General Q & A

27119 topics in this forum

1. New user

   By ChiefTom396, November 23, 2022
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   • ChiefTom396
   • November 26, 2022

2. NEW PC FOR X17

   By jcldraft, July 21, 2025
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   • JonathanK
   • July 23, 2025

3. Window as Gable Vent

   By rlackore, November 4, 2015
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • November 4, 2015

4. I am really getting fed up with Chief crashing.

   By AndyGump, September 28, 2016
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • September 29, 2016

5. Plywood .pat file

   By Larry_Sweeney, March 18, 2014
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   • Larry_Sweeney
   • March 19, 2014

6. Library Search...arggg! Type File Cabinet Or File, What Do You Get....nothing.

   By zowie123, February 19, 2015
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   • Cheryl_C_Crane
   • February 20, 2015

7. p solids

   By dssharp, April 8, 2016
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   • dssharp
   • April 8, 2016

8. Importing DWG ACAD files into CA.... easy peasy back in the day.... but not now.... anybody else?

   By dshall, April 21, 2023
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   • JKEdmo
   • April 24, 2023

9. Help Me With What I Might Be Doing Wrong.

   By Korel_Design, January 14, 2016   

   • slabs
   • foundations
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     • slabs
     • foundations
     • porches
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   • Korel_Design
   • February 19, 2016

10. Library Organization

    By RobUSMC, April 13, 2022
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    • MoeGia
    • April 19, 2022

11. Copy/paste Tip

    By Joe_Carrick, October 11, 2014
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    • digitecht
    • November 7, 2014

12. Wrong Rooms Total Area Calculation

    By Lucmos, May 1, 2015
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    • Lucmos
    • May 3, 2015

13. Raytrace image size preview

    By RL-inc, April 13, 2017
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    • sarasa
    • March 10, 2021

14. Creating window from polyline

    By DianeP, January 16, 2025
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    • DianeP
    • January 17, 2025

15. X9 update deleted X8

    By AlamoChief, July 4, 2017
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    • DavidJPotter
    • August 20, 2017

16. Living Area Square feet notation disappears.

    By Steve_Nyhof, September 8, 2020
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    • lbuttery
    • March 1, 2021

17. Did X15 come with a change to the Chief Blueprint font?

    By JWoelkeGOGHomes, March 29, 2023
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    • KTKArch
    • July 16, 2023

18. multiple roof designs in same plan

    By jgeisjr, September 18, 2018
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    • Doug_N
    • September 20, 2018

19. selling client plans

    By DianeP, May 10, 2018
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    • HumbleChief
    • May 12, 2018

20. All ceiling heights change when I try to edit one?

    By brandonorie, August 8, 2021
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • December 28, 2022

21. Ray tracing questions and suggestions

    By rispgiu, December 4, 2017   

    • raytrace
    • dark spots
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      • raytrace
      • dark spots
      • grainy
      • ligths
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    • rispgiu
    • December 7, 2017

22. Clean looking documents in Chief Architect / Layout

    By reedie2000, June 10, 2025
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    • Doug_N
    • June 15, 2025

23. Elevation cross section line display

    By Alaskan_Son, September 17, 2015
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • January 23, 2016

24. Chief Library gone wild?

    By Designer1, May 25, 2020
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    • Designer1
    • May 28, 2020

25. Schedule Box Control?

    By olyconstruction, July 6, 2016
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • July 25, 2016