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Theirs may not be done in Chief? ie it maybe Twin Motion or Lumion , but there are several People here with Good Tips, and Steve H. is happy to share his files , this is one of His Posts" https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/37566-twinmotion-better-grass-and-rendering-made-easy/ I suggest you do you Forum Signature as advice can be Version specific too..... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/18908-signature-here-at-chief-talk/?tab=comments#comment-155662 M.

The KB ( KnowledgeBase) is a good place to look for quick Tips like this......... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00059/inserting-multiple-appliances-into-a-single-cabinet.html M.

Perhaps do your Forum Signature as the Version of Chief you use may have different answers.... and make sure you have loaded the Full Core Library, as that's where they are. M.

I'd probably just let Autobuild do the Main Gabled roof rectangle and then turn off Autobuild and break/move the Walls under the roof planes as a starting point. M.

The Alcove setting and the Wall > Roof >extend Roof down Setting will handle some of that , but from the photo I'd say this might be a bit much for Auto Build to Handle and it maybe quicker manually M.

I have it set at 30 and find it rarely bothers me but as you mention YMMV on this. I have never worked out why sometimes it will open explorer ( as expected) and other times nothing happens. M.

Should work well , but check NotebookCheck for Reviews https://www.notebookcheck.net/ Check the weight as well as 18" is a very large Laptop. M.

Chief has some Standard "Starter Details*" , in the CAD Block Library , they may not be applicable Code Wise to your Locale though, but will give you an idea on what is needed. *Those Details can be "unblocked" and altered as needed , just remember everything in Chief is true size (1:1) and not scaled until you send it to Layout. M.

It's always been this way as far as I know, the Insul. Fill is a "Special Fill" from what I've read previously and only works in Chief's rectangular / square Insul. Boxes. I usually make a copy and make it shorter and rotate parallel to the roof plane, it's bit messy looking but when it's all you've got.... I guess if you really needed them you could Drawn them , and save to the library , but you would need a block for each pitch. M.

Hard to tell without the Plan but a guess in this case would be that your 1st roof Planes are stopping the Walls from building higher at the 2 storey building. pull them both back away from the building and check 3D to confirm M.

Refraction is on by Default , but is in the Render Technique Tab, not the Camera tab and can effect the way Glass reflects or doesn't , so is handy in some case where the camera is seeing too much reflection and is detracting from the intended view..

That particular Screen Material is actually a Linen from the Fabric Library, if you do a Forum search of Window Screen you should find several Materials that people have uploaded for screen porches. M.

The symbol is not on that "special layer" only Chief's Cross Section Lines, it adds to the Edges of all Objects. You can't turn a Symbol back into into 3D Solids, Generally you would block the 3D Solids into an Arch. Block and Save it to the User Library and drop it into each plan, and them explode the Block and adjust sizes if needed. M.

Hi , please post screen Grabs (pics) direct to the Forum Post not PDFs you'll get more Answers and people don't have to download anything from an "unknown source" My guess is that by the sound of it you have toggled OFF the Auto Regeneration of the Deck, which is on the Deck Room's Deck Tab , the Layers are on but there is nothing to display as you have told Chief not to generate the framing etc. M.

I think Glenn might be right if it's at all wall junctions...... M.

I thought you may have, all views in Chief are really 3D Cameras, and symbols are only a group of 1 pixel thick "Faces" not Fully solid, which tend not to show well in cross sections. To make the 3D Views look like 2D, such as in Cross sections Chief adds Cross Section Lines to the Edges of Objects, they are put on their own Layer and that layer is one of Chief's Layers that is locked by Default. Chief does not ( can't?) do this for Symbols which is the difference I believe. M.

Is the mask exactly the same color as the Column color? ( see below too ) Maybe a new PDF bug, which seem to popup with each new version if the different CAD Blocks are on totally different Drawing Group Layers ( levels?) You may need to send it in so TS can look at it. M.

Your Digital Locker should always allow the latest download, but assuming you haven't turned it off the Program checks every time it starts ( once a day?) M.

This can / will happen if the Object has been turned into a Symbol already ? rather than leaving the Object as a 3D Solid. M.

There is no room floor finish layer you'd have to turn of the Room Layer in Plan View. This can have side effects in some views (eg 3D views) other than Plan View though and it is generally best left on. If this is your SOP then using the Room Polyline Tool and adding a fill to it may work better as you can then add each one to a for eg. Rooms, Color Fills Layer, you can turn on and off as needed. M.

Chief doesn't snap the Layout Box directly to the CAD BOX of a detail (or any view/object it seems), so I usually use my own CAD_Alignment Lines (Layer) and a CAD Grid of Dashed Lines (in Orange) in My Layout Template where needed to quickly Center Details and 3D Images etc on those pages and then bump them around as needed with bumps set to 1/32" for lining up the Floor surface CAD lines etc . as you can see at that stage I also make my Layout Box Borders Orange as well...... I don't use or display Layout Box Border typically, so both Layer are just turned off before Printing. M.

chief used to have tin Ceiling panels in a Bonus Library IIRC , I am not sure if it was available in X13 or not though? M.

Check the Column's DBX Tabs it maybe set to stop at walls ? You should however be able to move it into the Wall with the Ctrl Key held down ( disables bumping ) M.

I forgot to mention that if looking at the Lenovo's if you aren't already a Pro Member (Businesses) on Lenovo it is worth signing up before purchase for the offered discount and 2 week longer return period. (45 instead of 30 days) , you will also get Reward Points foe me it was enough for a Laptop bag and and extra 65w GaN Charger. M.

Yes, that's why i have one too, but my main use case is in the Office, where i also have a triple monitor setup. I have just talked to many people who don't really need a laptop, and budget wise they can get a better desktop for the same money or less. M.