General Q & A

24849 topics in this forum

1. driveway culvert cutout in terrain

   By manchu49, May 4, 2014
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   • rlackore
   • December 16, 2014

2. Change Beam In Porch Rail

   By kdaleyates, June 8, 2015
   • 10 replies
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   • ShaneK
   • August 20, 2015

3. Chief With Sketchup Extensions

   By CARMELHILL, February 14, 2016   

   • Sketchup
   • MEP
   • (and 4 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Sketchup
     • MEP
     • ductwork
     • addon
     • extensions
     • HVAC
   • 10 replies
   • 3k views
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   • Rich_Winsor
   • February 16, 2016

4. Menus Disappeared with X11 update

   By ckirste, August 22, 2019
   • 10 replies
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   • ckirste
   • September 12, 2019

5. ADU question..... fire separation?

   By dshall, December 2, 2020
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   • misterwiley
   • December 4, 2020

6. Building plans copyright risks and lawsuits

   By jmyers, October 18, 2023
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   • jmyers
   • October 30, 2023

7. Wall Alignment

   By Doug_N, June 10, 2020
   • 10 replies
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   • Doug_N
   • June 11, 2020

8. Chief Architect X13 - Photorealistic ray tracing on a MacBookPro 2020

   By Benny_G, July 13, 2021
   • 10 replies
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   • Michael_Gia
   • July 2, 2022

9. Stairs and object visibility on different floor plans

   By TriDiWorx, August 22, 2022
   • 10 replies
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   • SHCanada2
   • August 23, 2022

10. Construction Lines Not Really Useful

    By KristjanM, July 30
    • 10 replies
    • 454 views
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    • Gr8trim4u
    • July 30

11. Shower Tile / Backsplash Layout

    By Heritage, November 24, 2014   

    • shower
    • tile
    • (and 5 more)

      Tagged with:

      • shower
      • tile
      • backsplash
      • design
      • pattern
      • tile pattern
      • tile layout
    • 10 replies
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • February 9, 2016

12. Reversed version of plan linked to original source plan

    By DianeP, August 18, 2015
    • 10 replies
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    • lbuttery
    • August 19, 2015

13. Shiny COPPER

    By TSarantopulos, December 21, 2017
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    • cv2702
    • December 27, 2017

14. Pier and beam issues framing and floor deck showing.

    By Designer100, February 29, 2020   

    • framing floor joists
    • floor decking
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • framing floor joists
      • floor decking
      • extending siding past ledger beam
      • deck
    • 10 replies
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    • Mark3D
    • March 1, 2020

15. Beginner User, Need Laptop Recommendation

    By nicole67, February 16, 2015   

    • laptop
    • 10 replies
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    • cjanderson66
    • September 1, 2015

16. light dripping, blasting, leaking

    By SHCanada2, April 10, 2022
    • 10 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • MarkMc
    • April 12, 2022

17. Wall Issue- not closing up.

    By Designer100, November 24, 2016   

    • walls and roofs
    • 10 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • BrownTiger
    • November 28, 2016

18. use of older program series

    By wolfrem68, August 16, 2018
    • 10 replies
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    • AvoyeDesign
    • August 17, 2018

19. Formatting Dimensions in Object specific Labeling

    By Gr8trim4u, January 17, 2018
    • 10 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • Chrisb222
    • January 17, 2018

20. Vertical side of Trey Ceiling not showing

    By cjanderson66, December 23, 2020
    • 10 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • Rich_Winsor
    • December 28, 2020

21. Why can't I pull dimensions in a wall framing detail?

    By GeneDavis, November 27, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 2.9k views
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • November 28, 2019

22. Electrical Load Calculations

    By builtright3, January 19, 2022
    • 10 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • Renerabbitt
    • July 14, 2022

23. How do I stop roof or ceiling from cutting into room?

    By Nancyhrd, November 30, 2017
    • 10 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • Nancyhrd
    • December 1, 2017

24. More problems with room over room

    By Doug_N, July 23, 2018   

    • floor
    • split level
    • 10 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • Doug_N
    • July 25, 2018

25. Lovely Chief just wiped out my User Library :( ......... grrrrrrrrrr

    By Kbird1, December 21, 2021   

    • backup
    • user library
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • backup
      • user library
      • user library gone
      • missing library
    • 10 replies
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    • lightdecor
    • January 8, 2022