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John, thanks for the tips. I ended up figuring it all out. Instead of making the rectangular window a stucco finish, I added a 3D solid on the inside (made it drywall) and then added a second 3D solid on the outside and made that stucco.

Thanks, John. How do you set back the windows? I can't find that control.

Yes, I know Tuscan style is so out of style, but I'm working on an as-built and want to put this detail in the drawing. See attached photo of what I'm trying to accomplish. Windows are set way back. Columns on either side of the window with pedestals below. My problem is I can't figure out how to "bury" the column in the wall or remove part of the wall where I want the column. Any advice would be appreciated. I tried using a niche on the outside of the wall, but it won't let me take the niche of the outside edges of the window wells. Jason

Thanks, all, for the advice. I ended up using 3D solids allowing me control over the spacing between boards (like a true nickel gap). It was a little tedious but the effect is what I wanted. I also wrapped flat stock down the vertical sides and then wrapped onto the ceiling.

Okay, I'm going to play stupid. Interior designer here who does extensive drawings for my projects. I want to do a couple of ceiling treatments inside tray ceilings. It's easy enough to show T&G using a 3D CAD solid and applying a material to it. But, I want to do another one using nickel gap in a diamond like pattern (4 triangles that meet in the middle). Is there any easy way to do this or is it just a lot of tedious manual work using 3D solid? Just thought I'd ask the community. Thanks.

From Chief tech. support - "Initiating the export process is effectively creating a new camera view, similar to moving the camera in a PBR view, where everything must resolve again, so there is no way to export the image as such."

I've tried it with "use active window size" and without "use active window size" checked and it always starts over. I must have something checked somewhere that causes this.

How come when I finish a PBR (200 passes) and then go to export the image, it starts the process all over again? Am I missing something? I would think that when it's done, it's done and I can just export the finished product as a PNG. Thanks. Jason

I'm on a Mac (first off) and have never been able to use the keyboard commands to move to the "next tab" or "previous tab." What's the trick to this? Can I assign my own hot keys for this? thanks. Jason

New follow-up question. If I create a whole bunch of new materials (that will be in my user library). Can I then just reuse them for other projects? And, if I change the vertical/horizontal positioning, will that change the positioning in other models in which I used the same set of materials? Or, is the positioning done per model? Not even sure if that makes sense what I'm asking. Thanks. Jason

Thanks, Chrisb222. So, basically, I'd need a separate material pattern for all tiled walls in a house so that I can adjust them to exactly where I want. Is that your understanding? That's exhausting!

I'm not sure exactly how to ask this question, but I'll try. I'm an interior designer and tile patterns for showers are critical to me. Currently, if you have material regions of the same material on 3 walls of a shower, they are all connected to one another. Meaning, if I move the center line on one wall, the material shifts on the other walls. Is there a way to keep this from happening?

I simply can't figure out how to do this. I need to change the ceiling height of a room on the first floor without changing the floor height of the room above. What's the best way to do this? Thanks. Jason

I figured it out - you have to select "Default Wall Bottom Height" on the wall specification of the wall behind the material region. That carries the wall all the way down to the new lower floor height. Thanks, everyone. Jason

That seems complicated. I'm working closely with an architect and we have standard wall thicknesses that are pre-defined. Not sure how this would mess with my definitions. I'll have to give this some thought.