Chopsaw

At first glance everything looks ok in X11 as well as X12 for my setup. There are a bunch of custom materials missing but the Bright White is really the one in question. It must be a video card or video card driver issue as I messed with my preference settings and could not get the display to look like yours. Possibly someone with the same card as you could recommend a driver that is good or try the latest and if that does not work roll back a few versions.

It looks a bit different in X11 as though there is no material applied for the areas that should be "Brite". It seems you are coming from an AutoCad background where the drawing files are called .dwg ? .dwg files behave in a completely different way in Chief. Drawing files native to Chief are referred to as .plan files. Could you possibly post the X11 .plan file so one of us could take a look to see if this is a problem with the file or your hardware setup. Or try a fresh test plan in X12 and see if you have the same issues.

Ok that is a little different again and even the background wall is involved now. Some sort of a transparency or layering issue it seems. Do you still have X11 loaded to see if there is an issue there ?

Give this a try to see if there is a library material corruption issue. Color - Brite Backup.calibz Otherwise it would have to be a setting issue or a Video card or driver issue. It seems to be presenting the same in Standard View and PBR so that would be a tough one.

Wow. That almost looks like Z fighting but definitely not quite what you would typically see. Maybe check the thickness of the exterior layer of siding to make sure it is at least 1/4". Also is the building anywhere near the 0,0 point of origin ? If it is not that, it could possibly be a video card or video card driver issue. Maybe let us know what version of the software you are using an post your plan file if you can't resolve the issue.

Sorry one other thing I forgot is that cad blocks for symbols do not respect line styles. So don't bother trying a blank style or in my example a dashed line style. I did that by using distributed line segments. You take the existing chief generated block from CAD Block Management ( usually although you can start from scratch ) and then insert it and edit as you like then re block and apply that new 2D cad block to the symbol in question.

You need to place something extra into your cad block that centers it up. A visible solution I have used that is handy would be to place a dashed cad line to mark the outer circumference of the rotation path. Other methods would be a blank or white line or marker or an empty text box works well.

Here is a Metric plan file for you to look at. Hope it helps. Let me know if you have any further issues. Curtain Wall Test for Kabir.plan

Sorry I did not save the file. However I can easily redo it for you or I could also use your file as the example. You really just need to have a drywall layer in your invisible wall.

You can do that with a foundation wall but if you need to do it with a pony wall I think you would need to make the sheathing part of the main layer in your upper wall definition.

It seems you want two ovens and not a double oven ?

Chief actually has an anti siphon hose bib that you could just add a frost free valve to if you need it.

Ok the plan makes sense just as long as I don't ask why there are cars in the bedroom. Do you have a manufactures picture or as built project picture of the specific railing design ? It sounds like maybe you have no top or bottom rail and just a custom newel post to hold the glass which is just a matter of changing some of the default properties and materials. Or drawing and applying the the specific newel post design.

It would depend a bit on the design but Chief's panel railing tool is often quite useful for glass railing systems. Do you have a picture you could post ?

If drywall would work for you... Try an invisible wall with an open below room that you can squish to be almost nothing.

Can you post a test plan ? And what would be your preference to see there ?

I think the biggest stumbling block that people seem to have with Chief Terrain is that it requires real data. If there is no overlapping data and the terrain is something you could walk on it should work out ok. Mark3D did a video not long ago that has some of the basics.

You will find that in the Room Specification DBX under the Structure tab.

For the ADA partition you can open the Object DBX and "Reverse Symbol" then reposition. Sorry I don't do dropped ceilings.

The material was set at 9 7/8" for X and Y... That was the distance between the rings then you may also need to adjust the Y position for the correct offset. I had that at 3 1/8". It will look a bit odd if you compress it too much. Possibly you could sink them into the ground or basement or just apply the original material on a chief cylinder. Yes for X8 I think it is 2016 or older at least until you upgrade chief.

Try the 2015 version of this one. https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/56f2d498-554e-4d86-a3b4-84fbbeaa46c4/Bamboo Let me know if you have any difficulties. On the one I posted, if you need to shrink it you will also need to shrink the material accordingly. It had one of the better material files of the ones I looked at.

Sorry your posted Sketchup file is too new for X8. I was able to get a 2015 file to load or Collada File would also work. Can you point me to where you found the file or just be sure to open the larger display of the item and click the Download dropdown for older files that are available.

Ok let me give that one a try. In the mean time I optimized one I use for X8 x-bamboo.calibz

With X8 you will need to find the compatible version of Sketchup that is 3 or 4 years old. Let me give it a try. Was there a particular file you were thinking may work ?