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If you have left the number of Lights allowed to be a maximum of 20 , (default) you may lose some as the rope light it has a light every 3" (75mm) so you soon go through 20 "lights". try setting it to 200-300 instead ..... Put this in your plan templates under camera defaults so you don't need to do it for every camera in the future too.

Thanks for posting further about your Journey with TM 2023 (?) , I'm still playing catchup though and haven't gotten to your videos yet. So you updated your Background Files ? just wondering if the links above all lead to the same File? I looked at Materialize last year but never played much with it as I also have been using PixPlant Freelancer (now version 5), for a few years ( since V.3) The freelancer version is the full version they just charge $39 for it is you are a single User / One man band operation for it. the is also a free Trial version if you want to try it as it can make seamless textures and all the Maps ( AO,Normal,Roughness,Metal,dispalcement etc.) easier if you don't have other software. https://www.pixplant.com/ or https://www.pixplant.com/purchase.php M.

No need to worry there you can download the Mac or Windows version right in your digital locker, the software is OS agnostic and almost identical in use. This was posted Thurs. about the Macs.... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/36468-best-laptop-for-chief-architect-x14-for-2022/?do=findComment&comment=285040 M.

C'mon , are you telling me after all this time here you didn't know you had to learn Chief's names for everything ? M.

Just be aware that will change it through-out the Plan for any layer / object using the Default Label Style.... M.

It shouldn't be an Issue as far as I know , but one thing I have found especially with Exteriors, is it's best NOT to use the AUTOMATIC (Default) Light Set. Make your Own Light Set and Only have On the Lighting needed , as you may have also exceeded your Number of lights Limit if ALL the interior Lights are still on too. ( 20 by Default Limit , I set 200-300 in my Template ) M.

This seems to have become more of an issue in X14 vs previously , even in plan view, but Chris's solution should work , if matching the stair and landing railings doesn't help ( you may have already checked/tried that ) M.

I think that Suggestion has been made , but currently I don't think it's doable ? M.

I guess that explains the Price increase come Jan. 9th, - they need a couple more good MAC developers , though things aren't all good on the PC side either when it comes to RTRT Crashes either.... One advantage of upgrading renewing your SSA NOW, is that you will beat the Jan.9th change to the new Subscription model, which effectively triples the annual cost of SSA , and you'll be grandfathered in at the current cost.

Call Chief tomorrow and confirm but the MAC version of X13 did not Support GPU Raytracing AFAIR , however I think X14 now natively supports the MAC OS on M1 Macs, but I am not a Mac Person hence please call Support tomorrow and confirm, as I am not sure if native MAC M1 support includes GPU Ray tracing. Ryan may know he's a MAC User , let me tag him....... @rgardner new in X14 PDF.............x14-new-features.pdf Support Phone Numbers Chief Architect Support: 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Pacific United States 208-292-3399 Australia 02-8006-6851 United Kingdom 020-3286-5716 Sales / Customer Service:7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Pacific Phone 208-292-3400

The reason I mentioned sending it in is that I don't think this should happen and probably a Developer should look into why.... They can't fix weird anomalies like this if they don't get shown examples.... M.

I'd send it into TS for a look , I don't think it is you after a quick look , however the Garage Wall should not run right through to the Corner, it should be broken at the interior corner by the front Door.

If you allowed a "Migration" on upgrading to X14 it will bring over your Old Libraries , toolbars etc but you can run the Library Update and anything you already have installed should be updated to the latest x14 Version. And yes you can download ALL the Libraries' , 400+ now to your External USB Drive, but they do still need to be Installed into Chief. This will save Room on your Computer's Hard-Drive (SSD) storage space .. not the Ram. These Days Chief's Library is pretty efficient and there is no need to install only those Libraries you really need to keep it speedy , you can install as many as needed. I have a PDF List of libraries as of Sept 15th over here : https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/31252-list-of-x14-currently-available-libraries-as-at-sept-15th-2022/

Chief Currently has All there Specialty Libraries available from not only this year but years gone by if you want to grab them... eg : https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/37568-limited-edition-catalog-new-year-traditions/?tab=comments#comment-284934 Look Under Specialty/Other/Misc category CHIEF LIBRARY LINK : M.

This would be the best solution - I would duplicate it in my Template so it always there ie a 2nd Framing,Bearing lines Layer with a dedicated Text Style, done once and just switch when needed for individual Lines, I do the same For Room Labels for example ie Closet labels need to be smaller. M.

If you are having to use -3 (/12) for the pitch the Roof to make it look right ? the roof plane is facing backwards - ie drawn in the wrong direction..., in Plan view single click the roof plane grab the triangle and spin it 180° , then set the pitch back to 3/12. You could also just Use the ceiling plane tool in the 95" high bathroom , to show the slope above the mirror. Clg Planes draw the same as roof planes.... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/10149/where-to-draw-a-custom-ceiling-plane-inside-or-outside-of-the-room-s-wall.html M.

Cheers ! M.

Oh happy and easy to do, ( C&P to Word > Save as PDF )..... I like to keep instructions in the Folder with the files I download, in case it's months till I get back too it ... and can't find the post anymore Feel free to put a Copy in your 1st Post if you like, you can edit the OP if you're not aware? and add your new instructions post and pics all in the 1st post for someone to find in the future and then delete the other posts to clean it up.... I can delete mine too.... Mick.

This is what I do now... maybe I learnt it from you M.

Thanks again Steve ...... Here is your Starter Kit Instructions in PDF for Others too..... Updated PDF : TwinMotion Starter Kit.pdf All Thanks / Credit to Steve..... Mick.

Just copy/paste the posts above to the Tips Section under 1 Heading which you can update as you learn etc. * You might need to underline the part about putting the Grade folder into the same folder as the TM files, not the files in the Grade Folder as some of us didn't read that part well Downloaded the latest TM 2023.1 to have a play later, it seems your Epic TM account lets you login to SketchFab now too with your Epic Login ( got an auto email, not long a the latest TM finished downloading ) M. Steve's Starter Kit Instructions in PDF Format...... TwinMotion Starter Kit.pdf

In X14 you can make a WallType with a Single Top Plate (STP) but Chief uses the Default of two set in the Framing Defaults.

Haven't yet , been some time since I played with TM , but this might give me a head start if I find some time to play. It is a pity Chief didn't adopt the UE5 Engine as TM looks pretty good these days..... * you might want to copy these Posts to the Tips Forum , instead of leaving them buried here in a Grass thread .... hopefully others will add other Tips and Templates too then. M.

Somewhere on the Symbols Forum there is a 40' Container someone posted a few years ago..... try a search there as CS is correct. M. found a 20' one here : https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/9767-container_20-ft/?tab=comments#comment-85231 and 40' one here : https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/19151-container-swimming-pool/?do=findComment&comment=157296

Smile of the day right there Oh and On Topic , I believe Michael is right , check your layer text settings.... M.