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  1. awning

    By winterdd,
    • 7 replies
    • 3k views

  2. Understanding Knee-Wall Top of Plate Calculation

    By jayn1321,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.3k views

  3. Is There A Ways Migrate Cabinet Defaults From One Plan To Another Without Killing All Other Defaults?

    By zowie123,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.5k views

  4. Oval gable vents have rect. hole in wall.

    By mcrump,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.8k views

  5. X8 Plotting the Wrong Way - paper waste

    By TGIVaughn,   
    • 7 replies
    • 2.4k views

  6. Weird screen issue, need help

    By amddrafting,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.2k views

  7. STEEL FRAMED SHOWER WALL AND DOOR

    By Sassoondesign,
    • 7 replies
    • 4.1k views

  8. narrow to wider stairs?

    By DianeP,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.4k views

  9. Clarifying stem walls for basements in Chief

    By BnCKelley,
    • 7 replies
    • 3k views

  10. door area disappears on furred side of a double wall when I move a perpendicular wall close, but not that close

    By SH_Canada,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.2k views

  11. Text Line With Arrow

    By buzzsaw204,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.7k views

  12. How to "explode" or "ungroup" imported skp models

    By scarles,   
    • 7 replies
    • 10k views

  13. Default Wall Material not saving

    By slowrolls,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.4k views

  14. Winders - at start of stairs?

    By Draftsmith,   
    • 7 replies
    • 3.5k views

  15. Existing/proposed terrain on plot plan

    By NevinF,   
    • 7 replies
    • 3.3k views

  16. LOST WALLS

    By raltd9245,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.5k views

  17. Lockups/Beachball X11 MacOS

    By clarkbreyman,   
    • 7 replies
    • 3.9k views

  18. X13 seems missing MEP, Cabinet on the top right menu, and X12 has 5 menu on the Top right, X13 only has 3 menu on the top right, how to make it appear?

    By jacksfbay,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.4k views

  19. Soffit Under Ceiling

    By HarrisReno,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.4k views

  20. Cabinet schedule - ungroup duplicate cabinets so they each have their own item number

    By JordanWeed,
    • 7 replies
    • 648 views

  21. How to create terrain data with northings/eastings from surveyor?

    By 1-3-2-4,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.9k views

  22. Foundation Wall Creation Problem

    By Lorenchief,   
    • 7 replies
    • 2.7k views

  23. Don't want polyline box poking through roof

    By Stevenplane,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.5k views

  24. sloping a roof plane in 2 directions

    By BillsburgChief,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.6k views

  25. Modifying columns in Chiefs library

    By capitaldesigns,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.3k views