General Q & A

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26444 topics in this forum

  1. Arches in walls, niches, 3d solids

    By sweetmelissa,
    • 10 replies
    • 3.2k views

  2. Marker Defaults?

    By jbur91,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  3. Is there a way to not show roof plane lines of a whole house symbol

    By SHCanada2,
    • 1 reply
    • 952 views

  4. X10 New Stucco Catalogue

    By BuildingDesigner,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.5k views

  5. camera not showing in layout

    By SHCanada2,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views

  6. Simpson objects or symbols

    By Hammer7,
    • 1 reply
    • 873 views

  7. Material Painter tool - Spray Can or Eye Dropper

    By jorgearaya,
    • 0 replies
    • 783 views

  8. Download 3D model from view into Premier?

    By ddemart,
    • 2 replies
    • 789 views

  9. 3D Viewer still sucks

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 0 replies
    • 888 views

  10. Foundation Walls of Mono Slab will not render in 3D

    By RGShurlingPA,
    • 1 reply
    • 712 views

  11. Can Chief Architect perform structural load calculations?

    By adgtx08,
    • 10 replies
    • 5.7k views

  12. Structural Shapes for wall type definitions

    By mtldesigns,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views

  13. Pet Door

    By BethVanDeusen,
    • 17 replies
    • 7k views

  14. "below grade" function - dashed lines show up as straight lines in layout.

    By vikiw_bend,
    • 10 replies
    • 2.4k views

  15. "Object Eyedropper" tool doesn't copy roof plan detail. Workaround?

    By KacyRSC,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views

  16. Moldings

    By JDSScott,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views

  17. Mirrors not reflecting in Walkthrough

    By CandiSimone,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views

  18. Framing Header Schedule

    By KyleJantz,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  19. Living area.

    By Cadwork22,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.7k views

  20. Printing issue

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 1 reply
    • 889 views

  21. story poll question

    By Cadwork22,
    • 3 replies
    • 950 views

  22. Floor Joist Direction Issue

    By Steve_Nyhof,
    • 1 reply
    • 669 views

  23. Floor joist issue

    By MN_JohnH,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1.4k views

  24. 3D View showing just portion of Layer

    By buzzsaw204,
    • 1 reply
    • 872 views

  25. BOOM X16 Public Beta is here!

    By Renerabbitt,
    • 12 replies
    • 2.6k views