Tips & Techniques

Share your favorite tried and true methods for solving custom problems using Chief Architect.

749 topics in this forum

  1. Topographic Lines in 3D

    By AvoyeDesign,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views

  2. Side Mount Deck Railing

    By DianaK,   
    • 0 replies
    • 3.1k views

  3. Raytrace/Post processing tips: Making a Material ID layer mask

    By Renerabbitt,   
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views

  4. Beach front apartment kitchen and living room

    By EricWMLim,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.1k views

  5. Cabinet Finished Ends?

    By BrettL,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.1k views

  6. Shower Walls Exposed..?

    By DMDesigns,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views

  7. Moving objects to different plan view

    By Floriance,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views

  8. Never Click 'Yes' when updating an Elevation View unless you have time to burn

    By kylejmarsh,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.1k views

  9. 3D printing of CA model

    By VANTHOF,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.1k views

  10. tileable white shell stucco images

    By excelnow,
    • 3 replies
    • 3.1k views

  11. Roof Construction help!!!! I'm in a time crunch:(

    By ChristinaW,   
    • 2 replies
    • 3.1k views

  12. Make Your Own Normal Maps From Existing Textures

    By KirkClemons,   
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views

  13. Tip for your GPU Fans

    By PMMully,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.1k views

  14. Adding After the fact...

    By LivingStone,   
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views

  15. Print writer driver for Mac

    By dsyoud,
    • 7 replies
    • 3k views

  16. Drawing cabinets under a staircase

    By MKDBDesign,
    • 1 reply
    • 3k views

  17. Floor without walls

    By MyHome01,
    • 2 replies
    • 3k views

  18. Hotkeys: New Copy of Existing Wall To New Exact Location

    By Steve_Nyhof,
    • 5 replies
    • 3k views

  19. Addition / Remodel - Two wall types in same space??

    By DragonCowboy011,   
    • 1 reply
    • 3k views

  20. 3d Cut-away

    By PGreene,
    • 4 replies
    • 3k views

  21. Graphical Representation of the Structure Dialog Box

    By HumbleChief,
    • 4 replies
    • 3k views

  22. Change the widths of appliance symbols to avoid errors.

    By MarkMc,
    • 3 replies
    • 3k views

  23. Cabinet Labels Different on Plan vs Elevation

    By SteveByars,   
    • 0 replies
    • 3k views

  24. VIDEO LESSON: Custom Shower Enclosure

    By SNestor,
    • 2 replies
    • 3k views

  25. Creating an online order from a Chief cabinet schedule

    By MarkMc,   
    • 1 reply
    • 3k views