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Another thing to consider is the image size that you use for export. For the best combination of quality and speed, make the image as large as possible that can be rendered in a single picture. For me that is about 3500 pixels wide. Once I go larger, the image is tiled which obviously takes longer to process.

Change the # of sample to something like 20-50 for very good quality and high speed. Use a higher value for better quality...like 200. Bottom right side of the screen is a counter wihch shows progress and speed in samples per second.

These walls do not have default top / bottoms. This will create unwanted lines when wall structures overlap. It can be difficult to find all the settings to model the building correctly so you can make a choice: Spend time finding / learning / adjusting those settings or make manual adjustments and then spend time cleaning up section & elevation views. Split level homes are almost impossible to properly controll all wall elevations and intersections with default settings. Before I'd adjust the default wall heights, I'd add material regions or 3d solids to remove / cover unwanted wall layers.

The extra lines at the interior wall corners (angled wall with door) are because all the wall materials have been painted. Merge 'Drift of Mist' and 'Drywall' and those lines will disappear. Paint that material in Plan Mode with the default material.

I would model that using 2 walls adjacent to each other. In this example I used a 2X3 interior wall butted against the adjacent wall. For final plan views, I'd use a cad mask to cover wall fills.

I checked your plan and when I first generate a camera overview view the line was present. As soon as I scrolled in, it disappears and remains hidden, unless the camera is relatively far away. This telegraphing of lines at sharp angles or at distance in a camera view is normal. When I create a Section / Elevation view this line doesn't appear. Your walls are built and align correctly however I would recommend that you avoid painting siding materials wherever possible and instead set the desired cladding in the wall specification dialog.

@VANTHOF @HBBBCA Early on I experienced this and here is what Chief suggested: Try this to get your user library into X17. Open X16 Right Click on your user library and export the library This will result in an *.calibz file Import that file into X17. This should result in your library and all of the referenced files being imported.

Chief already has their catalog. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/3d-library/index.php?r=site/detail/1285

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That's one of the first things available in the window dialog:

@PitMan71 Thanks for posting the update from support! Helpful and good to know when we're on the same page!

I can't find any reason; it looks like you've built everything correctly. I would also suggest reporting this. Until then, increasing the fascia depth to 10.6" will provide a match to 7.25". Just keep an eye out for when this fixes itself and then needs to be changed back to 7.25"...and then back to 10.6"...and so on!

I'm afraid to say it won't work any better in X17 if you aren't able to maniuplate these settings in X16. I also use it all the time,quite customized, with only occasional issues.

It would actually be faster for someone to provide you with the correct polyline based on your survey than it is to try to type up the methods and instructions. For learning / practicing, a training session would go a long way. If there's anything else I could do to help, feel free to send me a PM.

Yes, there are times when you need to adjust the angle of input by 90,180 or 270 degrees. I've seen different survey types in different provinces, but one of the reasons for this is that a survey of property lines will often treat each line as an individual segment relative to north and what you often don't know is which is the start or end of the line segment. Determining the correct angles can become especially tricky for lines that are very close to 45, 90, 135 degrees, etc. See this illustration: With a little one-on-one over a virtual meeting, you'd get this sorted out.

Whether you are drawing in plan view or in a CAD detail, you need to set up a few things: General Cad Defaults - Displayed line length format should be set to meters and 2 or 3 decimal places. Display Line Angle shoudl be set to Azimuth Bearing. Draw a north arrow. Usualyl this will point up on your screen BUT more importantly it should match the orientation of the survey drawing you are referring to. It's rare that a survey drawing is rotated, but it does happen. To draw a line that matches the survey drawing, turn on the display of the line length and line angle. Draw a line that visually looks similar in angle to a property line. Open the line dialog and enter the angle. Close the dialog. Re-open the line dialog and enter the length. You can accomplisht the same task with a polyline, paying close attention to the start and end of the line. If you haven't already, turn on the start and end indicators. Pick one segment of the polyline and enter the angle. Close the dialog, then re-open and enter the length. Repeat for each line segment.

Chief has one essentially the same. Bonus Library: Kitchen Vent Hoods / Plaster Hood / Chloe Hood

Hi Angela, I'd suggest trying a material region first. If you send me your plan file, I'll take a look and proposed the best solution I can come up with!