General Q & A

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1. My new home design is complete. Why can't I move exterior wall 2 feet forward and 1st floor, 2nd floor & roof auto adjust with the move?

   By hapsco, February 28, 2017
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   • lbuttery
   • March 8, 2017

2. How do you show 2x4 exposed walls in Chief Architect?

   By DeniseR, February 4, 2022
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   • Kbird1
   • February 5, 2022

3. Molding at cathedral ceiling

   By Geyatautsilvsgi, September 5, 2022
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   • Geyatautsilvsgi
   • September 7, 2022

4. Standard glass not allowing lit interior of wall cabs to render with realism

   By GeneDavis, November 19, 2023
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   • Flash691
   • November 22, 2023

5. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 & Surface Book

   By jscussel, March 19, 2017
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   • jscussel
   • March 20, 2017

6. Door Jamb Material

   By NeilofOZ, December 18, 2018
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   • NeilofOZ
   • December 20, 2018

7. Curved Staircase Help

   By RGerbig, April 29
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   • RGerbig
   • April 30

8. Roof Over Front Porch Issues

   By bobditch, February 14, 2015
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   • evergreen
   • February 16, 2015

9. 3D Wall Detail

   By olyconstruction, March 4, 2015
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   • evergreen
   • March 4, 2015

10. Topo question

    By johnny, March 19, 2017
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • March 20, 2017

11. Moving Library File Location

    By amddrafting, May 24, 2017
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • June 6, 2017

12. measuring roof overhangs

    By Chris_Kelly, October 31, 2018
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    • Doug_N
    • November 1, 2018

13. Laptop vs desktop

    By BigKahuna, April 10, 2019
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    • Kbird1
    • April 11, 2019

14. Help ! Stray Siding in the living room

    By kMoquin, July 26, 2019
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    • Renerabbitt
    • July 26, 2019

15. garage designation and separation

    By Hammer7, July 21, 2020
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    • robdyck
    • July 23, 2020

16. Floor Cut Under Some Doorways...

    By HumbleChief, August 21, 2014
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    • HumbleChief
    • August 21, 2014

17. Noob - Best Place For Hvac/plumbing/arch Views

    By FullSpectrum, December 17, 2014
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    • OldCKD
    • December 20, 2014

18. Bathroom tile patterns

    By Griffin, June 29, 2016
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    • Richard_Morrison
    • August 12, 2018

19. Default Page Template Same plan-Multiple disceplines

    By Evolution, March 21, 2019
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • March 23, 2019

20. CAD software in the industry

    By stager386, October 15, 2020   

    • professional requirements
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    • stager386
    • October 16, 2020

21. calculate material list from imported cad file Will a purchased (imported) house plan cad file calculate building materials list?

    By Bassbud, May 21, 2022   

    • imported cad file
    • purchased plans calculate material list
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    • Bassbud
    • May 23, 2022

22. False Ceiling Beams

    By basilbabaa, October 15, 2023
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    • robdyck
    • October 16, 2023

23. Stacked Stairs

    By Sweeney, October 7, 2015
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    • Dermot
    • October 8, 2015

24. Elevation Display Problem in Layout

    By grahambuilt, May 2, 2017
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    • grahambuilt
    • May 2, 2017

25. Run both CA Premier and old CA version 10.8 on same computer

    By rocketman, February 1, 2021
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    • rocketman
    • February 4, 2021