General Q & A

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1. Chief For Commercial? Where Do You Think It Lacks? 1 2

   By CARMELHILL, February 5, 2016   

   • commercial
   • reflected ceiling
   • (and 1 more)

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     • commercial
     • reflected ceiling
     • HVAC
   • 25 replies
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   • DougMaddox
   • March 23, 2016

2. How Do I Show Shelves As Dashed Behind Cabinet Doors? 1 2

   By 4hotshoez, September 26, 2014
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • September 30, 2014

3. Surface Pro/Book or ipad pro

   By EricsDesigns, March 4, 2016
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   • jameskruger
   • June 18, 2020

4. A Wall Outlet On An Island 1 2

   By Randyc, January 20, 2016
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • October 25, 2018

5. Warning! Keep your user library on the same drive as Chief! 1 2

   By Michael_Gia, April 7, 2017   

   • user library
   • dropbox
   • (and 1 more)

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     • user library
     • dropbox
     • icloud
   • 27 replies
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   • Michael_Gia
   • April 8, 2017

6. Export Plan To Dwg

   By timmy123, August 13, 2014
   • 22 replies
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   • AndyGump
   • November 16, 2018

7. Appearance of plan walls under different layer sets

   By kwhitt, October 30, 2019
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   • LevisL
   • March 23, 2021

8. Cabinets At An Obtuse Angle Wall Intersection 1 2

   By rlackore, September 22, 2014
   • 25 replies
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   • rlackore
   • September 24, 2014

9. Siding On Icf Wall 1 2

   By djhplanning, January 27, 2016   

   • siding on ICF foundation wall
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   • LevisL
   • January 29, 2016

10. Old Template Plan Warning... 1 2

    By HumbleChief, July 4, 2016
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    • HumbleChief
    • July 8, 2016

11. Export to 3DS Max

    By flyer1, March 12, 2017   

    • export
    • 3ds max
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      • export
      • 3ds max
      • render
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    • AdrianDuf
    • February 27, 2022

12. How to achieve photo-realistic rendering?

    By CliffLloyd, August 6, 2021
    • 4 replies
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    • ericepv
    • August 7, 2021

13. Best way to model these exterior end walls 1 2

    By Evolution, May 30, 2019   

    • figured it out with everyones help
    • 34 replies
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    • mthd97
    • October 25, 2022

14. Purple Raytrace 1 2

    By AvoyeDesign, October 3, 2018
    • 42 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • October 10, 2018

15. Specs on drawings, or in spec book

    By CARMELHILL, January 24, 2020
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    • Chrisb222
    • January 26, 2020

16. Rotating polyline objects in 3d view 1 2

    By shingabiss, November 27, 2016
    • 25 replies
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    • HumbleChief
    • November 29, 2016

17. Bathroom Window? 1 2

    By Paramount, December 18, 2015
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    • builtright3
    • December 21, 2015

18. How do you create Steep Stairs with stair tools

    By lavorhaynie, August 7, 2019
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    • lavorhaynie
    • August 7, 2019

19. Electrical Panel Schedules

    By skoz44, January 7, 2023
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    • tinadelllic
    • March 13, 2023

20. Importing Survey Data In Pnezd (Comma Delimited) Format

    By palommy, June 13, 2014   

    • terrain
    • importing
    • 11 replies
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    • Macky1
    • November 13, 2016

21. How Good Are You With Chief Architect? 1 2

    By Joe_Carrick, September 25, 2014
    • 42 replies
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • October 3, 2014

22. Interior door labels showing in elevation 1 2

    By ronald, June 12, 2017   

    • elevations window labels door labels
    • 27 replies
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    • ChiefLBC
    • February 19, 2018

23. Shed design and T111 siding need some help

    By echobravo74, April 29, 2020
    • 14 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • October 6, 2020

24. X10, Windows 7 video card 1 2

    By JBHammer, March 17, 2018   

    • video card
    • x10 3d
    • 26 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • March 22, 2018

25. Lines shifting when printing to PDF

    By NevinF, August 31, 2018   

    • pdf
    • layout
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      • pdf
      • layout
      • printing
      • elevations
    • 18 replies
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    • Chloe1Casey
    • February 22, 2021