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Are you running google earth "pro". They were giving away free licenses for a while. I find it pretty awesome some of the things you can do. On lots with aggressive TOPO (say on a lake), I import the terrain to do lot studies. Sure not as accurate as a field measure, but it can get you started for sure.

No problems here either since switching back to an Nvidia card. How people actually live with that is beyond me. I had the card lying around so I tried it in a new build, but as soon as I saw that, it took me about 3 min to realize I cant live with it. Ordered new card that day.

I would not run a small <37" 4k monitor. I have a 27" Dell 2560x1440 and even with text scaling...etc, it can be tough to use at times. (and I have 20/15 vision). So a 4k under 37" is about the same pixels per inch and that is how I arrived at that number. I had thought of upgrading to one, but really there is not much point in it. For just over 600 you can get the dell I am using. It is a VERY nice monitor with a great adjustable stand with swivel if you want it. It is a Dell U2713hm. I think it is a great monitor and I have 2-24" 1080p's on either side and the dell is so much easier on the eyes. Whites look nice and white without the need to be overly bright. Lines are super crisp and defined. Really I dont think it could get much nicer.....

I am running a 4790k @4.4 on SSID's and 24gb mem and a gtx 970 overclocked. Processing power or graphics card dont seem to be the issue with. I cant tell the difference between using it on this system or a slower I7 @3.0 and an older GTX 660.....

Sorry about wrong term! I know better Anyway....as Kevin said, it is not a repeatable event. It is doing it sometime and not others..... Just opened up and it is working fine now. I did not think back clipping had any effect on elevation cameras?... Just experimented with it on another plan and set the cross ection camera a few inches from a wall, and then started messing with settings. None had any effect.

I used to use roofs, but now find that p-line solids are easier to deal with. (especially when you want them to render properly.)

Yea.....this is the first time I have seen it act like this and have been using X7 all through the beta. I am guessing that it might have something to do with the fact this plan has walls at a 45deg angle in it. It seems in elevation, I am getting quirky things going on. Some times, no textures at all....some times just textures on one plane and not the other...etc. Layout seems to be updating correctly though..... Not sure what the deal is. I have to jump off that plan but will be revisiting it in a few days.

Anyone else experience issues with toggling textures not working properly in X7? I have been working through a set of drawings and I normally make notes with textures off (for less screen clutter). It has starting acting all weird through. Either it is totally unresponsive, or only 1/2 the walls will texture....etc. No rhyme or reason. When you update layout, it at least seems (for the most part) to update layout with the selections you have input ed (even if it is not showing you that on the screen) Never had anything like this happen before..... Here is a little vid of it in action. Dont mind the stuffy nose....got a cold

Thanks man! Not that many people 'get it', but there are those that do. Most guys my age, reflect back on their glory years. Truth is, I am better at 42 than I ever was in my 20's. (and I was a collegiate athlete at a pretty high level) My goal is to keep this lifestyle as I age. I do understand that at some point age will start to impact, but I will not go down easily! As for computer parts.... I did a bunch of research, and all the parts I used were very good 'bang for the buck'. I could have gone a little higher on some stuff....but I know this new build will be good for the next 4-5 years. I kept my old one that long. I did the same thing when I built it. I did not go top end, but just under. It was an I7 950 @ 3 ghz overclocked to 3.3 with a GTX660. Still runs great today. Sold it for $600 and this new build was under $700 if I factor selling my old one in. Seemed like a solid investment.

I ordered the GTX970 'OC' edition. It was $335 I think from Newegg.com with a $10 rebate. For mother board, I went with a MSI z97-gaming 5 motherboard. ($150). It is a no brainer for overclocking. With the i7 4790k, (using just the 'overclock genie' which automatically detects all your hardware and sets up your OC), I went from 4.0 to 4.4. I could manually adjust things and ramp up more....but it is not necessary. It might as well be at stock speeds. The 4790k is made to overclock and is 100% stable here. I did not want to liquid cool this rig so I just bought a cooler master 212 EVO air cooler/rad setup. Quiet and keeps temps in the low 80's even at 100% cpu benchmarking. All in all....this is a demonstration of a fast rig that can be built fairly cheap. This hot swap on the front is AWESOME Also went with a cool case design. Corsair Air 540. Makes for a real neat install with PS being separated from other components. Also gives great cross cooling and a nice washable filter on the front fans.

