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  1. Interior wall edits

    By buildinthevoid,
    • 9 replies
    • 4.1k views

  2. Troubles with sloped roof revealing the inside of the room

    By 111brookem,
    • 3 replies
    • 868 views

  3. Elevation Changes

    By gsaygrr,
    • 1 reply
    • 797 views

  4. Foundation

    By winterdd,
    • 2 replies
    • 365 views

  5. Reinstalling my seldom used X6 on new computers and missing stuff like Catalogs

    By Greg_B,
    • 4 replies
    • 521 views

  6. Stair opening Finish: Best Approach requested

    By gravattedesign,
    • 2 replies
    • 411 views

  7. X17 - Can't change foundation height anymore? wtf?

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 12 replies
    • 2.2k views

  8. Center Diagonal tile in Material Region

    By creatrix,   
    • 6 replies
    • 449 views

  9. Room Labels

    By SMRDESIGNS,
    • 1 reply
    • 269 views

  10. DXF Import from iGuide Planix R1

    By brookesdesign,
    • 3 replies
    • 436 views

  11. Exterior Gable Roof issues

    By Chiefnewell,   
    • 0 replies
    • 255 views

  12. Window mulling

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 5 replies
    • 550 views

  13. Problem Solved: Stair Opening Guardrail not flush to floor/ Built on Sill plate?

    By gravattedesign,   
    • 0 replies
    • 230 views

  14. Window Colors on final prints

    By amddrafting,
    • 3 replies
    • 374 views

  15. Orbit Camera Control

    By chiefjdennis,   
    • 5 replies
    • 4k views

  16. Siding Trim

    By Dmasson,
    • 2 replies
    • 324 views

  17. Changing dimension "points" on plumbing items?

    By madcowscarnival,
    • 6 replies
    • 690 views

  18. Exporting elevation points

    By marklcc,
    • 7 replies
    • 668 views

  19. Plumbing Fixture Clearances

    By Joe_Carrick,
    • 3 replies
    • 513 views

  20. Cabinet Hardware Count

    By tquade,
    • 1 reply
    • 290 views

  21. Help! Posting a plan here for getting help used to be easy. How do I do it with the plan in the project system?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 2 replies
    • 323 views

  22. All my windows and doors with windows went from transparent to solid white. I have open the material dialog for the glass and confirmed it is set to 100% tranparency with no effect.

    By mikesbarn,
    • 2 replies
    • 336 views

  23. Why does one wall not display same as all others in plan view

    By GeneDavis,
    • 5 replies
    • 526 views

  24. Mid-Height Bearing Floor Truss Tutorial

    By DefinedDesign,
    • 2 replies
    • 410 views

  25. This is not exactly what I had in mind.

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 8 replies
    • 984 views