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On something like a railing you can always check that it is a partition wall in the wall dbx and that can make it disappear. I'm guessing you have something else going on and I wouldn't make this my go to method but it can fix your problem.

Good renderings come down to a few basic things. Backdrop, light settings, and materials that you use. Every room will take a little different settings depending on your light sources. There is a great Chief YouTube video that I used to get started. Find a backdrop that doesn't add colors to your renderings that you don't want. Create a light set so that the lights are on in the rooms you are trying to show. I usually set my Sun on interior shots between 500 and 2500 and adjust the sun angle to get the shadows I want. Next set up your rendering settings. Start with a backdrop intensity of 1000. I usually start with an exposure of around .30 then adjust to get the result I am looking for. The bottom settings I usually start with the settings of 0, 30, 25. These setting will get you close then start making adjustments from there. Once again, materials can make a huge difference in how your renderings turn out. I am attaching a link to a video series chief put out that can really help you get started. Good luck and just keep working at it. https://youtu.be/dr-OVDo2kmI?si=Wrw1ma5Dll1kqAR3

I would suggest Rene Rabbitt at rabbittdesigns.net or Tim Schrock. They both do one on one training and are extremely talented. Tim you can find on Facebook. He is on most of the chief pages.

Just add that as a room as well as add a callout and show it on your framing plan. Currently doing something similar where I need to add another furnace and water heater above the garage. Mine will be different than yours but it sounds like you will either need to do an energy heal or use a ledger board and hang your floor joist. I will be doing the first option. If your still struggling reach out to me end of day Monday and I will have my room drawn in and could do a quick video call to show you how I'm going to do it. However, I never know what the structural engineer will say so could end up with something completely different before it's done. I've had both methods pass on previous projects.

I've just started putting my basement floor on floor 1 instead of floor zero. Saving zero for my foundations. I believe if you do that it will help your situation. I'm working on a plan now that has a toy garage in the walkout area that i did the way your doing it. It took a lot of tweaks to get it how I wanted it doing it that way.

Start by saving as a new plan file then Edit Edit area All floors Copy hold position Drag desired length or use point to point move. Then go through the clean up process.

I might be interested. Send me an email and we can line up a call. Also include any ideas you have on roof styles the customer likes. Look forward to hearing from you. Thanks, Anthony Reed Reed Home Designs 913-938-3695 Anthony@reedhomedesigns.net

Thank you. No, not a ton of time. As mentioned, materials do make a big difference but you will also get to where you can set up default camera settings so you only have to make small changes from room to room. Getting your library organized and using tags really speeds up the process for finding the right material. The more you do it the faster you will get. I've learned so much from other users who are amazing at renderings. Rene Rabbitt is one of the masters at this. I've learned a ton from him off discord.

Hi Josh, I would be interested in connecting with you to discuss your needs. Please feel free to email me your availability and we will schedule a call. I look forward to speaking with you. Thanks, Anthony Reed Reed Home Designs 913-938-3695 Anthony@reedhomedesigns.net

I find that RTRT gives the client the best feel of what their house is going to look and feel like. The only challenge can be just having the graphics card to keep up with it even at a low sample rate when presenting live to a customer. I don't put as much detail in my designs as many of the very talented people on here do, but I try to put just enough in to give them a picture of what their home is going to feel like. I personally like PC and the capabilities that come with it. However, I have been told that very soon MAC users will have most if not all the same features we have with PC when it comes to rendering. This is an example of what I do for basic renderings.

I would be interested in having a conversation to learn more about your needs. Please feel free to email me at anthony@reedhomedesigns.net to schedule a time to talk. Thanks, Anthony Reed Reed Home Designs 913-938-3695 Anthony@reedhomedesigns.net

I would possibly be interested in this project depending on your time-line. I would love to learn more about your project and discuss your needs. Please feel free to email me at anthony@reedhomedesigns.net to schedule a time to talk. Thanks, Anthony Reed Anthony@reedhomedesigns.net 913-938-3695

I am not located in your area however I do remote design work for all over the country. If this is something you would be interested in let's set up a time to talk. Thanks, Reed Home Designs Anthony Reed 913-938-3695 anthony@reedhomedesigns.net

I would be happy to do it and could get to it pretty quickly. I use X15 Premier but I can't see that it would be an issue. Please feel free to email me. Thanks, Reed Home Designs Anthony Reed 913-938-3695 anthony@reedhomedesigns.net

I would be interested in learning more about this project and upcoming projects you may have. Please feel free to email me at anthony@reedhomedesigns.net

I would be interested depending on your timeline. Please feel free to email me to schedule a time to discuss your project. Thanks, Your Next Custom Home DesignAnthony Reed913-938-3695 yournextcustomhomedesign@gmail.comFollow us on Facebook to view some of our most recent designs.https://www.facebook.com/yournextcustomhomedesignor on Houzz.com athttps://www.houzz.com/pro/yournextcustomhomedesign

I would be happy to do the design work, renderings, and prints. You would just need to have a structural engineer put in that region's codes and stamp it. I do that with all out of state work. I think you will find that is more affordable than using an architect. I would be happy to send you some examples upon request. Please feel free to email me at yournextcustomhomedesign@gmail.com

Hi Scott, I sent you a PM to discuss your needs in more detail.

I highly suggest purchasing Rene's plan and layout templates. It will not only speed things up the way he has it set up but also give you the most professional look on layouts. www.rabbittdesign.net

Does anyone know how to put different heel heights on individual roof planes? Example, if you have an 8/12 roof meeting a 12/12 roof and want to maintain a 24" overhang. By default it changes my overhang from 24" on the one plane to 16" on the other.

Looking for kind of a riffraff kind of look.

Yes, It does not have what I'm looking for.

Does anyone have anything they can share for rocks going around the edge of a pond. I have to ponds to line the edges and don't want to draw them all by polylines.

I tried opening some of these Dropbox links but they wouldn't open for me. Currently drawing a very large house that will require tile. Can someone please share one of the better Dropbox links with me again. Thanks