General Q & A

27121 topics in this forum

1. Object line change from plan to layout

   By doitright, March 27, 2019
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   • Adam_Gibson
   • March 29, 2019

2. Vectorworks To Chief

   By country, February 4, 2015   

   • Design transfer
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   • lbuttery
   • February 6, 2015

3. Chief File Won't Open

   By mecacarl, February 23, 2015
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   • mecacarl
   • February 25, 2015

4. Cantilever over porch

   By kn8hansen, July 3, 2015
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   • Kbird1
   • July 4, 2015

5. Material Edit

   By djhplanning, January 16, 2016   

   • material
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   • Jeff_Skinner
   • January 29, 2018

6. How to manipulate an elevation view in layout

   By DesiSusan, November 30, 2021
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   • DesiSusan
   • November 30, 2021

7. X9 Crash - Well Sort of

   By howardr, January 26, 2017
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   • howardr
   • February 1, 2017

8. Minimum Tread For Exterior Stairs Going To Private Deck Per Crc

   By dshall, June 12, 2014
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • June 14, 2014

9. Insulation Wall

   By CobraBubble, July 29, 2015
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   • ShaneK
   • July 31, 2015

10. room under garage wt swt

    By natmar2020, May 27, 2020
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    • robdyck
    • May 27, 2020

11. Foundation

    By winterdd, March 20, 2021
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    • winterdd
    • March 20, 2021

12. reference display

    By BruceKC, August 26, 2022
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    • DBCooper
    • August 26, 2022

13. Oversizes Eaves

    By mauerQ, August 22, 2016
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    • glennw
    • August 23, 2016

14. Window Schedule Problems

    By olyconstruction, January 10, 2017
    • 9 replies
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    • DavidJames
    • January 11, 2017

15. Roof Planes

    By WMathews, August 1, 2018   

    • roof
    • planes
    • 9 replies
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    • ChiefuserMathews
    • August 3, 2018

16. Disappearing Foundations

    By kellytengdahl, September 20, 2015   

    • Foundation
    • Slabs
    • 9 replies
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • October 16, 2015

17. What is wrong with this wall

    By dshall, July 8, 2017
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    • mrscott
    • July 13, 2017

18. Note Schedule Text Size

    By BryceEngstrom, October 22, 2020
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    • BryceEngstrom
    • October 24, 2020

19. railing panels

    By GP202256, July 28, 2022
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    • tommy1
    • July 29, 2022

20. rendering tile in elevations and 3-d views

    By ArtsyG, May 19, 2023
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    • SusanC
    • May 26, 2023

21. chief architect x15 standard view walls not showing

    By resdes, July 26, 2023
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    • DBCooper
    • April 26, 2025

22. The diffrence between Chief 13 and Chief 17

    By ChiefTCA, February 19
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    • StephenGreene
    • Tuesday at 12:27 AM

23. wall cabinet bottom to conceal lighting

    By rlackore, April 11, 2016
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • April 11, 2016

24. Can I easily copy a CAD layer to another plan?

    By mgianzero, October 5, 2020
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    • JTECDrafting
    • September 16, 2025

25. why is my subfloor height above terrain negative?

    By LeeDrafter, October 16, 2025   

    • negative height above terrain
    • sloped terrain
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      • negative height above terrain
      • sloped terrain
      • terrain in relation to absolute zero
    • 9 replies
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    • SHCanada2
    • October 17, 2025