General Q & A

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24883 topics in this forum

  1. Ledger board on inside of 2nd story exterior wall

    By Michael86,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.7k views

  2. Rendering taking a really long time.

    By kgschlosser,
    • 14 replies
    • 4k views

  3. Mouse Click-hold-drag problem

    By Aamir77,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.3k views

  4. Notes - how to? 1 2

    By SNestor,   
    • 32 replies
    • 6.1k views

  5. Micro Print Font Compatible with Chief ?

    By Chopsaw,
    • 14 replies
    • 2.1k views

  6. Lost core catalogs

    By taylorjschief,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  7. All my Catalogs Disappeared

    By ChrisinAZ,
    • 12 replies
    • 3k views

  8. How to close the opening between wall and roof when building a dormer?

    By Vizplan_arkitekt,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views

  9. auto rebuild

    By SBDandC,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.9k views

  10. Faded Transparency of Polygons Makes all Other Objects Faded

    By A_Joseph_PE,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.1k views

  11. Lumber quantity counts in three dimensions

    By jmartinnelson,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.9k views

  12. Appliance Will Not "Recess" Fully into Cabinet

    By Drew-PRH,   
    • 2 replies
    • 2.3k views

  13. Wood Slat Wall

    By SKCanada,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.3k views

  14. Can I open a pocket door wider?

    By bdillard1,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views

  15. How to create a plan footprint that can be exported as dwg or dxf and imported by engineer to civil scale

    By ChiefUserGingerP,
    • 4 replies
    • 1k views

  16. Building envelope X13

    By Denzil,
    • 1 reply
    • 673 views

  17. Can you help me build a side duct?

    By bdillard1,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.2k views

  18. Layer changes wall display

    By stevenyhof,   
    • 16 replies
    • 2.5k views

  19. Room Selection on overdrive!

    By Francois,
    • 21 replies
    • 2.4k views

  20. ADA CAD blocks

    By Acclaim_Reno,   
    • 8 replies
    • 2.3k views

  21. Floating Out Building

    By wghombach,
    • 0 replies
    • 875 views

  22. What do you use to make floating shelves?

    By bdillard1,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views

  23. Homestyler vs Chief Architect

    By DHWHSID,
    • 1 reply
    • 683 views

  24. Change door into a gate? i.e. not embedded in wall

    By Wynsong,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  25. Railing Below Sloping Gable Wall

    By KilianDrafting,
    • 0 replies
    • 830 views