General Q & A

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1. Layout View exports to PDF with giant cyan blob...?

   By alexpwalsh, April 15, 2021
   • 10 replies
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   • Chopsaw
   • April 17, 2021

2. Garage With A Room Above

   By Clare_White, December 5, 2015
   • 10 replies
   • 3.5k views
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   • Clare_White
   • December 6, 2015

3. Stop Roof at Wall

   By para-CAD, June 17, 2015
   • 12 replies
   • 3.5k views
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   • para-CAD
   • June 21, 2015

4. cut & fill calculation software

   By mattyt12, August 29, 2016
   • 4 replies
   • 3.5k views
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   • BrownTiger
   • August 31, 2016

5. List of Callable Ruby Object Attributes

   By Allen43, December 15, 2022   

   • macro
   • ruby
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • macro
     • ruby
     • ruby macros
     • cabinet
     • labels
   • 7 replies
   • 3.5k views
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • December 16, 2022

6. Insert Macros not working

   By Efflorescence, November 10, 2021   

   • macros
   • 8 replies
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   • Efflorescence
   • November 10, 2021

7. downloaded latest update and everything is black

   By jessde, July 26, 2015
   • 19 replies
   • 3.5k views
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   • jessde
   • July 27, 2015

8. Attic trusses missing bottom chord

   By CBRF23, March 10, 2018   

   • trusses
   • 2 replies
   • 3.5k views
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   • Kbird1
   • March 10, 2018

9. New Project from old Plans

   By ACADuser, December 5, 2016
   • 11 replies
   • 3.5k views
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   • parkwest
   • May 7, 2017

10. monitor size

    By crosscutter55, February 12, 2018
    • 13 replies
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    • chief58
    • February 12, 2018

11. How do you create a girder truss that sits on jack studs in the wall instead of on the top plate of the wall?

    By ChiefJoelJ, February 6, 2023
    • 4 replies
    • 3.5k views
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    • GeneDavis
    • February 6, 2023

12. Certification and Career Opportunities

    By stager386, August 29, 2022
    • 15 replies
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    • stager386
    • September 2, 2022

13. Exact Framing

    By Hammer7, August 19, 2021
    • 10 replies
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    • SH_Canada
    • August 26, 2021

14. How many cores/threads can Chief use for rendering?

    By BobBoyer, January 17, 2020
    • 7 replies
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    • BobBoyer
    • January 20, 2020

15. Headers

    By QualicoreHomes, March 22, 2019
    • 4 replies
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    • QualicoreHomes
    • March 22, 2019

16. Measurement "exterior dimension" not correct

    By ChiefGrego, February 26, 2018
    • 9 replies
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    • ChiefGrego
    • April 8, 2018

17. Can I have 2x floor joists and 4x floor joists for the second floor

    By dshall, May 9, 2016
    • 17 replies
    • 3.5k views
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • May 19, 2016

18. Electrical on Furred Wall

    By jflare, February 19, 2018
    • 15 replies
    • 3.5k views
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    • Kbird1
    • February 20, 2018

19. Reference Layer Set Question (SOLVED)

    By SNestor, January 6, 2020   

    • reference layer
    • ref set
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • reference layer
      • ref set
      • layers
    • 3 replies
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    • Renerabbitt
    • January 6, 2020

20. The New Mono Slab to Existing Raised Floor challenge

    By dshall, March 11, 2022
    • 13 replies
    • 3.5k views
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    • dshall
    • March 12, 2022

21. Please remind me how to show true sea level elevation

    By dshall, May 6, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 3.5k views
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    • DavidJames
    • May 6, 2020

22. Schedule doesn't show correct output from Ruby macro

    By MarkMc, February 18, 2019
    • 19 replies
    • 3.5k views
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • February 26, 2019

23. Room Finish Plan - generic materials, not CA materials

    By rfantclt, May 5, 2021   

    • materials
    • generic
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • materials
      • generic
      • abbeviations
      • room
      • finish
      • schedule
    • 4 replies
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    • lbuttery
    • May 6, 2021

24. Connect Chief to a Relational Database like Oracle, Sqlserver, or MS Access?

    By SusanC, February 16, 2022
    • 12 replies
    • 3.5k views
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    • SusanC
    • February 17, 2022

25. Auto Elevation Dimension

    By ChiefuserMathews, September 2, 2022   

    • dimensioning
    • 12 replies
    • 3.5k views
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    • robdyck
    • September 2, 2022