General Q & A

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1. How to get good answers when you ask questions

   By Dan_Park, February 19, 2014
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2. Forum Guidelines

   By Dan_Park, February 19, 2014
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   • February 19, 2014

3. Time to Show YOUR GOODIES!

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   By Adrean, February 19, 2014   

   • gallery
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   • johnny
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4. Let's PBR

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   By TheKitchenAbode, February 12, 2018   

   • pbr
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   • TheKitchenAbode
   • August 27, 2019

5. Chief Architect versus Revit, Sketchup, and Autocad for traditional conceptual home design and other tasks

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   By Reddrick, January 7, 2017   

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   • December 3, 2018

6. Frustrated With Chief ....may Be Going To Softplan

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   By joedesign30, August 6, 2014
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   • December 30, 2016

7. What's the difference between a floor joist and a beam?

   By dshall, May 2, 2014
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8. Chief X8 Sneak Preview

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   By HumbleChief, December 7, 2015
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9. Processor Core Usage In Chief ?

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   By TheKitchenAbode, April 26, 2015   

   • processor cores
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   • November 21, 2016

10. CHIEF ONLY RAY TRACING

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    By mrscott, January 21, 2017   

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11. ChiefTalk Migration

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    By Dan_Park, November 15, 2016
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12. Should I Make The Move To Chief From Vectorworks

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    By gwheckendorn, June 30, 2014
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    • Doug_Park
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13. Sketchup vs Chief

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    By Scottisimo, August 14, 2015
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    • Kbird1
    • August 19, 2015

14. X7 Availability For Ssa Users

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    By Dennis_Gavin, January 20, 2015
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    • February 2, 2015

15. Convert .STL file to .DWG file for AutoCAD

    By jetcobra, June 20, 2015
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    • Kbird1
    • June 21, 2015

16. Ray Trace settings Help X6

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    By Gawdzira, March 1, 2014
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    • smashwings
    • February 15, 2016

17. New To Chief. Is There A Keynote Tool?

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    By deesee, December 5, 2015   

    • keynotes
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    • Kbird1
    • January 6, 2018

18. X9 Sneak Preview

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    By HumbleChief, December 3, 2016
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    • Richard_Morrison
    • December 13, 2016

19. Let's Ray Trace

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    By TheKitchenAbode, July 5, 2017   

    • ray trace
    • ray tracing
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    • January 16, 2018

20. Buying Recommendation For Pc Desktop Computer For Chief Architect?

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    By orencons, January 12, 2016   

    • recommendation
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    • HumbleChief
    • March 17, 2016

21. Power Users Preventing Needed Changes in Chief

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    By KevinWaldron, May 18, 2016
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22. Best Computer for running Cheif

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    By VinnieVicon, March 25, 2014
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23. How to insert text or "watermark" on drawings?

    By gr8designer, April 4, 2014
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24. Sneak Peak Into Chief X7 - Posted On Facebook

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    By HumbleChief, December 15, 2014
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    • mthd97
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25. 3D PLUMBING LAYOUT ---

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    By DeveloSpec, March 6, 2014
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