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" but are the proportions correct? Does the design have proper massing, scale, balance....etc." I don't really want to make this thread any longer but I am unsure why certain people only think an Architect can know anything about these things ? wow.... On a Sidebar which is why I Posted really , is that the OP is disgusted in how this thread has gone on and on with the DIY/Designer Bashing and She is now worried about having to deal with Architect's..... So nice going..... M.

The plan file Landing-Stair Issue1.plan

Just like the other day here :https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/3422-railings-2nd-floor-railings-are-on-first-floor-help/ Thought we had found the answer "uncheck follow stairs" on horizontal floors/landings but I guess there is something else that can cause this fault too , I offered to look at another Users plan but ended up duplicating it simply, as a test to eliminate weird errors in the original plan, but got the same issue,so I will attach it for you guys to look at , probably missing another check box ? Landing setting? the stair Straight rails follow the stair fine, the landing rails fall to the ground without the "follow staircase" box , if its checked they join the staircase rail and shot up on the same angle..... thanks for your time... Mick Forum wont attach the plan so i'll post it separately sorry..... note to self ...close the Plan 1st, then attach

if its a Auto Bay window you may need to explode the Bay to resize the window 1st..... you may also need to check the option for "ignore casing " on resize in Defaults Plan and set the minimum separation smaller in Defaults Windows for less framing play with the setting in the Bay Window Options here: M

discounting the unfinished circular roof Bob ,what issues are you seeing? I see some wall problems at each end caused by roof plans protruding into the wall ,they need to be dragged back out to the outside of the exterior walls ie I pulled these two planes back out to fix the wall

Unfortunately the Intel Xeon 5150 is dual core only which is an issue for RTing , you could pick up another Xeon 5150 real cheap if you have a dual CPU MB like in this Dell 690 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHoCVHZJ1wM but may not be really worth it if an upgrade is due anyway this year at some point. M.

you posted this in the User Groups Forum Ted , I can't help but it might be best to repost over in the Q&A section here https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/forum/7-general-q-a/

had to find it manually the KB search kept locking up on that search term ....weird http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00930/18/Chief-Architect/Windows/Creating-Custom-Muntins.html

looks like the Hijacker is also adding advertising links Scott , the word Malware Blocker is underlined and the little symbol is to tell you you can jump to another page...... everytime someone clicks one of those or they redirect someone , they get paid by the advertiser , that's why they do it....... AvastFree has a browser Cleaner built in https://www.avast.com/en-us/free-mac-security M.

it would scott ,back to say Friday night.....everything since then would be gone, so you'll have to clean instead , try the uninstall program panel I linked to above,and perhaps install a permanent Virus / Malware blocker , or install the Virus detector and get it to clean the browser hijack as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efnXbn1nC4E http://guides.macrumors.com/Uninstalling_Applications_in_Mac_OS_X https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efnXbn1nC4E Hopefully a MAC guru will come online soon. M.

Like Larry I don't think you comp is that bad either.... that's why I asked, the OP doesn't state no# of lights, so its assumed ,has them all on by default ie all 168...... my 1st run was 24:00 too with Larry's settings 2passes 1:04 and with 10 passes 5:19

what settings though Rob? how many lights on? there are 160+ by default with Larry's (HumbleChief) settings above , 6 lights and the sun , I am at 1:04 it don't look so pretty but this is a speed test only.... M

use your Google Fu grasshopper https://www.google.ca/#q=uninstall%20program%20on%20mac

I have used Avastfree for 6-8 yrs , never been an issue for me , but the MAC must have an app/panel to uninstall programs and then uninstall PJS4.2 ( or whatever it was called)

looks like your browser has been hijacked , is there a Manage Addons under Tools on the mac ? sorry don't know mac either , you should be able to at least disable the addons in safari. I use the same programs as Dennis and / or the Free Avira Antivirus. M. Avast free is for the Mac too Scott https://www.avast.com/en-us/free-mac-security

did you try making the wall under the stair flush with the main wall instead of inset ? if a soffit ? I think Dennis is right...do manually The tread issue is probably a combination of the newel size and the tread overhang not being quite correct ie larger newel or less overhang should fix the glitch. M.

I think you need to redefine your Text style or use "Custom Text Style" and check the transparent radio button in Defaults>Dimensions>Dimension , seems to change existing dims as well when I just tried it....using the custom setting but see what others have to say I am no expert on text styles

if you used multiple copy like in the Tutorial you could accidently carry that setting over to the new areas too http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00082/160/Chief-Architect/Stairs/Creating-Stairs-with-Glass-or-Cable-Railings.html

Yes if it's not a staircase make sure you uncheck it , it will jump backup once both rails are unchecked.........you haven't made a panel with that set as the default or something have you? I don't see a falling issue with the interior stairs though they aren't connected to the upper landing ,perhaps you dragged it back playing since the plan doesn't look like the original image posted. M.

if they are manually railings and you draw them too close to the edge of the deck/landing/staircase they will "fall" to the next floor ,also on staircases you may need to use the "follow stairs" setting in the DBX ( your little toggle? ) M.

David: I believe that is why Dave had us use the Sample Riverview Plan and the already set Camera12 view to do the RayTrace from. Jon: thx , that make sense ... the resolution having a big impact , I haven't play with RT much so hoping to pick up a few tips from this thread and the other current on on Raytracing Settings. Edit: I tried your setting Jon but for 10.5 " (A4/Letter sheet) and left the lights as before (only 81,82 and Sun) and it is only using 1/2GB more Ram at 5.5GB but I may need to come back tomorrow with a time wow....13 mins and only 6% on pass1 so 15 lights might not get done ,i';d have to run it overnight..... so I am guess the no# of lights makes a big difference in the RAM used from these results. *** Edit 2 2 1/2 hours Jon for the 1st pass ! with 2 lights and the sun , for some reason the CPU dropped to 24% usage for the 2nd pass so I stopped it but am not sure everything was alright as I briefly saw Chief.exe show "not responding" in task manager monitor window just after the ray trace started. Mick

well that certainly made it quicker thx.... so just 81 and 82 and the sun on? just curious as my comp. isn't that new but has 4 cores so doing okay I guess ,all 4 were maxed (i7-950 @3.4) barely used 5GB of Ram though and I have seen Jon mention that 16GB isn't enough so he has 32GB , perhaps it is highly scene specific though?

jon's advice to turn off the lights made a huge difference ( assuming I set it up right ) , it went from 11.25 to 00.26 with only lights 81 and 82 on, is 81 and 82 only correct? or should Sun still be on? didn't make much difference either way since it was 00.27 with sun......but is pretty dark . whats the trick to quickly turn off/on the lights or do you need to just go thru all 168? M.

Nice Video Glenn , thanks I have seen the Library Browser "pulsing" too , usually happens when the Preview window is resized and I think too small to fit the current model ,it is fairly easy to reproduce, and usually a quick resize fixes it , it you close the window as it jitters it is usually there when you reopen the LB though.

I too think the Schedules and Materials List need a major Overhaul , a good Quantity Surveyor could help greatly there. M.