General Q & A

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  1. Dimensions not showing as selected in Number Dialog

    By mfortune,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.7k views

  2. Separating Dimensions In Plan Views

    By GrizzlyBear,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.5k views

  3. Symbol Question

    By JKEdmo,   
    • 6 replies
    • 1.5k views

  4. How do you select entire floor to get into floor settings on Mac? Is there good resource with key commands?

    By cbucks,
    • 4 replies
    • 1k views

  5. Birdsmouth at top plate?

    By Gawdzira,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views

  6. Brought in survey cad its off by small amount, is there a way to adjust?

    By cbucks,
    • 0 replies
    • 626 views

  7. Wall height is not extended on a bump out with a shed roof

    By LostFramer,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views

  8. Custom Stove Exhaust Cover - Design

    By DRyeHD,
    • 3 replies
    • 892 views

  9. Chief X15 Not Saving to Dropbox Model

    By DHerb2014,
    • 12 replies
    • 2k views

  10. Railing in front of sliding door with ICF exterior walls?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 675 views

  11. Best way to show two different buildings in same set of construction documents.

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.3k views

  12. How could I achieve this pantry with retractable doors / slide in pocket doors? Outside my skill set ;-)

    By Breeze_Design,
    • 2 replies
    • 6.1k views

  13. Angular dimension problem

    By LightHouse_Doug,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.6k views

  14. Macro that can evaluate if a layer is "on" or "off".

    By GlennShaw,
    • 23 replies
    • 3.3k views

  15. Wall height or area of walls in schedules, is it possible?

    By Digger873,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views

  16. roof pitches

    By decorators3,   
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  17. Pony wall components missing on Floor 0

    By jgolden,
    • 0 replies
    • 624 views

  18. Roof Question

    By NAD4091,
    • 1 reply
    • 745 views

  19. cad software used with bluetooth laser measuring tool

    By lindahinkle,
    • 1 reply
    • 803 views

  20. post and beam

    By Scharp,
    • 1 reply
    • 808 views

  21. Roof Assistance

    By RBCMV254,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.8k views

  22. Changing materials to include texture

    By FitchAndCompany,
    • 1 reply
    • 998 views

  23. Adding Ceiling height to a room label, is it possible?

    By PhillipsPlans23,
    • 6 replies
    • 2.2k views

  24. Easiest way to mirror a completed plan?

    By willgrantii,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.8k views

  25. Can a Chief Architect monthly subscription be paused while on a extended vacation? And if so...how to do it?

    By bscreen,
    • 0 replies
    • 672 views