SusanC

Screen shots below show a visual of what JacobB said - this can be done if you select the "Glass Panel" door style and then open the "Lites" tab to add muntins.

I work on both a Mac and a PC (Mac primarily and PC for RTRT) and have had no trouble other than some fonts had to be added to my PC.

Great! Glad you are learning Substance Player and finding it helpful!

You're welcome! I have good luck finding images that way.

Hi Marlem2000, You're welcome! By the way, another way of getting materials into your user library in Chief is by building your own using Substance Player. This is a great article with a video on how to use the tool. I use it a lot for custom tile, but you can also create custom fabric, wood, stone. There are limits to what it can do, but I've found it very helpful. Susan

Thanks Mick for the tip on how to open the .jfif. I did a Google search and found that .jfif photo on The Tile Shop website. There is another photo with it, posted by a designer who used that tile layout in real life, and because the photo was shot straight on, you can take a screen shot of a portion of the tile design to import into Chief to create a material.

Can you post the photo of the pattern you are trying to create in a .jpg format or a .png? I don't seem to be able to open a .jfif. Thanks!

Great job building a throw from scratch for the bed! Eric's suggestion of making your own material is a great thing to learn. He gave the link to an article and here is the link to a video on that subject: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/38/creating-custom-materials-and-colors.html If you can find a good, straight on photo of the plaid you want to import into Chief as a custom material, take a screenshot of it. Follow the instructions in the video to import it into your user catalog as a material. Then you can easily apply the material to your throw. Btw, I just put a request in the Suggestion Forum for a new bonus catalogs of throws and blankets so we won't have to create them from scratch...

Nice job!!

Chief Architect has a series of 7 training videos on Ray Tracing (and you'll find recommended settings in there) that just came out this past summer. The presenter in the videos also teaches through Chief's One on One training and is a great teacher.

Got it, thanks!

And there is always my favorite, One on One training. Kayla Lockhart, who is the voice on the playlist of ray trace videos that Scott suggested, is an excellent teacher. The learning curve is steep with RTRT and it has been very helpful to have several one on one sessions.

Yes! I had checked "include in schedule" but forgot to check "show schedule callout". Label now showing. As for desired width and depth, so far I have not run into that when dimensioning in plan view and elevation view. Everything seems to be reporting correctly, but I'll keep an eye out for odd dimensions. Now I am going to head over to the Suggestions Forum and request a way to "mull" cabinets to avoid all of the extra steps needed to get an architectural block to show up. Please feel free to chime in on that thread as well. Thank you all, much appreciated!!

Yes, that layer is turned on. Still no label displayed. I must be missing something...

Thank you both for the suggestions! I'm thrilled to learn about "treat as one object" checkbox and I can now see the block in my cabinet schedule! One more question - how to get the schedule label to show on the block. There are a number of options under the label tab on the block, but I seem to be able to see no label or each of the individual cabinet labels. Any suggestions?

Hi, I often specify cabinets to be combined at the factory and would like to be able to "block" them and have them show up on the schedule as one unit. I've tried making a custom category in the schedule and the cabinet dialog box, but do not seem to be able to get the "block" to show up on the schedule or have a label. Any thoughts? Thanks! Susan

Hi Rob, I often run into the exact issues you are describing and Mark is definitely the expert on cabinets! I recently put a suggestion on the Suggestions forum requesting the ability to customize cabinet doors more easily through the cabinet dialog box instead of always having to do a work around. If you'd like to chime in on that request, it can be found by typing into the search bar "Custom Cabinet Door Styles" (be sure to use the quotation marks). The more users who request a new feature, the better the chance Chief will produce it. Thanks! Susan

I second the wall material region tool! You can also use the custom backsplash tool found with the other cabinet tools. Works on walls just as it does for cabinets. Just click and draw on the wall where you want the tile. Automatically cuts around windows, doors, niches, etc. Susan

I agree, you definitely do not need to use social media. Emails are also very effective. Some of you may remember way back in 2017 when I posted on ChiefTalk asking for your help in writing to the contacts I had at SubZero/Wolf. Many Chief users helped by sending an email to SubZero/Wolf, requesting a catalog for Chief. Because of everyone's help, we now have that catalog. I'm hoping we can work together again to get some more brands on board.

Thanks Kerry! Your tips are very helpful. I do "Follow" the brands I'm interested in and then comment on one of their posts, hashtag my firm, Chief, and another designer I met at Chief Academy who is helping me on this and then "Send" the post to Chief using the envelope icon. I'll work on incorporating your other tips. I would love to get other Chief users involved by doing 2 things: Share your Instagram name on this thread. Share the brands you are interested in getting into Chief. If we work as a collective group we are going to be much more effective.

I wonder if Chief's Content and Social Media Team would share some tips with us? I have K&B designer friends who are incredibly successful using Instagram, FB and TikTok, but I'm still a beginner in this area. I always think it sounds easy enough, but there are definitely some nuances to learn.

Hi Brad, Great! I just commented on a GAF Instagram post and hashtagged my company and ChiefArchitect. Anyone else, please feel free to do this as well. Also, definitely write an email to your rep and explain why you'd like to see GAF in Chief. I've found that a manufacturer is very interested in knowing a client will see a realistic rendering of their product and that it will help in correctly ordering their product if it populates a schedule or building material list. If you need reinforcement, post your rep's contact info and other Chief users can help you out by contacting them as well. Susan

Many users would like to see more manufacturer's catalogs in Chief. Over the years I've been able to get many of the brands our design firm uses to place their 3d catalogs into Chief and I am happy to share my strategy. Please feel free to reply to this thread and share which manufacturer's catalogs you would like to see in Chief. My strategy: If I'm interested in a brand I go to their website and check out the resources section to see if they have existing 3d models of their product. I contact my rep and any other industry connections I have to the brand and I tell them we love their product and spec it often for clients. I tell them we produce photo real renderings in our Chief Architect design software and like to use the actual products with brand logos visible in the renders. I let them know I've connected our other vendors with Chief and that I would be happy to help them as well. I also mention that I do not work for Chief and I am not compensated, I just do this to make better renders and to help our firm with ordering as we also produce Schedules that populate with the actual product name and part numbers. I give them a link to Chief's website on the downloadable catalogs page. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/3d-library/index.php?r=site/library&reset=true. In addition, I go to the manufacturer's website and use their generic contact form to introduce myself and essentially give a condensed version of the email I've sent the rep. I wait until I receive a response and then connect them with my contacts at Chief and send them the partner program sales page. I prefer to wait to see interest before sending this page. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/blog/partner-program/. Recently, I've started going to a manufacturer's Instagram page or FB page and commenting on a particularly nice post, for ex. "I love the new Farrow & Ball colors and would love to be able to use them in my photo real renders in Chief Architect!" Then I hashtag my design firm and Chief Architect, and send that post to Chief. If you have a brand you'd like to see in Chief or need help figuring out your own strategy, post it on this thread and let's work together as a group to make it happen! Susan

Have you tried using the Substance Player to make your own tile? Type "Substance Player" into the search bar to lead you to the article on what to down load and how to use it. Surprisingly easy tool to use and you'll have control over the grout lines, among other things, when creating your own tile.

This new edition of the K&B guidelines is a great improvement over past editions. Adrean did a fantastic job with the illustrations!