General Q & A

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25034 topics in this forum

  1. camera views

    By MFH2017,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views

  2. ResCheck output - how does Chief calculate areas?

    By buck_taylor,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.2k views

  3. Attic Walls Are Besting Me.

    By Bob_Johnston,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.1k views

  4. home additions and roof tie-ins

    By winterdd,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views

  5. Sloped Soffit

    By Scotbow,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views

  6. Casement window hinge / opening direction indication in plan view

    By JoeinNorCal,   
    • 6 replies
    • 4.4k views

  7. Cabinet blind corner filler size

    By BryanXG,   
    • 2 replies
    • 3k views

  8. Creating base house plan with options

    By ElkRivers,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views

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

    By Michael86,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.8k views

  10. Rendering taking a really long time.

    By kgschlosser,
    • 14 replies
    • 4.1k views

  11. Mouse Click-hold-drag problem

    By Aamir77,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.4k views

  12. Notes - how to? 1 2

    By SNestor,   
    • 32 replies
    • 6.3k views

  13. Micro Print Font Compatible with Chief ?

    By Chopsaw,
    • 14 replies
    • 2.2k views

  14. Lost core catalogs

    By taylorjschief,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  15. All my Catalogs Disappeared

    By ChrisinAZ,
    • 12 replies
    • 3.1k views

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

    By Vizplan_arkitekt,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views

  17. auto rebuild

    By SBDandC,
    • 5 replies
    • 2k views

  18. Faded Transparency of Polygons Makes all Other Objects Faded

    By A_Joseph_PE,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views

  19. Lumber quantity counts in three dimensions

    By jmartinnelson,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.9k views

  20. Appliance Will Not "Recess" Fully into Cabinet

    By Drew-PRH,   
    • 2 replies
    • 2.4k views

  21. Wood Slat Wall

    By SKCanada,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.4k views

  22. Can I open a pocket door wider?

    By bdillard1,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views

  23. 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

  24. Building envelope X13

    By Denzil,
    • 1 reply
    • 697 views

  25. Can you help me build a side duct?

    By bdillard1,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.2k views