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I'm curious if someone has a method of customizing cabinets so thanks for throwing the question out. In my experience, if it is just for presentation, the easiest way is to construct it using 3D solids. Once you have built it and signed the materials you can turn it into an architectural block and add it to you library for future use. Pretty primitive but for a single cabinet it is quick and easy.

@Rich_WinsorI tried it again and discovered when the gradient slider on the colour wheel was all the way to the right (full) then there were no reflections but when I backed it of even a bit the reflections appeared. I assume when the colour is full then it is no longer transparent even though the material is still crown glass. Worked brilliantly! Thanks so much for your help!

Interesting. I actually did try that approach and lost the reflection. I will revisit the idea and play around with it. Thanks

Definitely going to suggest it on the "Suggestions Forum". Thanks for the suggestions on the Ray trace

Thanks Mick I have played around with the different setting and cannot seem to show mirrored reflections unless the material is 'Mirror". Haven't tried a RayTrace because I virtually never use Ray Trace, Only Standard and physically based cameras. Would be a really nice feature to have in Chief if the colour of the mirror could be changed. Tinted mirrored glass is quite common especially for commercial building applications.

Any idea how to make a black mirror? or at least show reflections on black glass tiles?

Yes, have the same issue. Happens randomly but, hmm, I think it only happens on my iMac with an Apple Cinema Display as second monitor. Generally too busy with my project to get very irritated by a minor glitch. I have always assumed it was just a VRAM issue. I undock and redock the toolbar and it restores. Haven't really paid attention to whether it happens on my MacBook Pro also but now that I'm thinking about I don't think it does.

Not important question on a lazy Sunday afternoon; on this forum what's the difference between "like" and "upvote"?

@DMDesigns thanks!

Wow, I had been offline for a while and when I log back in there is so much activity on this post. Thanks all of you for your help. Sorry for the use of local jargon. I just assumed everyone called it roof strapping but yes, absolutely, Purlin is the proper term. My mistake and yes, Eric, searching with the proper terminology is very helpful. I can use the suggested fixes but I guess the other half of my question was: why hasn't Chief included purlins as a standard option for building roofs so we don't have to take these time consuming roundabouts. Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining too hard because I think Chief is amazing and I have seen so many great improvements since I started with X2 before my hair turned grey. But on the drawing I was just working on I really didn't have time to p*ss around looking for cheats.

I might be missing something but I can't see any option for horizontal strapping on roof for under metal roofing on and agricultural structure. Anyone have any experience with this? Otherwise for Chief it would be a good checkbox option to include since it is such a common construction practice.

@George Thanks that is also a good one

@solverolder version of chief or older 3D object? I just finally started using x12 because I was mid-project on a bunch of things and didn’t want to mess up by switching over..

Awesome! Thanks!