General Q & A

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1. Railing height dimension craziness

   By mtldesigns, May 30
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • June 1

2. How Are You Creating Realistic Wood Look Vented Vinyl Soffits?

   By DefinedDesign, May 25
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   • Renerabbitt
   • May 31

3. Complex Railing

   By ACADuser, May 29
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   • ACADuser
   • May 30

4. Plot Plan Quandry

   By DRyeHD, May 29   

   • plot plan
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   • DRyeHD
   • May 30

5. Porch post offset from footing

   By AllGen, May 28
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   • Renerabbitt
   • May 29

6. X17 crashing upon opening

   By winterdd, May 29
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   • jparker7099
   • May 29

7. Two questions: brick returns above roof and how to dress up a protruding stairwell

   By DRyeHD, May 8   

   • brick return
   • stairwell
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   • DRyeHD
   • May 29

8. moving mouse in section lags

   By SHCanada2, May 28
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   • ValleyGuy
   • May 29

9. Auto Roof not Working

   By JKEdmo, May 28
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   • JKEdmo
   • May 28

10. Help With Roof

    By Ed_Orum, May 28
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    • Renerabbitt
    • May 28

11. Compatibility of Chief Architect Software With Linux Operating System

    By Q9smkd9rmcs6ycbp, July 2, 2021
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    • tcfunk
    • May 28

12. the clown sidewalk

    By SHCanada2, May 25
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    • Renerabbitt
    • May 28

13. X17 Layout Crosshair/Reference Marker Appearing on Every Page Including New Blank Layouts

    By DefinedDesign, May 27
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    • DefinedDesign
    • May 27

14. CAD File Help

    By KeithAH, May 27
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    • KeithAH
    • May 27

15. grass region cut terrain

    By LeeDrafter, May 26   

    • grass
    • grass region
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    • LeeDrafter
    • May 27

16. Deck Gate Not Showing Properly

    By RedHouseJP, May 26
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    • RedHouseJP
    • May 27

17. Library Object Macro Conflict With Plan Macro

    By MollyNDG, October 29, 2025
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • May 26

18. Schematic floor plan — looking for layout and constructability red flags before architect revision

    By jsam91, May 26   

    • feedback
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    • Gawdzira
    • May 26

19. Unwanted points in detail window mode

    By GeneDavis, May 21
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    • AndrewSopher
    • May 26

20. general glitches on desk top after downloading x17

    By Jackie23, December 22, 2025
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    • A-claycomb
    • May 26

21. Stairs & room crown molding

    By Seafield, May 25
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    • Seafield
    • May 25

22. X17 Barn Door Slabs

    By JonathanK, May 21
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    • JonathanK
    • May 25

23. Deck Plank Overhang Not Applying at Straight Deck Edge

    By DefinedDesign, May 23
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    • DefinedDesign
    • May 25

24. Same room, but two different ceilings types, how do I make it one callout

    By mtldesigns, May 24
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    • MarkMc
    • May 24

25. Slow start up

    By A-claycomb, May 22
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    • DBCooper
    • May 24