That is really cool! I was out of the gym for a decade, and at 36 I looked at what I had let myself degrade into and vowed to get 'back in shape'. That soon re-ignighted my desire to push myself to life heavy stuff again. I dont compete a lot. At my level (masters 40+) it is really not competition. My lifts rank me in the top 50 in the US at 198's even in 'open' class competing against guys half my age. I train and lift for me. It is a great release. I'll share this as you would probably appreciate it. I am working towards a 700lb deadlift. Pretty much would hold most records in most every fed at my age class and weight class. I came close...but had to pull back with a intercostal strain. This was part of my training a few months back. It is repping 585x7 (which computes out to about a 720 single). I wear straps on multiple rep sets because this would rip my callouses off with this many reps mixed grip. Love to chat lifting any time!

Very nice! That is some serious weight. What weight class? Im 42 and 5 years back training serious. 5'9" frame and lift in 198's "RAW" meaning no equipment (bench shirts, squat suits...compression wear..etc). I stay fairly lean. <10% year round. If I were 'normal' body comp, I would be a 230+. I let my weight drift up last 4 months of the year and settled at 227 and still had 'abs'. But Jan 1 I started cutting cals again and am back down below 200 again....leanest I have ever been right now. Current PB Bench 420 Deadlift 635 Squat 550 Dealing with several injuries and always working around them. Torn periformas and hip flexor have kept my squat out of the 6's. Shoulder is pretty messed up so I dont much go over 365 unless meet prepping. I have several passions.....I love to draw...but I do other things too! Most people think I am a "bodybuilder", but I dont really lift for size only. I like strength and enjoy heavy lifting. I am not a traditional powerlifter though as fat is helpful in strength. If I wanted, I could let my weight drift up to 220's and carry fat and probably carry most every national title right now. But I like a balance of strength and would not want to sacrifice health by carrying too much weight, just to be "strong". An example of current body comp

It has been said for years that Chief cooperates with Nvidia better. I knew this but I had the card lying around and figured I would try it in my new build. It only took me a day of living with the AMD issues to order a new card. Dont know for the life of me how someone would live with lines flashing in and out as you zoom...sometimes totally disappearing! Anyway....Happy camper with a new updated system now. i7- 4790k oc at 4.4 24 gb memory gtx 970 OC edition 2- 250g ssids 1- 1tb hd 1 -2tb hd (Two HD's (one ssid and hd) are on 'hot swap in the front of machine) 3 monitors 2-23" 1920x1080 1-27" 2560x1440

Issue solved! New GTX 970 card installed, and it is running great. Probably a lot more card then Chief needs, but I am good for a few years. The card benchmarks about 2 times faster than my old GTX660 but you really dont see that much difference in Chief. I can see it in other programs though. The great thing about this card, is it is VERY quiet. Even benchmarking at a 1300 overclock, the card never hit 80 deg and I could not even hear the fans. VERY efficient card. For just over $300, this card is a great deal. Anyone considering a build that will last them a loooooong time in chief, might look at this card. Great bargain.

I actually like Chief ALOT. But that type of display issue is not something I could live with. If I had to work on it and it was not my PC, I think I would pay out of my pocket to get the right card. Not sure how you can even draw when lines go flashing in and out...etc.

I have used Chief for almost 15 years and never had an issue such as this. Always ran Nvida products and knew that AMD were known to be problematic. Anyway......have no idea how you can live with that issue. It only tool me about 30 min to figure out that it had to go. Like I said....ordered new card this AM. If you want a cheap card that will run Chief great, you can pick up a GTX660 for aprox $150. That is what I had and it was rock stable, never made a noise (fans always stayed quit) and drew very little power so you dont need a power supply upgrade. Like I said....I just wanted a new build for the heck of it, but my stuff ran perfectly fine.

