General Q & A

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26309 topics in this forum

  1. 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
    • 681 views

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

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 689 views

  3. Molding Polyline - Why??

    By HannahKucerova,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.7k views

  4. Finding or adding Plan Views

    By Mackenzie,
    • 13 replies
    • 3.8k views

  5. Problem Creating an A-frame in X15

    By CyndiM,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  6. SLOPED CEILING

    By ChiefDesign2023,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.3k views

  7. What does interpolate tangent to edge mean?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views

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

    By cbucks,
    • 2 replies
    • 965 views

  9. Objects stopping at drywall

    By winterdd,
    • 2 replies
    • 819 views

  10. 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
    • 779 views

  11. Imported PDF to Lines

    By ehumble,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.4k views

  12. Unable to select rooms

    By GrizzlyBear,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views

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

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 679 views

  14. Material Texture's

    By NeilofOZ,
    • 5 replies
    • 2k views

  15. Terrain taking forever to interpolate not sure if there is anything I can change to speed up?

    By cbucks,
    • 9 replies
    • 1.9k views

  16. Privacy screen with vertical slats at an angle?

    By cbucks,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.1k views

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

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 711 views

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

    By cbucks,
    • 2 replies
    • 871 views

  19. Elevation point text rotation

    By robdyck,
    • 2 replies
    • 853 views

  20. GLASS HOUSE WITH 1 OBJECT SOLID?

    By woodcraftdesign,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views

  21. Problem using reference display, when I go to glass house the structure is visible but standard terrain gone

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 862 views

  22. DWG Files

    By TWWest,
    • 1 reply
    • 692 views

  23. While Chief is building a terrain/interpolating is there a way to work on another plan on Mac?

    By cbucks,
    • 0 replies
    • 585 views

  24. "Rubber Stamping" a typical apartment into a hi-rise?

    By Charles,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.9k views

  25. The search window in my library disappeared? X15

    By mountaineer,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views