General Q & A

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1. Specify placement, angle, and distance for bay windows

   By Ed_Orum, March 13, 2024
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   • Ed_Orum
   • March 13, 2024

2. Exterior Facade

   By Averwall, January 20, 2023
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   • Averwall
   • January 20, 2023

3. Saving Custom Schedules As Default

   By GrizzlyBear, April 19, 2024
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   • SHCanada2
   • April 19, 2024

4. X16 upgrade to X17

   By PitMan71, December 30, 2025
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   • PitMan71
   • December 30, 2025

5. How to inset framing girts into the studs?

   By GeneDavis, September 4, 2024
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   • glennw
   • September 5, 2024

6. Stair Railing that does not interact with walls?

   By SabGroup, September 26, 2018
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   • SabGroup
   • September 26, 2018

7. How do you display the stair tread count in Chief?

   By cbucks, April 27, 2024
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   • SHCanada2
   • April 27, 2024

8. Rogue Warning Message

   By Joe_Carrick, October 12, 2024
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   • Gr8trim4u
   • October 12, 2024

9. Having dimension problems

   By cooksbay, October 13, 2016
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   • October 13, 2016

10. Why doesn't Chief autoframe 2x posts between un-mulled windows?

    By GeneDavis, September 10, 2024
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    • DBCooper
    • September 10, 2024

11. Can a roof label be changed in 'defaults'?

    By ValleyGuy, October 22, 2024
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    • ValleyGuy
    • October 22, 2024

12. X11 Framing, Floor Joists (changing default Pattern, Texture color)

    By rwdozier, May 14, 2024
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    • rwdozier
    • May 14, 2024

13. Saving a layout as a default layout

    By JLSRemodeling, February 14, 2025
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    • MarkMc
    • February 14, 2025

14. Appliances in cabinets

    By kathrynmc, July 10, 2024
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    • Kbird1
    • July 10, 2024

15. Anyone having this problem with RT?

    By rispgiu, July 17, 2018
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    • rispgiu
    • July 17, 2018

16. roof will not build

    By Reiter, November 18, 2023
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    • Reiter
    • November 18, 2023

17. Physically Based 3D View is very noisy when moving camera

    By AccentBill, December 13, 2024   

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    • Mark3D
    • December 14, 2024

18. Fascia & Soffit Issues

    By freemand18, August 22, 2025
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    • freemand18
    • August 22, 2025

19. Quonset Hut

    By dandrconcepts, May 7, 2024
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    • VHampton
    • May 8, 2024

20. Centering External Sliding Door In A Cavity Wall

    By RobWhite, March 10, 2015
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    • RobWhite
    • March 10, 2015

21. backdrop in elevation view getting cropped

    By JGHArchitecture, January 10, 2022
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    • JGHArchitecture
    • January 10, 2022

22. slab house

    By BrettS, April 18, 2022
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    • BrettS
    • April 18, 2022

23. Keeping files on solid state drives

    By PMMully, October 23, 2024
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    • PMMully
    • November 8, 2024

24. Explain to me how Chief works with ResCheck. And which ResCheck, exactly.

    By GeneDavis, July 18, 2022
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    • GeneDavis
    • July 18, 2022

25. Mulling Exterior Doors And Transoms

    By Ed_Orum, October 17, 2025
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    • Ed_Orum
    • October 23, 2025