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What happens if you try printing to .PDF?

CA automatically finds the center of the first floor and adds 6", (150mm) plus the thickness of the floor platform and sill plate. This is the pad elevation of the terrain.

I thought we were talking about Adobe "Premier" which is Professional video editing software similar to Sony Vegas. If you're not able to Ray Trace, you're wasting your time trying to enhance a camera view from Chief Architect.

I use Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CS 5.5 to enhance the jpeg and png Ray Traces. For video I prefer Sony Vegas Pro 12. Vegas can combine the use of stills and video. The possibilities of editing are endless. The video can be burned to DVD or Blu Ray. It can also be sent to Utube or Vimeo. These are professional editing programs. You may need training to use them. Each one has a homeowner version, Sony's video editing would be Movie Studio. The Sony programs are Windows only, I use them on a Mac via BootCamp and Windows7

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⌘ is Command, sometimes called the Apple key ⌥ is Option or Alt ⇧ is Shift

Never a problem here on a Mac using Safari

The answer was HERE

I don't know what happens to this thread, the photo and other post are missing. The issue was solved yesterday, the answer was in the exterior wall definition

I know it's something simple, but I can't remember how to fix it. See photo

You're right, I wouldn't guaranty paint colors or stains on different species of wood. Too many variables to consider like reflected light on walls.

I would check you 3D View Defaults first; 3D > 3D View Defaults. I'm guessing your problem is in CA. If you want true color in all your software, it's possible to Calibrate a monitor or laptop screen for true color. You can also calibrate your printer to match the monitor. I calibrate mine with an X-Rite ColorMunki but I'm into photography. I mention this just for general information on color.

If it's too large for email, I set it up as an automatic download from my web site. The file is password protected.

Now we know. Scott, should we start a discussion about the best way to send or download large files?

Try this: Tool bar at the top - 3D > 3D View Defaults > Options > Lighting Options > check Brighten Ceilings

Good answer, I only have one detail to add. You would expect Pad Elevation of the Terrain to be referenced to first floor elevation. The height of all components of the building, such as ceilings, floors, roof planes, etc. are referenced to the height of the first floor, with the floor being zero. The terrain pad elevation is different, it's measured relative to sea level. CA automatically finds the center of the first floor and adds 6", (150mm) plus the thickness of the floor platform and sill plate. This is the pad elevation of the terrain.

I failed to show that detail in my OP, yes that's exactly how the stick framing is completed. It's inspected by local authorities and approved by them.

I must apologize, I've been in Riviera Maya, Mexico, for the past ten days. I'll try to answer soon, just getting caught up.

I fixed it. Somehow Preferences > Library > had panes hidden. I don't know how it got changed.

Maybe I'm taking this thread in a direction the OP didn't intend. I just wanted to point out the physical printing requirements. Now back to our originally scheduled programming.

Let's say your Arch D pdf was a professional 24x36 photograph to be sold in a gallery. Most professional print labs have a 300 PPI requirement. Some will accept as low as 150 PPI. That's why I don't go above 300 DPI in Chief for Arch D. Of course the Photograph would be jpeg or tiff, not pdf. This LINK can improve pdf print quality

When you print to a .pdf, you are actually creating an image. The image has a Resolution similar to an image from a camera. Resolution is measured in pixels, not dots. Using the term DPI, when printing to pdf is a little misleading, since you are not actually creating dots. You are creating pixels. The only time the term DPI should be used is when you're referring to a printer that uses dots, like an inkjet. Since the pdf is viewed on a computer, it's measured in pixels. For simplicity, we'll say DPI (dots per inch) and PPI (pixels per inch) are the same for this discussion. If you create a pdf 12" x 18 " @ 300 DPI, the resolution of the image is (12x300, 18x300) = 3600 x 5400 pixels or 19.4 Megapixels If you create a pdf 24" x 36" @ 300 DPI, the resolution of the image is (24x300, 36x300) = 7200 x 10800 pixels or 77.76 Megapixels So why specify 600 DPI? Because if your layout drawing sheet is 12x18, creating a pdf 12x18 @ 600 DPI it has the same resolution as 24x36 @ 300 DPI, they are both 77.76 Megapixels I don't see a reason to go higher than 24x36 @300 DPI. If your layout drawing sheet is small, you may want to increase the DPI.

Some objects in Chief's Library are not perfect circles like a CAD circle would be. In the attached image, look at the CAD circle compared to some of Chief's symbols. This .pdf was printed at 4000 dpi and 24x36, the highest resolution I can create.

A layout file by itself only open the layout, it does not include the plan file. Nothing shows except the layout.

Try looking and posting in this section of the forum. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/forum/15-seeking-services/ OR this one https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/forum/16-offering-services/