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

    By ChiefArchitect,
    • 0 replies
    • 10.6k views

  2. Cabinet Hardware Count

    By tquade,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views

  3. Help! Posting a plan here for getting help used to be easy. How do I do it with the plan in the project system?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 2 replies
    • 78 views

  4. Reinstalling my seldom used X6 on new computers and missing stuff like Catalogs

    By Greg_B,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views

  5. Plumbing Fixture Clearances

    By Joe_Carrick,
    • 2 replies
    • 92 views

  6. Are they examples of plan sets done by users?

    By CurraheeWW,
    • 9 replies
    • 258 views

  7. This is not exactly what I had in mind.

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 9 replies
    • 647 views

  8. All my windows and doors with windows went from transparent to solid white. I have open the material dialog for the glass and confirmed it is set to 100% tranparency with no effect.

    By mikesbarn,
    • 2 replies
    • 127 views

  9. Exporting elevation points

    By marklcc,
    • 6 replies
    • 193 views

  10. Why does one wall not display same as all others in plan view

    By GeneDavis,
    • 5 replies
    • 124 views

  11. Mid-Height Bearing Floor Truss Tutorial

    By DefinedDesign,
    • 2 replies
    • 177 views

  12. Window mulling

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 4 replies
    • 170 views

  13. NVIDIA Graphic Driver - is it stable?

    By DeLayDesign,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1.6k views

  14. When printing to pdf the stone wall line style changes scale

    By LaissezFaire,
    • 1 reply
    • 151 views

  15. Matching setups between desktop and new laptop in X16

    By Krissy,
    • 1 reply
    • 151 views

  16. Temporary Dimensions Missing From Settings

    By KarenLF,
    • 2 replies
    • 160 views

  17. Changing dimension "points" on plumbing items?

    By madcowscarnival,
    • 5 replies
    • 379 views

  18. Engineer for Quonset hut modification

    By BairDesign,
    • 2 replies
    • 171 views

  19. Roof Porch Help

    By megclay,
    • 2 replies
    • 208 views

  20. Troubles with sloped roof revealing the inside of the room

    By 111brookem,
    • 1 reply
    • 543 views

  21. Roof framing help please, boxed eaves meeting hips, extending walls

    By BerthaLee,
    • 3 replies
    • 227 views

  22. Saving is X17

    By kflorjancic,
    • 5 replies
    • 383 views

  23. Temporary Dimensions

    By gmdesigns45,
    • 4 replies
    • 229 views

  24. 2-Sided Ramp (or Wedge) in 3D

    By Adam_Gibson,
    • 0 replies
    • 123 views

  25. Flattened PDF 1 2

    By para-CAD,
    • 25 replies
    • 11.6k views