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post the plan jon

Try... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mictale.gpsessentials&hl=en It will export GPX format, which is the format CA can import. jon

Nice Dennis! jon

Call tech support jon

check your 3d layer set jon

The only reason I don't do what Larry suggests is that 9 times out of 10 I'm a complete idiot and mess up my core plan file. Any time I make temporary alterations or alterations not germane to the function of the plan, I execute said alterations on a copy--see idiot above. jon

Sorry Joey, I don't video. However, My method is purely for the aesthetic. Think of what photographers do when they come to shoot a house; moving furniture around so the shot looks good, but highly impractical for living. Well the same holds true with what I do for many camera shots; the output looks good, but may barely resemble the "plan." Make a copy of the plan file and rename it something like: 200150415_MyHouse_005_Bedroom_03_v01.plan Place my rough camera views Rip out everything in the plan not visible in the camera view(s) Purge all unused materials/textures Place movable backdrops outside any windows (I use large curved panels with cutout tree lines, etc.) Add objet and other detail refinements. Place sunlight either for effect or accuracy Turn off all lights then re-add starting with sun, ray trace; UDL, ray trace, fixture ray trace; etc., etc., etc. (I do three-pass ray traces to determine if light placement/intensity is correct) Refine final camera views. Recheck and recheck. Ray trace. One added benefit, at least for my purposes, is that if CA isn't getting the output I'm after, the my model is pretty much ready-set-go for export to 3rd-party ray trace. I hope that gives you some clarity re: my process. Have fun, stay crazy, jon

What Michael said. My regular methodology is to cut up plan files by floor and/or room before my final camera views. I can then add detail and any custom lighting for the shot. jon

See my response in this thread... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/4137-perspective-overview-problems-with-overlapping-materials/?hl=fighting#entry35700 jon

Very nice Yusuf! jon

Make it out of a base cabinet. jon

For more warmth, add more yellow to the Sunlight color. jon

What styles are you after? jon

That works jon

I had a nagging suspicion Blender was involved. Blender in my workflow = hair loss of frustration. jon

Dude! Stupend-e-mo! Very HGTV! Were you able to get a direct 3ds export/import or did you need to reprocess each model in a third-party and import as *.obj? Really nice work Jeff! jon

The Accessible Design Bonus Lib... http://3dlibrary.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?r=site/library&x=true&search=Specialty/Other/Misc jon

Put the file in DropBox or OneDrive and just "share" the link from there. jon

D, check the system Bios to see if you need to select there as well. Older machines require this. jon

Have a look with what I did to the rail on the ramp. If you need the newels in plan view, the set newels to zero in the dbx and place them manually. jon 74 Master-X7-rev_JCC_Edit.zip

Post the plan. I don't do twenty questions. jon

http://www.amazon.com/GL551JW-DS74-15-6-Inch-Gaming-Laptop-GTX960M/dp/B00T7XRGGC/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1428101880&sr=1-2&keywords=asus+rog It is a gaming laptop that will readily support your home monitor. (Use miniDisplayPort for best results) jon

Scott did this vid as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lotf8hBM93E jon

You're better off asking this question on HomeTalk... https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/ The capabilities of the HD vs. CA product lines are significantly different. jon

too many lights? Hmm, could be. Could be a lot of things. Post the plan and hardware config. jon