Designers_Ink Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Post on KBBOnline.com https://kbbonline.com/products/kitchen-technology/chief-architect-x15-software/?fbclid=IwAR04amiYeqc7K7Z5GN_23cOj59qXtd7lWIxIG0eZUKLGE70EuscUxlG00xE Chief Architect Software has announced a new version of its architectural 3D home design software Chief Architect X15. Chief Architect X15 offers powerful new features, including automatic truss framing and real-time ray trace rendering that produces photo realistic results in less than 30 seconds with a new de-noise feature. The software allows for easily positioning the sun and moon in 3D to create renderings for any time of the day or night. Chief Architect X15 select new features include: Automatic truss framing for roof and floor trusses Reference display to superimpose an as-built over a remodel in 3D Offsets for deck railings and stairs to move the railing to the outside A catalog library that can access files locally or from the cloud Live Material Lists that continually change. If you move a wall or add a window the material list updates in real-time. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Designers_Ink said: Live Material Lists that continually change. If you move a wall or add a window the material list updates in real-time. Whoa. This is huge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Designers_Ink said: Reference display to superimpose an as-built over a remodel in 3D I'm curious what this one is. Per the wording, it seems to be describing something we already have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 14 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said: I'm curious what this one is. Per the wording, it seems to be describing something we already have. Maybe within the same .plan file?? Just guessing. Truss framing and dynamic material list are great, but I hope there are more Big Surprises coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Please note that this is just a very small subset of the new features that are coming in X15. As for the reference display, we are going to have the ability to offset and rotate the reference display which will allow some more flexibility in how it can be used. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Just now, Dermot said: As for the reference display, we are going to have the ability to offset and rotate the reference display which will allow some more flexibility in how it can be used. HECK YEAH!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 I just noticed one of the articles was dated Jan 23rd and suggested X15 will be introduced during this year's KBIS which starts today Jan 31 through Feb 2nd. So I'm guessing that if the new features in X15 will be introduced there that those new features might also be introduced to its users as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 7 hours ago, Dermot said: As for the reference display, we are going to have the ability to offset and rotate the reference display which will allow some more flexibility in how it can be used. Just thinking aloud here, but it would be great if we also had the ability to not only offset and rotate, but Mirror a reference plan. This would give us the ability to do a mirror reflected and offset reference plan so that we could do mirrored duplexes so that editing the original plan was dynamically reflected (see how I did that) in the reference display. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterwiley Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 12 hours ago, Dermot said: Please note that this is just a very small subset of the new features that are coming in X15. As for the reference display, we are going to have the ability to offset and rotate the reference display which will allow some more flexibility in how it can be used. WORD!! This will be extremely welcomed. I also concur with Glenn that the mirror option would be used more than not in most cases for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amddrafting Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Thank goodness for the offset on handrails. That's a long overdue feature. Love to see the live materials list as well. This will be huge for us going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 9 hours ago, HumbleChief said: I just noticed one of the articles was dated Jan 23rd and suggested X15 will be introduced during this year's KBIS which starts today Jan 31 through Feb 2nd. So I'm guessing that if the new features in X15 will be introduced there that those new features might also be introduced to its users as well? No, the article indicates that the release will be this spring. It's only being demonstrated at KBIS this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VisualDandD Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 If chief really wanted to improve rendering (which it seems they do), I vote they should include geometry for siding materials.(and corners) Eg show the actual siding in 3d (which could be further enhanced with bumps). This geometry could perhaps be defined by molding profile DBX and be defined (or rotated) for materials like vert vs horiz siding. We all know the poly count would go up, but we are in a day where the GPU's can handle it. Lap siding, even with bumps, does not show well in 3d. Board and batten....well that is the reason so many try to do manual applications for good renderings. I am not suggesting this is necessary. It is my feeling that Chief should stop focusing on rendering. BUT if chief wants to produce good renderings, showing siding in 3d would be the single largest leap forward that I think they could make. This difference would be a HUGE leap in the quality of the rendering. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 14 minutes ago, Joe_Carrick said: No, the article indicates that the release will be this spring. It's only being demonstrated at KBIS this week. Yes, it will be 'released' in the spring but wouldn't the 'demonstration', going on as this is written, show case X15's new features? And will that demonstration be showing only a few new features as described in the (and the accompanying) article or will the entire suite of new features be demonstrated? And if many new features will be introduced at the KBIS show I'm just wondering if those same new features will be 'introduced' (not released) to Chief's user base? Pretty exciting as always... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketballman Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 18 hours ago, Alaskan_Son said: Whoa. This is huge. Does this mean we no longer have to re-run the materials list each time we make a revision ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 2 hours ago, basketballman said: Does this mean we no longer have to re-run the materials list each time we make a revision ? It surely sounds that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBarnDesign Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 23 hours ago, Designers_Ink said: Offsets for deck railings and stairs to move the railing to the outside I've never been more excited about moving stair railing in my life. This has been the bane of my stair existence. LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Does anyone else find it a bit strange that we are learning of some of X15's new features from an online article instead of from Chief itself? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 ...and a few posts on their facebook page regarding the IBS and KIBS show happening now. Are they demonstrating X15 at the show? Hard to imagine as it's still in pre-beta so maybe just a skinny reveal of those few features is in order for now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 3 hours ago, HumbleChief said: it's still in pre-beta so maybe just a skinny reveal of those few features is in order for now? Yes seems a bit weird this article is out there....... in years gone by we got the Public Beta the Day before KBIS started IIRC ? Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 1/31/2023 at 3:28 PM, Dermot said: Please note that this is just a very small subset of the new features that are coming in X15. As for the reference display, we are going to have the ability to offset and rotate the reference display which will allow some more flexibility in how it can be used. Id love to know how the Z axis adjustment works. That's interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipCA Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Chief will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, March 2nd about the new X15 features. Sign up or learn more at: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/events/#whats-new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Or you can get the beta now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Quote I'd love to know how the Z axis adjustment works. It adjusts the height and is only used when using a reference plan in a camera view. And if you would like to try it out, the X15 beta is now available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsaw204 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 2/1/2023 at 12:47 AM, glennw said: Just thinking aloud here, but it would be great if we also had the ability to not only offset and rotate, but Mirror a reference plan. This would give us the ability to do a mirror reflected and offset reference plan so that we could do mirrored duplexes so that editing the original plan was dynamically reflected (see how I did that) in the reference display. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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