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  1. Cabinetry not Showing in Layout

    By RittenhouseHome,
    • 0 replies
    • 969 views

  2. Garage Door

    By AbeLopez,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views

  3. Best practice for presenting options

    By EngelsmaHomes,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.8k views

  4. Angled roof beam

    By capitaldesigns,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.8k views

  5. Electrical Symbol Text

    By Adam_Gibson,
    • 6 replies
    • 2.5k views

  6. truss framing issue

    By kreser,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.8k views

  7. Chief Architect X13 - Photorealistic ray tracing on a MacBookPro 2020

    By Benny_G,
    • 10 replies
    • 4.3k views

  8. Sloping on two axis for a ramp/driveway to car park

    By Benny_G,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  9. stairwell wall showing on elevation and couple other issues

    By SH_Canada,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.3k views

  10. Locking Down Exterior Wall Dimensions?

    By DeltaHome,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views

  11. Hide CAD lines on 3D symbols in elevation views

    By toucanskeleton,   
    • 2 replies
    • 2.9k views

  12. PBR w/ Realtime Ray-tracing Questions in X13 1 2 3

    By kwhitt,
    • 67 replies
    • 20k views

  13. Freeze on startup

    By WhistlerBuilder,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views

  14. 2 Story with Bonus Rooms

    By BrettCP,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views

  15. gotta ask

    By winterdd,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views

  16. PDF's have thin white lines in the fills.

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 12 replies
    • 3.1k views

  17. X13 - Box window Interior - exterior Casing Material

    By sweethomedesign,
    • 13 replies
    • 3.6k views

  18. Layout numbering

    By ACADuser,
    • 22 replies
    • 3.6k views

  19. Something Amiss with UV maps in Chief

    By kwhitt,
    • 10 replies
    • 3.8k views

  20. Deck Issues

    By MichaelSimpson,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views

  21. Chief Architect to PDF

    By winterdd,
    • 6 replies
    • 2k views

  22. Foundation & Roof issues

    By Scotbow,
    • 13 replies
    • 4.3k views

  23. Question/tip about soffits sloped in two planes

    By LightHouse_Doug,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.7k views

  24. Applying a .png to a Polyline Solid

    By stevenblanc,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.4k views

  25. Shipping Container Home Troubles

    By mmebsc,
    • 12 replies
    • 4k views