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I just sectioned a whole house (camera on first floor), there are three floors of this house, and on each floor I did a poly, and it appeared correctly on each plan. But I didn't see any settings that you were asking about. But like Robert says, its easy to move.

So do you update your cad symbols in cad then carry over?

I am working on a pocket neighborhood, 12 small houses on a lot with a shared parking. Cool idea actually. I created each house as a symbol, after I "saved-as" when the plans were completed, cleaned/purged each to get the file sizes of each to about 50 kb. I am not done with this site plan file, as I need to add some more lighting, signs and landscaping. Broker wants these rendered banners and vids ready for a Home Builders Parade in September. My issue is so far my total file size of the site is 1,210,000 kb (what you see in the attachment and after a purge). My system is bogging down. Even though all my models are on D drive and have plenty of space, my C drive (has only 31 GB left, and that gets eaten up running a camera.. ram I am assuming). The question is, will creating two or three plans and combine into one even work in Chief? For instance, have a file that is just with the landscaping (trees, small plants, & mulch), another of the parking, walks, lighting...) Insert them all into one "site" model with a common insertion point. When editing any of the attached files, it updates, like a xref would. I am thinking CA does not have this capabilities. Example, if I have a landscape model xref'd into the site model, and update that landscape model, will it update? I know its to late in the game for this project, but this broker is planning similar hoods in other locations, and I'd like to be a little smarter when I set these up. I use a AutoDesk Plant 3D all day, and xrefs are only way to go to keep parent file size down. I am hoping CA is the same way. Any other advice on getting this file size down? I have purge material and blocks.. and that helps a little.

On top of this, I wish there was a way to explode symbols, even from manufacturing catalogs. Instead of always modeling from scratch on a symbol you can't find, you one close and modify...

Great advice and makes total sense. The one and only home I did with a walkout, I did per the pre-cut length studs, but did not have to give any kind of list. So maybe, the home owner- who also was the builder did not purchase these (even though story-pole and section dimensions showed this). I am going to note this advice though for future plans.

Not asking really, just making a statement more than anything. Chief does the real time growth too, but the plants need to be image, because it doesn't seem to work on the 3D plants. Where is the Land of Eves?

Be great to get to work on the 3D plants... but always can go in and manually change sizes. Here's another thing I found, and wonder if anyone has ever used in lieu of Insulation Air Gap. Under the Library Browser, Core Catalogs, Materials, is a Misc. Folder with "opening (no material)". Looks like this might be an option for a lot of things I was using air gap for.

That was one of the many cool things I thought Chief did back in X6 when I first loaded it. Actually used it when planting my trees in back yard, showed wife why I spaced them out. But those were all images, so I am assuming because most plants are 3D now is why it doesn't work? I don't use images anymore to test that theory. No biggie.. was in plant chooser and I saw this on the pull down.

And THANK YOU for your service to Rob.. quite a resume. I feel you on the computing, inter workings as well, esp. in re: to renders. Too many terms, and it sees like they all mean the same thing.

Hi Ladies and Gents, I see you are doing the same thing as the rest of us on a Friday night. :-) Short story; I need to quote a apartment building design, just the architectural parts (floor plan, elevations, electrical, etc.. ), nothing structural. The engineer who is requesting the quote will do that part from my plans. I typically quote by the sq. ft. for a single family home. This apartment will consist of 2 floors, 4 units per floor, all the same exact layout, just mirrored. Each unit will be about 1000 sq. ft. x 4 units + breezeway and stairs, equals about 4200 total per floor. Question number one: How would you quote this, its not really a 8400 sq. ft home, but its not 1000 or 4200 either. Question number two: Is there a Chief way to create a new floor and it all copies up (copies everything, fixtures, dims, doors, windows, etc.)? Building New Floor by deriving from floor below does just exterior walls. Or is this a copy/paste scenario? Thanks in advance

Its definitely because your using a room camera, another hint is that the cathedral ceiling doesn't show up either. If you want all these things on your section, then use the cross section and narrow the view with "clip to sides" in the cross section dbx. Dermot, I know we've suggested a fix to this in the past. Is this a possibility of getting corrected on future releases? A wall camera should at least show the correct ceiling, and not be based on ceiling height set in the room def dbx

As Michael says.. safer just to copy - with a new name and adjust the angle. Can you it in the future too.

