General Q & A

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1. Arrow Drawing Group

   By RNEcadguy, March 12
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   • RNEcadguy
   • March 12

2. Perspective View Framerate Capped at 60 FPS

   By HunterMGB, March 12
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   • HunterMGB
   • March 12

3. interior walls turned into exterior walls. Help!

   By Bradbo, March 10
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   • SHCanada2
   • March 11

4. How to revising floor joist size

   By capitaldesigns, March 11
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   • robdyck
   • March 11

5. X17 Managed Projects — archive or revision history location?

   By DefinedDesign, March 11
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   • DefinedDesign
   • March 11

6. Multiple Materials with the same name

   By PitMan71, March 10
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   • DBCooper
   • March 11

7. Standard view shadows on Mac

   By Steve-C, March 6
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   • Steve-C
   • March 10

8. Are we getting built-in AI render in Chief anytime soon? Softplan has it already. 1 2

   By Michael_Gia, February 23
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   • dskogg
   • March 10

9. Removing toe kick from vanity for knee space?

   By jbur91, March 9
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   • MarkMc
   • March 10

10. Garage Door Hardware

    By AbeLopez, March 9
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    • joey_martin
    • March 10

11. New Idea To Export and Backup X17 Project Files Within The Project Manager? 1 2

    By Steve_Nyhof, May 28, 2025   

    • x17
    • project manager
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      • x17
      • project manager
      • export project
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    • Renerabbitt
    • March 10

12. X17 temporary dimension display question

    By MtGipe, March 8
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    • MtGipe
    • March 10

13. The diffrence between Chief 13 and Chief 17

    By ChiefTCA, February 19
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    • StephenGreene
    • March 10

14. File Management for version 17

    By Mona_Sh, March 6
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    • Mona_Sh
    • March 9

15. Exterior Walls Don't update When windows move

    By mholley, March 6   

    • elevations
    • windows
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      • windows
      • x17
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    • mholley
    • March 9

16. Select layout pages to include in table

    By conwaynorth1, March 9
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    • conwaynorth1
    • March 9

17. Apartment Stairwell with Landings - Main to Third Floor

    By StephenM, September 3, 2025
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    • Neidovve
    • March 9

18. Sizing GPS Data

    By heedaf, March 8   

    • gps
    • terrain perimeter
    • 6 replies
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    • SHCanada2
    • March 8

19. Cadmouse + macOS

    By tomm11, March 7
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    • tomm11
    • March 7

20. Working plan view floor levels don't properly align with the level above or below?

    By GHArchitect, March 7
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    • GHArchitect
    • March 7

21. Why dormer end walls don't show siding?

    By Skip_D, March 7
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    • Rosco2017
    • March 7

22. Floating Linear Fireplace HELP

    By Atelier, September 29, 2025
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    • Atelier
    • March 7

23. Cathedral ceiling framing Issue

    By A-claycomb, March 6
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    • JKEdmo
    • March 7

24. File Management

    By Chief_George, March 6
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    • Chief_George
    • March 6

25. Boxed Soffit Issue

    By PitMan71, March 4
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    • Mark3D
    • March 6