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

    By ChiefArchitect,
    • 0 replies
    • 10.6k views

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

    By GeneDavis,
    • 2 replies
    • 85 views

  3. Text leaders arrows jumping into blank space

    By PitMan71,
    • 10 replies
    • 392 views

  4. How to pin elements in place

    By Mona_Sh,
    • 2 replies
    • 73 views

  5. X17 Electrical Connection Updates and Note Leader Detaching

    By PitMan71,
    • 2 replies
    • 91 views

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

    By GHArchitect,
    • 3 replies
    • 141 views

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

    By KBEDesign,
    • 7 replies
    • 320 views

  8. Angular Dimensions - display behaves as Temp Dimensions?

    By DrawingABlank,
    • 1 reply
    • 92 views

  9. High shed roof wall window issues

    By SimpleSpaces,
    • 6 replies
    • 197 views

  10. Strange brick wall anomoly in X17

    By PitMan71,
    • 2 replies
    • 121 views

  11. Arrow Drawing Group

    By RNEcadguy,
    • 0 replies
    • 56 views

  12. Perspective View Framerate Capped at 60 FPS

    By HunterMGB,
    • 0 replies
    • 58 views

  13. Missing resources that ARE IN Asset Manager

    By Renerabbitt,
    • 0 replies
    • 88 views

  14. interior walls turned into exterior walls. Help!

    By Bradbo,
    • 3 replies
    • 177 views

  15. How to revising floor joist size

    By capitaldesigns,
    • 1 reply
    • 100 views

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

    By DefinedDesign,
    • 1 reply
    • 123 views

  17. DWG Import Issues

    By PoiPounder,
    • 7 replies
    • 474 views

  18. Dimension Markers

    By kwhitt,
    • 15 replies
    • 632 views

  19. Multiple Materials with the same name

    By PitMan71,
    • 3 replies
    • 197 views

  20. Standard view shadows on Mac

    By Steve-C,
    • 7 replies
    • 363 views

  21. 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

  22. Removing toe kick from vanity for knee space?

    By jbur91,
    • 5 replies
    • 236 views

  23. Garage Door Hardware

    By AbeLopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 157 views

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

    By Steve_Nyhof,   
    • 43 replies
    • 9.9k views

  25. X17 temporary dimension display question

    By MtGipe,
    • 2 replies
    • 259 views