tds_cc Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Hi everyone, I attached an image of a weird thing that keeps happening to me lately. When I place a cabinet or a door or some other object, it sometimes ends up with this weird gray mass. I can't select it and nothing is there when I turn all the layers on. Has anyone else had this problem. I'm currently running CA v11. Thanks, Christi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 6:07 PM, tds_cc said: Hi everyone, I attached an image of a weird thing that keeps happening to me lately. When I place a cabinet or a door or some other object, it sometimes ends up with this weird gray mass. I can't select it and nothing is there when I turn all the layers on. Has anyone else had this problem. I'm currently running CA v11. Thanks, Christi Expand Please post your .plan file otherwise we are just guessing. It looks like a shadow, shadows need light sources, if you turn off all lights, does it go away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tds_cc Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 6:20 PM, Renerabbitt said: Please post your .plan file otherwise we are just guessing. It looks like a shadow, shadows need light sources, if you turn off all lights, does it go away? Expand No lights so can't turn them off. I tried to upload the file but it wouldn't let me - file too big at 44MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 8:39 PM, tds_cc said: No lights so can't turn them off. Expand If no lights are added manually Chief adds one to the center of the ceiling in the Room to light it automatically. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DzinEye Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 8:39 PM, tds_cc said: file too big at 44MB Expand Zip it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tds_cc Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Zipped it - thanks @DzinEye. @Renerabbitt - If you stand in the WIC closet on the second floor and look at the door, you'll see an example of what I mean. Also, I added a signature line which includes what version of CA I'm using. Used @solver instructions. Thanks and hope I did it right! Concept_1_Drawings_Quinn.plan.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tds_cc Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 3:48 PM, tds_cc said: Used @solver instructions. Expand Actually the video was @DavidJPotter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 That seems to be caused by the automatic light source being added to the ceiling right where the pitch changes. Place a light source manually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 This thread might help shed a little light on the situation since I think it's basically the same sort of issue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 4:04 PM, Alaskan_Son said: That seems to be caused by the automatic light source being added to the ceiling right where the pitch changes. Place a light source manually. Expand That was my thought as well above.... M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tds_cc Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 4:10 PM, Alaskan_Son said: This thread might help shed a little light on the situation since I think it's basically the same sort of issue... Expand Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately it did not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 6:07 PM, tds_cc said: Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately it did not work. Expand Hmm. Did you manually position a light source as I suggested...obviously not at that same ceiling intersection. I’m away from my computer right now but before I posted earlier, I placed a simple 4 inch recessed light on the flat ceiling and it fixed the problem right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tds_cc Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 7:10 PM, Alaskan_Son said: Hmm. Did you manually position a light source as I suggested...obviously not at that same ceiling intersection. I’m away from my computer right now but before I posted earlier, I placed a simple 4 inch recessed light on the flat ceiling and it fixed the problem right away. Expand Yes, I also placed a 4 inch recessed light on the flat part and no luck. It's also happening in this other plan I attached - it's on the face of the broom closet next to the exterior door in the laundry room. Again a manually placed a light fixture but that did not fix it. Concept_1_Hightower.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 8:11 PM, tds_cc said: Yes, I also placed a 4 inch recessed light on the flat part and no luck. It's also happening in this other plan I attached - it's on the face of the broom closet next to the exterior door in the laundry room. Again a manually placed a light fixture but that did not fix it. Concept_1_Hightower.planFetching info... Expand It stops for me as soon as I add a Ceiling Light........ When was the last time you redid you Chief Template Plan as this plan has no Saved Plan Views and they are been around for 2-3 version now.... You apparently don't have the latest version of X12 either as I have to agree to overwrite the file with a newer version when saved. Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tds_cc Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 9:56 PM, Kbird1 said: It stops for me as soon as I add a Ceiling Light........ When was the last time you redid you Chief Template Plan as this plan has no Saved Plan Views and they are been around for 2-3 version now.... You apparently don't have the latest version of X12 either as I have to agree to overwrite the file with a newer version when saved. Mick. Expand We don't use the Chief Template. It's terrible. We created our own that works for us. We haven't upgraded to x12 yet since it has been hard to cross coordinate with the Pandemic. We will soon though. The first time I added the ceiling light on the Hightower plan, it did not work. The second time it did. I went back to the Quinn plan and tried again but no success, but it's in a closet so who cares. At least I have a tool that I can try if this happens on other plans. Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tds_cc Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 10:04 PM, solver said: Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/ypmj90CVPjc?hd=1 Expand Thanks - I'll have to play with that more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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