General Q & A

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27109 topics in this forum

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

    By ChiefArchitect,
    • 0 replies
    • 10.6k views

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

    By KBEDesign,
    • 6 replies
    • 192 views

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

    By DefinedDesign,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views

  4. DWG Import Issues

    By PoiPounder,
    • 7 replies
    • 440 views

  5. Dimension Markers

    By kwhitt,
    • 15 replies
    • 568 views

  6. Multiple Materials with the same name

    By PitMan71,
    • 3 replies
    • 169 views

  7. Standard view shadows on Mac

    By Steve-C,
    • 7 replies
    • 316 views

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

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 42 replies
    • 2.6k views

  9. interior walls turned into exterior walls. Help!

    By Bradbo,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views

  10. Removing toe kick from vanity for knee space?

    By jbur91,
    • 5 replies
    • 194 views

  11. Text leaders arrows jumping into blank space

    By PitMan71,
    • 7 replies
    • 285 views

  12. Garage Door Hardware

    By AbeLopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 132 views

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

    By Steve_Nyhof,   
    • 43 replies
    • 9.9k views

  14. X17 temporary dimension display question

    By MtGipe,
    • 2 replies
    • 230 views

  15. The diffrence between Chief 13 and Chief 17

    By ChiefTCA,
    • 9 replies
    • 534 views

  16. File Management for version 17

    By Mona_Sh,
    • 4 replies
    • 304 views

  17. Exterior Walls Don't update When windows move

    By mholley,   
    • 4 replies
    • 239 views

  18. Select layout pages to include in table

    By conwaynorth1,
    • 4 replies
    • 189 views

  19. Walk me through SAVE AS in project management mode please

    By GeneDavis,
    • 5 replies
    • 636 views

  20. Apartment Stairwell with Landings - Main to Third Floor

    By StephenM,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.4k views

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

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 5 replies
    • 271 views

  22. Sizing GPS Data

    By heedaf,   
    • 6 replies
    • 278 views

  23. Layout loses associatated CAD files when downloading from Dropbox to a different Computer.

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 3 replies
    • 443 views

  24. Cadmouse + macOS

    By tomm11,
    • 0 replies
    • 94 views

  25. Working plan view floor levels don't properly align with the level above or below?

    By GHArchitect,
    • 2 replies
    • 136 views