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In answering the OP, Viki asked about alternatives to the 3080. I will restate as this seems to have gone off topic. I have an A4000 in a laptop. I cannot address the decibels claimed on Workstation cards, as I literally dont hear my laptop... ever. It sits right in front of me closed. And I suffer from Misophonia, (look it up, it sucks to have). As for this being designed for a SFF, thats not true. Its a standard height card and wont fit in an SFF and, again, nVidia says in their press release its for "workstations'. Comparing the A4000 to the top RTX 3080 is not a fair comparison. As stated above its a single slot GPU and the dual slotted,3080\90\Ti class is basically top shelf (currently). If one wanted to draw an apples to apples showdown, then you would have to look at the top A6000 dual slot GPU... All I was trying to state is, as an owner and user of the A4000, its flawless, I have both HDS (purchased), CA 13 trial, running while remoting into multiple servers, Outlook, browsers, Pandora and a slough of other background apps running. No overheating, no fan noise and I can render RT and make stupid little movies with breeze. Viki, I would highly recommend the A4000. Remember, higher numbers dont always translate to 'best'. A top benchmarked gaming GPU may not be best suited for C\A\E design. In lay terms... (Cuz Im a car guy), you can have 650HP Corvette, but you arent going to use it to pull your boat... The A Class series GPUs seem to be specifically designed for this field. JSnell

Google some benchmarks. The A Series cards are designed for Archs\Eng. For what it's worth I literally NEVER hear my fans in my laptop. From what I've been reading over the last hour or so, I'm not really understanding the desire for gaming video cards and not cards specifically designed for Archs\Engineers and Media Creators? If this was my field, I think I would be all over the A Series cards and let the miners and gamers fight for the 30XX series cards. JSnell

I have a Dell Precision 7760 I just bought in November. I was more interested in the 128GB Memory and 4 SSD slots, for VMs and IT Tools. It has an RTX A4000 that seems to run everything pretty flawlessly including RT. I am not a gamer or even an architect, so I cant breakdown the diff between 3060s, 3080s and A4000s, but from what I am reading the A Series are more Engineering\Architect focused than the 30XX series gaming cards. Specifically calls them "Professional" and even states it delivers real time ray tracing... I think these cards are probably more readily available than the more popular gaming 30XX cards... RTX A4000 Graphics Card | NVIDIA " NVIDIA RTX A4000 GRAPHICS CARD Sleek Design. Powerful Performance. The NVIDIA RTX™ A4000 is the most powerful single-slot GPU for professionals, delivering real-time ray tracing, AI-accelerated compute, and high-performance graphics to your desktop. Engineer next-generation products, design cityscapes of the future, and create immersive entertainment experiences with a solution that fits into a wide range of systems so you can work without limits. Newegg and Amazon both have them in stock for PC builds.... JSnell

Did you happen to copy/paste any items? Dwellings? I did this the other day when I copied an outbuilding from one plan, into main plan. Half my walls were flashing and looks the way your photo shows. I had to go back and redo the material of each wall and I was fine JSnell

Thanks everyone, so I was able to find my problem. My first floor, (Walkout basement) was set to 13ft of depth into the hill... the second floor, was 25ft into the hill as it sloped back going up the hill... both are ideally where I want the back walls.... but If I move the walkout basement wall back to be under the upper floor wall, the slope bleed goes away. I tried the Hole idea and it made the grass bigger in the room and seemed too much work (Im just not that familiar yet with the program). My goal now is to get footing, foundation and wall measurements for excavation, so inside it doesnt matter really... yet. JSnell

Hey guys. For some reason I have my grass slope bleeding into my second floor. I have confirmed all corners are connected, looked at floor and ceiling and just about everything that I can think of. My first floor is fine and acting the way it should. As many of you know I have struggled with my sloped hill and foundation setbacks. (Even did the webinar ystrdy). Any pointers would be helpful. Enclosed are a couple of pix to help my explanation. Thanks in advance, JSnell

So I dont seem to be havng good luck on this forum. I got one guy downvoting all my posts, so I have him ignored, (hopefully that means he cant see me either). And this guy reported me and stated I was hacked and had my question removed. My question is a legit question: The OP asked about sharing objects and textures (Specifically a garage door). I didnt know if that was legit or not. I have found in some templates offered by CA, there are textures, calibz and objects not in the CA package. So I was simply asking if it was okay to take them and add them manually. And it sounds like objects and textures are free to share, so my question was answered. For future reference please reach out to a poster if you question a post... Usually hacked accounts will have links to bad sites, malware, virus', ransomware, inappropriate pictures, etc. No where, anywhere close did my original post warrant any red flags. Have a good weekend everyone... /sigh JSnell

I woke up this morning to almost all of my posts being downvoted. I offer the best answers I can, based on my knowledge and experience, (which admittedly, isn't much). But vengeance downvotes is pretty petty.... This is why I answered what I answered aboive: "Chatroom A chatroom for registered users for topics related to Chief Architect that don't fall into another category"

I'm not sitting on the computer, I'm on my phone, but I think I just saw, you can create a floor and then move that floor below. I'm guessing you would have to change your build elevation and maybe manually change walls to cement foundation and floor. And maybe there is a whole other way, but this might work?

