Kbird1

Hi Ross , I still have X8 on here too , so I had a quick look , I'm no expert but.... You have the foundation set as a monolithic Slab? , so I changed it to a Basement foundation wall type at 104" since the lot slopes minimum 6 feet as a quick fix for views, if there is no basement you could step the foundation too. I had to change the Terrain Perimeter specs as the height wasn't correct after that , I unchecked automatic for the building Pad and set it myself at 18" And then a Elevation line at 0" at the Front building line and One set at -72" at the rear building line is pretty much all that is needed for this type of slope. I then messed with your pads and the Pool heights to make it work..... Also noticed your 2nd floor doesn't line up with the 1st floor , you can see the line in the saved Camera views. M. DECKOFFPATIO_KB.plan

The 2nd file Chris uploaded is 3 different Faces for the Fireplace ..ie different colours / flames etc so there are actually 4 files total the Fronts are in a Folder unsurprisingly called .....Fireplace Fronts .....

It appears to be a 1/2 Hip Roof but also with a Prow shaped Overhang. this may help : https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00359/automatically-building-the-basic-roof-styles.html#Half or This https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00736/generating-a-half-hip-roof-automatically.html I'm not sure what product you are using as you havent filled in your Signature

Not in the past No , but these days they are selling individual Libraries now even to the HD Line of Products Users..... but perhaps it's not an issue not sure ...

One Idea might be to start a thread on Hometalk as their Libraries a somewhat more limited and someone may need a certain Symbol ? as they can not make symbols, and pointing out some Freebies here may garner you some other Orders too?.... just not sure if CA allows competition And thanks in advance for anything I nab on the Symbols Forum

HI Robert.....If you download the Hillside Plan you actually get the sample Colours in the 1st PDF to add to your Library Too...

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.