General Q & A

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25911 topics in this forum

  1. Creating base house plan with options

    By ElkRivers,
    • 4 replies
    • 2k views

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

    By Michael86,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.5k views

  3. Rendering taking a really long time.

    By kgschlosser,
    • 14 replies
    • 5.2k views

  4. Mouse Click-hold-drag problem

    By Aamir77,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.9k views

  5. Notes - how to? 1 2

    By SNestor,   
    • 32 replies
    • 7.8k views

  6. Micro Print Font Compatible with Chief ?

    By Chopsaw,
    • 14 replies
    • 2.8k views

  7. Lost core catalogs

    By taylorjschief,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views

  8. All my Catalogs Disappeared

    By ChrisinAZ,
    • 12 replies
    • 3.8k views

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

    By Vizplan_arkitekt,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views

  10. auto rebuild

    By SBDandC,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views

  11. Faded Transparency of Polygons Makes all Other Objects Faded

    By A_Joseph_PE,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views

  12. Lumber quantity counts in three dimensions

    By jmartinnelson,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.3k views

  13. Appliance Will Not "Recess" Fully into Cabinet

    By Drew-PRH,   
    • 2 replies
    • 3k views

  14. Wood Slat Wall

    By SKCanada,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.1k views

  15. Can I open a pocket door wider?

    By bdillard1,
    • 3 replies
    • 2k views

  16. 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
    • 1.3k views

  17. Building envelope X13

    By Denzil,
    • 1 reply
    • 892 views

  18. Can you help me build a side duct?

    By bdillard1,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.7k views

  19. Layer changes wall display

    By Steve_Nyhof,   
    • 16 replies
    • 3.2k views

  20. Room Selection on overdrive!

    By Francois,
    • 21 replies
    • 3.4k views

  21. ADA CAD blocks

    By Acclaim_Reno,   
    • 8 replies
    • 3k views

  22. Floating Out Building

    By wghombach,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views

  23. What do you use to make floating shelves?

    By bdillard1,
    • 8 replies
    • 3.7k views

  24. Homestyler vs Chief Architect

    By DHWHSID,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views

  25. Change door into a gate? i.e. not embedded in wall

    By Wynsong,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views