MarkMc

Welcome, that was sent in some time ago as well

Yes and no. The attached is done with 4 cabinets, To me it's easier than solids or export and import since imported cabinet symbols are awful. For a schedule I'd either block them and include the block in the schedule (but there are issues with which way the dimensions read for blocks in the schedule). Or I'd only include one cabinet in the schedule, block the 4 together, and use OIP fields to list dimensions in the schedule. (I wonder if the new OIP fields help with dimensions for blocks- just thought of that, bet they do) BTW, did you open the first plan I posted for you?

Yeah, a pia. I have a hunch that RAS supplied only the dwg versions which don't have textures. Can export as dae and alter in SU but the ones I use get to be a lot of work. I already have some in my library from the 3D warehouse (a little better than these) But I don't use all that many RAS ; I prefer Hafele (same problems) or have the factory make what I want (I just make those in Chief) Also, unless something has changed in the latest beta, they resize to fit the cabinet space when IRL they are the size they are. I moved a couple to my user library so I could lock them from resizing.

I use SSD's for programs and have the Chief Data on it, use HDD (7200) for files. Chief and all programs load faster and a bit snappier on the SSD. Tested moving Data to HDD-no noticeable difference, tested moving plan files to SSD-no noticeable difference. So my take is SSD for programs and OS, HDD for storage since those files get written often and HDD hold up longer than SSD with repeated writes (from what I've read but have never had failure of either-knock on wood)

Well for me the baseboard is usually coming from the cabinet company, the room molding is usually not, I use cabinet schedule and not material list. For a lot of remodels where I'm doing a built in similar to the photo the client is not changing existing room baseboard (which may be a different height) Just depends on the situation, your solution is great for many.

Another option if when you prefer to keep it with the cabinetry and not mess with the room-though I would most likelydo the crown the way Eric suggests- just might be doing the baseboard otherwise. Another option.plan

I had not checked your plan completely so this was made with 4" instead of 4-1/2 toe height. I also did not bother to convert your legs to symbols, which I would normally do. In any case here is your cabinet-insides don't match outside- only the toe area at the back is a different color. I'd posted a method for doing some of this back in x9- both making insides that don't match the exterior, and there is a video somewhere. Making the insides different is now easier with X10. In the plan attached are some symbols I made for that purpose- they are inserted as shelves. Something has changed in the latest Beta I think. As when I tried to make the newest symbol I had trouble with stretch areas and such. Note that if those are not fiddled with the "guts" symbol tends to create Z fighting on the left side only. In any case they should work BUT you will almost always need to make a new one if the height is different since they are set NOT to resize in height. Bottom line- I've yet to find a cabinet I could not make and get into a schedule. I even use cabinets to just get parts (valances, legs, etc) into the schedule. You have to go at it with what does a cabinet understand and then how do I give it that. 36 Beverage Drop In Cabinet update.plan

Ilike that idea, especially with how thick fridge doors have gotten and issues with French door fridges. I don't think it's off topic at all. Can't tell you how often I'm handed construction plans where the fridge shows too shallow with an island in front. Once sized to real life the aisle clearances don't work-unhappy client. It matters even when kicking the can down the road.

Even if it has multiple segments it works. just pick a spot around the corner.

With the appliance selected in the DBX hit clear. I made some adjustments to the fridge symbol and the cabinets in Scott's plan. The fridge symbol now is closer to matching the plan view of real life. Set it as a counter depth fridge. Then placed a couple of cabinets at various depths. I usually order these with extended sides instead of extra depth-cheaper and allows the installer to scribe to the wall. Pictures explain why the extra depth. Note that with the current crop of French Door fridges you have to watch the hardware if you have a pantry adjacent to the fridge (usually when building this the way Graham said he does his) since the door can hit the hardware and dent (DAMHIKT). I made the cabinets all full overlay instead of traditional since in the last 15 years I've only put in half a dozen traditional overlay kitchens- all are full overlay or inset. Also opened the back of the cabinets which is SOP. One other thing to watch out for is when working with framless cabinets and trying to use 3/4" panels on the sides. Some fridges spec at say 35-3/4 or 35 7/8 wide, and are that at the front but the insulation has been blown in so that the sides of the box bow out by as much as a 1/4" on each side. That means that a so called 36" fridge will not fit in a 36" opening if the sides are flush to the opening. Gets worse when the floor is off a lot. I've mostly seen this on Korean brands but would not count out any of the others. I realize that it is often said "the kitchen guy deals with all that" (run for congress if you're that good at kicking the can down the road But hey, if it's your client you might want to worry a little about it all. cabinet and box fixed.plan

OK I watched the entire video and it is not the one I was referring to that uses the join two lines tool. I had trouble with it until I watched the vid I was referring to. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/13463-create-single-line-segment-between-2-points/#comment-115118

I get the same as Scott on Win10 using X10

Went to it, guess I should have checked more, didn't look like the one I meant. Sorry

I thought that the OP wanted to remove a node? I thought it was Michael that did a video on that some time ago? I also use the disconnect selected edge a lot.

