General Q & A

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1. Dimension Background transparent

   By timmy123, February 23, 2020
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • February 23, 2020

2. Built-Up Moldings

   By skinner, June 20, 2015
   • 16 replies
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   • Greg_NY61
   • June 21, 2015

3. Offset a line ?

   By LeRoyWells, April 3, 2020
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   • DzinEye
   • April 3, 2020

4. Terrain/building intersection

   By ChiefRoland, February 26, 2021
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   • SHCanada2
   • May 15, 2021

5. Why Don't Triple Face Book Shelves Still Not Work?

   By dshall, June 12, 2014
   • 11 replies
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • June 13, 2014

6. Crosshairs

   By designx3, December 11, 2020
   • 10 replies
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   • builtright3
   • December 13, 2020

7. Limit CPU when Ray Tracing

   By J_Ward, February 22, 2017   

   • ray trace
   • cpu
   • 2 replies
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • February 22, 2017

8. Can't get roof rafters to be 16 " oc, reverts back to 24" oc each time

   By shingabiss, September 6, 2021
   • 11 replies
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   • Kbird1
   • September 7, 2021

9. Door Size Text Display

   By ChiefuserMathews, July 27, 2021   

   • door size macro
   • display
   • 10 replies
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   • ChiefuserMathews
   • July 27, 2021

10. Front / Back Groups

    By RobUSMC, August 12, 2019
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    • RobUSMC
    • August 19, 2019

11. Hover App

    By Windle, June 9, 2020
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    • Windle
    • June 10, 2020

12. Is there a way to manually draw a shoe plate w/roof framing tools?

    By HumbulRenovator, March 1, 2023   

    • shoe plate
    • overframe
    • (and 1 more)

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      • shoe plate
      • overframe
      • roof framing
    • 7 replies
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    • GeneDavis
    • March 4, 2023

13. Is There A Way To Have A Backdrop Rotate With A View...

    By HumbleChief, November 25, 2014
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    • Chiefer
    • November 26, 2014

14. Deck Framing not showing up

    By Regandoc, April 22, 2023   

    • deck
    • 4 replies
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    • DBCooper
    • April 23, 2023

15. Transfering from 1 Chief user to another

    By SunBearTinyHomes, April 18, 2019
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • April 18, 2019

16. New and existing footings

    By capitaldesigns, December 9, 2019
    • 9 replies
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • December 10, 2019

17. AUTO EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS DOESN'T DIMENSION DOORS

    By DianeP, September 10, 2020
    • 1 reply
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    • glennw
    • September 11, 2020

18. Chief Architect X13 hardware requirements

    By HomeDesign724, December 7, 2021
    • 12 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • December 8, 2021

19. Odd roof style - not really a cathedral but almost

    By TJDesign, September 15, 2016   

    • roof
    • odd shape
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • roof
      • odd shape
      • no ceiling
      • cathedral
    • 7 replies
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    • TJDesign
    • September 16, 2016

20. Low DPI when printing

    By OldCKD, March 13, 2017   

    • printing
    • dpi
    • (and 1 more)

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      • printing
      • dpi
      • printer driver
    • 4 replies
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • March 13, 2017

21. How would I visually represent these walls?

    By AlmiraDesign, March 7, 2021
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    • AlmiraDesign
    • March 19, 2021

22. UK Construction with Chief Architect or Home Designer Pro

    By CJT1963, June 27, 2016
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    • CJT1963
    • June 28, 2016

23. Move existing CAD items from one layer to another for entire plan

    By Ridge_Runner, August 13, 2018   

    • move
    • cad
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      Tagged with:

      • move
      • cad
      • layer
      • existing
      • blocks
    • 5 replies
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    • Ridge_Runner
    • August 13, 2018

24. Wall Material No Change

    By MTL-Homes, January 19, 2017   

    • changing wall material
    • 8 replies
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • January 19, 2017

25. Elevation Markers for 2nd floor showing up on 1st floor

    By Mardie, August 28, 2018   

    • elevation
    • markers
    • 6 replies
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    • Mardie
    • August 28, 2018