General Q & A

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1. Hole in house

   By srjbb97, September 26, 2018   

   • foundation
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • September 26, 2018

2. Tile Pattern

   By stager386, March 8, 2022
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   • robdyck
   • March 8, 2022

3. Edit Area - Floor Elevations don't copy correctly

   By Joe_Carrick, March 6, 2014
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • March 7, 2014

4. Room Specification (Structure)

   By buzzsaw204, September 6, 2014
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   • lbuttery
   • September 6, 2014

5. CROWN MOULDING PARPET WALL AND MATERIAL FINISH ISSUES

   By Designer100, November 13, 2015
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   • BenPalmer
   • November 13, 2015

6. Export to 3DS Max

   By flyer1, March 12, 2017   

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   • AdrianDuf
   • February 27, 2022

7. Leica Disto X3 or X4

   By Bob_DeWitt_PE, August 26, 2020   

   • field measurement
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   • mthd97
   • December 14, 2024

8. Terrain Icons

   By JKEdmo, May 2, 2023
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   • JKEdmo
   • May 5, 2023

9. Pitched roof with shed/dormer in middle section

   By rck-tech, March 21, 2025
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   • RL-inc
   • March 24, 2025

10. How does CA compare to Revit, Sketchup, Autocad, and softplan for concrete house construction

    By Haskellf, February 26, 2018   

    • revit
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    • Robert_N
    • October 9, 2018

11. pony wall

    By PacNWMike, December 14, 2019
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    • Kbird1
    • December 14, 2019

12. Staggered Lap Siding/Pattern to Texture?

    By WoodlandDesign, March 9, 2020
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    • WoodlandDesign
    • March 10, 2020

13. Material Lists Training

    By Design20, April 16, 2021
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    • Renerabbitt
    • September 29, 2023

14. awning

    By winterdd, January 4, 2023
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    • GeneDavis
    • January 5, 2023

15. Understanding Knee-Wall Top of Plate Calculation

    By jayn1321, February 21, 2023
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    • jayn1321
    • February 22, 2023

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

    By zowie123, July 17, 2014
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • July 17, 2014

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

    By mcrump, July 9, 2015
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    • dshall
    • July 10, 2015

18. X8 Plotting the Wrong Way - paper waste

    By TGIVaughn, December 28, 2016   

    • canon plotting orientation problems pdf portrait landscape
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    • TGIVaughn
    • December 29, 2016

19. Weird screen issue, need help

    By amddrafting, May 17, 2018
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    • Doug_N
    • May 20, 2018

20. STEEL FRAMED SHOWER WALL AND DOOR

    By Sassoondesign, June 23, 2020
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    • Kbird1
    • June 24, 2020

21. narrow to wider stairs?

    By DianeP, October 9, 2020
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    • rgardner
    • October 10, 2020

22. Clarifying stem walls for basements in Chief

    By BnCKelley, January 27, 2021
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    • ricatic
    • January 27, 2021

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

    By SH_Canada, June 7, 2021
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    • SH_Canada
    • June 13, 2021

24. Text Line With Arrow

    By buzzsaw204, August 12, 2014
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    • 4hotshoez
    • March 26, 2015

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

    By scarles, May 8, 2016   

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    • Chopsaw
    • May 8, 2016