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Best to do your signature......... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/18908-signature-here-at-chief-talk/?tab=comments#comment-155662

You only have 8 lights turned on in the Camera.....try 200.... with the Default Light Set , not Automatic with 2 levels as well Looks like you PBR Setting are low too , try .35 for exposure and 30 for brightness as well..... and with PBR make sure you have a foundation as well as a Roof or an Extra Floor above to help control the lighting engine in X14, and also remove any colored background eg trees as it will cause color bleed into the view ( ie green cast if trees). Mick

Or use an Arched Roof Plane to Control just a Wall making it look like the Wall's Cap. ( this may not be the OP's situation though , just saying it works... ) M.

My guess with this plan is that you have an Invisible Wall (room divider) there but you can't see it as you have turned the Walls, Invisible layer OFF , I'd suggest you always leave it on while working , turning it off for Condocs....

Same here , it's easy to Rotate the Terrain to the house later , Chief assumes the front of the house is at the bottom of the screen, but that's not set in stone depending on the design. M.

HD Pro 2023 now allows 5 Layout Pages per Layout..... M.

Live Cameras? make sure the Layerset Colors are all set to black..... also try sending to Layout as Plot lines instead , it is still the preferred look for many. Mick.

There are quite a few Free Videos on Roofs and also a lot of info in the KB in the form of Short Tutorials on Roofs , I always let Auto do it's thing 1st, get it as close as possible on Auto and in a 3D Camera do a check ( select Wall change directive as needed), then turn off AutoBuild and finish it up. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/playlists/95/roofs.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/category/34/roofs.html Mick.

You should consider using Auto Build for Roofs , it will generally get you 65-85% of the Way there and then turn it off and make your Changes/fixes as needed. It is worth setting up the RWDs ( Roof Wall Directives ) and any pitches not at the default Auto Build pitch as needed 1st though....

Consider Pixplant , it is also budget friendly and now does PBR Materials along with seamless textures..... M.

Good news , thanks for reporting back.... Mick.

Yeah it absurd what some downvote for lately...use the Post Report button , I have to let the Mods know they need to look into this practice.....

Hi Jay, what do you mean by "Tag" a Room? A Schedule Number? I think there have been Threads on Room Number before , so try a Forum Search. Mick.

One of the unmentioned updates in X14 is that the GUI / Interface now FULLY follows your Windows/Mac Font Settings, whereas previously the menus etc used a fixed Font size I also noticed this immediately. And pls...... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/18908-signature-here-at-chief-talk/?tab=comments#comment-155662 Mick.

Would of been my suggestion as well , things can get hard/crazy to work with when the Main Floor is not at 0" Mick.

Over the years this has seemed like one of those "bugs" that comes and goes with different versions , or is worse in some than Others , but what the cause is I am sure. M.

I also find this to be true whether Cross Sections , Elevations, or Wall elevation Cameras.... the View looks empty when Opened, so I have to hit Fill window frequently.

Have not tried it but this should work , you should be able to make a SVP where the proposed plan has the new Terrain Off in 3D etc and the Existing is showing with the Ref. display on if you put the Existing Terrain on it's own new Layer etc. Mick.

I find Reflect About ( CAD LINE usually ) works well when CA has this Issue, starting with the Roof Hole, then Walls, Roof Planes etc... The original pics makes it look like a Ceiling plane height issue , and I have seen similar in the past.... for some reason multiple Dormers seems to Trip CA up at times and I have started using Reflect About from the get go for more consistent result. Mick.

Make the Plan you have the As-Built/Existing , then do a File > Save-As..... Proposed Plan and model the desired Terrain in it. you should then be able to use Reference Display Option with the As-Built to see each in 3D etc..... this assume a recent Version of Chief , which is why you are asked to fill in your Signature..... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/5435/using-the-reference-display.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/5537/what-s-new-in-x14-presentation-features.html Mick

I typically do this for the horrible plans that come from Canvas I am given.......... Open one of your Preferred Plans ( your Template if you have one ) and Export everything available to a Known Backup folder for reuse... eg : C:\Documents\Chief Architect Premier X14 Data\Backups also save a copy for your Preferred Plan into this same folder , so you can import Saved Plan Views (SPVs) and Defaults ( not Default Sets) too from it. Export : Default Sets ( Annotation Sets in old-speak) Layersets Wall Definitions ( may not be needed ) Note Types On Import in to the Provided Plan make sure to Overwrite/Replace etc in each case.... Then Import the SVPs from the Preferred Plan, followed by the Defaults Mick.

Pixplant have been Updated ( 3.0 > 5.0 , no version 4 ) and now also does PBR Materials. For those with Version 3 already there is an upgrade option which cost $23 for the Freelancer Version ( available for 1 Person Businesses. ) FreeLancer otherwise is $39. https://www.pixplant.com/purchase.php?version=5.0.43&pid=10&plat=win&type=eval Support+ Tutorials https://www.pixplant.com/support.php Free Trial here too: https://www.pixplant.com/download.php Mick.

Yes as CS said , the problem is they can signup and start posting immediately, and seemingly with no limit. AFAIK Guests cannot post, you need to be a Member which is pretty much how all Forums work. Every who buys a Chief Product should be required to Sign In at least once, since it's needed for their Digital Locker and setup an ID with a Auto Product link in the SIG or under the Avatar , which would help with Support on both ChiefTalk and HomeTalk and has been an Issue for 10-15yrs? since I've been around too. M.

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Well this user joined 5 mins ago and is already posting SPAM .... ( took me 2 mins to ready this thread.... ) that kind of thing could be stopped... they have also hit two other Forums as well in the last few minutes...