mrscott

Those of us who know him know he's kidder.

Mike, the shadowboards make make a huge difference in realism. Also a much better backdrop. This is another area to fine tune in making RT as realistic as possible. Have you done done anything with Lumion? The one drawback I have found is "model importing". Lumion, as far as my exposure has shown, does not reflect the model as realistic as a RT. Perhaps this will change in the future.

The The one thing I insist on is a "written contract"! Sure, I have a portfolio of few projects and designs, but I'm not pressing hard. I don't want to be so busy I have no other life. Learning all Chief has to offer is time consuming enough so, balance the work with productive learning is my motto. I think your approach should reflect your objective. Are you trying to build a huge business quickly or are you content with fewer projects where you spend more time with the client on details? Of course, what you charge and what the market is willing to pay, as well as the level of competition, all play into the equation. The best advise has been given...under promise and over deliver. Face to Face visits with builders, realtors, engineers and other contractors. Web advertising (an area I need help with now) but not a huge issue as word of mouth is key in my area and what I do. Just make sure you CYOA with a clearly defined scope of work in your contract otherwise "Scope Creep" will haunt you.

Design psycho! I like it!

Interested to know the outcome. I'be had similar issues with Layers. Makes you crazy doesn't it?

Always start your plan at X0,Y0,Z0 using the the keyboard method. Starting from scratch I place a point marker using the above then four walls outlining the largest area I will be working inside of, then all four Elevation views. This will place everything in your drawing in the center of your work area. Delete the temp or resize the walls to start your house. When the house is done create your terrain plan and adjust in respect to the setbacks. Hope this helps,

Dave, As you know I just signed up for http://www.chieftutor.com/ . It appears your DMD site is more client focuses with some downloads for $29.95. Is this a truncated version of http://www.chieftutor.com/ ?

All good points and now clarity in the resolution. Looks like you have a good mix of items to test in that scene. Would you post the zipped plan? How about an outdoor scene? I struggle with camera position and landscaping elements to get the view to appear exclusive and not dangling in space. thanks again

Hey Graham, I agree completely. I just set it up before going to bed and that is what it did overnight. Guess I slept too long HEHEHE! Thank you for the point about 50 passes. I have asked Chief what that number is and never received a definitive response. I do trust you have done enough of these you have made that assessment and are comfortable with 50...works for me. Cheers!

The purpose of this RT is for me to gain a better understanding of what is happening with Textures, Surfaces, Lighting and Settings. Ultimately, none of use RT like this. We take our fully load plan file with all the bells and whistle cranked up to reflect a REAL WORLD SCENE. For educational purpose, I like the KISS method. Once I understand the nuances of what is going on well enough, I should be able to adjust for a larger model. Why the video? I have yet to find anything of real value ONLINE, YouTube, et al, that provides the kind of help needed to maximize the RT engine in Chief. Most of what I have found is X1 to X7 so least several years old. The problem with the few examples I have found is with the settings/interface. Chief has changed a lot since X1. Maybe rearranged but not as shown in the videos. I know there are many of you who know a ton about RT so, if you're willing, please offer up a nice BASE OUTDOOR and INDOOR render model sample for us to test. One last point......I been told it is better to "EXPLORE" than to have someone point you to a know solution. Well! I get the whole "Teach a man to fish" cliche, but come on..Really! There is so much to learn and that is what this forum is about. Not all of us have 10 to 15 years of this stuff and if you're going to be on this forum, and respond to someone's post, Help them with their issue!!!!!!! "Okay, I'm done with that! SIDG RT 1.plan

Sweet! Nothing like seeing your dreams become reality, the good dreams, that is. I, too, would welcome hearing more about "Plannng to Construction" so, perhaps a new thread in the "Other Section" of the forum would be ideal. It would be a great place for Design build folks to share ideas from around the world. thanks

Mark, It's all good just balancing the workload with "Exploring"...I do a lot of that everyday. Thanks again,

Hum! I'll have to give all this some thought. Not really making sense to me at the moment. That is why I like Video "How To's" Easy to understand watching someone than it is attempting to interpret verbiage for something one has never explored. Thanks for the effort,

Thanks guys! David, can I change the Door face to match the other cabinets with you version. I tried what I thought would do but no change. Mark, not sure I understand what you mean..." put a block there if you want to change door styles and a cabinet with it in -need to make the sides of the drawerbox no material. " Sorry, I'm more of a visual learner.

Dermot, The Cabinet door and drawer styles change when I set the default. The only issue I can see with this is if I changed the Kitchen Cabinet config and did not want it to impact other cabinetry in the house. Ideally, and since designers often work in Real Time with clients, it would be a HUGE time saver, to make whatever changes we want during the deisgn process, be it Windows and trim, Doors and trim or Cabinetry and trim, and be able to Set the Default by "Room" at that time and have the model update. You have the new ROOM Type DBX so would it be much of a stretch to make this option available within the plan? Thanks,

Please add mods you are doing to ANY element of the RT. The purpose this thread is to aide in our own RT's and to understand how you arrived at your results. thanks

During the design process I frequently create various configurations of Door / Window trim to present to the client. once they select one, I would love to be able to click the SAVE AS DEFAULT button and have all trim updated (NOT SIZE) throughout the plan. This appears to work with Kitchen cabinets but not Doors and Window trim. Thoughts? Using X9

Guys, I have a REV-A-SHELF Dual Kitchen Garbage system in my home (RV50) I think it's called. These take the standard 15 Gallon Kitchen bags (FULL SIZE). Any chance you guys have one of these? David's symbols are great but I need a double like this one.

Thought I would open up a discussion on CHIEF ONLY RAY TRACING where people interested could post their thoughts, ideas, tips and tricks on getting the most out of Chief's internal capabilities. NO OUTSIDE software or post rendering tweaking involved. I am far from an expert on this subject so I humbly post this thread and video to start the process. Thanks, Attached is a Spreadsheet to help track and share your settings. If you find it valuable to edit, please upload the revised sheet and change the name to RT Settings v1.1 or applicable. Thanks. P.S. Some of you may think this is stupid, and that;s okay. For me, I think it will help use share our settings when assisting others. RT Settings.xls

Jintu, Will do. Don't want to get people confused regarding what Chief is capable of producing. BTW, your work is incredible.Thanks for your contributions.

I would like to see a thread with "NOTHING BUT PRODUCT DEVELOPED IN CHIEF AND CHIEF ALONE. I too have Photoshop, Lumion, Sketchup, etc. but not everyone has these tools, and or are proficient with them so, hence my wish to see what this group can do with only Chief X whatever. Thanks,

Are you telling us these were all done in Chief? If not, I would like to see a CA Render / Ray Trace ONLY Thread with tips on how to maximize the output. Thanks,

Sorry Michael, you are correct. I read through your response again. All good and very much appreciated. Stay at warm my friend!

Michael/ Solver, both options on S are great, thank you both! I tried Michael's method and will try Solver's tomorrow. Michael, I did have to remove the frames but I assume you figured I knew that. Thanks again,

Thanks Perry! I tried it again and it worked. Go figure!