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A bit further to this topic; (Rendering Technique is Standard with line displayed) If the default sun is set to follow the camera, it'll appear more or less as shown in the OP. The size of the 'flare' of the sunlight is in direct correlation to the roughness of the material. Turning off the sunlight and increasing the nighttime ambient light works and will provide essentially the same result as moving the sun out of the view. Moving the sun out of the view is as simple as dragging either one of the direction sliders for the sunlight until it no longer displays. At that point, it may then be worthwhile to increase the daytime ambient lighting to light up the view. 20241015-2215-28.2839051.mp4

Have you tried adjusting the direction of the sun?

I really like it, but I wouldn't complain about being able to toggle it off.

Adding Chief to their list was my request with the hope that if you select that option, it would filter some of the maps that don't apply, but I think all it does is give them data.

I'm not sure if you know this but you can also create a tool to place the filler from your library. Start by adding this 'Place Library Object' tool to a toolbar. Then click that tool and follow the obvious steps.

Another suggestion would be to edit the properties of a base filler (label and schedule) and add it to your library. Then use this library item instead of the filler tool.

I'd suggest editing what is contained in the schedule and then saving that schedule for future use.

This site has everything. https://www.mcmaster.com/products/carriage-bolts/carriage-bolts~/medium-strength-grade-5-steel-square-neck-carriage-bolts/

Can you just send to layout using vector render technique with plot lines? How are you currently sending to layout?

This used to be a bit easier when we had line control of each side of the main layer. A simple workaround is to add a '0' thickness layer to the exterior of the main layer, all properties the same. Make the exterior line set by the layer, make the interior line dashed.

That doesn't sound like it should be a problem, but I'd need to take a look at the plan to know exactly why you're having this issue. If you don't want to post the file here, you could send me a PM with a link and I'll take a look.

3d solids would not be the best choice when abandoning the stair tool. A 3d solid will not necessarily display the correct line weight when switching between SVP's. This can lead to display errors on your con docs. If I felt I had to abandon the stair tool, my first choice would be moldings, 2nd choice cabinets, 3rd choice slabs. All have various pros / cons. 3d solids have very few positive attributes...probably because they have so few attributes to begin with!

You should be able to set the ceiling height to 90" for that room and check 'shelf ceiling'. It should frame pretty close to correct. It'll probably look better if you delete the custom ceiling plane and you can also use joist direction arrows to set the direction for the ceiling joists.

Don't pull the stairs past the wall corners. Instead, stop each set at the corner.

Do you have 'Allow Wrap' checked?

All you need to do is recreate these points in meters. Place a marker anywhere. Use the transform replicate tool to move the marker using the Absolute Location setting. Enter the values from the survey plan...Easting is X Position and Northing is Y Position. Use the exact numbers followed by 'm' to so Chief knows you want meters. For example: 247879.771m. Press OK. Open the marker again, and repeat that process for point number 2. This time, also select 'Copy'. Press OK. Repeat for all points Draw a polyline connecting the dots.

Yes, it needs to be a polyline. Even easier to use one that's already there, or just copy to your library and set the size and material.

For a cable railing, you could even generate a stacked molding with all your cables preset.

@GeneDavis search 'round' in the library. There's plenty of options. Of course, you could just add that circle to the library and name it something convenient. And you could even preset the material!

In one quick test, first drawing a cad line then converting to molding resulted in the molding line being located at '0' on the axis drawn. This is different, it used to 'land' on the surface facing the camera. Better workflow is to skip the CAD line step. Just locate your molding in the library to activate the molding tools, then draw the molding. It will land on the surface it is drawn on.

If there has been any change to the layerset used by that view, the elevation view in layout will not automatically update to show the current layerset. You will need to relink that view and then it will update in layout to match the current layerset used by the elevation view.

There could be quite a few other factors that might be adjusted for improvements, but as a starting point I'd suggest lowering the exposure to 0.35 and increasing the brightness to 20. Sample rate should be able to be reduced to 100. Next, inspect the backdrop and its intensity (try 9000), sunlight settings (100,000 for daytime scene), and the light set in use for that camera, followed by lighting adjustments. Just creating / using a light set can have a drastic impact. After that, start examining some materials, like glass and emissive light bulb materials.