General Q & A

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  1. Ceiling Issues

    By 3D_Russ,
    • 1 reply
    • 857 views

  2. Cabinet Hardware not showing

    By IRDesign,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views

  3. tinting glass?

    By Larry_Sweeney,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.4k views

  4. mulliens

    By Cadwork22,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  5. Moving label away from electrical outlet

    By IRDesign,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  6. What programming language does Chief use for Macros? Is this compatible with languages such as python?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  7. Is there a way to have chief provide longitude and latitude of a point by entering a known point?

    By cbucks,
    • 19 replies
    • 4.5k views

  8. CROSS HATCH from OOB library for railing panels: can it be edited?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 1 reply
    • 981 views

  9. Tool bar disappeared!

    By Cadwork22,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  10. Hollow Metal Door Frames

    By raltd9245,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  11. Default Sets for different scales

    By Jonathan3891,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views

  12. Unable to export as 3ds

    By MediaLab,
    • 1 reply
    • 982 views

  13. X16 Instant Crash upon sending a plan to Layout

    By PLANSAHEAD,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.1k views

  14. How to create a step down on a floor plan?

    By CKittels,
    • 0 replies
    • 830 views

  15. Total Area in Chief

    By Cadwork22,
    • 16 replies
    • 4.2k views

  16. Reduce home size

    By edcsteve,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views

  17. How to display room dimensions from room internal wall surfaces

    By DeeAus,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views

  18. Loft on Exterior

    By ChiefUserAndrew8,
    • 0 replies
    • 733 views

  19. Hello. First time user.

    By TennStUni,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views

  20. Wall centre Dim. ???

    By EsteeChief,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views

  21. 1 1/2 Story multi pitch roof kneewall error message anyone help?

    By Gdorough11,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  22. Help needed: I can't download Chief Architect X16 beta

    By OvationHomesMO,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views

  23. Importing elevation point data from surveyor-provided DWG

    By TomHerrick,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.8k views

  24. Angled wall meeting a straight wall creates a point

    By StephenM,
    • 10 replies
    • 3k views

  25. Student

    By Opondo,
    • 0 replies
    • 805 views