General Q & A

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26813 topics in this forum

  1. How to get good answers when you ask questions.

    By ChiefArchitect,
    • 0 replies
    • 10.4k views

  2. Roof

    By decorators3,   
    • 4 replies
    • 74 views

  3. archive managed projects

    By Doug_N,
    • 2 replies
    • 39 views

  4. roof

    By decorators3,   
    • 18 replies
    • 426 views

  5. Tapered Joists

    By winterdd,
    • 11 replies
    • 390 views

  6. Material list for preliminary pricing

    By Evolution,
    • 0 replies
    • 64 views

  7. "Save As" option not present in X17

    By HDPWestCoast,
    • 3 replies
    • 365 views

  8. Wall Detail Dimensions

    By Mitchellopolis,
    • 2 replies
    • 110 views

  9. Exterior Siding Sqft in a Schedule

    By LegacyChief,   
    • 12 replies
    • 680 views

  10. Trees and shrubs disappear in physical based renderings. Why?

    By DB-Designs,
    • 1 reply
    • 141 views

  11. Slab is swallowing my rooms

    By HowdyYall,
    • 1 reply
    • 148 views

  12. Setting for Dormer Width

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 1 reply
    • 138 views

  13. Raise/Lower Roof Planes disabled

    By Mitchellopolis,
    • 4 replies
    • 259 views

  14. Hiding Dormers From View

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 6 replies
    • 254 views

  15. More strange things!

    By Evolution,
    • 11 replies
    • 329 views

  16. Crazy Tricky Roof

    By Tryingtobezen,
    • 8 replies
    • 589 views

  17. No codec

    By Evolution,
    • 14 replies
    • 499 views

  18. Changing doors to drawers

    By BTKitchens,
    • 7 replies
    • 257 views

  19. Looking for help to convert my .plan files into 3d files for a portfolio.

    By Sakuhano,
    • 1 reply
    • 136 views

  20. Chief freezing while searching for materials X17

    By DeLayDesign,
    • 5 replies
    • 670 views

  21. Dissapearing floor

    By Evolution,
    • 3 replies
    • 189 views

  22. X16 upgrade to X17

    By PitMan71,
    • 4 replies
    • 251 views

  23. Room with arched/curved walls and ceiling?

    By joesausage,
    • 6 replies
    • 391 views

  24. Pictures are Condensed

    By blueriver,
    • 4 replies
    • 405 views

  25. roof

    By decorators3,   
    • 7 replies
    • 307 views