Alaskan_Son

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  1. Alaskan_Son
    Which version are you using?
  2. Alaskan_Son
    Don't think it's your video card. I get the same issue. Its definitely a product of the broken section line and shadows though. Odd...very odd. You should probably send in to tech support.
  3. Alaskan_Son
    Select that roof plane and uncheck boxed eve. What you're seeing is the boxed eve. You can also set the length to 40" or more and that fixes it as well.
  4. Alaskan_Son
    In my experience and in my opinion, it really depends on your local building department and your subs. My personal technique is to give as little as possible to the building department and then decide what...if anything...beyond that is needed for actual construction. If it's something I'm doing myself, I really don't need much at all in the way of extra details. If there are a lot of subs involved I'll add more details as deemed necessary. I like to keep things relatively minimal either way though. The more clutter, the harder it is to sort through, and the more unnecessary notes and details you have, the more likely the IMPORTANT details are to be missed or ignored.
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    Yeah, I think you're probably right. I do agree that there is very little value too.
  6. Alaskan_Son
    You know… I didn't go over it in the video, but you could also use a CAD mask and just create section views of actual walls in the plan rather than drawing little walls off to the side.
  7. Alaskan_Son
    Here's a quick video. Nothing too fancy, but hopefully it points you in the right direction.
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    I think it has to do with Chief. Its designed to work with whatever version of Sketchup was current during the time they wrote the necessary code. X7 probably only worked with versions 14 and prior, X5 only worked with the versions 13 and prior, X4 with versions 8 and prior and so on. Or at least roughly.
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    Barret, Your problem is that your layers are not turned on in your Section View layer set. I think you're turning the layers on in your plan view, but the plan view and camera views are using different layer sets.
  10. Alaskan_Son
    You bet Dennis.
  11. Alaskan_Son
    Not exactly true. Do a Save As of the SKP model and during the process, choose an older version on the file type dropdown.
  12. Alaskan_Son
    X8 should be able to utilize any version 15 and prior.
  13. Alaskan_Son
    Never tried it until just now, but I'm not sure why this is "obvious". Why wouldn't reflections display when using the standard rendering technique? It doesn't actually make a lot of sense to me. I can see maybe no reflections for items behind the camera, but why no reflections for peripheral objects? If for example I take a cross section view at an angle to the mirror, it really doesn't make sense why there would be no reflections.
  14. Alaskan_Son
    You can easily do this by opening the filler you already created and just unchecking "filler".
  15. Alaskan_Son
    Did you try a wall elevation using the standard rendering technique?
  16. Alaskan_Son
    Yes it would. I'm not at my computer right now. Maybe when I get back I'll make a quick video...if someone hasn't helped you out before then.
  17. Alaskan_Son
    The closest thing to "create detail" would be using CAD Detail From View...in a blank plan if you want to avoid cropping the excess. Drawing actual sections of wall off to the side has its benefits though. If you ever make any changes to one of the wall types, the wall section will automatically update.
  18. Alaskan_Son
    Whenever I have things that don't want to show up, I usually try switching to an expendable layerset, selecting all, checking "display" and changing the color for all layers to black. By doing this you can narrow the problem down.
  19. Alaskan_Son
    Just to be certain… You did build the foundation, correct?
  20. Alaskan_Son
    Are you trying to make a sort of wall schedule, key, or legend? If so, I personally usually just draw a small length of each wall type off to the side somewhere along with the appropriate text and just send that to layout. You could also draw a section of each wall type and then do a CAD detail from view.
  21. Alaskan_Son
    It sounds like you might be missing a step. Did you use the tool Johnny suggested… Tools>Layout>Referenced Plan Files? All you should have to do is change the plan file.
  22. Alaskan_Son
    What are you using in that location now? I would typically build that out of a single cabinet. Left and right frame/stile widths set accordingly.
  23. Alaskan_Son
    That's not exactly true. Granted, it wouldn't be as automated, but there are a lot of possible replacement methods using 3D moulding polylines and even polyline solids. Definitely not as automated or intelligent, but doable.
  24. Alaskan_Son
    Definitely have to switch back and forth. Once importing into Chief all you have is a simple 3D symbol. Essentially the only real edits you can make to it are naming, sizing, and material changes. I would encourage you to find another method inside Chief instead. Where there's a will, there's usually a way.
  25. Alaskan_Son
    Okay...The plot thickens. If you center all those glass panels on that railing wall (they're not actually in a perfect line as they are), all but one of them are fixed. If you align that railing wall with the wall below, all glass panels drop down and disappear. If you move the wall just a tiny bit further toward the lake though instead, ALL the glass panels work. Definitely something amiss.