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Is WALL STYLE an X6 setting? (vs Wall Type) I thought if I changed the wall type after it was drawn as a deck railing , it would change to the new defined wall type but it didn't,in either case of a deck in my play plan above, the rim joist etc stayed as it was, is there another setting to check? M.

As noted checking winders in my above play-plan made no difference... for plan view the standard square stair and some CAD lines may have to suffice , but you maybe right Glenn may know....

Nice advice Curt.... that Ash does look good too Scott...wouldn't you lose your railing if you did that? and a wall would build?

Tommy's pic is right but with the 580 40% should be fine... I am guessing the laptop CPU maybe holding things back rather than the GPU. setting it to zero does help slightly with the redraw speed, it just makes any thing angled or curved more "jaggy" until you do a final view. not sure if X6 works differently or not as far as using hardware AA etc....

a workaround for that one corner ,if you only need it for a few views ? , you can pull the side of the stairs thru the wall in plan view , it may appear on the inside too? though is probably buried in the foundation depending on design, but looks right in a 3d view . It doesn't work so well if you need multiple angles stairs though as the don't "recognise " each other and join up. And of course plan view doesn't look right either.... edit: I had done this in the past but just had a quick play , and with a closed stair and railings turned off it works fine.... nothing on the inside ,so the gotcha is what plan view looks like. M.

there is a KB article on flat roofs I saw a while back, might help..... here it is... http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00295/34/Chief-Architect/Roofs/Creating-a-Flat-Parapet-Roof.html

I'm all for another video ,just figured DSH would like to at least get a round of Golf out of it

Pro has Polylines and you can convert to slab/countertops etc , not sure about interiors , so a soffit with a tile material assigned works well.

You're a cheap, but nice Troll DSH ,unless your charge out is per 5 mins ? ...

if the cpu is maxed at 100% while rendering , it would seem unresponsive to the cancel button..., just a thought.

It aint just Texas ,anywhere considered an earthquake zone in particular is the same from my experience .... here we have geotech/ foundation/structural(framing)/Air/trusses etc. too depending on the project. M.

Generally the stem wall Foundation is stepped to follow the terrain but 10"-12" above to meet code requirements,( 8" to bottom of siding here) and the slab is inside the stem walls not sitting on top of them .... The Slab will be 6" + above "grade", as at least here, you need a 4" step down at the entry with a drainage pit so the basement cant flood during heavy rain. M.

Nice ... your hired ! ........... be sure to put that model on the symbols Forum .... M.

Pro has Transform/replicate for sure , not sure about Pt to Pt Resize though HomeTalk is here https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/forum/5-qa/

yep sorry the (8ft?) in brackets was for the other post I made, where they had a 16ft garage/warehouse , you need to set the heights to whatever you need them to be eg 12ft 1st floor, 10ft second floor for a 22' building ,though you may need to play with it some depending on floor thicknesses etc if the building height needs to be exact... M.

Oh... it is a laptop by the looks......posting ALL pertinent info does help switching to the 580 should do it , though unsure why other titles are running smoother unless they automatically use the 580. I changed back to Nvidia 314.09 Drivers from the latest which cured other problems I had... once you reset the card /drivers check that the 3d setting Perry posted in the other Thread are active/still setup for CA X1 M.

not sure about the Bent Metal options but build it as 2 storeys then use invisible railings or walls to define the 1st floor "rooms" and then select the other area and define it as "open to below" ,(same as you would for a mezzanine floor or open landing basically) from another post on HT: mezzanine floor make the 1st floor (8ft?) , setup your bathroom, then add another (8ft) floor on top, turn on reference display and make an invisible wall along the edge of the bathroom wall/area then you can select the area where there should be no floor and on the room dbx specify it as "open below" here is a KB Article that might help http://www.homedesignersoftware.com/...icle/KB-00210/

I can't open the plan , no X6, but did you post the right one? cos the pic in Gerry's Post looks nothing like the house in your sketch in the 1st post , hmmmmm maybe mirror image perhaps? there is a second hip on the 2nd floor where it should be a gable and a small shed roof by the looks , and the windows look low so perhaps your ceiling height is incorrect ( or roof pitch)

That's true Perry ...Shadows are a killer for quick 3d views ,I rarely use them as I still have the GTX 470 and mostly use Vector view , to check out how things are going. The 580 is older but it isn't X6 he is trying to run ,it should kill in X1 no problem ,he hasn't mentioned the OS he is using X1 with , that maybe part of the issue too. M.

There is a thread on NVidia settings I asked about a few months ago to help with CA and its speed....worth a try.... I actually downgraded my Nvidia drivers to an older version for better speed too.... ie latest my not be fastest esp. for older Hardware like my GTX 470 https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/321-nvidia-driver-settings/?hl=%2Bnvidia+%2Bdrivers

did you just change cards ? , if you didn't clean the AMD drivers out of the computer properly before installing the GTX580 there may be a driver conflict happening , I have seen this issue before when swapping cards. Try a program like Driver Sweeper , and reinstall the latest Nvidia drivers http://www.guru3d.com/content_page/guru3d_driver_sweeper.html edit actually this is their newer program now http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/display_driver_uninstaller_download.html M.

They have HD Interiors 2015 , not sure it has that tool ,using the cabinet soffit works well though. M.

Was not aware of the Skype Sales/CS Desk , thanks for the heads up. M.

Ozgur is in Turkey by the look of it , so no free 1-800 no# to Idaho for him I thought it was $50 and $400 too , there is an article I read in the knowledge base I read recently about it..... that's a healthy upcharge but I guess too many have been "cheating" the system, will make people think about extra licenses a lot more if it can't be resold for a reasonable amount if needed/wanted.

Use the cabinet soffit tool and make the material in the DBX your tile choice and thickness etc , you'll need to play around with it in 3d/2d views to position it against the wall, leaving it 1" thick at 1st may make it easier to position then set the final thickness when in place. M.