General Q & A

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1. CAD software in the industry

   By stager386, October 15, 2020   

   • professional requirements
   • 8 replies
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   • stager386
   • October 16, 2020

2. Construction lines

   By winterdd, August 29, 2022
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   • para-CAD
   • August 30, 2022

3. Door Sidelites

   By Byyourbuilder, July 14, 2015
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   • Electromen
   • May 29, 2016

4. Updating Layouts

   By Lynsey_FP, January 7, 2017   

   • layouts
   • views
   • 9 replies
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   • Lynsey_FP
   • January 7, 2017

5. Why Does a Blank Template Plan Have "Used" Materials - Can I Delete Them?

   By NARDesignGrp, February 17, 2022
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   • rgardner
   • February 23, 2022

6. back wall design

   By SMC2992, September 16, 2021
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   • MarkMc
   • September 16, 2021

7. minimum wall length

   By BruceKC, March 11, 2021
   • 12 replies
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   • Doug_N
   • March 12, 2021

8. CAD Detail from elevation view not working like it used to

   By KellySantaRosa, May 2, 2022
   • 14 replies
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • May 4, 2022

9. X7 Crashing

   By BillsburgChief, February 9, 2018
   • 8 replies
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   • Dan_Park
   • February 10, 2018

10. How to get "grays" in a monochrome print

    By vikiw_bend, February 25, 2014
    • 7 replies
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    • dshall
    • March 4, 2014

11. Window Spacing When Doing Mulled Unit

    By verticalworks, June 4, 2014   

    • window
    • mull
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • window
      • mull
      • mulled
    • 9 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • June 4, 2014

12. Is there a way to have chief provide longitude and latitude of a point by entering a known point?

    By cbucks, May 13, 2024
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    • cbucks
    • June 4, 2024

13. Molding issue

    By RSdesignvt, December 6, 2020
    • 10 replies
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    • SNestor
    • December 7, 2020

14. How to expose Rafters like in a Warehouse

    By DCortes, November 28, 2022
    • 9 replies
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    • Jessicamich
    • December 9, 2022

15. Footprint

    By ChiefuserMathews, October 5, 2020   

    • plot plan
    • footprint
    • 4 replies
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    • gydfre
    • February 8, 2023

16. Cannot get x14 roof Overframe Feature to work

    By DOLTom, June 9, 2022
    • 12 replies
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    • DOLTom
    • June 9, 2022

17. Dual Display Chief Crashes

    By verticalworks, February 23, 2016
    • 12 replies
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    • MarkMc
    • February 28, 2016

18. Having a scaling issue

    By myrtsbnye, March 6, 2021
    • 8 replies
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • March 6, 2021

19. Frame Details Not Showing In Wall Detail

    By Don_Straub_Const, January 4, 2016   

    • frame elements
    • wall detail
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      Tagged with:

      • frame elements
      • wall detail
      • not showing
    • 9 replies
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • August 7, 2017

20. why is my subfloor below the top of joist?

    By Lighthouse, July 31, 2020
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    • Lighthouse
    • July 31, 2020

21. Bathroom Vanity with open shelves on all four sides

    By Hz12345611, July 14, 2017
    • 7 replies
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • July 18, 2017

22. LIBRARY BROWSER MISSING SEARCH BAR

    By sthieldesign, August 8, 2023
    • 2 replies
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    • TeaTime
    • August 8, 2023

23. Close Gable Over Porch

    By SketchArchitect, February 11, 2016
    • 8 replies
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • February 11, 2016

24. Text printing in X14 slightly larger than X13

    By CARMELHILL, May 19, 2022
    • 14 replies
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    • BlairDrafting
    • August 17, 2022

25. How to use Custom Muntins in library?

    By bluesparrowllc, July 30, 2020
    • 6 replies
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    • Dermot
    • August 10, 2021