robdyck

No crashes, but generally much slower. You can tell when your habitual mouse clicks out pace the program. Takes me about 3-4 seconds just to open a door dbx and about the same to close it, even with no editing. EDIT: 10-20 seconds to open a door dbx on a fairly small model. Although, how would I know if its related to the update...

Off topic? At least with a bit of an outlet here, my wife should be off the hook for listening to me vent tonight! I was never in the corporate world. I spent the last 10 years framing alone plus drafting, and then finally made the switch to just drafting. But @nVisionTEKBIM is right. It's worth it to be your own boss!

To find ZERO on the x/y axis in PLAN VIEW use the 'input point' tool and place a point at absolute 0. That should show you where 'things' are in your plan. Above zero is positive y, below zero is negative y. Right of zero is positive x, left of zero is negative x. Top of main floor subfloor should be zero Z axis. above that is positive, below that is negative. No to N,E,S,W.

It was absolute. That's all that's available in the dbx.

x = left - right y = front - back z = up - down bottom right hand corner of your screen, watch the coordinates update as your move your cursor. And yes, I didn't really 'draw' the molding in its location, I 'specified' it's location using the dbx. A 3d molding p-line can be tricky to learn. I'd suggest stopping the 3d molding in elevation view here: Then in plan view, draw a molding p-line to be your baseboard. They can overlap and it'll look seamless.

I made the breaks I needed in elevation view. Then, it doesn't really matter which view you use to adjust it, as long as you know your x,y,z coordinates!

2nd option: Tell each line where to go (and how to get there) using the dbx

Nope. 2 options. stop the 3d molding casing before the corner and add a separate molding p-line for the baseboard.

You could also select the offensive line and specify its coordinates. Tell it to be at the correct z elevation at the start and the end.

For a baseboard molding it'd be best to do it on plan view, unless you want it to extrude in the z-axis.

Personally, I prefer to see if I can make it through the whole day without any human contact or interaction of any kind...gross. One of the drawbacks of being a sole operator working out of my home office. Sarcasm...I'm lonely.

I was expecting your reply on this topic! I'll send you a pm explaining.

Does anyone know of a quick and decent way to share a plan file with someone, while removing / locking all the proprietary information (other than saving a backup, then deleting almost everything)?

Could you post some screenshots of your import process?

You can either send to layout, or use the 'save camera' tool. See screenshot for the icon image.

@BoiseDesignsChief's tech support has been very helpful when I've had any display issues. They'll be able to guide you to give them the info they need for the best shot at resolving that issue.

Good catch!

I'd have to say that in my own experience its much quicker to get high quality results in Chief compared to the free version of Twinmotion. Obviously this is relative to one's experience with each type of software. Chief's PBR is my go to for client visualization. I setup and save cameras so the lighting can be quickly customized for each camera, and the views are live on their own layout so they auto update with each revision. It's also worth noting that there's a difference (or at least should be) between medium-high quality images for our clients' visualization compared to very high quality renderings for marketing purposes. I was a bit disappointed in my first quick trial with twinmotion and I fear I won't have the time to be able to learn it properly. I really only wanted it for 'real' grass anyhow!

Easy enough to add those layers back in, right?

You'd have to post a plan for help on that one, Bob. File management question: WHY ARE YOU CLEANING UP OLD ARCHIVES? They exist for this reason. Leave them alone, they don't hurt anyone!

This is where your gut instinct comes into play. The balancing act is to find the sweet spot between the $ you'd like, and the $ a client would be willing to pay. You want to charge as much as you can, while ensuring it's low enough that a client will agree to the added service and feel that its valuable. What would you be willing to pay for such a service? A little lower than that is probably your answer. I charge extra for the 3D viewer access and inform my clients that most people opt in for that value added service. Plus, it allows them the flexibility to view it at their convenience. It keeps clients out of your office, and limits request for additional renderings and new camera views.

Makes sense, I guess. And last time I checked, the customer is always right!

Interesting project Bob. There must be a reason for the desired remodel, because at first glance of your photos, the existing front of the building looks a heckuva lot nicer than the rendering (no offense intended).

Layers, make 'em all black. Then you can leave the color on. Most users have a separate 'working' layer set with colors for their own distinction, and another layer set for the drawings that get sent to layout. FWIW that focal blur on the edges of your rendering makes me wipe my eyes to get the sleep out! I'd suggest getting rid of that and using a photo editor to 'fog' the edges.

@Tdgdesign I've got a question: In the sample pdf, you've got the framed exterior portion of the building greyed out, but the foundation shows concrete fill. I'm sure you'll have a reason, just curious as to why? I'm not sure if that drawing was close to complete but I noticed the joining line for your greyed out polyline of the structure. Not sure if you are aware of the polyline subtraction tool that will create a clean hole in another polyline.