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No he meant for you to close the plan in Chief before you attach it to a post or the Forum won't be able to upload it as Chief Locks the File when it is open. If the Plan File is over 14mb , you'll also need to Zip the file to upload it. M

Symbols are not Solids but a group of "Faces" creating a Hollow box , so they don't usually show well in a Section View , you'd need to be looking at the end of the "symbol" not cutting through it . So perhaps a 6" section placed in front of the camera so the end is visible? M.

True the Number is more for easy identification I guess, but several Cabinet Companies I deal with require their Delivery Contractors to deliver the Cabinets to the Room they Go in , ( so the Installer is ready to go when he arrives ) , so I have been using Floor/Room/Number etc recently, but maybe there is a better way to do it ? M.

Are you saying the Number Column is not considered for sort now? ( ever?) maybe that is what I was noticing recently? M.

I had thought previously that the 1st column in the schedule controlled the Sort eg one Client likes them sorted by Room , then Number but in X14 I have been wondering if the 1st Column is now still the Controlling Column? but have been too busy to look into it more... M.

I too tend to use Material Regions for Tile these days , but the Old workaround was to tuck a 3/4" deep base cabinet behind the Range and use it's backsplash. M.

sounds and looks like the door is not sitting on the floor 100% ie 0" AFF. M.

It maybe a File Permissions Issue too? are you working off you local HDD or directly off a Cloud Account like iCloud or Dropbox? M.

If you don't need the black "shadow" behind the 2x2 Slats , just delete the black layer from the Wall Definition. Mick.

Better to provide the .plan file if possible..... , zip the plan with Chief closed to get under the 14mb Forum limit if needed. I think you are using Dan's Templates looking at the Pics , so may not want to Post the Plan file, but my guess is the Schedule Columns have been renamed from their true name at some point so you are seeing the wrong info in the column named Description.......Delete the Columns in the current schedule and re-add them perhaps so everything is at Default. OR perhaps the Description Field in the OIP has the View-Name Macro in it? M.

Were they asking for it to be "marked" as Treated ( auto-checkbox) or for the Material to actually change and appear in 3D as Treated automatically too? (Sorry was not at the Academy.) Mick.

Talk to tech Support , but my guess is it is related to the sysprepping..... as it appears you have a GPU mismatch? 9/8/2022 7:38:22 AM 139.224259 Setting up menu ID: NoWindowsMenuBar 9/8/2022 7:38:22 AM 139.224988 Initializing recent files 9/8/2022 7:38:22 AM 139.243308 Finished setting up menus 9/8/2022 7:38:22 AM 139.257228 Setting up menu ID: NoWindowsMenuBar 9/8/2022 7:38:22 AM 139.258157 Finished setting up menus 9/8/2022 7:38:22 AM 139.494837 Primary display device vendor does not match GPU Vendor. Searching for adapters with matching vendors. 9/8/2022 7:38:26 AM 143.290714 Loaded template 9/8/2022 7:38:26 AM 143.291354 C:/Users/shsmap/Documents/Chief Architect Premier X13 Data/Templates/Residential Template.plan9/8/2022 7:38:26 AM 143.291796 9/8/2022 7:38:27 AM 143.888456 Initializing library browser 9/8/2022 7:38:27 AM 143.931646 Setting up menu ID: PlanMenuBar 9/8/2022 7:38:27 AM 143.933000 Finished setting up menus 9/8/2022 7:38:28 AM 145.421504 C:\p4sync\dev\Releases\23\chief\CACommon\Thread\ThreadManager.cpp(261): Error #272032711 "An error occurred. Report this issue with steps to reproduce." 9/8/2022 7:38:28 AM Build: 23.4.1.8x649/8/2022 7:38:28 AM 145.422685

Have not run into this myself , but someone also reported this last week , so hopefully Tech. Support has a known remedy for you. M.

Personally I don't let them Cut the Parent Wall and just use the Tile (thickness) itself so they sit on the Drywall and don't show unneeded layers in a Chief 3D view like Thinset or the Backerboard at the edges , which is common at Showers etc. M

Did Glen's Advice help you out? that would of been my 1st guess the 2nd being you don't have wall framing turned on in the Camera View. *Update...seems to still work fine in a quick test plan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Slat Wall Test.plan Mick.

One thing you could do to make your Tile Work look more "Real" is learn the Use of (Wall) Material Regions , instead of using "Painted" on tile on the Drywall , Broken Walls or even Wall Coverings, as Material Regions can add thickness and thus more "depth" and also be shaped in elevation like any CAD Polyline. They also work well for Bands and Stripes, set them 1/16th thicker than the field tile so they show through.... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-02929/using-material-regions.html Mick.

The Image Export Function of Chief apparently has an undocumented De-Noiser built in , which is partially why Rob's images are much Cleaner than yours. Apparently that statement is now withdrawn ...see below Chief has just posted a PDF this afternoon on Rendering from the Academy last week here too : https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/36465-chief-academy-2022-recap-and-resources/?do=findComment&comment=277149 Mick. @Renerabbitt

If it is Rock Dash or similar try the Gravel or Pea Gravel fills in the Library instead of Sand, adjust the Scale once again as needed. M.

It's not a Line Style , it is a Pattern , change the spacing if 12" is too "light" for the number of Dots you want - try 6", then 3" etc , until it's how you want it.... M.

That's what we were trying to tell you to do up above....... add it..... use the Material Definition Tool ( looks like a Rainbow , top right usually ) click on the stucco material and on the Pattern Tab set the Pattern to Sand and a 12" spacing.... M.

I mostly use it now and again for turning them off so I can see better if the view is heavy on PATTERNS, eg Cedar Sidewall Shingles , Roofing etc M.

I guess I added it many moons ago? I've been using a custom toolbar for years..... as from your post it sounds like it is not normally there... M.

there are 2-3 places to do it and you may need to toggle more than 1 depending on what you have done....

looks like a nice high end laptop and should have no issues running Chief, did you talk to Support? Have you googled around for others with that model having issues?, maybe the issue isn't Chief or are all other 3D programs running fine? M.

Also what I did to my Stucco material , just make sure to space it out , quite a bit, or the elevations will look too dark and also slow Chief down possibly . *Add this Pattern to the Stucco material if not there already......... M.