General Q & A

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1. desktop/laptop

   By Treehouse2339, April 14
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   • joey_martin
   • April 14

2. Deck over foundation room. What is best way to represent floor/ceiling structure details?

   By TommyGsWorkshop, March 30
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   • TommyGsWorkshop
   • April 13

3. Managing Multiple concepts; Layers vs Files

   By woodwerdtx, April 11
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   • JiAngelo
   • April 13

4. Using Time Tracker for Billable Hours as a Drafter

   By SetashaBybee, April 10
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   • Chiefuserodd
   • April 12

5. Rope Lights under soffits

   By mtldesigns, April 11
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • April 12

6. Trying to Make a Sign on a pole.

   By jjifmeyer, April 10
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   • jjifmeyer
   • April 11

7. Dimensions wont find main layer

   By SHCanada2, April 7
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   • SHCanada2
   • April 10

8. Birds-mouth cut width

   By SAWConstruction, April 9   

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   • SAWConstruction
   • April 10

9. Rotating outlets in 3D

   By SethL3113, April 10
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   • PitMan71
   • April 10

10. Ceiling ht drop for bonus over garage

    By PitMan71, April 9
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    • PitMan71
    • April 10

11. Need help converting a current Chief Architect file

    By MNKnute, April 9
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    • DBCooper
    • April 9

12. I was expecting an easter egg in the form of a sneak peek at X18?

    By Michael_Gia, April 6
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    • MPDesign
    • April 9

13. Camera and callout display in plan views: how best to control? Is it layers?

    By GeneDavis, April 8
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    • SHCanada2
    • April 9

14. Interior wall edits

    By buildinthevoid, October 2, 2019
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    • DBCooper
    • April 8

15. Troubles with sloped roof revealing the inside of the room

    By 111brookem, April 2
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    • LloydAWaguespack
    • April 8

16. Elevation Changes

    By gsaygrr, April 7
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    • Rich_Winsor
    • April 8

17. Foundation

    By winterdd, April 7
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    • winterdd
    • April 7

18. Reinstalling my seldom used X6 on new computers and missing stuff like Catalogs

    By Greg_B, April 5
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    • madcowscarnival
    • April 7

19. Stair opening Finish: Best Approach requested

    By gravattedesign, April 6
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    • gravattedesign
    • April 7

20. X17 - Can't change foundation height anymore? wtf?

    By Michael_Gia, July 19, 2025
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    • SHCanada2
    • April 7

21. Center Diagonal tile in Material Region

    By creatrix, April 7   

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    • Mark3D
    • April 7

22. Room Labels

    By SMRDESIGNS, April 6
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    • DBCooper
    • April 6

23. DXF Import from iGuide Planix R1

    By brookesdesign, April 6
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • April 6

24. Exterior Gable Roof issues

    By Chiefnewell, April 6   

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    • Chiefnewell
    • April 6

25. Window mulling

    By Ed_Orum, April 3
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    • Ed_Orum
    • April 6