General Q & A

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1. door side lites

   By ChiefuserMathews, March 26, 2020   

   • lites
   • 7 replies
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   • ChiefuserMathews
   • March 26, 2020

2. Terrain Perimeter Not Showing in Plan View

   By kwhitt, July 1, 2022
   • 7 replies
   • 2.8k views
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   • Michael_Gia
   • July 2, 2022

3. How to change the orientation of a floor plan

   By MovingandShaking, September 10, 2020
   • 7 replies
   • 4.5k views
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   • OasisStudio
   • May 1

4. Fluted Block

   By raltd9245, January 19, 2015
   • 7 replies
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   • javachip24k
   • January 20, 2015

5. Looking For X1 Key Fob...anybody?

   By skinner, May 23, 2015
   • 7 replies
   • 2k views
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   • ChiefArchitect
   • May 27, 2015

6. dimension snaps to wrong line

   By Lighthouse, April 14, 2020
   • 7 replies
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   • Lighthouse
   • April 14, 2020

7. Shading Variations Between Original Materials and Their Copies

   By kwhitt, March 20, 2021
   • 7 replies
   • 2.9k views
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   • SNestor
   • March 20, 2021

8. Why are my roof planes not aligning

   By Hannahfdc, August 7, 2024
   • 7 replies
   • 1.7k views
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   • SNestor
   • August 9, 2024

9. Material list: framing, structural reporting, buy list. How to get plates and headers to cut from the 16' lengths

   By GeneDavis, March 14
   • 7 replies
   • 1.3k views
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   • GeneDavis
   • April 18

10. Export DWG file for CA site plan

    By ShaneK, July 7, 2016
    • 7 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • ShaneK
    • July 8, 2016

11. Line weights in general

    By SNestor, January 26, 2017   

    • line weight
    • 7 replies
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    • SNestor
    • January 27, 2017

12. How to control cabinet door offsets from corners of perp adjacent cabinets

    By dskogg, June 6, 2017
    • 7 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • MarkMc
    • June 6, 2017

13. Do You Need To Be Connected To The Internet At All Times To Use The Rental Version Of Chief?

    By Fun2Learn, August 30, 2014   

    • rental internet
    • 7 replies
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    • johnny
    • September 1, 2014

14. Defaulting to the last command

    By EmmaCox, March 27, 2017   

    • transform/replicate
    • room specification
    • 7 replies
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    • EmmaCox
    • March 28, 2017

15. What controls the text height for "show length" label?

    By Michael_Gia, May 12, 2017
    • 7 replies
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    • Michael_Gia
    • May 12, 2017

16. WALL DEFAULTS | WALL TYPES

    By interiorarch, July 7, 2017
    • 7 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • July 8, 2017

17. Half wall-soffit interaction

    By JamesR, February 22, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 4.1k views
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • February 22, 2019

18. Walk In Closet The Easiest Way

    By simonas, December 3, 2014
    • 7 replies
    • 4.1k views
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    • jcaffee
    • December 3, 2014

19. Roof Truss Problem

    By Joe_Carrick, April 11, 2016
    • 7 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • April 12, 2016

20. Room Label display help-X8

    By PaulinColorado, January 26, 2017
    • 7 replies
    • 2k views
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    • chief58
    • January 27, 2017

21. FITTING A CABINET TO AN ANGLED WALL

    By Garreth, August 6, 2019   

    • cabinet
    • angled wall
    • 7 replies
    • 9.6k views
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    • MarkMc
    • August 6, 2019

22. More Issues with Horizontal Lines in Elevations

    By wjmdes, January 27, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 4.7k views
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    • robdyck
    • January 28, 2020

23. Loading issue

    By JFDrafting, November 30, 2021
    • 7 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • Kbird1
    • December 1, 2021

24. Brick soldier course at top of wall

    By winterdd, December 29, 2022
    • 7 replies
    • 3.4k views
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    • winterdd
    • December 29, 2022

25. Layout Numbering Question

    By HumbleChief, February 20, 2016
    • 7 replies
    • 2k views
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    • HumbleChief
    • February 20, 2016