JMorelli Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Hi Everyone, Quick question. I have exported a 3DS model from chief to use as part of a Dual Occupancy. After importing the model into my site plan all looks good, however the 3DS model won't generate a shadow in plan view. Works fine in a 3D overview though... Any suggestions? I haven't been able to find anything in the help files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Away from my computer so I can't verify this, but as I recall, only walls and roofs and maybe a few other parametric ("smart") objects cast shadows in plan views. I don't believe symbols do...at least that's what i recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMorelli Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 Bummer. Thought I was going to save myself some work by making them a 3D object. Will just copy them from the other plan files and paste them onto the site then. Would be nice if Chief would make it work as a 3D model. Saves a lot of stuffing around with subdivision/unit developments. Always need to supply a shadow diagram. Thanks Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Depending on what you want the shadows for, you can always do a Top View of a Vector View, Technical Illustration, etc. This gives you shadows, but it is not a plan view "drawing" - it is a "plan view 3D view". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 7 hours ago, glennw said: Depending on what you want the shadows for, you can always do a Top View of a Vector View, Technical Illustration, etc. This gives you shadows, but it is not a plan view "drawing" - it is a "plan view 3D view". Good suggestion Glenn. A person could also take this idea a few steps further: Create an ORTHOGRAPHIC Full Overview and then click on 3D>View Direction>Top View... Click on Tools>Screen Capture>Capture Screen... Rescale the image to match your house symbol... Trace your shadow lines to create a closed polyline... Move the polyline over to your house symbol and adjust as necessary... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_Morrison Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Hey, good job cutting back on your Chieftalk time, Michael! (We want you here, though.) Why not just accept that this is your crack habit and stop feeling guilty about it. LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMorelli Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 Thanks for the ideas! In the past I've always just used the EDIT>EDIT AREA> ALL FLOORS and copied and pasted the plans onto my site. It works but it's always 'clunky' I find. This is definitely a viable work around. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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