General Q & A

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1. Staircase railing into wall: how-to? Edit! zipped plan file attached

   By GeneDavis, February 23
   • 5 replies
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   • PitMan71
   • February 25

2. 2 Seperate Wall Tags for Pony Wall

   By EmmaCox, January 21   

   • wall tag
   • pony wall
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • wall tag
     • pony wall
     • wall schedule
   • 2 replies
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   • EmmaCox
   • February 25

3. Partial vaulted ceiling help

   By jacpdx, February 25
   • 2 replies
   • 562 views
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   • jacpdx
   • February 25

4. Sloped Terrain

   By decorators3, February 24   

   • houses at different heights
   • 7 replies
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   • Renerabbitt
   • February 25

5. Best dimension settings for buildable plans?

   By ChiefCooper, February 21
   • 2 replies
   • 927 views
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   • ValleyGuy
   • February 25

6. NEED Help... (PORCH ROOF AUTO-BUILD ISSUES)

   By CA_Russell, February 23
   • 3 replies
   • 597 views
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   • Renerabbitt
   • February 25

7. Square footage label for ALL floors

   By hyldahldesign, February 17   

   • square footage
   • living area
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • square footage
     • living area
     • macros
   • 12 replies
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   • para-CAD
   • February 24

8. single-panel, tilt-up garage door

   By builtright3, February 23
   • 7 replies
   • 984 views
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   • builtright3
   • February 24

9. Mystery wall

   By clay1205, February 24
   • 2 replies
   • 550 views
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   • clay1205
   • February 24

10. Snapping in 3D views no longer reliable in latest X17 update

    By Michael_Gia, August 26, 2025
    • 2 replies
    • 956 views
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    • GaryOhmer
    • February 24

11. Roof Over-Frame Connect Issue

    By RiverstoneMT, February 21
    • 5 replies
    • 738 views
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    • Chrisb222
    • February 24

12. Virtual Walkthrough - ideal PBR settings

    By ddaigle, February 22
    • 2 replies
    • 600 views
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    • ddaigle
    • February 24

13. Moving between tabbed windows

    By JBi-PDX, February 20
    • 1 reply
    • 452 views
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    • Michael_Gia
    • February 24

14. Toggle object orientation with hotkey

    By GregoryN, February 23
    • 0 replies
    • 761 views
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    • GregoryN
    • February 23

15. attaching a light to a camera

    By Dershem, February 23
    • 1 reply
    • 479 views
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    • Renerabbitt
    • February 23

16. Selecting Object Instead Of Room

    By Ed_Orum, February 23
    • 1 reply
    • 423 views
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    • DBCooper
    • February 23

17. Default Setting For Dimensioning

    By Ed_Orum, February 20
    • 3 replies
    • 561 views
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    • Chrisb222
    • February 23

18. Roof Trusses sitting to low on top plate

    By capitaldesigns, January 2, 2024
    • 5 replies
    • 4k views
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    • Michael_Gia
    • February 23

19. Working From Cloud Storage?

    By A_Joseph_PE, February 20
    • 5 replies
    • 704 views
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    • rlackore
    • February 23

20. Dormer doldrums :-(

    By ImNewHere, February 23
    • 0 replies
    • 391 views
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    • ImNewHere
    • February 23

21. Lock window labels

    By wncbw7, February 17
    • 9 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • JKEdmo
    • February 22

22. Modeling in 3D

    By ImNewHere, February 22
    • 0 replies
    • 420 views
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    • ImNewHere
    • February 22

23. Slab with footing elevation help

    By jacpdx, February 21   

    • foundation
    • slab
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • foundation
      • slab
      • height
      • placement
    • 5 replies
    • 898 views
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    • CharlesVolz
    • February 22

24. Inserting a truss that has been modified in CAD Detail Management into my plan

    By REOWENJR, February 20
    • 5 replies
    • 685 views
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    • SHCanada2
    • February 22

25. Terrain boundary option not showing when trying to convert a polyline

    By timelliott, February 20
    • 2 replies
    • 572 views
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    • JiAngelo
    • February 21