General Q & A

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  1. Soffit flush at overhang extension

    By PitMan71,
    • 4 replies
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  2. sloping contour line in elevation

    By Hammer7,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  3. deck railing, shadowbox

    By DMoore56,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  4. Exterior Fence in Mid Air

    By Ringos,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views

  5. Room labels with & w/o ceiling turned on

    By KKBKeith,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views

  6. Knapp Builders Draftsmen

    By jknapp,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  7. Window Schedule is rounding dimensions up to whole inch" - how to fix?

    By WhistlerBuilder,   
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  8. distance and bearing label display

    By sunnyseven,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  9. Wall over staircase cropped

    By Loowee,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  10. Custom stairs from terrain to deck

    By buildwithicf,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  11. Is there a way to select an entire floor in a plan with multiple structures?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  12. Im new to using the software, but when I use the Camera tool the Tool Palette menu on the left blows up and messes up the fram

    By Patrick11,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  13. Request For Help

    By AndyLloydWright,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  14. set default to move object

    By RL-inc,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  15. How to adjust material scale

    By westvale,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views

  16. Library Object Custom Field Value is not copied when I add that object to my Plan.

    By OGDesigner,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  17. Anyone ever see this before?

    By GrandEntrancesMN,
    • 2 replies
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  18. walkthrough

    By decorators3,   
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  19. Toys in the attic

    By ImNewHere,
    • 11 replies
    • 1.2k views

  20. Need soffits to drop down

    By winterdd,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  21. Do you typically include an excavation plan in Chief?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  22. Trey Ceiling not selectable??

    By Robert11,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views

  23. What determines whether lookouts are autoframed or not? Got none on a shed dormer roof and I want them.

    By GeneDavis,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  24. Can a Cantilevered truss be built in X15?

    By Reiter,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  25. Wall Type Not Changing

    By Simpsonks,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views