General Q & A

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1. Text leaders arrows jumping into blank space

   By PitMan71, March 6
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   • PitMan71
   • March 12

2. Exterior siding does not display correctly in 3D or in elevations.

   By GHArchitect, March 11
   • 3 replies
   • 433 views
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   • PitMan71
   • March 12

3. How to tile a ceiling in a slanted shower?

   By KBEDesign, March 10
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   • KBEDesign
   • March 12

4. Strange brick wall anomoly in X17

   By PitMan71, March 11
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   • PitMan71
   • March 12

5. Arrow Drawing Group

   By RNEcadguy, March 12
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   • RNEcadguy
   • March 12

6. Perspective View Framerate Capped at 60 FPS

   By HunterMGB, March 12
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   • HunterMGB
   • March 12

7. interior walls turned into exterior walls. Help!

   By Bradbo, March 10
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   • SHCanada2
   • March 11

8. How to revising floor joist size

   By capitaldesigns, March 11
   • 1 reply
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   • robdyck
   • March 11

9. X17 Managed Projects — archive or revision history location?

   By DefinedDesign, March 11
   • 1 reply
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   • DefinedDesign
   • March 11

10. Multiple Materials with the same name

    By PitMan71, March 10
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    • DBCooper
    • March 11

11. Standard view shadows on Mac

    By Steve-C, March 6
    • 7 replies
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    • Steve-C
    • March 10

12. Are we getting built-in AI render in Chief anytime soon? Softplan has it already. 1 2

    By Michael_Gia, February 23
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    • dskogg
    • March 10

13. Removing toe kick from vanity for knee space?

    By jbur91, March 9
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    • MarkMc
    • March 10

14. Garage Door Hardware

    By AbeLopez, March 9
    • 1 reply
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    • joey_martin
    • March 10

15. New Idea To Export and Backup X17 Project Files Within The Project Manager? 1 2

    By Steve_Nyhof, May 28, 2025   

    • x17
    • project manager
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • x17
      • project manager
      • export project
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    • Renerabbitt
    • March 10

16. X17 temporary dimension display question

    By MtGipe, March 8
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    • MtGipe
    • March 10

17. The diffrence between Chief 13 and Chief 17

    By ChiefTCA, February 19
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    • StephenGreene
    • March 10

18. File Management for version 17

    By Mona_Sh, March 6
    • 4 replies
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    • Mona_Sh
    • March 9

19. Exterior Walls Don't update When windows move

    By mholley, March 6   

    • elevations
    • windows
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      Tagged with:

      • elevations
      • windows
      • x17
    • 4 replies
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    • mholley
    • March 9

20. Select layout pages to include in table

    By conwaynorth1, March 9
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    • conwaynorth1
    • March 9

21. Apartment Stairwell with Landings - Main to Third Floor

    By StephenM, September 3, 2025
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    • Neidovve
    • March 9

22. Sizing GPS Data

    By heedaf, March 8   

    • gps
    • terrain perimeter
    • 6 replies
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    • SHCanada2
    • March 8

23. Cadmouse + macOS

    By tomm11, March 7
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    • tomm11
    • March 7

24. Working plan view floor levels don't properly align with the level above or below?

    By GHArchitect, March 7
    • 2 replies
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    • GHArchitect
    • March 7

25. Why dormer end walls don't show siding?

    By Skip_D, March 7
    • 5 replies
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    • Rosco2017
    • March 7