dshall Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I am the two minute man, just ask you know who....... a two minute ray trace is my limit..... I call them the "crappy ray traces" because somebody else called them crappy..... but they work for me...... they get the idea across..... I am into quantity, not quality.... .... so out comes X6 with it's quick shadows and I noticed that the render quality was almost as good as my "crappy ray trace" quality. Do I spend two minutes on a ray trace or do I spit out these renders at 8 second clip? The 8 second render works for me. And then I was getting ticked off because I had to go up and select the EXPORT button in the menu.... is there a hot key for this? Of course there is, I quickly programed a hot key to export the jpeg image and cut off another 2 seconds. Now I am down to 6 seconds per exported render. The other day I was doing a kitchen remodel for a long time client, I threw some fuu fuu stuff in, took 16 different renders in about 3 minutes and sent them off along with the plans to him. Next day I was measuring a job with him and he thanked me for the "ray traces". I said they weren't ray traces, they were renders. He said they were awesome. He then asked if Lynn and I wanted to join he and his wife to see the play, "Book of Mormon". I said sure, how much are the tickets. $400.00/ticket on Craig's list, it's sold out. I said, "Holy Moly!", okay, we are in, he then offered to pay for them, I said not necessary, he insisted....... he explained that I was that important to him. Well, we all know it's not me who is important, it's what I can do with CA. So I want to thank CA for how they have changed my business and how they have added value to my services. In the 7-1/2 years I have been using CA I marvel at how far this program has come. So you guys at CA...... Thank You, keep up the good work, I truly appreciate all you do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbaehmer Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 So True! Didn't realize it, but without CA, I wouldn't have the life I currently have. Long story short, if I hadn't come across CA, I wouldn't have met my wife and have the children I currently have. So, I second that "Thank You". CA has definitely changed my life for the better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbuttery Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 YEP, we all "moan and pi$$" about Chief's short-comings and our never ending "want" list but in the end Chief "floats our boat" everyday Lew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFogarty Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 While I'm not a fan of "SSA" at all, I am a huge supporter of the program itself. Where this program has come from when I started using it (v9 or v9.5), it's amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 With each new version comes a shorter drawing time with more information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 So I am in my office today, client comes by and wants to make a few changes. Move that wall over 6" move this roof here, change 5 windows and 4 doors, enlarge the kitchen, oh yeah, keep your door and window schedule up to date, oh can you also give me an updated floor plan, how about a model I can use on the client viewer, "yeah yeah yeah, okay, I will do this for you"....... oops, another client just texted me and they want some more renderings of the remodel I am working on, I already sent them 38 renderings yesterday what more can he want....... after 1.5 hours I wrap up with the guy in the office, bill him $1.50, send him on his way, open up second project, shoot another 14 renderings of the second floor..... email the new renderings to them........ another 120 seconds out of my miserable life, ........ now I am off to enjoy all I can eat sushi, just don't tell Lynn...... hey..... it's June..... football season is just around the corner. Thanks again CA, could not do it without you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 You're lucky, my clients never visit me, pdf everything. Sometimes I never see them again, after the measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I can do that render in 4 seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrump Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC-1701 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I have been using CA for 18+ years.... I have been on the forums since 1999, and have never found a more dedicated group of users. The list of users who have helped me over the years would take pages.. The program has indeed grown exponentially since 1996, but the forum is the 'glue' that keeps me updating my SSA... Thanks to everyone past, present, and future for giving their time and effort to the make this a better program! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPDesign Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Thank you Chief, been riding the wave since 1997! IMHO the best residential design software on the planet! and rockstar forum members! I have a great new job making pretty 3d pictures of my clients dreams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWilcox Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Yes-- I agree with you Scott. CA has so many features to make the plans look good. I have had three building officials tell me these are the best looking plans they have seen. The only thing I take credit for is the creativity in my design but they are talking about the 3D views not my design and 3D framing views that make the project so easy to understand--this is the program not me. I remember many years ago I had to build a foam core model of a complex house that I designed because the structural engineer said it could not be built the way I had it. It took me a week to build the model and I proved him wrong. Now that would have taken maybe a few minutes? Jan Wilcox Designs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 Dog gone you Jan. How have you been? Let's get together for. Happy hour soon. Monday I will have my people call your people lot set that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWilcox Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Sounds good. You still in East County? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonParsons Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 x6 is working great for me. these would have been 15 minutes plus in older versions, but I got these down to anywhere from 1.5 minutes to 3.5 minutes (depending on the reflection in the glass partition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Jason - any chance of getting a copy of that Limestone ? tile texture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonParsons Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Here you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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