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  1. Why is my garage "floating"?

    By JamieW_Campbell,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views

  2. Why is my glass green?

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 3 replies
    • 742 views

  3. Why Is My Kitchen Showing White Cabinets?

    By Rytikom25,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views

  4. Why is my mulled fixed window called HL (hinge left) in schedule?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views

  5. Why is my PDF huge?

    By olyconstruction,
    • 6 replies
    • 3.3k views

  6. Why is my ray trace fuzzy?

    By MeganKranz,   
    • 7 replies
    • 6.3k views

  7. Why is my roof framing looking so wacky (he says, as he leads with his chin...)?

    By TGMcKenna,
    • 11 replies
    • 2.7k views

  8. Why is my roof sloping

    By Hannahfdc,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views

  9. why is my subfloor below the top of joist?

    By Lighthouse,
    • 12 replies
    • 4.1k views

  10. why is my subfloor height above terrain negative?

    By LeeDrafter,   
    • 9 replies
    • 539 views

  11. Why Is My Whole Building Now Defined As A Room?

    By HaywardVT,   
    • 3 replies
    • 2.9k views

  12. Why is one Elevation View darker than the other elevation view?

    By CAUserAlicia,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.1k views

  13. Why is plan so slow? 1 2

    By dshall,
    • 46 replies
    • 12.4k views

  14. Why is Ray Tracing so hard?

    By Rich_Winsor,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.6k views

  15. Why is RTS on lighting symbols?

    By William,   
    • 8 replies
    • 4k views

  16. Why Is Text So Small

    By dshall,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.8k views

  17. Why is text specification editing so slow in X16

    By CARMELHILL,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.4k views

  18. Why is the "formatted size" in a door schedule different from the actual door size?

    By Michael_Gia,   
    • 9 replies
    • 2.1k views

  19. Why Is The 3-D Molding Sometimes Being Put Under The Drywall Or On Wrong Wall?

    By Fun2Learn,   
    • 11 replies
    • 2.5k views

  20. Why is the Exterior wall not sitting on the floor beams ?

    By MarkDi,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views

  21. Why is the Material Structure Type so short, only 3 choices, CONCRETE/MASONRY/OTHER?

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 0 replies
    • 836 views

  22. Why is the program SO SLOW?

    By blueriver,
    • 23 replies
    • 6.9k views

  23. Why is the window in the dormer wall not looking correct

    By LeRoyWells,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views

  24. Why Is This Base In The Middle Of The Floor?

    By 4hotshoez,
    • 6 replies
    • 2k views

  25. Why is this plan so S L O W? 1 2

    By Cheryl_C_Crane,
    • 26 replies
    • 7.5k views