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  1. How To Draw 3 Five Foot Long Walls? 1 2

    By HumbleChief,
    • 25 replies
    • 2.1k views

  2. Alignment Problems

    By fberus,
    • 9 replies
    • 855 views

  3. Custom Windows Problem

    By RobWhite,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.1k views

  4. How to fix wall length Or lock the wall dimentions 1 2

    By hamedDesighn,   
    • 33 replies
    • 7.7k views

  5. dimensioning to centre of doors and windows rather than edges

    By CanadaChristine,
    • 4 replies
    • 630 views

  6. deck framing not rebuilding

    By SHCanada2,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.2k views

  7. 3d Molding Polyline not working

    By Lighthouse,
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views

  8. Roof framing not updating

    By CanadaChristine,
    • 1 reply
    • 471 views

  9. Adjacent walls of different types at 90° wrap strangely

    By ProPlan_2011,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  10. Framing, Auto Generating Clear Spanning Floor Joists - How to ignore walls above during auto framing?

    By ChiefGeorgeK,
    • 3 replies
    • 937 views

  11. Terrain adjacent to building

    By LisaKobar,
    • 3 replies
    • 838 views

  12. BWP Schedule / Sum of the length of elements of a 'type'

    By ACVNarch,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.1k views

  13. Terrain Perimeter Angle

    By twnctyguy,
    • 4 replies
    • 751 views

  14. Walls not lining up after creating step footings

    By CanadaChristine,
    • 3 replies
    • 607 views

  15. Exterior wall surface

    By nsheppard,
    • 1 reply
    • 544 views

  16. Unable to remove two 5" posts where a stair landing once was

    By CorneliaBDSB,
    • 5 replies
    • 591 views

  17. Some other things you can do with Chief. (with help of TM) Modeling over a sq mile in REAL scale.

    By VisualDandD,
    • 3 replies
    • 766 views

  18. Best Practices Question

    By JKEdmo,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.1k views

  19. Structural lintel

    By ChiefJeet,
    • 8 replies
    • 1k views

  20. 2nd floor in attic issues

    By Kaemingk,
    • 3 replies
    • 601 views

  21. Changing variable cabinet defaults on existing base, full and uppers that aren't dynamic, address plumbing....

    By John_Charles,
    • 5 replies
    • 666 views

  22. 4/12 or 5/12 roof on ranch style home?

    By SkullMesaRanch,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views

  23. line on elevation where wall meets floor

    By SHCanada2,
    • 7 replies
    • 728 views

  24. DORMER PROBLEM

    By LeRoyWells,
    • 3 replies
    • 613 views

  25. Gable Truss

    By armfx89,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views