Ok so here is a thread I can actually participate in. I own an IT consulting company, (MSP). A few things that have come Bible to us is: - Don't rush to get the latest OS... on ANYTHING... Mac, Windows, Droid, iPhone. Let the public test it fully and get all bugs out before you switch. - If your device is working perfect, don't get new drivers. "If it ain't broken, don't fix it." Only install drivers to fix things. (Some will argue this, but 26yrs of useless headaches have taught me). - I'm new to CA and when I see "update available", I want to research the patch. Is it a security patch? A bug fix? Or did they add 2 new countertops? Not discounting CA, but as I said in another post recently, programming is a nightmare, God Bless the folks that do it, cuz I never could... If the patch is a security or bug fix, go for it... If it's just a feature update... Let it go until fully vetted... JSnell

I agree. This is a very general Q about Mac limitations with video cards. No need for a sig on this question, you basically already told us your computer. And as for chat vs General. This is about as general a Q as one can ask, I think you're fine. +1 moving to Windows, your Graphics, SSDs, memory options are virtually unlimited.

What every kid playing video games has said over the last 25yrs...

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Well I dont have the skillset these others have. I think it looks great. I kinda wish my kitchen floor WAS that shiny... If I could change only ONE thing, it would be the handle on the cabinet upper left of the stove. Would be nice to grab spices, oils, ingredients etc with a door that swung open away from stove. Maybe the same with the lower for pots and pans?

Is that Chief Architect? Sorry for my naivete, but that looks awesome... like a photo... JSnell

First off, good work on the roofing... you are learning better than I am. I see what you are talking about in the second picture. Is there a way to raise the dormer? Increase the baseline of the dormer? And\or move it forward a bit? It looks like they need to be pushed to the lower roofline just a few inches, and the other 'protrusion' might be resolved by raising the dormer 'level'. Not sure I am using the correct terms and not sure how to actually do what I am suggesting, but maybe those can help? JSnell

Yes I did also. Her info said she was into marketing so I blocked her and removed her as a follower. I think the Admins should see this also. JSnell

Well that made it kinda simple... thanks Michael. I hadnt used the word "stepped" until I saw my little drawing and made my post. Thank you again. JSnell

Morning guys- Im having troubles building foundation walls on slopes. For example a 'walkout basement' should have basically no height, but the backside of that will be at 10ft. How do I create 'stepped' foundation walls on the sides with different heights? And then after that, how do I build an exterior wall on those steps? (I've tried to search videos and KBs and no luck so far). Hope my question is clear, please let me know if not. Arch x13 JSnell

Thanks Java- Been here done almost everything you've brought up. First, I am in almost agreement with you on the garage, I personally don't care about a garage, (summer months I have a ladder rack on my truck). I can park on dirt, that's fine. Power lines, if we need to crane anything in, ya just move the lines, ya pay for it, but its cake. (My father in law is a retired Avista lineman, did it all the time.) The retaining wall was easier than you think. We have already built one and KC and ITD passed engineering with no issues. (See enclosed pix, Wilbert Precast did all the work. AMAZING company, will use them again in a heartbeat.) Also there are houses on much steeper grades than what I have, basically cliffs all along the eastside of the lake. I am currently speaking to two different companies, neither are anywhere close to the $1.3mill you are mentioning Trailer, we currently have a "Destination\Park Model" Trailer for temp. Lastly, we are not looking to build anywhere soon. Not until we get someone to turn this nightmare economy around. I'm not paying $7.50 a board for 2x4x8. I know almost everyone at KC Building and unfortunately ITD so there will be many discussions, permit approvals and talks before ground breaking.

Thanks Michael. Yes, they are right here somewhere... one of our former neighbors kids is all grown up and works there now from what I hear. Unfortunately, CdA and this entire region is skyrocketing with an influx of 'outsiders', lack or Archs, Engs, Construction workers. etc is what pushed me to try some of this on my own. These stairs are still not done and its taken me 3yrs to solo this nightmare here...

LOL Rich you and me both. This is my first draft and think I will be starting a new build this week. The important things were me finding the corners of the house with the property line not only on a bad slope, but on an 'unsquare' angle... Jerrell

I agree Drawz... excavation, footings, foundation and walls are gonna hurt. I also dont want to do 4 stories but I need to gain elevation. Once I get this 'ballparked' better, I will present to engineers and archs and see if this is even possible. Jerrell

See? Still learning. Most of my Qs are Architect related as that is the trial I am looking at purchasing. This was just a fun post I wanted to share with the guys who have helped me so far. JSnell

As some of you know, I am completely new to this and trying to learn as much as I can with both Home Designer Suite and Architect as my wife and I attempt to design a house. We are mimicking the Lake-Point Template as we also need height due to our slope. I can't figure out the nicer, flat, roof lines of that house, it always ends up messed up, but this is what I have been having fun with. I know the foundations are all messed up and I have a floating sidewalk, but I am learning... Anyway, feel free to watch, turn up the volume and have a good Friday! (this was just for fun, don't beat me up on critiquing) https://www.dropbox.com/s/mf3kthmc8omyeyu/WT5 VH_trial_0.mp4?dl=0 Jerrell