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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

large numbers can increase rendering Note that Chief Architect imports the
time significantly. front side of faces in .skp files; however,
• Specify the Smoothing Angle, which it does not support faces with different
determines whether two adjacent surfaces textures on the front and back and will
are shown with a smooth or sharp angle import the back side as a separate face.
between them in rendered views. If the • Check Draw Self Intersection Lines to
angle between two surface normals is less display lines where parts of the selected
than this angle, normal averaging is used symbol are drawn in such a manner that
to give the effect of a curved surface. they occupy the same 3D space as other
This value also effects the generation of parts of the same symbol. In most cases,
automatic edge lines. this box should be unchecked; and if the
selected symbol does not have self inter-
A good example is a hexagonal cylinder. section lines, it will not be available.
The angle between adjacent surfaces is • Check Cull Layered Transparent Sur-
360/8, or 45°. If you want it to look cylin- faces to if you need to troubleshoot the
drical, set the Surface Smoothing Angle appearance of a transparent symbol. Gen-
to something greater than 45°. If you erally, this box should be left unchecked.
want to make the cylinder look hexago-
nal, set it to less than 45°. • When a symbol is being imported, check
Use Imported UV Map to preserve the
• Automatic Edge Lines is checked by UV map that was created for it. When
default so the program can choose an unchecked, the symbol’s textures are
appropriate Smoothing Angle for legacy mapped using a modified version of its
symbols migrated into version X10. It UV map that assumes square shaped tex-
applies specifically to legacy symbols as ture images. When the symbol uses a
they are brought into the program and in “decal sheet” style texture or one that is
most cases, should remain checked. not square in shape, this box should be
• Reverse Surface Direction will be either checked.
checked or unchecked by the program A preview of the symbol’s appearance
automatically, depending on where the 6 displays here and updates as changes
selected symbol was created: it is are made to the settings in this dialog. When
checked for symbols created in the pro- multiple symbols are selected, the most
gram or imported from an .skp file, and recently selected symbol displays. See
typically unchecked for symbols “Dialog Preview Panes” on page 42.
imported from other file types.
• Click the Show Origin button to dis-
In most cases, this setting should not be play the location of the selected symbol’s
changed; however, if you export a sym- origin in the preview. Not available if
bol and encounter problems with its sur- Show Plan View is selected. See “Sym-
faces, changing this setting may help. bol Origin” on page 963.

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