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1. Exterior Rendering - Realistic Water and Reflection in Chief X15

   By Steve_Nyhof, March 24, 2024   

   • pbr
   • pbr materials
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     • realistic water
     • reflections
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   • decorators3
   • October 31, 2024

2. Rope Light under Stair rail (angled)

   By rwaldrondesigns, December 11, 2019   

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   • stair rail
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   • rwaldrondesigns
   • December 11, 2019

3. HOW-TO: Demo Elevations w/Red Linework

   By kylejmarsh, September 1, 2022   

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   • demo
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   • kylejmarsh
   • September 1, 2022

4. Cabinet Drawing in Layout Displaying DImensions

   By Gregg_Design, February 1, 2019
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   • Kbird1
   • February 1, 2019

5. trouble with a terrain site permitter

   By felipecamacho, October 9, 2023
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   • Chopsaw
   • October 9, 2023

6. Creating Bullnose/Rounded Drywall Interfaces

   By B4UBLD, December 6, 2018   

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   • drywall
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     • drywall
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   • B4UBLD
   • December 6, 2018

7. Forcing Macro Execution

   By Joe_Carrick, May 26, 2020
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • May 26, 2020

8. Quick Tip: New macro functionality

   By Alaskan_Son, April 26, 2020
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • April 26, 2020

9. Getting The Right Computer Hardware Configuration

   By TheKitchenAbode, September 12, 2020
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   • TheKitchenAbode
   • September 12, 2020

10. Catalog Search Option

    By ACADuser, February 12, 2020
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    • ACADuser
    • February 12, 2020

11. Slowing down a walkthrough

    By BhamArch, April 1, 2021
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    • glennw
    • April 1, 2021

12. Pony wall line up

    By Argy67, March 16, 2020
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    • Chopsaw
    • March 16, 2020

13. Working with Cabinet Fillers

    By DMDesigns, May 9, 2018
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    • Greg_NY61
    • May 10, 2018

14. Custom pools creation

    By DavidJPotter, August 23, 2021
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    • DavidJPotter
    • August 23, 2021

15. thick wall arches

    By Benzarch1, May 12, 2020
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    • Benzarch1
    • May 12, 2020

16. X13 raytracing hardware support on Mac Pro 2019

    By BernardL, June 16, 2021
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    • TheKitchenAbode
    • June 16, 2021

17. Watch out for confusing terms 'Floor' and 'Layer'

    By ADallas, April 18, 2022
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    • ADallas
    • April 18, 2022

18. Template from Existing Plan

    By Joe_Carrick, August 12, 2015
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    • MarkMc
    • August 15, 2015

19. Window Trim Aprons

    By ShowmeCHIEF, January 12, 2020
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    • ShowmeCHIEF
    • January 12, 2020

20. Floor and Ceiling Defaults

    By ComputerMaster86, November 19, 2017   

    • ceiling platforms
    • defaults
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • November 19, 2017

21. Cabinet Pulls

    By cpridemore, August 30, 2019
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    • Chris_Kelly
    • September 5, 2019

22. pool elevations & details

    By RocioBuild915, August 13, 2019   

    • changing pool depths using terrain feature
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    • RocioBuild915
    • August 13, 2019

23. How to get Chief to work with Remote Desktop

    By armfx89, January 18, 2022
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    • armfx89
    • January 18, 2022

24. Creating window openings with rounded edges

    By Nate_M, March 3, 2023   

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    • custom window
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      • custom window trim
      • custom window shape
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    • Nate_M
    • March 3, 2023

25. VIDEO LESSON: Chimney Tip - Porch Railing Tip

    By SNestor, January 10, 2019
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    • SNestor
    • January 15, 2019