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19 hours ago, Lakeside-E said:

Do you have tips or tricks you've gained from your experience?

In my experience, the single most important variable is the quality of the seed image - poor quality seeds lead to poor quality results. Obvious, really. Also, I never accept the default Detail and Surface Scale values when creating the maps - adjusting the sliders can give much better results.

I suggest downloading and consulting the X9 Reference Manual.

31 minutes ago, Ange822 said:

The "Delete Surface" is blurred out?

You must be in a 3D View for the Delete Surface tool to become available.

1 minute ago, Alaskan_Son said:

If you ever want to share symbols with people using older versions, just open a 3D view and Export as 3DS.  

Yes, or as a Collada file, etc. It would be nice if we could "save as" to older library formats.

6 minutes ago, Ange822 said:

Thank you for creating this - Can you save it in x9 though?

I can't seem to open it.

I apologize for ignoring the fact that you are on X9. Unfortunately, I can't save it as an X9 library item. However, by following Michael's instructions and using the Delete Surface too, you can quickly perform the operation yourself.

Home Gym (Small Weights).calibz

Fill Patterns can be applied to Wall finishes using Materials. The Fill Pattern will display in the Vector View rendering technique. There is lots of information in the reference manual.

I agree with the OP's recommendation of PixPlant, which I've been using for a bit over a year - it's a valuable tool, though with some limitations.

Use a Molding Polyline.

I create a custom door symbol and then insert the door into the guard/fence:

Here are updated materials and patterns: Siding.calibz  Patterns.calibz

You can give this a try: Wood Lap Siding 7x2.calibz

I question the wisdom of pouring the garage slab on top of the stem wall, but here you go: 1646922976_WestonFullBasement.plan

Check what Level you are on.

To fix the garage issue, go to Level 1 and open the garage room dbx, then change:

To fix the basement issue, go to Level 0 and open the basement room dbx, then change:

To fix the pony wall issue, open the lower wall type definition dbx and change the brick ledge depth to 0":

These changes should give you this:

There may be a more elegant way to set up the model, but these changes should achieve your short-term goals. Good luck.

On 8/6/2020 at 2:45 PM, Renerabbitt said:

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Feel like I've been keeping this a secret, all to myself, and for the right user, this will be GOLD!

 

DAM-Digital Asset Manager, maybe you didn't know that you needed one, but you do!! Especially if you are designing for custom finishes or fixtures and presenting them in 3d.

A DAM software can save you tens of hours over the course of a few years. Couple that with an online Bridge software and you'll be flying.

Connecter is my favorite 3D DAM software

https://www.designconnected.com/connecter

This is so cool. Game changer. Thanks, Rene!

I suggest you don't use the revision process as the primary method to respond to an RFI. If your response to an RFI requires a revision, then document the revision appropriately. Plan check comments are text questions (I've never received a clouded drawing from a plan reviewer), so I prefer to respond in kind, e.g. "Refer to detail 5/A6 for the location of the intumescent gasket, and Specification section 078100 for the product and manufacturer." If an explanation can't suffice, then perhaps the drawings weren't clear enough and a revision is appropriate.

Two ceiling cassettes, a 1-way, and a 4-way. I didn't include the geometry for the concealed housings - these are the grilles only. Ceiling Cassettes.calibz

6 hours ago, Designer1 said:

Eric, when I click on the first link this is what I see...  It says "try" for free.  Im not seeing the freeware version everyone is talking about.

 

 

Try scrolling down just a little bit further:

I believe this is because the Subfloor Height Above Terrain setting affects the "floor height" of the Exterior Room, which is the room that contains the exterior fixtures. Set your exterior fixture Elevation Reference to Absolute.

Here's a file you can manipulate in Photoshop: hextile.psd

Or in the Gimp: hextile.xcf

43 minutes ago, Dermot said:

If you find a case where the program makes a copy of a material and the material is identical to an existing material...

Dermot, this is very easy to do; simply open the Plan Materials dbx, select any material, clip Copy, and rename the new material to have the same name as the copied material. Presto - two materials, identical properties, same name.

Chief doesn't combine like-named materials. You could have two completely different material definitions with the same name - it's up to you to keep things organized. Personally, I prefer this behavior: I use generic terms in most of my room finish schedules, e.g. "tile", "carpet", etc. - my intent is for the owner to make the actual product selection; but in 3D I may want two rooms with "carpet" to visually appear to have different styles and colors of carpet. Maybe there's a more elegant solution, but this is my current workflow.

You may already know everything I'm about to cover, but here we go. California's rules for low-rise residential provides for two basic scenarios:

If the air handlers and ducts are located in conditioned space (e.g. on a floor below the attic), then you can insulate the attic in a conventional manner, with the insulation placed above the ceiling to separate the unconditioned attic from the floor below. If you're placing the air handlers and ducts within the attic, then you have to create a conditioned space for the equipment by insulating both the ceiling (attic floor) and the roof deck; in this scenario, you don't have to condition the entire attic - you could create a separate conditioned space in the attic for the HVAC equipment.

Regardless, I suggest https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/03-BuildingEnvelope_ada.pdf as a good starting point; start reading on page 3-52.

Maybe this could satisfy the inspector:

https://stuccomfgassoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/One-Hour-Fire-Walls-Wood-2020.pdf