General Q & A

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1. Placing panels on an island in a kitchen and on the sides of cabinets

   By ChiefUserAmy16, June 2
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   • DBCooper
   • June 2

2. X17 Heel Height Label

   By JonathanK, June 1
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   • JonathanK
   • June 2

3. Shared Wall / Unique upper and lower edges

   By TommyGa, May 31
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   • PitMan71
   • June 2

4. PDF Plan getting cut off when I import

   By TheMegster, June 1
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   • Greg_NY61
   • June 2

5. PM mode file store...

   By mkennedy2000, June 1
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   • Renerabbitt
   • June 2

6. Boolean dialog no longer appears

   By Leadcarpo, May 27
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   • Leadcarpo
   • June 1

7. Railing height dimension craziness

   By mtldesigns, May 30
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • June 1

8. How Are You Creating Realistic Wood Look Vented Vinyl Soffits?

   By DefinedDesign, May 25
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   • Renerabbitt
   • May 31

9. Complex Railing

   By ACADuser, May 29
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   • ACADuser
   • May 30

10. Plot Plan Quandry

    By DRyeHD, May 29   

    • plot plan
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    • DRyeHD
    • May 30

11. Porch post offset from footing

    By AllGen, May 28
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    • Renerabbitt
    • May 29

12. X17 crashing upon opening

    By winterdd, May 29
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    • jparker7099
    • May 29

13. Two questions: brick returns above roof and how to dress up a protruding stairwell

    By DRyeHD, May 8   

    • brick return
    • stairwell
    • 5 replies
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    • DRyeHD
    • May 29

14. moving mouse in section lags

    By SHCanada2, May 28
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    • ValleyGuy
    • May 29

15. Auto Roof not Working

    By JKEdmo, May 28
    • 4 replies
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    • JKEdmo
    • May 28

16. Help With Roof

    By Ed_Orum, May 28
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    • Renerabbitt
    • May 28

17. Compatibility of Chief Architect Software With Linux Operating System

    By Q9smkd9rmcs6ycbp, July 2, 2021
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    • tcfunk
    • May 28

18. the clown sidewalk

    By SHCanada2, May 25
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    • Renerabbitt
    • May 28

19. X17 Layout Crosshair/Reference Marker Appearing on Every Page Including New Blank Layouts

    By DefinedDesign, May 27
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    • DefinedDesign
    • May 27

20. CAD File Help

    By KeithAH, May 27
    • 1 reply
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    • KeithAH
    • May 27

21. grass region cut terrain

    By LeeDrafter, May 26   

    • grass
    • grass region
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      Tagged with:

      • grass
      • grass region
      • terrain
    • 6 replies
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    • LeeDrafter
    • May 27

22. Deck Gate Not Showing Properly

    By RedHouseJP, May 26
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    • RedHouseJP
    • May 27

23. Library Object Macro Conflict With Plan Macro

    By MollyNDG, October 29, 2025
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • May 26

24. Schematic floor plan — looking for layout and constructability red flags before architect revision

    By jsam91, May 26   

    • feedback
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    • Gawdzira
    • May 26

25. Unwanted points in detail window mode

    By GeneDavis, May 21
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    • AndrewSopher
    • May 26