robdyck

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  1. Landings do not frame. You have 2 options; manually create the framing or replace the landings with a floor (surrounded by walls / invisible walls). When I need to show landing framing, I create it manually.
  2. You can purge several types of items; CAD blocks, Materials, Wall Types, Line Styles. Those are the items that come to mind. Were you aware of these functions already?
  3. Perhaps one of the best things about Google Meet is how simple it is to start and join a meeting, plus the ability to join with multiple devices. This is especially handy if you have a laptop or tablet as well as your desktop running during a meeting. By comparison, I despise Zoom.
  4. All the window panes are intact...shouldn't some be broken and others very dirty?! Just kidding of course, what you've done with that image is pretty amazing!
  5. I've often wondered if this could also be applied to landscape rock or mulch (as an example). Sometimes it's the 'hard' edges that reduce Chief's flexibility and realism.
  6. For a higher resolution image, what you need to adjust is the actual size of the picture. It's worth keeping mind the needs of your client and the type of device the media is being produced for. For images viewed on a phone, a 2k image will look great. But on a TV or large monitor, a 4k or 8k image will look much better. Here's a quick note on image dimensions (in pixels). 2K: 2048 x 1080 pixels; 4K or Ultra HD: 3840 x 2160 pixels; 8K: 7680 x 4320 pixels; 10K: 10240 x 4320 pixels. So, when producing an image in Chief, you can adjust the image dimensions to produce higher quality renders. The bigger you go, the longer it will take. Experiment by increasing the Export Picture Width. Try an image at 2048, then 7680 and then examine the rendered image and the difference will be noticeable. For very quick images, just use the Active Window Size. And always export as a jpg or the file size will get ridiculously high.
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    A practice in achieving more realistic reflective windows.
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  19. I hear that! Your generous sharing has me thinking about creating some blocks of garden beds. Adding great flower beds and so on needs to get faster!
  20. 2 quick tips for trees...this goes for pretty much every 3d tree in the Chief library. It's really unfortunate they were added this way...the whole library needs to be edited. adjust the 3d smoothing angle to a much higher number. I like 99 for obvious reasons, its quick to enter and it's the greatest. adjust the bark texture to a smaller size, reset the aspect ratio, check global symbol mapping. The image below is of the same tree. The one on the right has the aforementioned edits. Chief should take note...I think this is a prime example of why people think they need a different software to do exterior renders.