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It is this corner that doesn't come together at a point.  You have to zoom in to see it.  I fixed this corner and it cleaned up.

Would use molding polyline 1/8" proud of wall surface and apply soldier texture. Generate from exterior room.

Rob,

You can use Blender to import the .dae format and separate.  Export from blender to .obj to fix the z fighting in surfaces.  You will most likely need to choose meters as units and rotate in the +x.  If you are not familiar with Blender it is an awesome program and you do yourself a favor by getting familiar with it.

Cool shelf unit BTW.

I would use a slab.  I noticed a 3D Solid has a major lag in plan view with just one copy on my machine.  I have blocked this so it could be added to the library.  To use: place, unblock, edit if desired, copy, paste, point to point into position.

Fluted Corner Board.calibz

Hi Susan,

Can you post the .DWG?

I do these frequently.  In section I draw in polysolids for ceiling and fascia elements.  I draw one side and then mirror.  I don't model roof framing so this cheat is just to minimize time spent to get the needed geometry.  No arm wrestling the program or head scratching required.

Where in the world are you building Homes in Milimeters?  I am used to using mm when I design for 3D printing stuff.  Is the only way to go for small stuff.

I think your question is unclear but here goes.  You need to import the object you made through the symbol wizard.  There you can rotate along the x-axis, etc.  Or, you can post what you have and will look at it.

Rob,

Yes, I think so.  Painting walls can be problematic and IMHO it is better practice to create a new wall definition.

Is your issue is when you select a contour it has a stupid long delay?  It is temporary dimensions.

Plan seems to run fine on my machine which is really old!  But file size is a bit large.

Can you post the .dwg?     

How I would do those.

Fences.zip Fence Wire.calibz

Hi Gene,

Symbol was not flexed before publishing.  Shame on you CA.  I knocked one out for my own sanity.  See if it works?

Rev a Rev.calibz

Hi Gene,

The original object you made has a tiny flaw, I am sure of it.  Maybe an export from SU?  But you did not attach your shelf symbol or original object in import format.  Post both of those?   

EDIT:  I see Gene, as soon as I add a stretch plane at 0 I see the messed up geometry in preview of resized shelf symbol itself.

The "grainy" in your original post is often referred to as "noise" and is common to all rendering programs.  It is possible that CA has plans to implement NVIDIA Real-Time Denoiser in a future release, but who knows.  It is part of the RTX feature set for developers.

https://developer.nvidia.com/rtx/ray-tracing

Looks like you have lots of suggestions above to try in the meantime.

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Some might suggest that CPU RT is better

I might suggest that.  The only comparison I can truly make is with my own hands on it.  If it makes PBR look way better than it does without Global Illumination, than its probably worth the extra hardware.

Hi All,

Thanks for your replies.  I must admit I don't get PBR.  I was hoping for something like this.  Now this could get me exited!

Is there a general consensus whether the implementation of this as a lighting option in PBR this is worth the extra hardware cost?

So I ordered a GT 1030 2 GB.  Not much of an upgrade so I hope it works.  Newer boards are out of my price range and seem to be mostly out of stock.  I don't use Chief often enough to justify a new system.

Get a new graphics card?

Should "Extended formats TypedUAVLoad" be added to System Requirements for CA or would that be redundant?

Kbird,

You've got a lot of energy and I appreciate the effort.  There is a lot to consume there.  I think your probably right.  Maybe Dermot can provide some clarity.  He is the top dog software engineer.

Hello Kbird1,

Thanks for your reply.  I did read your post and ran DXCaps.  But are you sure about 900 and above.  How do you know this?

My preferences look just like inArtifex for a GT 640 4 GB.  Everything is right and up to date except for "Extended formats TypedUAVLoad" is NO.

How on earth does someone know when their shopping for a cheaper/older card if it has this feature?

Here is the basket ball goal.  I believe this is from the warehouse.

Basket Ball Hoop.calibz