..... it wasn't quite the End of the World , just felt like it without Internet, (so no Chief) Cable, etc but thankfully that Project is finished, but now I feel like I need to learn Chief again Here's hoping the Workload is better in 2017 and keeps me in Town ..... Ooops Apologies to MichaelB too .... fixed

Thanks for the Tip , not sure I should of but I renamed the X9 Toolbar Folder and Copied the Toolbar Folder from X7 into the X9 Folder and restarted X9 and My Custom Toolbars and their layout are back phew.... Only thing is now I am unsure what my Toolbars should have with the new features etc. in X9 and if they can display the new features?. P.S . Just found your YouTube Channel too Michael, (MichaelB for those who don't know yet) so thanks for putting those up as well. Perhaps put a link in your sig. ?

I was able to "Fix" the Drywall issue missing above for some quick Views for my Clients but it wouldn't help in a ConDocs situation ...... M.

I agree it is too strong , I usually turn Shadows etc off as it look more Un-natural with them on .... I am using my old Computer with a GTX 470 at the moment so that maybe part of the issue and why it is showing so strongly , though I think it is using current Nvidia Drivers.