Are you trying to do what I shown on the attachment? If so, just raise the ceiling and so that your louver's fit above the door? I love this beach style of architecture BTW. Places like Seaside, Rosemary Beach, Watercolor Florida are inspirational.

I don't know what I was scared for. Worked as planned. I made the whole length of the wall a new wall def without a exterior finish, and just material region the corrugated and B&B. The wall detail is one 36' long section now... Nvr played with MR on walls before.. learn something new everyday.

A one piece wall detail, at 36' long. Whats shown are two different wall types (one of course being a pony)

Trying to figure out the best method here. Originally I had the B&B and corrugated as a pony the complete length of the front of this 36' long future spec home. Now the broker wants the entry to be all corrugated. At first I just broke the wall at the white vertical ledger board and made the wall 100% corrugated. Now that I am to the point of doing framing wall details, I have two separate wall pieces. Would the best way to accomplish this is to create a new wall type, with no exterior finish, then just do two material regions? How does that show up on material reports? This broker is all about those reports. Thx in advance.

Is your foundation wall aligned properly?

Maybe a pony wall with a glass wall on the upper? (like a shower) I don't know if roof would cut that off though.

Thank you guys... the back ground was the issue. Don't know why, I've used this background before and never noticed the green. The house soffit is a forest green, but this porch is white. So I learned something new today, Thanks again! I saved this message for future use.

Worked all weekend to get this done for a client to see first thing in the AM. I am in PBR mode, and my ceiling/soffits are green when they are to be white. I am doing a 59 second walk around for marketing. The only way to keep this ball rolling is to do in normal camera view. Any ideas on why its green? I played with shadows and sun locations and nothing changes. Never saw a green shadow anyways..

Not related to the subject. Just curious, where are you located or where is this house going to be built. Had lived in Missouri for many years, I've done many homes with exterior shelters or basement access, but none in the middle of a home. Just thought it was unique...

here are my clicks... to get what you need.

I'm with David on this one too.. No dragging, shifting..just pull the knob up and move.. Its a great tool.

Actually Rene I have always been a fan of your work, and others on here. I found your YouTube videos on Twinmotion and watching now that Fathers Day dinner is digesting. I will keep in mind for future jobs that require more than out of the box renders, that people like your self can do better and help me out. I will need to make clients aware of this adder to the charge. I like the idea of the light meter thing too puntloos, if that would have helped. Like my view showed, same area, same light, same time of day, yet one is obviously darker.

Thanks Nick... This def helped my standard view, but how do I get the either the RT or PBR to show more accurate? I know I, as others have, kinda gotten frustrated on all these settings we are to know, and margins are not big enough these days to pay someone else to do this work, especially, IMO, when Chief should run a decent RT or PBR right out of the box. I've attached views from the entry of this house (standard camera, a PBR camera and a Ray Trace (10 passes), and two looking back to the entry from nook (RT & PBR). The wall color is SW 6252, trim is SW 6246; attached the swatch's so you can see where I need to go. As you can see the PBR is not even close esp. at the column or the mantle. However with the RT view, the foyer view is very dark and the view showing the FP is pretty descent. Same RT settings for both. How do I lighten the view from foyer? Not a expert on Lumion or Twinmotion, but willing to learn them. Would these make these views better? This house with all the windows on the east and west side, should be very bright. Sorry for all the questions and attachments.. trying to communicate. BTW, anything with a rope light will take a min of an hour for a RT.. all those lights!