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27286 topics in this forum

  1. Rounding Cubic Yard Label

    By JLU_Design,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views

  2. Saved Plan Views With Different Text And Dimension Scale

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 14 replies
    • 3.6k views

  3. Website search broken?

    By ACADuser,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  4. Specify Weight Bearing Area / Requirements

    By radllc,
    • 0 replies
    • 952 views

  5. Outer Wall height with lower interior ceiling height

    By EPChief,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.5k views

  6. Why does Chief not turn off layers intersected by a roof out front?

    By KnotSquare,
    • 12 replies
    • 3.2k views

  7. spiral staircase with solid rail wall 1 2

    By Steve_Nyhof,   
    • 38 replies
    • 15.3k views

  8. Catalog Update Summary

    By parkwest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views

  9. Fascia Problems

    By TateMcC,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views

  10. Missing toolbars

    By Heather_Anderson,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views

  11. Interior doors auto leave 5" instead of 4"

    By AlexDiversified,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  12. Terrain Tools - Taming the Beast

    By JKEdmo,   
    • 14 replies
    • 3.2k views

  13. Bring gpx file for terrain data into chief architect

    By adoConstruction,   
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views

  14. pass-through window with tambour door

    By GregoryAChilds,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.9k views

  15. 2D Rendering with foreground and background

    By BruceKC,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views

  16. need help building loft in garage

    By jmshepherd,   
    • 2 replies
    • 2.2k views

  17. Chief Architect 9.5 - Loading on my new computer

    By GLOBE-Res,
    • 18 replies
    • 8.8k views

  18. PBR exterior

    By decorators3,   
    • 13 replies
    • 3.7k views

  19. No room definitions in complex plan

    By rcmcdougle,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.8k views

  20. Adding objects onto a sloped terrain

    By CJordanDesign,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views

  21. Anyone else experiencing this after updating catalogs? Still shows Update Available?

    By Breeze_Design,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.5k views

  22. Delete old versions of Chief/File Management

    By BethVanDeusen,
    • 3 replies
    • 2k views

  23. Trimming a Post with a Solid, Lost Edit Handles when I Specified a Height?

    By KnotSquare,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.3k views

  24. Creating a basic 3 or 4 panel interior Shaker style door

    By csmart01,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.9k views

  25. Garage Floor Insulation

    By Hodgin,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views