General Q & A

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1. Renovation Custom Roof 1 2

   By benchiko1, October 15, 2018
   • 37 replies
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   • HumbleChief
   • March 10, 2019

2. Cut Plane Height

   By Blatter-DuBois, May 19, 2015   

   • New to Chief
   • Layer
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     • Layer
     • Layout Sets
     • Floor Plans
     • Cut Planes
   • 17 replies
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   • joey_martin
   • November 10, 2017

3. Anyone Use TJI's For Ceiling Joists?

   By HumbleChief, August 30, 2018
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   • CARMELHILL
   • September 1, 2018

4. How To Maintain Equal Distance Spacing?

   By Evolution, December 11, 2014
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   • Ebb001
   • September 10, 2021

5. Virtual Reality on Oculus Rift - Almost Works

   By BelmontArchitect, July 12, 2020
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   • Gregavi
   • June 27, 2022

6. Gas piping isometrics

   By RL-inc, January 19, 2018
   • 16 replies
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   • Rich_Winsor
   • February 15, 2018

7. Setting Stem Wall Height in Build Foundation dbx...? 1 2

   By HumbleChief, May 2, 2019
   • 40 replies
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   • Chrisb222
   • May 5, 2019

8. Top five hotkey setups! Name yours and why! 1 2

   By GeneDavis, February 8, 2020
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   • Renerabbitt
   • February 14, 2020

9. Duplex Fire Separation Wall (Marriage Wall, Party Wall, Partition Wall)

   By 10eighty, July 12, 2019
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   • SNestor
   • July 19, 2019

10. Panel Railing For Stairs 1 2

    By Dennis_Gavin, January 19, 2016
    • 41 replies
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    • Dennis_Gavin
    • January 21, 2016

11. 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

12. Scan/Measure App Recommendation

    By LiannaTheTech, January 21, 2025   

    • rendr
    • matterport
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      • matterport
      • canvas
      • scan
      • measure and create as built plans
    • 19 replies
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    • SHCanada2
    • November 18, 2025

13. Save As .pdf W/colored Jpg's Doesn't Work After Update 1 2

    By SMCDesign, May 13, 2015
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    • SMCDesign
    • June 29, 2015

14. New Epson Wide Format Printing Issues 1 2

    By Designers_Edge, April 24, 2015   

    • iMac
    • Epson
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      • print to scale
    • 27 replies
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    • Dennis_Gavin
    • April 27, 2015

15. Custom Patterns

    By brinkbart, February 24, 2014   

    • pattern file
    • pattern
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      • coordinates
      • custom
      • create
      • pattern maker
    • 8 replies
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    • glennw
    • October 15, 2015

16. Can I easily copy wall caps to other existing walls? 1 2

    By mgianzero, September 21, 2020
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    • glennw
    • October 3, 2020

17. How do you create Steep Stairs with stair tools

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

18. 4.25 square tiles in Tile Backsplash 1 2

    By creatrix, April 9, 2020
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    • creatrix
    • April 10, 2020

19. Siding On Icf Wall 1 2

    By djhplanning, January 27, 2016   

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

20. How to rotate a line or object at a user specified point

    By capitaldesigns, January 6, 2017   

    • rotate
    • rotating
    • 15 replies
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    • glennw
    • June 3, 2023

21. Tired of fighting for perfected lighting on renders 1 2

    By DH7777, June 18, 2020
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    • Chiefer
    • June 25, 2020

22. A Wall Outlet On An Island 1 2

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

23. Old Template Plan Warning... 1 2

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

24. Best way to export a floorplan for an Autocad user?

    By ChiefRezarel, February 7, 2018
    • 10 replies
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    • elementsdesign
    • January 21, 2021

25. Printer/plotter Model Suggestions? 1 2

    By Ryan_CA, September 19, 2014   

    • printer
    • plotter
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      • model
      • compatible
    • 34 replies
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    • lbuttery
    • June 18, 2017