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  1. How to generate a Materials List with buy / cut info like Structural Member Reporting?

    By RRSSeattle,   
    • 9 replies
    • 4k views

  2. Frieze under roof return

    By Larry_Sweeney,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views

  3. Convert Old Plan Files

    By cdhomevision,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.8k views

  4. Molding

    By DesignerAshleyB,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  5. As Built Stairs - Wall Questions

    By DefinedDesign,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.2k views

  6. Layout Box Borders

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views

  7. Lost My Custom Tool Bar

    By HumbleChief,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views

  8. manually drawn attic wall issue

    By winterdd,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.4k views

  9. Cannot successfully do RTRT views without lockup and crashing.

    By GeneDavis,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.6k views

  10. Deck edge at railing

    By Jake1976,
    • 10 replies
    • 3.8k views

  11. roof connection points

    By Reiter,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views

  12. roof will not build

    By Reiter,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views

  13. Suppress headers in 2nd wall framing layer

    By moreauj,   
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views

  14. layers in cabinets

    By DenisonDrywall,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.2k views

  15. AB Overlay Color not showing up

    By CWConst,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  16. Straight line dimensions on a angled wall

    By Casey4965,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views

  17. Why are my in-cabinet rope lights not lighting the box?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.9k views

  18. Up Arrow on Garage Door

    By MackenzieBaker,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  19. Best GPU besides RTX3080? 1 2

    By vikiw_bend,
    • 25 replies
    • 9.4k views

  20. Serious Framing Issues - Help Requested

    By coastdesign,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views

  21. Selecting 3d molding polylines and adjusting them.

    By bkjernis,
    • 3 replies
    • 2k views

  22. Exterior wall stud showing

    By MaggieTS,   
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views

  23. Importing terrain data from drone survey

    By LevisL,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.2k views

  24. Moving An Object To A Different Layer

    By DesignNut,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.1k views

  25. Is there a way to align two selections on two different layers to the same common point keeping the scale though?

    By cbucks,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views