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You can change the size of the texture I included above to see if it helps...... eg. double it's size , you can also turn off Retain aspect ratio, and rotate it ( on 45 now )

I only used 4 copies of the image and only flipped them vert. and horz. , you could easily do many more say 12 or 16 and also rotate etc to make it more Random, but it does depend a lot on the original Image.

There are all sorts of Wall Brackets ( Knee Braces) in the Library eg. search Ranch , which I use for generic symbols but making you own is not hard either, then you can just set a General Framing member , sized as a Beam as need on top of them, and then draw a Roofplane instead of the short rafters seen below. Chief has a 4 post lift ( and others) in the Garage Accessories Bonus Library..... maybe good enough? Can't help ya with Blender, sorry Rene is the goto guy here for Blender as a long time user of it... @Renerabbitt

Yes you can turn any Image you find online of a Material into a Material for Chief , Chief repeats the pattern however so you want to make at least 4 copies of the Image in Paint for example flipping them Horz. and vertically so the will repeat more seamlessly...of course if you are a Photoshop or PixPlant User this process (seamless textures ) is even easier. I wouldn't say I am a texture Guru , this is just your image above, copied 4 times and rotate in Paint as mentioned above and then turned in a Material applied as a 1/16th floor finish. You can play with the Material's Properties to adjust the Reflection level , depending on the material Class you can adjust the Reflection or the Roughness ..the lower the roughness the higher the shine. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/38/creating-custom-materials-and-colors.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/83/advanced-materials.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/10210/material-properties-how-to-import-set-the-pattern-visualize-in-3d.html?playlist=170 Chief Material : Black Swirl Epoxy.calibz Mick

CS is right , they save to the Library without issues , Chief's Straight Glass Pony Wall is exactly that. If you save/draw ( you can then delete again) them back into your Template Plan, they should also be available on the WallTypes Dropdown for every job. M.

Haven't tried it myself , I don't use Filters, but I thought I had seen that as a possibility reported on the Forum before? Or maybe it was ONLY the User Library was Showing , I'm thinking about ? , after messing with Filters... M.

Yes I think a 900 Series is the minimum , so anything in the 900, 1000, 2000, or 3000 Series should work. Anything in the 600 and most 700 Series ( Kepler based) is no longer supported by Nvidia as of the latest Driver release about 10 days ago. ie Driver 496.13 https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-710.c1990 Mick.

make sure you haven't set a library Filter and just can't "see" the User Folder

Funnily enough , for me it was the exact opposite on the PC - Never saw the Issue at all in X12 - started with x13 Beta Versions , and pulled all Side windows back into the main Window on Monitor 1 ...which helped.... - Have not seen it again since the Public Release of X13 , so I have gone back to having Side Windows on my other monitors. Not sure it matters but on a Desktop with all 3 identical Monitors, have not seen it on the Laptop but it is run single screen 95% of the time, since if I'm in the Office I am on the Desktop as it has the 3080. Mick.

Happy to point you in the right direction Kendall , lost of good info there , not sure why Chief doesn't push the KnowledgeBase to Client more. If you click on the green TOOLS Icon on the right you can also download the KB Articles as a PDF as well, which I personally like. Mick.

Color cast has always been an issue with PBR Cameras unfortunately , so you can't usually use backgrounds with strong color like autumn leaves (orange) or masses of trees (green) and you need to set the Sun's Lumens really low ie single digit thousands usually. In X13 we now have the Daytime intensity Drop which helps too, knock a zero off it, to start . ( 7000 default ) you could try turning off Raycast Shadows in some cases to "soften" the shadows.

Lapping or butting is part of the Floor Framing Default Options................ as well as whether it is a flush beam or not

see your other thread.......... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/16566-framing-members-in-cross-section/?do=findComment&comment=254278

I am not sure much has changed after a quick play , everything is hollow and solids or polyline Solids.......have the same issue if using the Cross Slider camera. This is a P.Solid Fir beam , using subtraction ( and concrete block in pic ) and Chief puts the end back on but explode the shape and it is hollow. Symbols are also hollow , see last pic of Fir 12 x 4 beam in CS Camera

If you don't Lock your Toolbars , you will find that some will change and move on you , I also use the empty space in my custom Toolbar config. which I originally copied from the Extended Configuration , but I do have less issues if I keep them locked , if you see 3 dots, they are not locked. They are automatically unlocked if you go in to customize and then relock when done if the lock toggle is on. Mick.

