General Q & A

27160 topics in this forum

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

   By GeneDavis, September 18, 2020
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   • DzinEye
   • September 19, 2020

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

   By parkwest, March 18, 2025
   • 1 reply
   • 772 views
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   • MPDesign
   • March 19, 2025

3. What is the ideal origin of a plan?

   By Michael_Gia, May 23, 2017
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   • Michael_Gia
   • May 23, 2017

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

   By Marina_R, May 29, 2017
   • 4 replies
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   • DavidJPotter
   • May 30, 2017

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

   By joey1982, November 10, 2022
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   • Michael_Gia
   • November 10, 2022

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

   By GeneDavis, June 6, 2022
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   • GeneDavis
   • June 6, 2022

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

   By GeneDavis, January 22, 2025
   • 7 replies
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   • MarkMc
   • January 22, 2025

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

   By GeneDavis, November 12, 2022
   • 8 replies
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   • robdyck
   • November 13, 2022

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

   By Ed_Orum, April 19, 2022
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   • Michael_Gia
   • April 21, 2022

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

    By GeneDavis, October 24, 2022
    • 13 replies
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    • Rich_Winsor
    • October 25, 2022

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

    By GeneDavis, February 12, 2021
    • 3 replies
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    • misterwiley
    • February 12, 2021

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

    By Hammer7, July 1, 2020
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    • glennw
    • July 1, 2020

13. What is this architectural feature called?

    By Robert777, October 17, 2024
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    • CharlesVolz
    • October 17, 2024

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

    By divreig, July 30, 2021
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    • Electromen
    • July 31, 2021

15. What is this design called

    By winterdd, August 18, 2020
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    • Chieffadel
    • August 19, 2020

16. What is this detail called and how would you go about replicating in Chief?

    By GelbmannDesigns, May 21, 2025
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    • richoffan
    • May 21, 2025

17. help What is this little slice in my wall?

    By ChiefUserAndrew8, April 13, 2024   

    • roof gap
    • wall top
    • 8 replies
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    • ChiefUserAndrew8
    • April 15, 2024

18. What is this Symbol

    By basilbabaa, February 15, 2019
    • 9 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • September 17, 2019

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

    By andr0id, March 19, 2021
    • 4 replies
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    • JLDrafting
    • March 20, 2021

20. What is this white material?

    By mpetrucco, February 6
    • 1 reply
    • 245 views
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    • mpetrucco
    • February 7

21. What is this?

    By Kevin_N, January 1, 2025
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    • Kevin_N
    • January 1, 2025

22. What is this?

    By westvale, July 18, 2024
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    • DBCooper
    • July 20, 2024

23. What is This?

    By Joe_cul, April 27, 2024
    • 2 replies
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    • javatom
    • April 27, 2024

24. What is this? (In digital locker)

    By dshall, January 9, 2018
    • 3 replies
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    • VHampton
    • January 10, 2018

25. What is wrong with this wall

    By dshall, July 8, 2017
    • 9 replies
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    • mrscott
    • July 13, 2017