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27124 topics in this forum

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

    By ChiefArchitect,
    • 0 replies
    • 10.6k views

  2. DWG Import Issues

    By PoiPounder,
    • 8 replies
    • 516 views

  3. Foundation walls not lining up with main frame layer

    By dougbbuilders,
    • 0 replies
    • 25 views

  4. Wall Hatching

    By PitMan71,
    • 2 replies
    • 120 views

  5. Mirrored Plan

    By mtldesigns,
    • 0 replies
    • 73 views

  6. X17 Electrical Connection Updates and Note Leader Detaching

    By PitMan71,
    • 8 replies
    • 264 views

  7. Material Fill Pattern to CAD Polyline Fill Pattern

    By JKEdmo,
    • 8 replies
    • 250 views

  8. High shed roof wall window issues

    By SimpleSpaces,
    • 8 replies
    • 313 views

  9. How to pin elements in place

    By Mona_Sh,
    • 4 replies
    • 225 views

  10. Is this style interior door in an available catalog or do I have to make one?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 2 replies
    • 170 views

  11. Text leaders arrows jumping into blank space

    By PitMan71,
    • 10 replies
    • 493 views

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

    By GHArchitect,
    • 3 replies
    • 206 views

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

    By KBEDesign,
    • 7 replies
    • 374 views

  14. Angular Dimensions - display behaves as Temp Dimensions?

    By DrawingABlank,
    • 1 reply
    • 135 views

  15. Strange brick wall anomoly in X17

    By PitMan71,
    • 2 replies
    • 160 views

  16. Arrow Drawing Group

    By RNEcadguy,
    • 0 replies
    • 98 views

  17. Perspective View Framerate Capped at 60 FPS

    By HunterMGB,
    • 0 replies
    • 93 views

  18. Missing resources that ARE IN Asset Manager

    By Renerabbitt,
    • 0 replies
    • 115 views

  19. interior walls turned into exterior walls. Help!

    By Bradbo,
    • 3 replies
    • 206 views

  20. How to revising floor joist size

    By capitaldesigns,
    • 1 reply
    • 137 views

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

    By DefinedDesign,
    • 1 reply
    • 150 views

  22. Dimension Markers

    By kwhitt,
    • 15 replies
    • 690 views

  23. Multiple Materials with the same name

    By PitMan71,
    • 3 replies
    • 228 views

  24. Standard view shadows on Mac

    By Steve-C,
    • 7 replies
    • 391 views

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

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 42 replies
    • 2.9k views