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  1. What is the best way to enter the residential drafting industry using Chief Architect 1 2

    By jmyers,
    • 31 replies
    • 10.3k views

  2. What is the best way to import location maps???

    By clearvuedesign,
    • 10 replies
    • 6k views

  3. What is the best way to import site data from my surveyor?

    By binkpear,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views

  4. What is the correct sequence for getting curved roofs right?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 20 replies
    • 13.9k views

  5. What is the correct way to model these gull wing roofs?

    By parkwest,
    • 1 reply
    • 706 views

  6. What is the ideal origin of a plan?

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views

  7. What Is the longest Ray Trace you have done?

    By Marina_R,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.9k views

  8. what is the mep software interface with chief architect 12

    By joey1982,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.1k views

  9. What is the point of the emissive material property?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 0 replies
    • 939 views

  10. What is the secret to making a dishwasher cabinet? One with only the appliance under the counter.

    By GeneDavis,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.7k views

  11. What is the setting to suppress patterns when in vector view

    By GeneDavis,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.6k views

  12. What is the top of the foundation wall....concrete or sill plate?

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 6 replies
    • 4.1k views

  13. What is the trick to shaping windows so one jamb is tilted off 90?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 13 replies
    • 3.4k views

  14. What is the z-fighting in my deck frame?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views

  15. What is this and how do I turn it on?

    By Hammer7,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.3k views

  16. What is this architectural feature called?

    By Robert777,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  17. What is this called in CA?. How to find Items close to the real thing.

    By divreig,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.9k views

  18. What is this design called

    By winterdd,
    • 12 replies
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  19. What is this detail called and how would you go about replicating in Chief?

    By GelbmannDesigns,
    • 2 replies
    • 802 views

  20. What is this little slice in my wall?

    By ChiefUserAndrew8,   
    • 8 replies
    • 2.3k views

  21. What is this Symbol

    By basilbabaa,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.7k views

  22. What is this type of roof called and how do I build it?

    By andr0id,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.8k views

  23. What is this?

    By Kevin_N,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views

  24. What is this?

    By westvale,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.6k views

  25. What is This?

    By Joe_cul,
    • 2 replies
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