General Q & A

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27115 topics in this forum

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

    By ChiefArchitect,
    • 0 replies
    • 10.6k views

  2. Floating Linear Fireplace HELP

    By Atelier,
    • 3 replies
    • 506 views

  3. Text leaders arrows jumping into blank space

    By PitMan71,
    • 8 replies
    • 317 views

  4. How to tile a ceiling in a slanted shower?

    By KBEDesign,
    • 6 replies
    • 264 views

  5. Exterior siding does not display correctly in 3D or in elevations.

    By GHArchitect,
    • 1 reply
    • 84 views

  6. High shed roof wall window issues

    By SimpleSpaces,
    • 5 replies
    • 150 views

  7. Strange brick wall anomoly in X17

    By PitMan71,
    • 0 replies
    • 55 views

  8. Missing resources that ARE IN Asset Manager

    By Renerabbitt,
    • 0 replies
    • 49 views

  9. interior walls turned into exterior walls. Help!

    By Bradbo,
    • 3 replies
    • 153 views

  10. How to revising floor joist size

    By capitaldesigns,
    • 1 reply
    • 84 views

  11. Angular Dimensions - display behaves as Temp Dimensions?

    By DrawingABlank,
    • 0 replies
    • 56 views

  12. X17 Managed Projects — archive or revision history location?

    By DefinedDesign,
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views

  13. DWG Import Issues

    By PoiPounder,
    • 7 replies
    • 463 views

  14. Dimension Markers

    By kwhitt,
    • 15 replies
    • 597 views

  15. Multiple Materials with the same name

    By PitMan71,
    • 3 replies
    • 183 views

  16. Standard view shadows on Mac

    By Steve-C,
    • 7 replies
    • 341 views

  17. Are we getting built-in AI render in Chief anytime soon? Softplan has it already. 1 2

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 42 replies
    • 2.7k views

  18. Removing toe kick from vanity for knee space?

    By jbur91,
    • 5 replies
    • 214 views

  19. Garage Door Hardware

    By AbeLopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 143 views

  20. New Idea To Export and Backup X17 Project Files Within The Project Manager? 1 2

    By Steve_Nyhof,   
    • 43 replies
    • 9.9k views

  21. X17 temporary dimension display question

    By MtGipe,
    • 2 replies
    • 245 views

  22. The diffrence between Chief 13 and Chief 17

    By ChiefTCA,
    • 9 replies
    • 548 views

  23. File Management for version 17

    By Mona_Sh,
    • 4 replies
    • 313 views

  24. Exterior Walls Don't update When windows move

    By mholley,   
    • 4 replies
    • 251 views

  25. Select layout pages to include in table

    By conwaynorth1,
    • 4 replies
    • 196 views