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. Sloped Terrain

   By decorators3, 4 hours ago   

   • houses at different heights
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   • decorators3
   • 1 hour ago

3. I would pay for this, Up for a challange?

   By builtright3, 2 hours ago
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   • javatom
   • 1 hour ago

4. Square footage label for ALL floors

   By hyldahldesign, February 17   

   • square footage
   • living area
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     Tagged with:

     • square footage
     • living area
     • macros
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   • para-CAD
   • 2 hours ago

5. Staircase railing into wall: how-to? Edit! zipped plan file attached

   By GeneDavis, Monday at 04:37 PM
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   • PitMan71
   • 4 hours ago

6. single-panel, tilt-up garage door

   By builtright3, Monday at 06:01 PM
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   • builtright3
   • 4 hours ago

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

   By GeneDavis, 6 hours ago
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   • Renerabbitt
   • 5 hours ago

8. Mystery wall

   By clay1205, 8 hours ago
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   • clay1205
   • 6 hours ago

9. Snapping in 3D views no longer reliable in latest X17 update

   By Michael_Gia, August 26, 2025
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   • GaryOhmer
   • 8 hours ago

10. Roof Over-Frame Connect Issue

    By RiverstoneMT, Saturday at 06:43 PM
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    • Chrisb222
    • 12 hours ago

11. Virtual Walkthrough - ideal PBR settings

    By ddaigle, Sunday at 02:27 PM
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    • ddaigle
    • 12 hours ago

12. Moving between tabbed windows

    By JBi-PDX, Friday at 08:20 PM
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    • Michael_Gia
    • 22 hours ago

13. Toggle object orientation with hotkey

    By GregoryN, Monday at 10:46 PM
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    • GregoryN
    • Monday at 10:46 PM

14. NEED Help... (PORCH ROOF AUTO-BUILD ISSUES)

    By CA_Russell, Monday at 09:38 PM
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    • CA_Russell
    • Monday at 09:38 PM

15. attaching a light to a camera

    By Dershem, Monday at 07:45 PM
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    • Renerabbitt
    • Monday at 09:23 PM

16. Sketchup for Chief Architect

    By ChiefUserAnneC, Monday at 06:23 PM
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    • joey_martin
    • Monday at 08:10 PM

17. Best dimension settings for buildable plans?

    By ChiefCooper, Saturday at 02:39 PM
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    • DBCooper
    • Monday at 06:19 PM

18. Selecting Object Instead Of Room

    By Ed_Orum, Monday at 05:32 PM
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    • DBCooper
    • Monday at 06:02 PM

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

    By Michael_Gia, Monday at 03:33 AM
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    • basketballman
    • Monday at 05:19 PM

20. Default Setting For Dimensioning

    By Ed_Orum, Friday at 06:16 PM
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    • Chrisb222
    • Monday at 04:54 PM

21. Roof Trusses sitting to low on top plate

    By capitaldesigns, January 2, 2024
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    • Michael_Gia
    • Monday at 02:35 PM

22. Working From Cloud Storage?

    By A_Joseph_PE, Friday at 11:05 PM
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    • rlackore
    • Monday at 02:23 PM

23. Dormer doldrums :-(

    By ImNewHere, Monday at 02:35 AM
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    • ImNewHere
    • Monday at 02:35 AM

24. Lock window labels

    By wncbw7, February 17
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    • JKEdmo
    • Sunday at 08:27 PM

25. Modeling in 3D

    By ImNewHere, Sunday at 06:35 PM
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    • ImNewHere
    • Sunday at 06:35 PM