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The Asus Laptop in my sig. was only available with 16GB when i got it , but I knew I could change it out if really needed myself ( unlike some Macs.) but have not found any real difference in Chief on it compared to my Desktop which has 32GB in the Day to Day work ......I am however , unlike many I work with, one of those that has 20 - 40 or more Chrome Tabs open at once cos they never close anything..... and that will eat Ram like crazy , especially Chrome..... If I remember right Mark @MarkMc did some testing last year on this ....but if budget is no concern go 32GB for sure.... Mick.

Good place to start is always the KnowledgeBase ( KB) .............. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00119/automatically-creating-a-saltbox-roof.html Mick.

Just right Click the Catalog in the Library and >Delete Catalog

Try deleting bad folders and redownload the X14 Libraries, my guess would be you have deleted some folders eg old Versions' Data Folders and chief can no longer find them. Mick.

That's what 1/2 the Thread is about starting at Post #6 ...and it worked *** I have also since posting in this thread found Chief's Block is it is available in some of Chief's Sample Plans in the Gallery , eg Nashville. Austin etc ( Select > copy to your Library.) and also in the Chief Challenge Plan at the link below..... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/27760-free-webinar-lighting-and-electrical-plans-ceu-credit-eligible/?tab=comments#comment-222400 M.

Chief's Auto Tray Ceilings do not interact well with Room Dividers , and in this case the Room Divider appears to be invisible , so it is best to use the Old Method of a Polyline Solid ( called 3D solid now in X14) instead for the dropped Ceiling areas. This is the OLD KB Article.......... Ceiling_Creating-a-trey-or-coffered-ceiling-using-polyline-solids.pdf The new Way...........Ceilings_2021_creating-a-tray-ceiling.pdf Mick.

Did you Build the new Walls' Framing as well? and make sure Framing, Wall (layer) is on in the Camera View? Mick.

Post 5 appears to be an Elevation View , not sure what Settings though as it appears Color is on on the Right toolbar but is greyed out? even though it appears to be in Standard View not Vector View which may also be an Issue ...this is something I have seen happen with several of my clients before, and may need resetting in the Camera Type Defaults ie to open Vector View automatically for Elevations. M.

possibly as when I try looking at some of your Images above in Edge this is what I see.....

Well assuming this is Plan View and that is your 12x12 Ref. Grid in the background ? 5" may make more sense possibly, STD 1/4 text in Chief is 6" .... Mick.

Change the 8 to 200 in your Plan Defaults as it doesn't happen to me that I remember...... but I have my defaults Set in my Templates to 200 as well. Mick.

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.