General Q & A

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1. change default best stair riser height

   By DianeP, July 29, 2020
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   • Kbird1
   • July 30, 2020

2. Black Grid wine room

   By momsdesign, October 13, 2020
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   • DzinEye
   • October 13, 2020

3. Gable End Porch Roof Question.

   By ACADuser, January 14, 2018
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   • ACADuser
   • January 15, 2018

4. ELEVATIONS - DEFAULT ISSUES - EMERGENCY DEADLINE

   By Mardie, August 29, 2021   

   • defaults
   • elevations
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   • Dermot
   • August 30, 2021

5. Concrete Tilt-up Building

   By builtright3, July 25, 2016
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • July 27, 2016

6. Can Chief Architect perform structural load calculations?

   By adgtx08, December 10, 2023
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   • portrait
   • May 18

7. Text not aligning

   By johnny, May 30, 2017
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   • johnny
   • June 3, 2017

8. Mac Book Pro

   By CoolHandLuke, April 9, 2014
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   • Victor_Rasilla
   • June 21, 2014

9. Layout Numbering

   By mm407p, June 7, 2016   

   • Layout
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • July 1, 2016

10. Deleting Unused Layers? Strange

    By VisualDandD, February 9, 2016
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    • drkaia
    • May 20, 2016

11. Mystery Blurry square when exporting to pdf

    By WhistlerBuilder, January 18, 2017   

    • blur
    • export to pdf
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    • CHIEF-ARTIFACT
    • June 17, 2020

12. Placing Outlets Independent of Wall, Cabinet, Ceiling or Floor

    By BuildingVision, October 7, 2019   

    • outlet
    • electrical
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    • glennw
    • October 8, 2019

13. Fire Sprinkler Plan

    By Joe_Carrick, February 28, 2020
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    • builtright3
    • February 28, 2020

14. handrails for public buildings

    By digitecht, December 20, 2016   

    • handrail
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    • RGWhite
    • December 20, 2016

15. Raytrace Water feature

    By ACADuser, July 5, 2015
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    • jcaffee
    • July 7, 2015

16. Ray Trace Problem

    By joan2799, May 16, 2017   

    • dark
    • black and white
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      • x9
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    • TheKitchenAbode
    • May 16, 2017

17. Garage door foundation cutout

    By BigKahuna, March 16, 2018
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    • BigKahuna
    • March 17, 2018

18. Exposed Trusses not showing in 3D

    By ladycoralie, May 5, 2018
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    • ladycoralie
    • May 5, 2018

19. Poly Line Labels - Why Did Chief Bother to Add this Feature...?

    By HumbleChief, April 7, 2016
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • April 7, 2016

20. Vertical Strapping

    By Sweeney, January 29, 2018   

    • strapping
    • wall
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    • Kbird1
    • January 29, 2018

21. SOLVED - Stainless Steel appliances turn white in X13. Why?

    By PIR-Designs, July 8, 2021
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    • Kbird1
    • July 12, 2021

22. Exterior Ray Tracing - Tips

    By Ange822, November 9, 2022   

    • ray trace
    • exterior ray trace
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    • robdyck
    • November 9, 2022

23. Has anyone created a Nana sliding wall?

    By cjanderson66, February 26, 2020   

    • doors
    • nana
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    • ChiefArcMark
    • September 29, 2020

24. Library not seen in Sidebar

    By ChiefuserDRB, November 14, 2019   

    • library
    • library browser
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      • project browser
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    • kylejmarsh
    • October 10, 2023

25. Diagonal Passageways and Rooms Inside Walls

    By THBlack, February 14, 2021
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    • THBlack
    • February 16, 2021