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need it on a non covered wall to see it better

the other thing you can do is just have a bunch of named cameras on your template, and then only use the ones you need

I avoid google, as it tries to use credentials, rather than allow one to log in with typed in credentials. I cant count the number of times I've been sent google links to my email, only to click on them, and cannot get in because google thinks I should be using some other gmail credentials. MS teams used to have a similar problem, but I havent had any issues in the past couple years. Zoom may be simple, but I've never been left out of a meeting.

I dont think that works for the eaveline of the floor above, but I will try it out

those both look really good. are these just plants:

why not put a wall there?

I do not understand the request and/or cannot visualize it. I'm not sure what "without covering up the area between the stairs" mean

I'm not sure I understand this, when I try and drag the opening wider it just snaps back. attached However, moving all the railings out -1.75, instead of the ballusters and rails which I was doing previously, got it a lot closer to what you have, just the top of the inside post is screwed up: but this is good enough thanks 29.03.2024_13.59.17_REC.mp4

thanks, I had offset -1.75 and dropped 6 so close to yours. I'll give it a whirl

one post left to move to the outside. Currently it is the deck doorway wall's post so I cant offset it, but when I set that doorway wall to no newel post, there is then no post from the intersecting two ramps. any ideas? doorway newel post enabled:: uncheck newel post for the railing doorway wall

look up furred walls

add a second story and just put the bathroom in it ..plus the stairwell

i tried out the plan footprint but found too many limitations (for instance I have to show eaveline on site plans and the plan footprint does not show this. Yes, one can concentric make a polyline, but with different overhang depths, this is a pain) Cantilevers do not show, front landings, decks do not show).But I will concur the terrain tools leave something to be desired. One would think it would be simple to create a even sloping grade next to a foundation, and different elevation points along the property lines. but it is not that simple that I have found. I inevitably draw a grade line on an elevation. For the site plan I have a reference view of the roofs and the main floor plan plus the CAD lines for the property line. Then I dimension setbacks to that CAD line

i'll use a 3dsolid if it is not structural. if structural, and large enough, I'll draw a wall and leave a room, but then change the walls to no room definition

could also look at this one I had awhile ago

there is a setting to adjust the model in google earth vertically as I had a basement in the model. it took me awhile to find it, and now I do not remember. so if you are wondering why it might be floating, look for the setting. The only real issue was it was hard to get a street view of the model, as google earth uses the satellite, not streetview. But a birds eye view looked good. I also had trouble cropping trees where the building went, never did get that figured out

i've done it the other way around, export the CA model and import into google earth

use a perspective camera

is this what you want: It looks like an exterior style pallet tool, where the "creativity" slider starts to change more things, and uses key words to determine what to change. I do like the what if functionality, not sure if he can save it as different versions of the model, as he shows them as bit maps. He also spends a fair amount of time waiting, and it looks like trial and error. What they should do is just batch 10 different options, so he can go have lunch and then come back and see ten different results

and walls with no roof above. This is typically seen on multiple storey structures if your exterior walls between floors do not align perfectly. Use the align up or align down buttons to ensure they are in alignment (the buttons only show if they are slightly (a few inches) out of alignment. This is the majority of weird walls that I get

the bushes by the front foundation look like they are dancing ...either the dog is singing a tune or the wind is whistling sweet melodies. Just need a good soundtrack

i have not seen this. do you have a plan?

I suppose a question would be, using the OOTB residential template, do you get this slowness, or do you only have slowness for the 95MB file sizes

please characterize "slow" I bought a new computer thinking things would be faster, but they are not really for opening up dialog boxes. I notice dialog boxes have a variable speed. sometimes they open quick, sometimes it takes a couple seconds. Ray tracing is faster with my new computer. I personally do not get the render errors anymore. They were originally caused by the video card driver. You should upgrade your driver to the latest if you have not yet already if you want post the plan and what is "slow" and I can try it out

you can zip the plan, that might help. I'm guessing (given that it looks like you have a basement) that your main house floor top is at 0" absolute elevation, and the floor is at least 12" thick(height), but your front porch is only a slab at 6" thick, so you will have a difference of 6" or so. If you go into your porch room and lower the top elevation of the structure to eual the math of the difference between the main floor thickness and the slab thickness, then the heights should be the same (perhaps less the mudsill). but I would ask, is that actually what you want? typical main floor of a 9' ceiling house: