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In layout, select Tools>Layout>Referenced Plan Files> Select the file you DON'T want and then replace it with the file you DO want. It also sounds like you have duplicate layout boxes in you layout file so you may need to locate and delete the duplicates.

Specifically for this reason, we need to be able to add a light(s) that doesn't produce a reflection. Or we send everything over to @Renerabbitt for post-production!

Generally speaking that should work but just for the sake of simplification, my preference would be to have an exterior layer with the thickness of the cumulative exterior layers. This way, if you want to use a material region that is thinner, but cuts the exterior finish, it will still work properly.

@solver Eric...you're up...

@Michael_Gia This is a very nice looking project! There are a few things you should / could do to improve performance. The Terrace room type should be changed from Porch to Balcony. Read Help about these room types / functions. After doing this, you'll need to select all gazebo rooftop 3d solids and open then close (without any change) to get them to rebuild at the correct elevation. Chief's rebuild tool, F12, only works for some objects and others need to be rebuilt by opening and closing the object's dialog box. Either Chief doesn't know about this or care about it or know how to correct it. Remove unnecessary layers from walls / floor. Building Paper / foam underlayment etc., are usually not needed in the model. If you don't need them, remove them. Wherever possible, don't replicate 3d objects on floors. For items like furniture, water heaters, cabinets even, I'd place CAD blocks instead of 3d objects. 3d objects would make sense to use for 1 suite of each type only. This will drastically reduce the surface count. I'd suggest a Saved Plan View and Layer Set just for landscaping and exterior modelling. Turn off / lock layers that don't pertain to that type of work. I'd suggest a Saved Plan View and Layer Set just for Interior Finishing. Turn off / lock layers that don't pertain to that type of work. This is where I'd deal with cabinets, interior fixtures, room labels, furniture. For Walls in plan views, turn on 'Main Layer Only', wherever possible. This is of course a personal preference, and if you want them to show in con docs, then I'd display them there, but not everywhere. For plan views (except larger scale interior detail plans), turn off the Casing Layers. They won't be visible when printed anyhow. For Exterior Walls, You could combine all exterior layers into 1 layer of the cumulative thickness. Same for interior layers. Chief doesn't handle all these layers well on a large house much less a multi-story apartment. For Section Views, you could turn off most or all interior finish items. Cabinet layouts and elevations, if needed, could be sent to layout using wall / room elevations with a separate layer set.

Please post a screenshot of the portion of your plan and indicate what type of object you're using for the one-way mirror.

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Can you post your plan and describe what you are trying to achieve? The problems are evident...the reason is not nor is the desired end result.

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With a little outside of the box thinking, yes, but it would not work in a walkthrough. Duplicate the surface, paint them separate materials, and place them on separate layers. Create 2 layer sets so you can choose which one will appear in a particular view.

If you can post the plan file I could examine a couple of possibilities more closely.

Does this problem occur when working on a new plan from a template? Or are you using a 'save as' type of plan?

I think the easiest would be to use a molding polyline for the rails and a distribution polyline for the pickets. A more advanced exercise is to build a railing type and save it to your library. This requires creating a symbol for the pickets and handrail and is a brutal process of guessing and checking with symbol offsets, stretch planes and bounding boxes.

Glad that worked. I'd suggest you give the glass wall a try and the default glass shower door (which I noticed Chief copied from me). Also, may I suggest turning off the layer 'Walls, Main Layer Only'. This will allow the interior surface lines of the wall to display and will make it easier to place items that butt against the drywall. I'd place the shower pan on drawing order #33. That particular shower pan will need to have the stretch planes adjusted in order to be properly resized. I assume you'll be adding a bench to the back of the shower. Paste this into Help: Stretch Planes and Stretch Zones

You need to use the Drawing Order tools to control their display in plan view. No offense Jeffrey, but this plan could be used as a textbook example of how not to build a shower in Chief. If you had used an actual glass wall and an actual glass door, this wouldn't be an issue.