DavidJPotter

I see a "Suggestion" in your future. It reminds me of a song from the Boradway Musical "My Fair Lady" ("Why can't the English, learn to speak"). Who tis is perhaps relevant is that software like Chief doesn't "remember" or "think" or "Have judgement" because it is merely a mechanical device. Such things can be altered (rewritten) but expecting a mechanical device to have manners or to correct its own behavior is not workable, I think that Chief could be rewritten to "remember" certain preferences but it would have to be rewritten by people in order to do so. DJP

I agree that this is a little annoying but I would suggest you make a bug report to Tech Support (improper function) or perhaps as a "Suggestion" for improvement. I have observed that I can copy-paste-hold-position of any created poly-line solid object to any floor i wish and that this extra step required is not a lot of "extra work" but rather just work. Anything that reduces "clicks" is appreciated and it seems to me that they could rewrite the script so that the poly-line custom objects appear on the aparent floor on which they are created but I can also see that objects created in elevation-cross section cameras might be a little dicey for the software to "be aware" of what particular floor they are created upon under such conditions. I am merely happy I can control the plan view position as I mentioned, I have, in the past also used line color and custom layer naming to "handle" such objects until I figured out that they can be copy-pasted to any floor without changing their "Z" axis location. DJP

I don't think so, what I think you are seeing is merely the limits of the feature's automaticity. This should perhaps be tendered as a "Suggestion" or perhaps a bug request to Tech Support (or both). Changing the fills manually I consider is just "part of one's job" in terms of cross sections and details but I do see your implied feature change as something potentially useful and time saving. DJP

Sounds like a problem specific to either your PC or your plan file. I would share that plan with Tech Support or perhaps here so others can look. Since you have received no responses (except mine), I would assume this problem has not been experienced by others. DJP

J Ward, Unless how Open GL has been rewritten or updated that graphic language is the limiter as to how lights function using that rendering technique. Chief Inc does not write this code, but rather it uses this lighting technique for "Standard Render" views. That is why Ray Tracing provides greater lighting effects, it takes longer but the results can be more visually accurate. It is not Chief Inc's perview to rewrite code that it is not the author of and why Ray Tracing gives more unlimited results. There is no fix available, just other methods and preferences. DJP

New feature added to this version. That particular appearance means you have two or more walls that are not connected. Such cursor attributes indicate particular trancient conditions until that condition is altered or corrected. There are several such conditions indicaed by the cursor appearance. DJP

Select and open the symbol's Symbol Dialog, go to the 2D block tab and look for where you can alter the fill of the 2D block. DJP

Each building should be individually exported as a 3D file and then converted to a symbol and imported into your development plan. Before exporting each individual house model, you make a save-as copy and gut that copy before exportation (to reduce the overall 3D face count of the resulting symbol), Then, as symbols each house can easily be moved-located in the x, y and z axis independantly as you require for the entire development. DJP

I have observed the same thing, I think a "suggestion" is in order for that, time and click wasting which could be solved by better symbol adminestration by Chief Inc. As to the "four seconds" you spoke of, I have not experienced this at all (it may be due to the differences in our hardware perhaps). I do fully agree that using the same 2D block for many symbols is lazy and stupid, especially when you can place a symbol and then regenerate that symbol to have a new 2D symbol manually, one wonders why this step was skipped before shipping the library (perhaps too little staff and too little time but I recommend that the time be taken and the libraries reissued). DJP

I did not know you are a "Man of the Cloth"! What a pleasant photo of you! DJP

I cannot read what the error message says (too small for my eyes). If you have not already posted a ticket to Tech Support, you should do so. I have never had this occur (whatever it says) nor have I heard of others having this, thus my suggestion for Tech Support that you already pay for. DJP

Sam, recently made this one and shared it on the other forum: DJP

I think you at least need to post some screen captures or sketches to better illustrate your question and post a copy of your plan. DJP

Tried to duplicate your results and failed (my p-line was there in plan and camera views afterwards). Perhaps I do not fuly understand what you mean by "in space", I created one in a blank plan with nothing in the plan other than the p-line solid. DJP

No, at least I have not found the setting. What I do is to place camera icons on a custom layer giving me the control of where and when they show in plan view. I completely agree that should be added to the dialog per instance as a choice. DJP

I think it would be easier to just create a poly-line solid to emulate that object rather than to export that symbol and then import it into sketch up etc, alter it and then reimport. If there is a separate material input for just the cables you might set them to "opening, no material" which would exclude them in render views, editing out the lines using the "Edit Layout Tool" in terms of Vector Views on a layout, it is your choice to make. DJP

I commonly draw them with railing walls set to "Post to Beam - no rails" but you are right in that there is more than one way to emulate them, just pick one and go for it is my advice. When printed no one will know or care "how" you did it. DJP

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No. sorry. DJP

I agree with Scott in that you need to post at least a screen capture if not a copy of your plan, to not do so makes us have to guess and there are LOTS of wrong guesses based on sparse data from you. (Just like you, we like to be right for you and ourselves) Welcome to the Forum! Important post/thread you should read: How to get good answers when you ask questions and Forum Guidelines I would open the space's Room Specification Dialog - Structure Tab and make sure that the "Floor Finish" is not set to "Zero inches" in thickness ( a common cause of "no floor", Zero inches thickness = no visible floor) When anything is a miss, the first thing you should get interested in is Dialog Box Settings, find out what they are for by way of study and practice; this software runs or fails to run based upon Default Settings and dialog box settings. There are countless numbers of them to find out about....Start! DJP