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Yes but not bad for an Electrician , must be why the lighting looks good ! you just need to play with your material properties........ https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/10210/material-properties-how-to-import-set-the-pattern-visualize-in-3d.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/83/advanced-materials.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/10119/using-the-adjust-material-definition-tool.html M.

If you open the Client's Layout File, it opens the Plan File in the background, so if you link a Plan to a Layout when you Start a New Project immediately and Open the Layout for Each Client each time you work, rather than the Plan File you can basically ignore the Plan hours as the Layout will capture those as well. I do this even if I don't think the Job will ever goto to Layout as I find the Timer Tracker is easier to use this way, or if need be I take the Plan Total Hrs and transfer them to the Layout Timer when I make/open a Layout for the 1st Time and Open the Project from the Client's Layout from that point on. Mick.

I think with that Design , you'd be better off upgrading to HD Pro, so you can use the Manual Roof Tools. I do support HD Pro, Interiors and Premier , send me a PM if you'd like. Mick.

AntOnline is doing GPU "Bundles" , but GPUs still ain't cheap anywhere you look but are coming down a bit. https://www.antonline.com/evga/graphicscards/bundles

What no Pic of the How ? how will the next Kiwi who askes know what to do M.

Perhaps if the Foundation (Auto?) Rebuilt for some reason and the sizes changed ? M.

I think I would use a 18" high Pony Wall and Edit the Cross Sections if needed, though Molding Line works great too depending on the circumstances. M.

No , I have not tried that low of an exposure ...will have to try it, Thx.

The Color cast issue from backgrounds has been around since we got PBR 4-5 years ago , and it seems in X13 the Lumen levels are even higher ( though labelled the same eg 100,000 ) , which has made 3D Viewer Exports for me unusable for Client Viewing as they as so overexposed you can't see colors well especially on the Interior. M.

*** Hold on there.......The Drivers may not help on win10, people have issues including myself, but as yet Chief has not been able to figure out why ...or at least aint tell us. You can run X13 and X12 on the same system though with no issues, so worth a try ...perhaps your luck is better than mine or others.... For notebooks/laptops this one...... https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/187099/en-us *** and YMMV in regards to X13 since you have Win10 , this driver is helping some on Win 11 though. I too have noticed many of the new Videos no longer show the Version of Chief in Use.... M.

Yes I agree a common issue around stairwells and double height Rooms eg the average Great Room. M.

X12 only has the Original PBR View X13 has the RT- PBR View If you have SSA ? X13 is a free upgrade and should be in your Digital Locker for download. It looks like your Nvidia Drivers are badly out dated as version 511.79 is the most current from about a week ago and it supposedly helps some with Issues in X13 with 3000 Series Cards. See my Topic below.... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/16205-nvidia-drivers-updated/page/4/?tab=comments#comment-261659

It sounds like your Laptop is not using the 3080 for Chief and is instead using the Intel iGPU , show us a screen grab of the Preferences , V.Status tab to confirm. I think Eric has pointed you in the right direction to get the 3080 working... M.

So do I but currently the cost of a GPU can be almost the same as a whole Prebuilt, certainly no GPUs are MSRP these days, and since you are still on a 4-5yr old ? Z170 it maybe time anyway...... was just a thought. M.

Try making a Cross Section, Framing Layerset , and assign it as your Default Layerset for Cross Sections if needed or just switch to it as needed once in the Standard CS View . M.

@robdyck @SH_Canada @LevisL Are in Alberta I believe , not sure where though. M.

I played around with some Code I found on the Forum for converting decimal inches so you can display true Inches not decimal Inches, I am sure Chopsaw, Solver or Michael could do it more elegantly ( I am no ruby expert) but these work , they are inserted into 1 window below. # Window Size MACROS - Import these via TMM into your Plan and Template MHD_Window Size From RO_Inches.json Mick

He wants to Input the RO at say 36" x 60" and have Chief automatically size the window with his 5/8 " RO size accounted for ie window is 34 3/4" x 58 3/4" which isn't possible ( yet) but the Schedule can report it like that..... continue what you are doing and just remove Chief's RO Column and add a new Custom Column of your Own called RO using the Width and Height Macros and then add a second custom Column call Window Size with a macro the uses the width and height macros - (minus) the RO macros built into Chief and the Schedule can / should display the way you want it to ( CA works in decimal inches and I haven't converted it below. ) and once setup in your template plan should be automatic. # RO Size MACRO CODE %width%" x %height%" # Window Size MACRO CODE w = owner.width - (2*owner.rough_opening_side) h = owner.height - (owner.rough_opening_top + owner.rough_opening_bottom) w.round(2).to_s + " x " + h.round(2).to_s Mick.

Yep looks good , and appreciate the Call-out Alastair ..... Thx. Now for the 27 House Symbols to sit on it https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00344/modeling-a-subdivision-or-lot-with-multiple-structures.html Mick.

No way for CA to Auto size the window from the RO AFAIK , so it sounds like you should enter the Frame Size ( Heel size ) with the desired R/O distance Set ( 5/8" each side sounds big ) and then Set your Dimensions to measure to the Rough opening NOT the Opening Sides ........ do a small test house 20'x30' and play with it or post the Test plan for Others to check settings.... Mick.

My guess would be if you have Room Definition you have turned off the Automatically generated Framing + decking material ( planks) at some point.

Chief Updated it's Bonus 3D Plant Library this week if you didn't run an update yet? It has some Hostas......

Chief has Update 3D plants and a few others this week if you haven't done a recent Update....

Yes they make nice Sinks too..... You can load older Libraries from Chief just rename the .Calibz file from it original name eg elkay-X10 and it should install as normal but wont be over written by a library update , seems Chief did a few updates this week eg Bonus3D Plants

No rhyme or reason for it AFAIK, but I saw this the other day in one of the Bonus Libraries now...... actually there are 2 version with the same name..... *Unless Elkay no longer sells it? so CA is using it as a generic model with Permission?