Thanks. Tried that.,..... No luck. Heck, I tried just about any function in chief, along with all the custom functions specifically for the card in their on board tuning software (catalyst). Also checked 5 different drivers going back to when the card was first introduced. AND....I check it at multiple resolutions on each setting. Nothing changed the behavior. At this point, I spent my Sunday trying to figure it out.......I dont want to spend anymore time on it. Too much drawing to do. Thank goodness, most all my work the next few days is only in plan view! New card should be here by mid week. In the end, it is about another 25% increase in processing power, so it wont be a bad thing..... Just means I am good for a few years at min. My current build that I switched from was much the same way. Over 4 years old and still ran chief great. I7-950 OD'd with 12gb mem and GTX 660. Spending a little more upfront means I got some good miles out of it. Heck< I dont ever think I have kept a PC for over 4 years. And I really could have lived without the upgrade....but it was fun upgrading and I wanted some other features (like more dives and hot-swaps). So a new build made sense.

Thank you so much for looking at it. I should have known better, but I was crossing my fingers with the AMD card as I already had it. I put an order in for a gtx 970 this AM. The 980 is quite a card! But I was trying to stay on a budget. The 970 Super clock ed seems like a bargain at the $340 price point. Not bad for the 4th or 5th fastest card out. Looks like I have more stuff for Ebay now! Heck I have 5 of the R9 280x toxics. As well as 5 other r9 280x's from some mining rigs I was running.

I found this in 8.1! I remember "snap" from win 7 but I like to take my side monitor (1080) and split it into 2 vertically for 2 browsers. Very easy to do. Just put window on monitor, and hold windows key and hit L or R arrow. You can even move across to a diff monitor. That is all I need! Thanks!!! You actually let me to it! Try it out. I think it works on 7 too. I like to put my spotify window on half screen too!

Thanks man for the info. Found a thread where the same thing was happening...and with BOTH AMD and Nvidia cards. Tech support is aware of it, but there seems to be no fix currently if this is correct what is written in the thread. If this is the case I am going to order the Gtx970 tomorrow. I dont want to draw like this. It will drive me NUTS! To hear you are having no issues with that card is good. It really is a beast and not much slower than the 980 and $200 cheaper. Since I have Lumion running, I think getting the best card I can get will be beneficial. At this point an extra $100 to go from the 960 to the 970 seems like a no-brainer. Only thing I will miss is "Hydravision" where you can configure your desktops and split monitors. I really was liking it. There is a separate software for $30 called "actual multiple monitors" that people seem to like that accomplishes much of that and more. http://www.actualtools.com/multiplemonitors/screenshots/ It also does not seem as bloated as some of the other programs that are similar. If I go back to Nvidia, I will probably go that route. Check out this thread: https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/4016-video-card-question-or-flickering-lines/

Exact same thing is happening to me on new build. R9 280x card AMD. Made a thread here.: https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/4266-amd-video-card-help-lines-disappear-at-various-zoom-levels/ If there are no solutions, thinking about just ordering a GTX 970. Anyone having issues with those?

Here is a vid of what it is doing. It even captures it in screen cap. You can see some of the lines dont even show as I draw them. All lines same line wt, yet when zooming they change all over the place.

Tried on any plan. Even a new one. Go to elevation/crossection view, draw a few cad lines and zoom in and out and they appear/disappear (and change line weights). What chief renders is NOT affected....just cad lines on crossection views. Is the 970 not worth getting? Hell, if I dont get this figured out, I dont want to screw around, but I considering my box is built well, I wanted to put a nice card in (without trying to go up to the 980 for $200 more and not much more performance. The 970 is a smoking fast card and not too expensive for what it does.

Just tried dialing though all the drivers I could find. All act the same. Only in elevation mode. CAD lines disappear in and out as you zoom. Sometimes getting larger (like higher line weight) and sometimes disappearing. Ugh.... Everything went so great with this build, I was pretty happy. Maybe a call into tech support?....Anybody else have any ideas. (except for getting a GTX 970 )

I know that chief likes Nvidia cards but I had a R9280x toxic card lying around (which is a pretty fast card) so I decided to install it. It is VERY fast compared to my GTX660 I had previously installed. No issues except for one and hoping some here might have a solution. In elevation view, I losing CAD lines at various levels of zoom. Does not seem to drop lines in floor plan view. Eg as I zoom in and out they disappear and re-appear. They also seem to change line weight (even with line weight display off). Any ideas of where to start. I played with the settings in AMD catalyst control, but none seemed to make an impact. Hoping someone else has had this and solved it. i74790k @ 4.4ghz z97 gaming 5 motherboard 24gb ram R9280x Toxic by Sapphie 3GB GDDR5 (UEFI)