Chrisb222

I just hit tab.... unless I'm missing something here??

Looks like a sink. Did you drag a sink out of a cabinet? If so you can't select the sink directly, have to select the cabinet first. Wherever it is...

You're welcome. The adjustments I'm referring to run the gamut. Material properties, material definitions, ray trace settings, lighting, placement of objects... basically anything I see that needs adjusted. If by image properties you mean those within the ray trace settings, I find them very difficult to use mainly because they're very touchy, but with a limited useful range. That's why I usually need to process in a true image editor.

Another point: I try to keep auto on as long as possible when in the initial concept phase. Homeowner wants to add 2' to the garage in both directions? Bam, roof follows right along.

This. I start off auto then manually do whatever it takes. I see no point in eschewing auto roofs. Why not let the program build what it can? I'm not advocating jumping through hoops trying to force a certain automatic plane, but let it do what it can. At least it saved you drawing x number of planes. My template has auto build roof checked as default. In most cases it gets it 50-70% correct, right off the bat. That works for me, I can always edit/redraw whatever needs fixed. My 2¢: use both.

I run a tiny (like 200 pixel) test RT just to check lighting, shadows, and overall balance. Then adjust, repeat. If something's wrong, I can usually tell in one or two passes, which takes just seconds at this size. Most shots will show whether they're good to go after about 6 passes, which takes only about a minute. With this method I can get a really good idea if the shot is gonna work without spending a ton of time doing full-res trial and error. Once all is set I run 15-20 passes at full res, depending, with clean up, sharpen, and final balance done in Photoshop or Gimp. This gives me satisfactory results in the least amount of time, in my experience, and really does not take that long at all.

Am I correct that 20 and 10 are hard-coded in the Send to Layout DBX? I liked previous versions where these values could be edited when sending. Hmm, I'm using the latest version of X12 but ....? Is Help not updated with the program?

Works for me every time. MacOS FTW!!

I knew a kid once they called Trey. We used to tie him up to the ceiling. Is that what we're talking about??

They allow you to control those settings within the Layout Box Spec DBX once you're in the layout. Eh, it works.

Perhaps the word "default" is being used in a slightly different context. May be a reference to an actual default setting in a prior version, according to Help: While Help advises against using Edge and Pattern Line Defaults, I use them all the time and very much like what I can do with them. Also, in earlier versions you could specify the line weight of Lines and Patterns in the Send to Layout DBX, and the program would remember those settings in subsequent sends. Which is akin to a "default." It seems now the 20 and 10 weights are hard-coded in the Send to Layout DBX, but it wouldn't be the only leftover oddity in the program/documentation. Just look at the language of #3 in the screenshot; they copy/pasted the text from #2 but didn't change "Edge" to "Pattern" at the very right side of the paragraph. "Clean up on Aisle 5!!"

I don't think David meant turning off "framing" but rather turning off the fully clad wood-framed wall. I don't know of any way to do this, but it would be a nice feature.

This is exactly how I do it.

I would raise the column by opening the dialog box for the slab, referencing the slab top location, then entering that for the column bottom.

Two DAYS?!? I've been using this software for 7 years and I'm still bamboozled. But I love it. It's a love-hate thing.

Happens to me too. In fact just happened again tonight. After you have your custom toolbars set up, simply go to your Desktop (Finder), to Documents>CA12>Data> and find the MY TOOLBARS file. Make a COPY of it somewhere else, and when the toolbars freak out, quit the program, delete the -now corrupted- MY TOOLBARS file from the CA12 Data folder, and COPY over the saved one. Works perfectly.

I'm trying the imagine why the opening post got a downvote... I'll upvote to counter....

The roof will respond to structure height change only when Auto Rebuild Roof is on. If you turned that off, it won't change automatically. You can use Build Roof Planes to force them to redraw at the new structure height but if you created manual planes or altered the automatic planes you may lose some edits.

100%. Every plan set. Pretty pictures are not required but neither is a fine meal when a baloney sandwich will sustain life. Maybe it's just me but I don't think this looks cheesy. And I don't think this is possible with PBR and no retouching in other software.

Only one wall type definition, with no hatching. Done with just layer settings. The first view has Walls Normal, Walls Layers, and Walls Main Layer Only all checked. Gray fill is in the Wall Def. Second view has just Walls Normal checked, which does not display the Wall Def fill color. This type of view would always have a white wall fill. Methods to get additional different views easily would be to set up different wall line colors on the Layer panel, which I do for walls and doors on floor framing views*, use hatching as you suggested and turn the Hatching layer off on certain views.

I was unaware. Thanks for clearing that up. Love the program and happy to continue supporting SSA for all the great benefits beyond simply upgraded features.

This is basically the method I use.

You say that as if simply making the suggestion will quickly produce the feature. I know that's not what you meant, just quippin!!

The Mac version should be priced lower if it's missing this huge feature. I haven't seen any sneak peeks but it sounds like a large chunk of X13 development went into this feature. Paying full price for half an update would violate my sense of fairness. @Dermot can you say if this upgraded feature is coming to the Mac OS??

BOO!