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there are paint brushes with flexible handles too , you can bend to the shape needed and they hold that shape.... though I'm thinking it would need a whole new technique...

I think they are imported on the CAD, Default Layer , so check if that Layer is Displayed by default ( (Active)Display Layer Options) in whatever Set you are Using.

it should be I agree , add it as a Suggestion and i'll +1 it , I am surprised I don't see more request for it actually. the other thing missing is the Soffit Venting ( strip or otherwise ) M.

Don't think so , I don't ever remember seeing this in CA , I always add a few Cross boxes and lines to Section views , but I guess you could do it manually. of course I may be missing it too M.

+1 on Larry's advice And I don't know that DVD but the ASUS one I have (24F1ST) is the Nastiest, loudest one I have ever heard.

Because that is the Industry Standard in many parts of the World , any Builder knows to just Frame the RO to the next door size up so the one spec'd will fit in the RO. ie an 810mm Door's RO is 860mm . Doing Masonry walls it may well be different though.

They are doing server maintenance etc today , I saw in the announcements area , but when I checked the Library after the download for more details the Dal Tile Lib. wasn't there. edit : appears to be there now http://3dlibrary.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?r=site/detail/684

It looks like the error message mentions my File Graham , I guess you skipped reading Post # 136 Scott you should have it if you downloaded Graham's Texture file in post no# 165 too

I do it about once a week too ....Today Dal Tile was updated , we now have Mosaics and ONE Quartz lines too. ( was only Ceramic and Porcelain)

Thx for the extra info G. I have only played a bit with the General Contrast setting , not the Tone Mapping Contrast as I am not familiar it it's effects , I just saw Jintu recommend 60-62% Contrast in one of his posts a while back , possibly in the a Thread about Blender in the Chatroom?, when I tried it a while back. Actually the settings here are pretty good for Client views , are quick enough and nicer looking that the regular .jpg . As a test I opened the Shower door in the 3D view and with Jintu's settings (Photons etc) I stopped it after 12 mins as the angled glass looked like H*** and still wasn't half done. On a side note , when RTing, it pays to orientate my two brushed Stainless Textures to get the best look , eg the bathtub hand rail should be vertical as should the Towel warmer at the end of the room . M

hi Glenn , he is suggesting that you use the same technique, he used to do Fascia Mount Railings with a hidden Ramp , if you look at those videos you'll get it , just be sure to turn on the Layer 'Z' to see them in his Plan. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/5306-deck-railing-post-fascia-mount-tip/

Thx G . As a test I ran it at 1920x1080 (x300ppi) since that is my monitor/TV size standard settings was 6.23 so about 55% longer (3:54) (the settings we are using seem to be Jintu's Exterior ones) with Jintu's Interior Settings at 1920 x1080 (see attached) it was 12.37 as he uses Photons and Caustics on , he also recommends a slightly yellow/orange light , which looks good in this case due to the Cedar interior. I assume if I did 20 passes as he suggests, it would look really good...not quite so "muddy" Ray Trace Notes from Forum Raytrace Settings-Forum Notes.pdf

Graham , Are the settings you posted on Page 6 Jintu's recommended one's by chance? they seem familiar , I think he liked 60-62% contrast on the Tone Mapping too, which I happen to like too, looks a little "sharper". For some reason even when I make a new RT Profile it never seems to "save" for the next time I play with RTing , or are they only saved per plan perhaps? 10 passes with your settings: Run 1 was 6 of 8 cores and was 4:12 Run 2 was 8 or 8 cores and was 3:54 that's on an old overclocked i7-950. , so is actually better than I thought compared to some hardware here. My 2nd Comp. has a q6600 actually which used to OC just fine but these days I use it for Office Work so it's back on standard settings as those 775 motherboards are hard to find now at a reasonable price.

Thanks Graham ..did not realise that plan was so heavy on textures , but once I unzipped both files to the same folder , there are no more error messages and I do see differences in the Camera View like the Picture over the Bathtub. dried plants in the Vase and the Towels etc. ***It looks like once CA loads the textures once , it "has them" , I ran the plan file from post #162 above again and it loads fine too now . ( I did close CA and reopen in between)

Hi Graham , you only zipped the Plan file , you actually need to do a Backup Entire Plan from the file menu, and then zip that Folder, this Plan is full of missing textures too. Thanks again.

Thx Graham , I wanted to play a bit with this RT and it's settings . more for the Image then as a performance comparison, but wanted to play comparing Apples to Apples. M.

Did you repost the Riverstone Plan you mentioned on page 7 Graham ? or is the Plan you posted a few pages back Ok after all? M.

Must be the Client class I deal with Jon I just throw them in the bottom of the Closet.... but you can resize and drag into a cabinet .

Thanks Dan and others I Finally figured it out ... I had already put the macro into my Default Label for Windows but none of the Labels changed. I was expecting it to change on ALL the windows as it was a Default , but I guess Labels are not Dynamic in this regard ?, so as all the Windows were already placed in the plan nothing changed, but I have updated each label manually now , and I have now also updated my Metric Template , so I should be good from now on... Thanks again all. Mick.

Two Gems in one day , thanks again .....think this is what Scott calls a Nugget isn't it my learning for today...

There is an angled Shelf and other items like Rods in the Closet Accessories Library>Hardware and other Items like Cubbies (cubes) in the Cabinet Specialty Storage Library too. @ Jon ...very nice...

Nice - didn't know you could do that , thanks for another Tip Joe.

Also the Knowledge Base...as long as I have had the software I didn't realise the (D) meant Dynamic Default , not just Default but this KBA about the new Set Default Tool gave me the ah-huh moment http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00437/

Like Joe I thought things like Sashes which have Dynamic Defaults (D) changed on all windows if the Default window was changed ...No?

not sure it works for that Scott but if applicable it shows on the end of the Edit Toolbar ----gear wrench with a + sign