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Thanks, gents, I think the best solution for now is just to generate 2 different Plan file which is compatible with each Dormer option.

If anyone has any thoughts, please advise. 

I have a project with two roof options and wanted to know if Chief has a function or set-up that we can use to model two roof options within the same base model. With a result like that, home buyers can easily switch between those options. Is there anyone with experience in that? Please advise.

19 minutes ago, Chopsaw said:

 

 

Thank you @Chopsaw for your advice. 

22 minutes ago, Chief16Designer said:

Make label wider 

I have it wider but still didn't get the results I expected

Hello,

I have a question to ask everyone. I am using Chief Architect Software.

All links from layout to plan are stable on my computer device, but after I sent it to another device, the text split into two lines.
Has anyone had this happen? Please help me find a solution.

- Below is the layout opened on my device:

- Below is the layout opened on another device:

Thanks, Everyone.

Hien

Chief Architect Premier X15

Windows 10 Pro / AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor 3.70 GHz / 64 GB RAM / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

7 hours ago, Renerabbitt said:

Needs to be converted to an obj file type and then imported

Thank you very much. I do have one more brief question regarding the converted file. Does the Obj file actually contain live 3D points from the scan file, or is it just a 3D block visualization?

Is there a way to import the RCP file from the laser scan directly into CA? Instead, we strive to avoid converting to obj using third-party construction tools like CAD or Revit.

Many thanks for your response.

On 11/12/2019 at 7:19 AM, KTKArch said:

So I just returned from a demonstration of current high tech and its use in the future of home design.

I must say, Point Clouds from laser scans are the way to go.

Sure the high end is 1/4 million $ scanners and drones/aircraft. But even a $75K backpack scanner at the right resolution will take a 6-hour site measure and office drafting time down to a 30-minute walkthrough/around and 1 - 2 hours in the office for 3D overlay.

Can't put out $75K...hire it out and markup 3rd party's price for the walkthrough. You not only get the building but the topography as well. Fences, trees, and neighboring buildings will get picked up. Great for landscaping and the all-important tree schedule. You will be able to simply measure tree trunks at whatever height the local jurisdiction requires from the comfort of your desk.

If you find any boundary markers. Put a recognizable 3D item over them to locate them in the point cloud. Want to verify the scale of the point cloud? Measure one or more items that you can verify later and scale as needed. Better resolutions reduce and eliminate this but dramatically increase your file size.

So a good scan will be within a 1/2" of accuracy and you know those pesky double-thick interior walls you can't get to? Or that one that goes off at an angle or stairs that follow a curving wall. No guessing the radius or if there are multiple slopes on the roof. Its all in the point cloud at less than half the time and cost of hand measuring.

Still can't 'see' it? Watch when the countertop installer measures up the next kitchen with one. The countertop fits like a glove after a simple scan is fed into the CNC machine. If the countertop installer can make it work we can too. 

 

So Chief Architect, when are you going to simplify importing point clouds into CA?

Hello, Same question as you do. I know it been a long time ago. but do you have the answer for this yet. I am current work on the X14 and my client is expecting to have an as-built molding by True Point supplied. Please advise if you have any suggestion for importing the RCP point cloud into CA. 

Hello

My client requested the CA as-built model and sent me the RCP file. Does the RCP file format likely function with CA software, is what I'm wondering. If anyone has any advise, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks

Hello Everyone, 

Do any of us have any experience importing the RCP, which is a True point by laser scan, and The Point clouds TruView?

Despite doing a thorough search of the site, I was unable to find any proof that could support the instruction.

Thanks.