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  1. Default settings - Doors / Windows

    By ChiefDesign2023,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views

  2. Need help with raised roof

    By dcook627,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.2k views

  3. Elevation drawings without sub-grade crap showing 1 2

    By reluctantuser,
    • 25 replies
    • 8.3k views

  4. DWG issues sending files to Engineer

    By bthompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 880 views

  5. Storefront window system

    By builtright3,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.5k views

  6. Upper Wall Won't Fully Remove or Delete

    By Drew-PRH,   
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views

  7. Attic wall not completely forming above gable wall

    By MarcSpeer,
    • 1 reply
    • 840 views

  8. Material continuing through a door frame

    By KendallDesign,
    • 1 reply
    • 834 views

  9. Dormer roof structure

    By winterdd,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views

  10. Minor Bug? Anyone Else Seeing This?

    By HumbleChief,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  11. Random extra 1/8" adding to my dimension strings

    By DeLayDesign,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.9k views

  12. Brick Ledge Depth - Pony wall

    By AndrewSopher,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  13. Is There A Way To Spec "Suppress Label" As A Default Setting?

    By HumbleChief,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views

  14. Truss layout and lifting the house

    By Jayne13,
    • 1 reply
    • 908 views

  15. Exterior wall Conflict on Cathedral ceiling

    By Resbarbosa,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  16. Toolbar Layout Changes when Customize Toolbars is Closed

    By 5FT-20Designs,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  17. Why won't a cabinet partition report to the cabinet schedule?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views

  18. Help with interior wall dimensioning, omitting exterior

    By Jaredp757,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.1k views

  19. Frame Engineering in CA X14

    By OnlineBuilder2,
    • 1 reply
    • 843 views

  20. Material region does not cut around door trim when material region crosses below wall into foundation

    By SHCanada2,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views

  21. Default Material Settings

    By basilbabaa,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views

  22. Using Chief Architect backdrops

    By Designers_Edge,   
    • 7 replies
    • 3.8k views

  23. Wall Connection

    By winterdd,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views

  24. CAD Pattern Question

    By JKEdmo,
    • 14 replies
    • 2.9k views

  25. How do I make an angled half wall under stairs?

    By Brandon_1311,   
    • 10 replies
    • 3.6k views