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Sounds like one camera has the samples CAPPED and the other is not , new cameras will have this off by default unless changed in the defaults.

Yes........ this is from your link last year...........

Like Rene I wondered if that was STD, PBR or PBR - RTRT too , those look like the right settings but I am not sure that is the camera used in the Image above? M.

They are also two totally different Raytrace Engines which is why they recommend setting lighting and Material definitions and properties for one or the other. M.

Timber Frame Trusses are easier to do with Solids in Chief but the drawback has been no reporting to the ML or Schedule however I think they changed that in X14 didn't they? would have to look into it more..... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/10109/quick-tip-timber-frame-truss.html

Hi Mark , it would appear none of the roof planes are joined properly in the Plan, eg. overlapping Valleys, etc. and the fascia's are not parallel to the walls etc, so you will typically see these small anomalies if you don't have a "Clean Model". In 3D a Ridge showing a ridge cap tells you visually you have a good join normally as they wont build otherwise, the "fishing rod" is another tell tale the ridge is not joined properly ( likely a piece of fascia or sheathing), my advice is to always start with Auto Roofs ( appears you went manual) which should get you 60-90% of the way there and then turn off Autobuild and make any corrections needed.

He is not referring to Rene's Approach to PBR RT's in particular, but in how Rene Uses and Interacts with Chief I believe........ not your average Users methodology M.

My Laptop has the 2070 Super and the final result is the same but it takes almost? twice as long as my 3080Ti ( 2min 7sec vs 1min 9sec.) on the same Scene in testing recently though it is a mobile Version of the 2070Super not the desktop version and uses about 1/4 of the wattage, ( 115w max vs 450w max) so not bad considering. ( No Offense meant R.) I don't think Rene's images are 60 Sec PBR RTRT's either, ie Open Camera, Boom, DONE, ..... or that he is using Chief's generic Materials, Lighting etc. I have no problem with that perse, you use the skills you have, and the Images are good, though I still see the "grain" on large flat surfaces like Walls and Ceilings, as I do in my own PBR RT's but the Grain is not on Rene, that is on the new Astral 3D Engine. Rene is highly proficient with Thea, Blender, TM etc and with making PBR Materials, along with Photoshop if I am not mistaken looking at the Images...... which is all to say the average everyday User of X13 or X14 is not going to get anywhere close to those images "off the cuff", as there is likely also substantial time put into lighting, material definitions/properties, etc, etc before the PBR Camera was ever opened. M.

If you are still on the Mini Mac in your signature Steve it can not use the new PBR - RTRT (Physically Based Rendering - Real Time Raytracing ) , it is not supported on the Mac as it uses DirectX12 and Nvidia/AMD RTX Series Cards, although you should have the original X12 PBR in X13 which has some downsides compared to the old CPU Raytracing especially on Glass surfaces but can't be beat for speed. PBR Render is highly dependent on Lighting , and the lighting/material properties, but it does not look good in CPU Raytracing usually due to the two different rendering engines, so if you are going to spent the time Lighting a scene you need to pick which way you are going to go. It's a bit of an Artform and why some guys can make a living doing it M.

Thanks for Sharing David. it is apparently time to update your Sig. as I think this was made in X14 , not X12?

Nice as always J. Have you given Chief's new CLAY Camera a go? it may suit your needs.... Mick.

Sure , on sale again today , see your thread...... I am still hoping for the best of course ! just a tad disappointed at the moment...

Unfortunately this is also my current feelings on Chief , I had high hopes for RTRT after using X12 and how good things were looking. ConDocs just seem like a lot of work in CA and I think they have forgotten who is using the Program on a daily basis ... to make a living.... The new 3D engine is even causing/having Issues for some of us doing Condocs since even elevations are "really 3D cameras" i.e. Wall Surface Triangles lines showing in Layout. M.

This is a thread I started a while back and is fairly easy with even Windows Free Paint Program.....

Well that's interesting ...... and a 1st around here , at least for me...... Doesn't the saying go something like "Imitation is the highest form of flattery" ....... thanks Josh ! Mick.

Comments like that will win you a lot of friends around here.... And had we had all the information to begin with someone would of told you how to do it much easier in Chief..... KB.

Well I guess you got that 3070 one way or the Other , sorry to hear about the back ....... (Psst...re-do your Signature)

All good , we all have Homer ( Doh!) moments and it sounds like you snuck a laptop into the mix too now ? M

Did you Select the Room 1st ? ( click on floor or Ceiling) then the Icon on the Edit toolbar?

Chief's Tray Ceilings can be buggy especially in rooms like this or where Room Dividers are used so sometimes the tried and true methods work better ...ie a Polyline Solid with a Hole in it.... Chief's 2016 KB Article PDF :Ceiling_Creating-a-trey-or-coffered-ceiling-using-polyline-solids.pdf

Unless it has changed recently , the PDF Module of Chief is the only Part of Chief done by a 3rd Party and they seem to need some time after Beta is released each year to get their PDF API working properly with the Latest Version. M.

My List of available Libraries as of May 5th 2022 Here or in the 1st Post......... PDF: see latest in next post.........

You can import AutoCAD etc Patterns into Chief , there is even a 3rd party Program ( HatchKit ) that generates Patterns that Chief can use but Chief's Insulation Box is a "special fill" apparently , so we can't use it other Ways. Mick.

Nothing like that I am aware of , though Chief does have ove 400 add-on Libraries now , but you might find something on 3D warehouse ( Trimble) you can import into Chief. Looks like you are new , so please add your Forum Signature so we know which Version of Chief Premier you are using....

Broken or disconnected a Wall somehow.... looks like you are new here so please do you fourm signature so we know which version of Chief Premier you are using....