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  1. Why Is A Texture Changing Scale?

    By 4hotshoez,
    • 6 replies
    • 2.8k views

  2. why is camera view sent to layout sometimes in color and sometimes in black and white

    By DianeP,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views

  3. Why is casing reveal spec different for mulled windows vs single windows?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 1 reply
    • 704 views

  4. Why is floor blocking shown as double line and beams and joists are shown as single line (single line framing selected).... is this normal

    By dshall,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views

  5. Why is it so impossible to put in topo maps

    By popetorak,
    • 10 replies
    • 4.5k views

  6. why is my concrete floor not showing up?

    By DenisonDrywall,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.8k views

  7. Why is my garage "floating"?

    By JamieW_Campbell,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views

  8. Why is my glass green?

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 3 replies
    • 879 views

  9. Why Is My Kitchen Showing White Cabinets?

    By Rytikom25,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.8k views

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

    By GeneDavis,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views

  11. Why is my PDF huge?

    By olyconstruction,
    • 6 replies
    • 3.6k views

  12. Why is my ray trace fuzzy?

    By MeganKranz,   
    • 7 replies
    • 6.6k views

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

    By TGMcKenna,
    • 11 replies
    • 3.2k views

  14. Why is my roof sloping

    By Hannahfdc,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.4k views

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

    By Lighthouse,
    • 12 replies
    • 4.4k views

  16. why is my subfloor height above terrain negative?

    By LeeDrafter,   
    • 9 replies
    • 917 views

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

    By HaywardVT,   
    • 3 replies
    • 3.1k views

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

    By CAUserAlicia,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.4k views

  19. Why is plan so slow? 1 2

    By dshall,
    • 46 replies
    • 13.6k views

  20. Why is Ray Tracing so hard?

    By Rich_Winsor,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.9k views

  21. Why is RTS on lighting symbols?

    By William,   
    • 8 replies
    • 4.3k views

  22. Why Is Text So Small

    By dshall,
    • 4 replies
    • 2k views

  23. Why is text specification editing so slow in X16

    By CARMELHILL,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.6k views

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

    By Michael_Gia,   
    • 9 replies
    • 2.4k views

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

    By Fun2Learn,   
    • 11 replies
    • 2.8k views