Yep, what he said, and work from someones specs. (pretty sure there is not a 39" fridge on the market) I make surrounds the way I need to order them. IF a complete surround as shown the with an opening at the back that matches the front. Then there is the depth... FWIW most drawings that cross my desk from somewhere else show surrounds that are too shallow to work properly. All freestanding fridges require a minimum of a 1"gap at the back. So a counter depth fridge needs at least a 25" deep surround. The other issue is how the counter meets the surround. I set the surround (or panel) deep enough that the counter does NOT stick out past it. That is even more important with all the French door fridges now being put in since the doors swing wider. If the counter sticks out many of them can hit the edge denting the door. There's a bit more if you need to get it into a schedule to match an order but I doubt that here. BTW For built in fridges, to get the accuracy Michael mentions, I hack the appliance symbol so that I have just the part that sticks out. Convert it to 2 new symbols- an appliance so can float it, and a cabinet door if I wan't to make it part of the cabinet. The cabinet door symbol needs to be set so it won't resize and have the origin offset .

Grab the triangle that's to the right of your red line and drag towards the back

Yes, your problem is that you have the DPI set at 5 Million. You would need a bank of quantum computers to run at that resolution. Try something like 300, max of 600 if you are patient. If I wanted something really nice and didn't want to spend days rendering I would use 300 dpi and double the size to 4096 by 2048. (could have had that answer 2 hours ago-always post the plan, always) Graham- the kitchen adobe has an excellent thread on Ray trace he posted earlier late last year. Think its called "lets ray trace" You would do well to find it and read it. Also I see you asking about Octane. You might want to experiment a little with the new Physically Based Rendering (PBR) in X10. It still has some quirks but once I got the hang of it I get better results faster (like instantly) than I get from my Ray Traces, granted I'm struggle with RTs.

I suggested more than that. I might be able to help if you can manage the rest, if you can't manage that I can't do anything. Going to office now to finish work for my client instead.

post screen shot of each page of ray trace settings, post the error message you were getting (as best you remember it) , post the plan with saved camera, post the plan (close it first), post computer specs -make model, CPU, GPU< desktop or laptop (it's new and fast tells us nothing)

When it comes time you might want to expand your options. I've had two Precision machines-nice machines, well built, great support if bought through Dell business., but only available with Quadro cards which cost more than a comparable GTX. The gaming cards will work better for Chief and a lot of the 3D software. The portion of the Quadro card that you are paying more for is not used by those programs. There are gaming machines with more power, more ports, more customization, and some lesser known and boutique brands/suppliers where you can get comparable extended American support. I no longer pay for the extended support and have not needed it on either of the 2 Sager machines. I needed the next day service twice for the first Precision (M65) and once for the second (M4500) which my wife still uses to this day to run the books.

There have been several threads here on the subject with a couple of methods. I use a blocked cad detail on a layer, and always keep a separate clean plan just in case. There's an article in the knowledge base on it.

This is from the license agreement for X9- find it in your Program Files under license. (h)Licensing and Authentication: This Software uses security technology and automatic error reporting to authenticate your software installation and protect your license from unauthorized use. You agree to allow the Software to send this security information to the Chief Architect security servers for authentication and reporting. You may not disable any such security, licensing, or control features of the Software; From what I can tell the program has been checking in all along even if you have a hardware key.

I believe that the AMD equivalent is called Catalyst. As to the upgrade, well it is Beta-not what you want to hear and maybe some things should be better but the purpose of Beta is to help get bugs out before final release. FWIW I've had it in production for months now. A few issues arose around rendering on my little toy machine with the Intel card in the current version (public release). From what I can tell they were created when they tried to fix some quality issues we had found in original testing. And yes contact support.

Your card has 2GB memory- should be just ok, not ideal. As to the control panel, that is not big deal. Here is image of what it looks like with NVIDIA, maybe someone with an AMD can help there. Your system has both a dedicated card and an Intel card I believe. You want Chief to be using your Radeon card, especially given the age of the system. Attached are images I get on my Sager- no problems at all. BUT I also attached a list of texture files that I don't have that it is looking for in Standard View (solution to that when sharing a plan is -File, Backup ENTIRE plan, save as Zip...) It is possible that the bump maps are creating an issue? don't know. But the glow you are getting on the trellis indicates to me that it is video card related.

Your video card- the part that really counts should be one of the following on that machine -AMD FirePro M8900 Mobility Pro with 2GB GDDR5, NVIDIA Quadro 3000M with 2GB, NVIDIA Quadro 4000M with 2GB, NVIDIA Quadro 5010M with 4GB GDDR5. (Though I see that there is a 7000 series that only has an Intel card.) Look in control panel, device manager, display adapter. Make sure that Chief is set to use whichever of those you have and not the onboard Intel graphics. (look in system tray for video card control panel-3D settings if NVIDIA- don't know for AMD) That might help. Things that can help- As I mentioned try turning off bloom, turn off "ray casted shadows" (shadow ok just not RCS) do not use sun follows camera with generated sky- for that matter I don't use either one of those. I hope/expect that there will be some improvements with final release more to PBR than others (I don't expect perfect by then though) Still be a good idea to post the plan. FWIW I ran Precision Laptops for a number of years but ditched them about a year or two after I started using Chief. Last one was m4500, now my wife's home machine. CA like gaming cards, most are using NViDIA, better than Quadros (which come at premium price). Been happy ever since.