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  1. Adding Mesh to front of Drawer

    By jennwhaley,
    • 1 reply
    • 578 views

  2. Cabinet Door Hardware Tab Pulls

    By danderson1440,
    • 3 replies
    • 611 views

  3. Fake Wall Generating Below Railing

    By BortDesign,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views

  4. Exterior walls on 2nd floor not opening for doors

    By FirebirdDesignCo,
    • 1 reply
    • 539 views

  5. Snapping in 3D views no longer reliable in latest X17 update

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 0 replies
    • 594 views

  6. EXPOSED RAFTERS

    By winterdd,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.1k views

  7. X17 Project Management and Backing Up

    By Electromen,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.8k views

  8. Cabinet Re-Shaping

    By twnctyguy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  9. Walkthrough in framing overview mode

    By GeneDavis,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views

  10. Installed update Aug 22 and Chief won't open

    By GeneDavis,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

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

    By Steve_Nyhof,   
    • 40 replies
    • 9.3k views

  12. Why is the Material Structure Type so short, only 3 choices, CONCRETE/MASONRY/OTHER?

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 0 replies
    • 896 views

  13. Framed cabinet door adjustments

    By Ryan_M,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.2k views

  14. Butt roof to Gable End Wall

    By NewUserSargent,
    • 20 replies
    • 2.4k views

  15. Duplex outlet placement on the end of a wall.

    By KKBKeith,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  16. How to export layer sets in X17?

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views

  17. Chief Architect Catalogs pre X13

    By shingabiss,
    • 0 replies
    • 859 views

  18. Tray Ceiling gone wild

    By IRDesign,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.3k views

  19. Elevation Marker Alignment

    By PitMan71,
    • 10 replies
    • 1.3k views

  20. Partition Glass/Window wall

    By SUlrich,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  21. Fascia & Soffit Issues

    By freemand18,
    • 2 replies
    • 982 views

  22. Automatic framing keeps framing 24" o.c.

    By Japyhala0,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.4k views

  23. Construction Detail Template

    By martinconst,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views

  24. Plan Macros in Layout File

    By chrismac,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.3k views

  25. unable to make a copy

    By SHCanada2,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.8k views