The Nahimic Issue is related to Multi-Monitor Setups and trying to use Chief's Side Windows like the Library on a 2nd Monitor, as far as I am aware it is not the cause of the corrupt Toolbars which is another Issue , some including myself in X13 Beta (only) had some issues with. The Nahimic App on my laptop with the multi-monitor issue is called Sonic Radar ( 1,2 or 3) , it is a 3D Audio positioning system for gaming which get messed up since although Chief is 3D it has no audio component. I un-install Sonic Radar but was able to leave Sonic Studio installed with no issues. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/28384-multi-monitor-issue-fix-for-computers-with-nahimic-audio/?tab=comments#comment-226782 The Toolbars are not consistent between Views , though you could configure them that way with the customization tool but will likely see blank spaces as some tools are not available in some Views. for eg you can't dimension in 3D Dermot did mention in a thread last week(?) about missing toolbars, ( a different issue) that he thought this corruption issue was fixed since the last Update ( 23.2.1.3x64) https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/32057-missing-toolbars/?do=findComment&comment=253640 @Dermot Mick.

Search and ye shall find .the KnowledgeBase (KB) has many good short Tutorials.... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/search/?default_tab=support&q=corner+window

I think the Dull Grey means you haven't applied the Background yet, is it off and just set to white or some other color ? and brighter the Sun ( eg max 100,000 lumens) the darker the grey usually... leaving it at 100,000 will "blow-out" the image even with a background as seen in Pic #2. , turn the Sun down into the single digit 1000"s.

Dual 1440p @ 32" is worth considering , one for drawing and one for everything else...PDFs, Emails etc etc.... I use Benq Flicker Free 32" Monitor@75hz (VA Panels not IPS ) from their CAD/CAM Line but there are alot more Choices available today M.

Yes , but the current OP is still using X12. M.

Raise the Ceiling Hgt of the middle room and Auto Roof should do it for you... once Auto is Off it will stay there even if you lower ceiling again. Or Raise them up using Transform/Replicate , using a (positive number for up) Move>Z Delta M.

Chief's Auto/Dropdown Rope Light is not switched by default but you can make your own....... Draw a 4'-6' length with the Auto Tool Select the new Rope Light and use the Convert to Symbol Icon on the Edit Toolbar ( bottom of screen , Last Icon ) Choose Electrical category type Name as needed ie Rope Light 110v Switched and check advanced Box (Ok) On Option Tab set Switched ( not switch) and 110v Checkboxes Set Mount option as desired above* eg under Wall Mounted Cabinets or on wall etc. (Ok) Place back into Plan --- it should now accept a connection to a switch. * Floor Mounted is fine even though shown X'd out in pic , you just need to remember to open it and set the required Height.

Thanks for reporting, as I too am seeing the weirdness with the Custom Countertops, but I haven't been able to reliably reproduce the issue as yet, I do wonder if it is related to a non standard 36" height , as My client's ManF. has a Standard height of 35 3/4" and it seems sometime the "Get height from Cabinet" toggle does not work properly and when you untoggle it and set it correctly it can cause the countertop to weird things , in two cases I found the countertop had snapped upto the bottom of the Ceiling and in another was sitting on the floor when I went back to 3D. I have not heard/seen the Electric Tooth Brush door before but why not I guess..... M.

It's in the Core windows library but is square sided, not sure why Chief doesn't have one of these 1pc Bay Windows too? they are not uncommon and made to replace a standard window , without alot of extra framing if you are lucky. like these from Jeldwen https://www.homedepot.com/p/JELD-WEN-74-in-x-43-in-V-4500-Series-Black-FiniShield-Vinyl-Bay-Window-THDJW139600080/205524901 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It not too hard to make your Own 1 pc Bay Window, I use an Exterior Fixture Symbol, made out of P.Solids and set it to insert into the Wall ( Symbol Options) 1/16 more than the wall thickness and then Place a Passthrough, ( Window) to get the rest of the Trim to cleanup the opening. Then place whichever Roof type you want over it if need , eg Hip in the Pics.

Just make you own shelf and Rod symbol with the Linestyles you want then... M.