General Q & A

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

   By ChiefArchitect, October 14, 2024
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   • ChiefArchitect
   • October 14, 2024

2. X17 PM Pitfalls, Risk Assessment, & Suggestions 1 2

   By KTransue, May 30   

   • x17 pm project management system
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   • Renerabbitt
   • 23 minutes ago

3. DUMMY SCREWED UP

   By raltd9245, 4 hours ago
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   • VHampton
   • 1 hour ago

4. New to Chief. How to approach modeling a custom sunroom?

   By D_CADK, January 10, 2023
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   • BillyEv
   • 2 hours ago

5. Dimension Layer Per Layer Set

   By CRichdesign, 10 hours ago
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   • CRichdesign
   • 6 hours ago

6. New Idea To Export and Backup X17 Project Files Within The Project Manager?

   By Steve_Nyhof, May 28   

   • x17
   • project manager
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   • Steve_Nyhof
   • 9 hours ago

7. Railing Gate

   By twnctyguy, Tuesday at 08:57 PM
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   • twnctyguy
   • 12 hours ago

8. Print tool hangs up for almost 1minute

   By Gawdzira, Tuesday at 02:45 PM
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   • Gawdzira
   • 13 hours ago

9. Chief Error Messages

   By Ed_Orum, 15 hours ago
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   • Ed_Orum
   • 13 hours ago

10. Design Considerations for CMU Walls in Dry but Occasionally Humid Climates

    By mitchelhay12345, Tuesday at 11:34 AM
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    • rlackore
    • 14 hours ago

11. Error x17: Cannot load side panels

    By Ed_Orum, May 28
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    • Ed_Orum
    • 15 hours ago

12. Roof design over a parallelogram

    By amatuer, Tuesday at 03:06 PM
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    • para-CAD
    • 22 hours ago

13. Basement wall door Not trimming

    By PitMan71, Tuesday at 08:40 PM
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    • PitMan71
    • Tuesday at 09:15 PM

14. I need to create a monolithic slab w/ no stem wall

    By binkpear, March 15
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    • QuickDraw59
    • Tuesday at 05:30 PM

15. how to change the Project Browser file name

    By ShelzCA, Tuesday at 10:42 AM
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    • SHCanada2
    • Tuesday at 04:36 PM

16. Plan Defaults Versus Layout Default Arrows

    By HumbleChief, Monday at 06:52 PM
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    • HumbleChief
    • Tuesday at 03:15 PM

17. AI software for renders

    By msmith964, Monday at 05:44 PM
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    • Hoff_Design
    • Tuesday at 08:02 AM

18. Siding

    By FREELBR, Monday at 08:54 PM
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    • FREELBR
    • Monday at 08:54 PM

19. Scan/Measure App Recommendation

    By LiannaTheTech, January 21   

    • rendr
    • matterport
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      • canvas
      • scan
      • measure and create as built plans
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    • SHCanada2
    • Monday at 06:54 PM

20. roof

    By decorators3, Sunday at 07:25 PM   

    • palnes
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    • decorators3
    • Monday at 09:22 AM

21. Quick Question, couldn't find anything the library

    By Cadwork22, Saturday at 11:38 PM
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    • Hoff_Design
    • Monday at 06:14 AM

22. Tile Drawings

    By NAD4091, July 27, 2022
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    • Renerabbitt
    • Monday at 05:45 AM

23. Point Cloud import is the future for As-built 1 2

    By KTKArch, November 12, 2019   

    • point cloud
    • pointcloud
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      • pointcloud
      • 3d model
      • overlay
      • revit
      • scan
      • 3d scan
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    • 43 replies
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    • Mayank_AmayaCAD
    • Monday at 04:22 AM

24. CMU Concrete block

    By Ringos, Saturday at 03:56 PM
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    • DBCooper
    • Sunday at 04:23 PM

25. x17 terrain vs default

    By Japyhala0, Sunday at 08:00 AM
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    • DBCooper
    • Sunday at 03:54 PM