General Q & A

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25918 topics in this forum

  1. Trouble importing Topo (DWG\DXF) maps.

    By 65Shelby,
    • 12 replies
    • 3.2k views

  2. Square footage not displaying

    By mpatalsky,
    • 17 replies
    • 8.6k views

  3. Wall caps over doors

    By CV-reno,
    • 5 replies
    • 2k views

  4. DWG import issue

    By Alchemyjim,
    • 13 replies
    • 3k views

  5. Need to find out how to lower roof to pony wall

    By joeyp42690,   
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views

  6. Roof Planes

    By BruceKC,
    • 11 replies
    • 2.4k views

  7. How do you change the overhead object priority?

    By bdillard1,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.9k views

  8. Staircases - stacked over each other - not doing well

    By bdillard1,
    • 13 replies
    • 3.8k views

  9. Scroll are

    By Scharp,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views

  10. Deck with vaulted ceiling

    By armfx89,
    • 8 replies
    • 3k views

  11. how to build a CA model which will blank the air above the ground in Google Earth

    By SH_Canada,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views

  12. Roof Frieze Moldings

    By Designer1,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.9k views

  13. adjusting wall height

    By tinyhouseguy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views

  14. Screen capture materials tool

    By Ronniesha,
    • 14 replies
    • 5.6k views

  15. rafter ends, some plumb and some square

    By MN_JohnH,   
    • 1 reply
    • 2.4k views

  16. Panning Window w with Mac Changed in X13

    By proformacon,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.1k views

  17. M1 Pro

    By johnelvinflores,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views

  18. Layer view in Layout changes

    By develospec9,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  19. Layout view issue I can't figure out - weird line shows up

    By JBi-PDX,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.5k views

  20. Railing offset?

    By Designer1,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  21. Connect Chief to a Relational Database like Oracle, Sqlserver, or MS Access?

    By SusanC,
    • 12 replies
    • 3k views

  22. Deck Newel and post to beam spacing

    By jtcapa1,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views

  23. "You are using a video card that does not meet the software's minimum requirements. It is unlikely that you will be able to create 3D views."

    By MNorbert,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.9k views

  24. How do I get the walls lowered to match the height of my shelf ceiling?

    By bdillard1,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.9k views

  25. SPREADSHEETS VS SCHEDULES

    By mkennedy2000,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views