General Q & A

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27147 topics in this forum

  1. Is there a way to separate the door from the door frame?

    By DynamicDG,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.1k views

  2. Displaying Area Square Footages

    By ChiefCurtis1,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views

  3. Chief developers fiddled with the roof spec, and it's broken (and I reported it to tech support, who sent it up to development)

    By GeneDavis,
    • 12 replies
    • 4.2k views

  4. Garage door placement.

    By lburgess6624,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.6k views

  5. Chief X10 Saved Plan Views

    By McCabeDesign,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views

  6. Exterior Ray Tracing - Tips

    By Ange822,   
    • 9 replies
    • 6.2k views

  7. Global Library

    By dhurst,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.8k views

  8. Roof thickness

    By ElizGuseva,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.1k views

  9. Missing Toolbars

    By Steve_Nyhof,   
    • 2 replies
    • 2.2k views

  10. What corruption is causing this roof plane to not be editable? See thread in Suggestions "Pls fix roof problem"

    By GeneDavis,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views

  11. Adding molding profile to library

    By Salishsue,
    • 7 replies
    • 3k views

  12. ICF wall type offsetting by thickness of form foam when drawing.

    By Ryan_McAllen,
    • 10 replies
    • 3.9k views

  13. Raised roof height via ceiling dbx and how to relocate ceiling framing / How to color new framing (for dummies)

    By John_Charles,
    • 6 replies
    • 3.2k views

  14. Different roof heights

    By trevannguyen,   
    • 7 replies
    • 5k views

  15. Pella window label macro 1 2

    By TimSchrock,
    • 26 replies
    • 10k views

  16. Multiple Versions in The Same File

    By coorieinteriors,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views

  17. Open roof over a deck

    By TriDiWorx,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.1k views

  18. Best camera practices

    By stager386,
    • 11 replies
    • 4.7k views

  19. Substance Player

    By twnctyguy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views

  20. Tile And Grout

    By twnctyguy,
    • 3 replies
    • 3.2k views

  21. Recess toe kick on cabinet side?

    By LeahMorgan,
    • 6 replies
    • 5.7k views

  22. Gap between floors but only under glass walls?!

    By Wcampbell17,   
    • 5 replies
    • 2.4k views

  23. FYI if you're attending the Online Round table tomorrow (November 5th 10:00am CT)

    By OkcDesigner,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views

  24. Baluster placement question

    By jtcapa1,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views

  25. Spec Home Design Fee

    By DRyeHD,   
    • 5 replies
    • 3.9k views