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Yep. It would be nice though. Mardie, here's a link to a suggestion that was made a little while back that could really help with situations like this. Maybe add your vote to that thread... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/9645-ceiling-grid-tool-for-us-light-commercial-users/?hl=grid

I'm not sure this is entirely accurate or it could at least use a little clarification. I just tried printing a PDF at 4,000 dpi and the ouput of both the Live View and Image are dang near identical. See the attached PDF. Page 1 is the Live View and Page 2 is the Image. If you zoom in, the pixelation doesn't appear notably different between the 2. Test.pdf

I think you may be right. At first glance, the printed output of the 2 methods looked pretty similar on my end but on closer inspection, the "Live View" actually does appear to have a higher resolution than Current Screen as Image. I haven't personally had issues with blurriness because as Perry said the live views print just fine (at least for my uses). I was just trying to confirm to the OP that the export /import method is the only way to increase resolution for images and that we can't control resolution when sending DIRECTLY to layout (which may be only partially accurate depending on screen size?). This has got my curious though now...At what point or screen size does Current Screen offer a higher resolution? Is there a specific resolution that Live Views print at? And to hopefully clarify a little, it looks like we do have partial control of resolution (depending on screen size?)... Lowest resolution...Current Screen As Image Medium resolution...Live View Highest resolution...Export/Import Is that correct Dermot? And if you can clarify what resolution that point between medium and high is that might be helpful.

I personally don't use hatch patterns for this type of thing. I'll typically use polyline solids, solids, or linework. Here are a couple of videos I made a while back that might give you a few ideas. They were made for ceiling grids, but the same basic principles could apply. Elevation views are usually a different story. You can usually just adjust the material definition to get what you're after...

I think like Perry you aren't fully reading the post. He actually only did this is a workaround to achieve the desired higher resolution. He did try sending to layout normally first. I guess I assumed he tried as a live view. Maybe he didn't. This may or may not be part or all of the problem. The OP may have been inadvertently sending Current Screen As Image not realizing a live view may print cleaner than the image...which may or may not be true (the printed results of those 2 methods look nearly identical on my end but that may be due to my screen resolution...I'm really not sure).

"...Your information is just wrong here..." Please tell me how my information is wrong sir. Do you know of any other way to increase the resolution of an image sent directly to layout? And you can't say you don't need to increase the resolution because that's the entire point of the thread. Images sent to layout are PRINTING too blurry for the OP's tastes. "...The post says nothing about printing..." The title of the thread is "Sending perspective view to layout. Prints Blurry" AND there is an attachment with pictures of printed pages. "...If I were the op, I'd try to actually print one and see..." ???? ???? I give up. You win.

I don't know why you have such a problem with me Perry, it seems like you're always out to prove me wrong for some reason. You are absolutely correct that images sent to layout will usually be blurry until printed, but... Just look at the attachment. It is a picture of 2 different PRINTED proofs.

He said they are blurry when sending to layout as opposed to importing the image to layout. If you look at the attachments and put 2 and 2 together I think you'll realize he's talking about how the images appear on paper afterward. They are blurry when the image was sent directly to layout but are sharp when the picture is exported and imported at a higher resolution. He's asking if there's a way to send directly to layout at a higher resolution to avoid the export/import process and as far as I know, the answer is no.

The OP is talking about blurriness in images printed to paper. See the attachments in that first post. I think using the export-import option is the best way to get increased resolution but I'm not sure I understand the need for that extra cropping step. All you should need to do is resize the picture box once its in layout and/or export with a transparent background.

You bet. Glad you got it figured out : )

If you're applying your material to a contoured terrain you're going to have distortion problems. You may want to apply it to something flat.

Maybe check out this post in another thread... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/9742-arrows-and-text-on-3d-views/#entry88394

You should probably post the plan but... I'm guessing the "Cannot find" item is sitting somewhere in your plan where the program can't tell where it belongs. Re: the rim joists, I'm guessing that maybe you created copies of a rim joist and so that's how they're reporting. And re: the names, I believe those are automatically created by Chief based on where they are created and I personally don't know any way of changing them other than clicking on that item in your material list and simply changing the name there.

Would be best if you could post the plan but... It looks like you're trying to snap to a roof plane baseline. I can't seem to set a dimensions directly to those either so there are a few options that come to mind: A. Dimensions from the edge of your roof plane to something else and then drag the other end back to your baseline. It should snap this time. You can MOVE a dimension TO a baseline, but for whatever reason it doesn't seem to pick up on it during initial dimension creation. I run into this same behavior on a number of other items as well. I've gotten used to it but I suppose maybe I should be reporting it. I probably will next time. B. Use Point To Point dimensions C. Draw CAD lines and dimension to those. D. Turn your wall layer on, dimension to those and then turn the layer back off. Hope that helps.

As far as I know, the only way to have your material list automatically generate what you're looking for is to manually place breaks in your plate material so that each piece of lumber is shorter than the longest material available in your Structural Member Reporting dbx. You could actually place the breaks exactly where you want them and place extra studs where you want them too and both your model and material list could be extra accurate but I think that's kinda crazy. I think its best to manually modify the material list instead and leave those plate breaks to be decided in the field. I think the bottom line is...Either manually modify the model or manually modify the material list.

BTW, reshaping the layout box and using a mask are not created equal and a mask has a lot of benefits over the prior. Most notably a mask allows placement of dimensions, notations, and/or CAD work (in plan) that extend beyond the border you create. I would still use CAD masks even if we had the ability to completely reshape a layout box...no question about it.

The one thing you CAN do to a layout box is fillet it (up to a full circle). Just switch to the fillet edit mode and grab/drag one of the corners to fillet all 4 corners. Other shapes must be done with a mask.

Can you maybe try watching the video on a different computer? It works fine for me and I know plenty of other people have been able to view it as well. In the meantime, I did post somewhat of an answer to your question over in that other thread. It's hard to give you a more acurate answer without being able to see exactly what you're doing. Can you maybe post the plan, or at the very least a screenshot showing what you're doing along with a description of what you're trying to achieve? Only thing I can think of off the top of my head is that you might need to select your mask and "Move to Front of Group" or even place in Front Drawing Group (Line Style tab). Also, as I mentioned in that other thread, you don't need to use a polyline solid. You just need to use a regular polyline with a solid FILL.

Try making the associated text box on page zero (or whatever page you're using as a template) a little bigger.

Both...but mostly RT.

There are a handful of options (if I'm guessing correctly as to what you're looking for). The first 4 that come to mind... 1. Build>Image>Create Image... 2. Build>Image>Create Billboard Image... 3. Apply the image as a texture to a properly sized p-solid, solid, face, etc. 4. Using a backdrop. The various steps and options during or after those methods would depend on exactly what you're looking for.

Sorry Park, I already left the office. Maybe someone else can help you out but if not I'll try to post something when I get back to office this evening.

The pony wall thing works for me and you can get all the detail pretty quickly by utilizing the Auto Detail tool...

I say this with a lot of personal and professional experience and expertise on the matter... I would strongly recommend against using a 30" microhood over a 36" range even with the special trim kit or decorative fillers. Those microwaves are typically terrible exhaust appliances as it is and your range hood should really be at least as wide as the appliance it is serving (ideally it should be even wider). So...you would then be using one of the cheapest and lowest quality exhaust fans you could buy and then undersizing it.

I use that method to get the Z height also. The Y value in an elevation view is equal to the absolute Z value.