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i think the callout linking feature is huge. The amount of times I printed then realized i did not update callouts, well it is too high to count. For some of the work I do, this virtually eliminates any layout work. The only thing left is to write the scope of work, address and some other info on the first page. maybe align the layout boxes, but not much else.

is the exterior wall thickness assumed?

Rene's grass looks really good, allowed me to up the background intensity to 250. and yes its freezing here today, frost is entirely possible overnight

changing the ceiling to a texture and keeping the light source with no offset, seems to have worked: Thanks all. something else funky happened, I changed the ceiling texture back to the stock color-bone, which has no texture and now the ceiling is no longer shiny and the bleeding is gone ...go figure

that was going to be my next question if I do not get it working...does someone have one that does. I'll adjust the ceiling definition and see if I can mimick your results in the meantime. what are your settings for light 1 and light 3? You screenshot shows that your light 2 is camera only . does that mean it is being used for RTRT, or not being used? The documentation seems non descriptive (does "regular 3D view" include RTRT?) Select Use in Camera View to turn the selected light source on in regular 3D views only. Select Use in CPU Ray Tracing to turn the selected light source on in CPU Ray Trace views only. Select Use in Both to turn the selected light source on in both camera and CPU Ray Trace views.

they were down to 100 lumens. only at zero does it go away I tried this by changing the distance relative to ceiling, then it became worse I have this, should it be something different? tried moving to center, changing from spot to point. no difference: as part of the core catalog, one would think the settings should be correct, and so perhaps something else, or maybe not...

setting the backdrop intensity to 100 made a big difference. thanks! sky is a little more blue, but grass is better

yeah I noticed the plant thing too and added some 3d trees.. I see the grass colour is different in Mark's too, but much less than my current setup I'll try these couple settings next, thanks

yes I put the sun low per the CA video for an interior rendering

hmmm does not seem to make a difference. tried moving the direction angle, doesnt seem to make a difference either. any other ideas?

thanks, i will try than

Looking through the window the ground looks washed out. I played around with the sunlight but it never looks like the outside camera. Any ideas?

or any other adjective of your choice. anyone know how to fix the fluorescent light in the ceiling from doing this, I've been watching the CA video, but I do not see that they have this issue thanks pot lights dont seem to have the same issue:

if you go to help->launch help and search for terms, it is pretty good a search for "buy list" returns on the first hit Structural Member Reporting ../../Resources/img/btn/lumberspec.pngStructural Member Reporting allows you to specify how framing members are calculated in the Materials List. Structural Member Reporting supports multiple saved defaults, which means that you can set up different reporting methods for different purposes. See Multiple Saved Defaults. When a Materials List is created, the Currently Active Default specified in the Saved Structural Member Reporting Defaults dialog is used. Once created, the default a Materials List references can be changed using the Structural Member Reporting Control drop-down in the toolbars. See Organizing Materials Lists. There are four Reporting Methods to choose from: Buy List calculates the framing materials of the different structural components of the plan by counting individual pieces and matching them to a list of board sizes that you specify. Cut List calculates the framing materials of the different structural components of the plan by counting the individual pieces present in the model. Linear Length calculates the framing materials of the different structural components of the plan in linear lengths. Mixed Reporting calculates framing materials using a combination of linear lengths and piece counts and is recommended for saved Materials Lists in legacy plans.

"cardboard between the rafters" product are available at the big orange store here. you just fold the sides and the friction holds them in. cheap, easy. and I've seen them a lot here I believe technically they are only required for loose fill. I specify roxul batt for most additions, and as such only specify the min 1" gap above the insulation in the detail

interestingly on this plan I have two different roof pitches and the top plate in the roof plane is changing between them The one roof plane has 216 3/8 top of plate and the other has 219-15/16 for top of plate, but the room is 218-7/8 so i think it is a bug as in the roof dbx the definition is the room The Top of Plate is defined by the ceiling height of the room below and is reported here for reference. N/A displays if no room is below the roof plane.

my room height: my roof: my truss: so 231-3/16 baseline less top plate from room of 218-7/8 = 12-5/16 . Truss heel is 12-5/16" I will note that if your baseline "line" is not actually on the outside of the top plate, you will get odd results. when i first put in these comments my baseline was on the outside of the wall layer (siding) and it was out by 1/2". Once I corrected, the math worked out. note as well any time you move a roof plane up or down you need to open up the truss and check "force rebuild"

For the reason you describe, i've gone to sending images instead of live views to layout for 3d camera. PIA to update though, as you have to resend constantly. I assume you have elevations as plot lines? I have yet to find a nice solution other than lowering the DPI, as you have. I did put in a suggestion that the live camera be configurable to a specific DPI which matches the send as image. i.e. if I can send an image to layout and it is a smaller PDF, then the live camera should be able to adjust itself to do the same.

did you try the "buy list"

I have sent you a possible solution

I run into this all the time, and then I remember I must change the absolute elevations. which is unfortunate because then you have to do math, although the ability to just type in +1' next to the current number helps

normally after I send this to layout, I will crop the lefthand side in layout

not sure I understand, if a normal layout has say 10 pages, and each has a page title such as front elevation, rear elevation, etc, you want 10 different PDFs, each with a filename of the page layout tittle? front elevation.pdf, rear elevation.pdf etc Assuming there is a utility to create individual pdfs from a single pdf (probably comes out as page 1, page 2, etc and then you need to change the filename), then yes I believe this could be done with some scripting

maybe post the plan and what you want the ceiling height to be

other tip, create a cross section perpedicular to the celing break line. you will then see the problem (turn all layers on in the x section). could be old rafter tail coming down or some other framing. I've seen this situation where I create a roof, and then move the walls (if auto rebuild roofs is off)