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27714 topics in this forum

  1. porch beam not under truss

    By Jambruins,
    • 1 reply
    • 282 views

  2. Railing panel does not appear over door.

    By Barry11483,
    • 1 reply
    • 280 views

  3. automatic page numbering fix

    By Lwatson,
    • 0 replies
    • 279 views

  4. Driver Update Tracker

    By CFaasDFCo,
    • 1 reply
    • 273 views

  5. X18 Importing from Chief As-Built

    By Lowbid,
    • 1 reply
    • 273 views

  6. X18 Wall material region issue

    By Gawdzira,
    • 1 reply
    • 261 views

  7. Undocumented change to X18 Style Palettes broke all of my legacy palettes

    By Renerabbitt,
    • 1 reply
    • 260 views

  8. Import Sketchup objects into X12

    By Sassoondesign,
    • 1 reply
    • 258 views

  9. How do you get to display arrows in roof in x18

    By Alessio,
    • 1 reply
    • 254 views

  10. Surface mounted electrical boxes with switches or receptacles

    By Larry_Sweeney,
    • 2 replies
    • 253 views

  11. plants stopped being illustrated in my rendering 3d perspectives

    By amwoods,
    • 1 reply
    • 252 views

  12. Displaying framing on a cripple wall on cmu block (pony wall)

    By WadeDesignNC,
    • 1 reply
    • 248 views

  13. Note Specification question

    By Larry_Sweeney,
    • 1 reply
    • 247 views

  14. Corner Board Issue

    By SC_drafting,
    • 1 reply
    • 245 views

  15. Schedule line spacing?

    By Larry_Sweeney,
    • 2 replies
    • 245 views

  16. Rough openings in ICF walls are tight and I am unable to get X18 to handle the specs

    By GeneDavis,
    • 2 replies
    • 244 views

  17. Roof cuts wall not at bottom but over 4 inches up

    By GeneDavis,
    • 1 reply
    • 238 views

  18. Roof Plan - Needs Assist

    By LaurenMDB,   
    • 0 replies
    • 234 views

  19. Arch type structures

    By DoubleDDesigns,
    • 0 replies
    • 234 views

  20. Lower Roof height when generating Auto Roof

    By buzzsaw204,
    • 1 reply
    • 233 views

  21. Chief Architect - Curriculum for High School Classes

    By JNicholas,
    • 4 replies
    • 221 views

  22. Windows in Pony Walls-How do I set window to cut walls correctly and trim?

    By gravattedesign,   
    • 1 reply
    • 221 views

  23. Backup a blank plan has missing files...??? X15

    By CoastlineFl,
    • 1 reply
    • 218 views

  24. Walls will not connect - with 15 inch thick concrete wall house

    By otisbradley,   
    • 2 replies
    • 215 views

  25. Any forums around to discuss commercial architectural designs ?

    By DaViper,
    • 0 replies
    • 215 views