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Gradient and/or image fills for 2d plan view?
robdyck replied to Michael_Gia's topic in General Q & A
Michael, not to be contradictory, but when I look closely at that image, I don't see any gradient fills, only transparent fills, perhaps with the exception of those yellow trees. That image looks like a sat photo with a transparent white fill covering it to provide white shading. The site elements can 'easily' be recreated in Chief using CAD tools and blocks. With a bit of planning and setup I think you could get very close to that result. Special consideration to the use of layers and drawing orders and CAD block names would be important. -
From the album: Robert Dyck Building Design
Custom home in Desert Blume, Alberta. Designed by Robert Dyck Building Design -
Draw a cad or construction line to represent the center line of the building. Use the edit area polyline tool to copy the plan and reflect it about that center line. During that process you can also easily relocate the new side forwards or backwards to create an offset (if needed) using the transform / replicate tool.
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If you are using a vector view, simply adjust the material pattern to account for the tile size plus the grout size. I'm not aware of any tile pattern that provides 2 lines to represent the actual grout width, rather the pattern accounts for same edge to same edge distancing. If you need to show dimensions to the pattern lines, then make a cad detail from the view after you've made all your pattern adjustments.
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You just need to open the window first. Then you have a window seat.
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From the album: Robert Dyck Building Design
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Contemporary Farmhouse 2021 Click the link to see the 3D tour. https://kuula.co/share/collection/79p0P?logo=1&info=1&fs=1&vr=0&autorotate=0.24&thumbs=1
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From the album: Robert Dyck Building Design
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From the album: Robert Dyck Building Design
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From the album: Robert Dyck Building Design
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From the album: Robert Dyck Building Design
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From the album: Robert Dyck Building Design
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Modern Mountain 2-Story Home
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From the album: Robert Dyck Building Design
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From the album: Robert Dyck Building Design
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From the album: Robert Dyck Building Design
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From the album: Robert Dyck Building Design
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From the album: Robert Dyck Building Design
Custom home in Desert Blume, Alberta. Designed by Robert Dyck Building Design -
From the album: Robert Dyck Building Design
Custom home in Desert Blume, Alberta. Designed by Robert Dyck Building Design -
Change Default Rendering Technique For Chief Architect 3D Viewer Cloud
robdyck replied to DIY_Guy's topic in General Q & A
I use a variety of methods but I can't use Chief's 3d viewer. It's a tool that will send your clients looking for someone else. So, I use 360 images, Orbital videos posted (to Chief or Youtube), 360 tours, and 2d images. I will look into TM's 3d viewer today! -
Post your plan file and I'll send you back a rendered image in a few minutes.
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Are you actually rendering that with Chief or using a different rendering software?
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Change Default Rendering Technique For Chief Architect 3D Viewer Cloud
robdyck replied to DIY_Guy's topic in General Q & A
Awhile back a client sent me a 3d concept plan that was much simpler to navigate than Chief's 3d Viewer. It also had far better graphics. I would have been very embarrassed to have sent that client a model using Chief's 3d Viewer. I'm not sure if Chief even wants to keep that app and actually improve it or if we should just all get used to using 3rd party / online apps. -
One thing I've always wondered; we can create a rendering that includes great grass and the result is just an image so why isn't there a similar appropriate image within Chief for grass? At any rate, the image below shows 2 different grass instances, rendered in Chief. Left of the main sidewalk is a png and right of the sidewalk is a 3d model. The png causes more slowness than the 3d model of grass on my system. I wouldn't turn these layers on until I was ready to render my final image. I'm still trying to learn TM in those rare moments of free time.
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Keep in mind that trusses vary significantly by region, loading conditions, manufacturer methods, and customer preferences. Typical to you and your region and your experience is probably not typical to someone else's. Although, I must admit, you are in the largest market in NA, therefore your 'typical' may trump my earlier statements!
