General Q & A

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26416 topics in this forum

  1. CAD to walls multiple floors

    By deniseruhl,
    • 0 replies
    • 574 views

  2. Surveyor topo lines as dwg how do you convert to chief?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 713 views

  3. With a plan with multiple structures, is there a way to select the floor of a given structure without having to select each room?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 710 views

  4. Stair Rail Height to Extend to Underside of Ceiling

    By CCarpenter,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.4k views

  5. RAY TRACE OR PBR

    By decorators3,
    • 14 replies
    • 3.3k views

  6. Molding Polyline - Why??

    By HannahKucerova,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.8k views

  7. SLOPED CEILING

    By ChiefDesign2023,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.4k views

  8. Getting terrain interpolator is ignoring terrain breaks is there a way to fix? Started out of nowhere.

    By cbucks,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.3k views

  9. Tile Material

    By NeilofOZ,
    • 16 replies
    • 2.9k views

  10. Is there a way to do an ICF floor similar to Quad Deck in Chief and have the materials auto calc?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 978 views

  11. Importing Created Content Not Showing Materials

    By theKurt,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.3k views

  12. What does interpolate tangent to edge mean?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  13. Finding or adding Plan Views

    By Mackenzie,
    • 13 replies
    • 4k views

  14. Objects stopping at drywall

    By winterdd,
    • 2 replies
    • 850 views

  15. Skylight Recomindations?

    By ACADuser,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.6k views

  16. I deleted everything from a layer but it still says used and won't let me delete the layer is there a trick for this?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 812 views

  17. Is there a way to call out a clean out location for a sewer line in Chief?

    By cbucks,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views

  18. Imported PDF to Lines

    By ehumble,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.4k views

  19. Is there a way I can set working plan view etc back to default without reinstalling?

    By cbucks,
    • 2 replies
    • 999 views

  20. Have a plan with multiple structures, is there a way I can make one of the structures on piers?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 719 views

  21. Unable to select rooms

    By GrizzlyBear,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views

  22. Material Texture's

    By NeilofOZ,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.1k views

  23. Somehow I messed up my default tool for create a retaining wall, is there a way to reset?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 732 views

  24. How do you change the name that appears for the floor in layout?

    By cbucks,
    • 2 replies
    • 913 views

  25. Elevation point text rotation

    By robdyck,
    • 2 replies
    • 894 views