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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....

Hi , you don't need to draw anything , Chief's materials are Images (Textures) but it appears as if Corten 7.2 is just Ribbed Metal Roofing which Chief has in the Core Library >Material>Sheetmetal>Ribbed , which can likely be altered/colored as needed. https://www.cortenroofing.com/corten-western-rib-7-2-siding-panel-a606-4-weathering-steel.html I appears you are new here so please do your signature so we know which version of Chief Premier you are using, thanks. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/18908-signature-here-at-chief-talk/?tab=comments#comment-155662

Like others I suspect you don't have ALL the correct Info for the existing build and Mark may well be correct , as I think you are working backwards , since the Ceiling height MUST be correct , so something else is up.... M.

X13 or X14? some guesses..... Imported a PDF or two? Accidental turned on Framing Labels Add a Framing Schedule Turned on all AutoBuild Framing (Though for me this is okay but have seen recent reports of slowdowns esp. in X14) Added a Fill that is generating lots and lots of CAD LINES and am sure Others will add a few more..... Mick.

Left Auto build do your Roof Planes, (uncheck Roof over the leanto area temporarily) the current planes are reporting the Top Plate height as 91 1/2" and the Ceiling is at 97 1/8" Current Auto Roof

Make a new WallType with 4x4 Studs instead of 2x4 Studs...... In X5 you might also need to make a new "Framing" Material with the correct stud spacing and size too. This old post might help too ?

Thanks for Sharing Gene ! M.

I thought this was possible now in X14 but perhaps not? In which case Wall Material Regions could be used instead if you need a Schedule and a Materials list. M.

Are you talking about the Preferences Setting for minimum Line Weight or you set the line Weight to 1? Line Weights are generally controlled by the Layer they are on.....