General Q & A

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26096 topics in this forum

  1. Website search broken?

    By ACADuser,
    • 1 reply
    • 692 views

  2. Specify Weight Bearing Area / Requirements

    By radllc,
    • 0 replies
    • 635 views

  3. Outer Wall height with lower interior ceiling height

    By EPChief,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views

  4. Why does Chief not turn off layers intersected by a roof out front?

    By KnotSquare,
    • 12 replies
    • 2.1k views

  5. spiral staircase with solid rail wall 1 2

    By Steve_Nyhof,   
    • 38 replies
    • 11.4k views

  6. Catalog Update Summary

    By parkwest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views

  7. Fascia Problems

    By TateMcC,
    • 3 replies
    • 910 views

  8. Missing toolbars

    By Heather_Anderson,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  9. Interior doors auto leave 5" instead of 4"

    By AlexDiversified,
    • 1 reply
    • 804 views

  10. Terrain Tools - Taming the Beast

    By JKEdmo,   
    • 14 replies
    • 2k views

  11. Bring gpx file for terrain data into chief architect

    By adoConstruction,   
    • 2 replies
    • 975 views

  12. pass-through window with tambour door

    By GregoryAChilds,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views

  13. 2D Rendering with foreground and background

    By BruceKC,
    • 2 replies
    • 938 views

  14. need help building loft in garage

    By jmshepherd,   
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views

  15. Chief Architect 9.5 - Loading on my new computer

    By GLOBE-Res,
    • 18 replies
    • 7.3k views

  16. PBR exterior

    By decorators3,   
    • 13 replies
    • 2.2k views

  17. Roof Trusses sitting to low on top plate

    By capitaldesigns,
    • 4 replies
    • 2k views

  18. No room definitions in complex plan

    By rcmcdougle,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views

  19. Adding objects onto a sloped terrain

    By CJordanDesign,
    • 2 replies
    • 892 views

  20. Anyone else experiencing this after updating catalogs? Still shows Update Available?

    By Breeze_Design,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.7k views

  21. Delete old versions of Chief/File Management

    By BethVanDeusen,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views

  22. Trimming a Post with a Solid, Lost Edit Handles when I Specified a Height?

    By KnotSquare,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.6k views

  23. Creating a basic 3 or 4 panel interior Shaker style door

    By csmart01,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views

  24. Garage Floor Insulation

    By Hodgin,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  25. Sill Plates not displaying??

    By ColePOC,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.1k views