General Q & A

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1. silly little soffit problems

   By robdyck, December 16, 2022
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   • robdyck
   • December 19, 2022

2. Clay Tile Roof - 3D Object

   By Tony_Sterba, January 16, 2018   

   • clay tile roof - 3d object
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • September 8, 2022

3. Knee wall and drywall placement

   By MichaelJerome, February 28, 2020   

   • knee wall
   • floor trusses
   • (and 1 more)

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     • knee wall
     • floor trusses
     • ceiling planes
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   • Kbird1
   • February 28, 2020

4. Ceiling Conflict with Door ?

   By Resbarbosa, November 22, 2023
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   • Garybills
   • November 24, 2023

5. Renderings Issue

   By winterdd, July 13, 2025
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   • JonathanK
   • July 15, 2025

6. Window Settings - Vertical Lights

   By ARBDESIGN, November 24, 2014
   • 10 replies
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   • rlackore
   • November 24, 2014

7. Acrobat Printing Problem

   By DougDM, June 10, 2020
   • 10 replies
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   • DianaK
   • March 4, 2021

8. Bug: different output generated by metric -vs- feet

   By FreddieAB, December 2, 2020
   • 10 replies
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   • Dermot
   • December 2, 2020

9. X12 to X14 - How to Import Catalogs

   By Ange822, October 31, 2022   

   • importing
   • exporting
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     • importing
     • exporting
     • x14
     • x12
     • catalogs
     • libraries
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   • DBCooper
   • October 31, 2022

10. Collaboration Question

    By Joe_Carrick, June 3, 2014
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    • Richard_Morrison
    • June 4, 2014

11. Perspective Crop Mode

    By DavidJPotter, December 26, 2019
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    • DavidJPotter
    • December 27, 2019

12. Best LAPTOP for Chief Architect X14 for 2022!

    By GregoryStorm, September 8, 2022
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    • DefinedDesign
    • May 25, 2023

13. How to Create Floorplan from SketchUp Model?

    By DHerb2014, February 6
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    • DHerb2014
    • February 8

14. PC System

    By NewAsia, June 10, 2016
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    • itsarainydayhere
    • June 16, 2016

15. 3D Rendering Problem

    By Hatrak, April 12, 2019
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    • Hatrak
    • April 14, 2019

16. How to make a groin vault?

    By 1090291004350551, May 18, 2020   

    • ceiling
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • May 20, 2020

17. Breaking walls

    By winterdd, August 25, 2021
    • 10 replies
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    • winterdd
    • August 26, 2021

18. NOrth Arrow Removed from CAD Lines?

    By Archnot-Boltz, March 24, 2023
    • 10 replies
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    • Chrisb222
    • March 31, 2023

19. Object Eyedropper / Match Properties

    By JKEdmo, July 17, 2023
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    • Rickster
    • August 6, 2024

20. struggling with elevations.

    By MulePacker, December 24, 2025
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    • MulePacker
    • December 26, 2025

21. Lost or misplaced USB lock

    By MParker, April 5, 2014
    • 10 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • August 25, 2017

22. Chief Architect road and fence problem

    By ChiefBNpro, July 22, 2015   

    • roads
    • curbs
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      • roads
      • curbs
      • fence
      • precision
      • terrain
    • 10 replies
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    • dshall
    • July 24, 2015

23. Plot plan setback lines

    By Vani80, October 9, 2018
    • 10 replies
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    • parkwest
    • October 10, 2018

24. Wall/railing miss behaving in X11

    By ACADuser, March 22, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 3k views
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    • ACADuser
    • March 24, 2019

25. Wall Framing Details

    By WAShideler, September 14, 2019   

    • layout
    • labels on plan
    • (and 1 more)

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      • layout
      • labels on plan
      • labels on layout
    • 10 replies
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    • Chopsaw
    • September 16, 2019