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  1. Diamond Shaped Window

    By CCarpenter,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.8k views

  2. Standard glass not allowing lit interior of wall cabs to render with realism

    By GeneDavis,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.9k views

  3. Has anyone tried PBR on the new MacBook M3?

    By HFreed,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.4k views

  4. Window Schedule

    By QualicoreHomes,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.1k views

  5. roof connection points

    By Reiter,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  6. roof will not build

    By Reiter,
    • 0 replies
    • 730 views

  7. How to generate a Materials List with buy / cut info like Structural Member Reporting?

    By RRSSeattle,   
    • 9 replies
    • 2.3k views

  8. Cannot successfully do RTRT views without lockup and crashing.

    By GeneDavis,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.6k views

  9. Suppress headers in 2nd wall framing layer

    By moreauj,   
    • 0 replies
    • 691 views

  10. AB Overlay Color not showing up

    By CWConst,
    • 1 reply
    • 762 views

  11. layers in cabinets

    By DenisonDrywall,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views

  12. manually drawn attic wall issue

    By winterdd,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.5k views

  13. Any good cad blocks can insert for retaining wall?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 710 views

  14. Up Arrow on Garage Door

    By MackenzieBaker,
    • 1 reply
    • 738 views

  15. Serious Framing Issues - Help Requested

    By coastdesign,
    • 0 replies
    • 723 views

  16. What software do you use for workflow, selection, and invoice mangement?

    By DesignGallery,
    • 11 replies
    • 2.9k views

  17. Selecting 3d molding polylines and adjusting them.

    By bkjernis,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views

  18. Moving An Object To A Different Layer

    By DesignNut,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  19. Is there a way to align two selections on two different layers to the same common point keeping the scale though?

    By cbucks,
    • 2 replies
    • 804 views

  20. Keep getting colored pinwheel on Mac OS?

    By cbucks,
    • 3 replies
    • 768 views

  21. Green Roofs

    By jtcapa1,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views

  22. Exterior wall stud showing

    By MaggieTS,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views

  23. deleted post

    By SkullMesaRanch,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views

  24. Chief Architect is great; but... 1 2

    By DeLayDesign,
    • 25 replies
    • 13.8k views

  25. Importing terrain data from drone survey

    By LevisL,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views