General Q & A

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24388 topics in this forum

  1. Elevation point text rotation

    By robdyck,
    • 2 replies
    • 277 views

  2. Problem using reference display, when I go to glass house the structure is visible but standard terrain gone

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 309 views

  3. DWG Files

    By TWWest,
    • 1 reply
    • 249 views

  4. While Chief is building a terrain/interpolating is there a way to work on another plan on Mac?

    By cbucks,
    • 0 replies
    • 175 views

  5. "Rubber Stamping" a typical apartment into a hi-rise?

    By Charles,
    • 12 replies
    • 612 views

  6. The search window in my library disappeared? X15

    By mountaineer,
    • 3 replies
    • 411 views

  7. Material won't cover entire wall without having multiple duplicates

    By JamesBolger,
    • 5 replies
    • 445 views

  8. Aligning exterior railings

    By AAInteriors,
    • 5 replies
    • 473 views

  9. When i build a custom wainscot everything looks fine. When i add a window, however, it cuts through the wainscot all the way down to the baseboard height! Any ideas on how to stop windows from doing that?

    By Denzil,
    • 19 replies
    • 2.7k views

  10. [ LONG POST ] - I'm a new user, hoping to ask the Chief community if Chief Architect is the best program for my somewhat-unusual use-case. Would greatly appreciate help. 1 2

    By Ty_Tradeswork,   
    • 37 replies
    • 11.2k views

  11. Framing wall details

    By StVrainHabitat,
    • 2 replies
    • 357 views

  12. FLOOR PLAN APPS

    By builtright3,
    • 18 replies
    • 1.7k views

  13. It looks like every scrap of previous installs is gone after upgrading to X15.

    By BeachHouse1,
    • 3 replies
    • 318 views

  14. Crash on printing to PDF

    By AmandaBrady,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.3k views

  15. Is there a place to set a default degree for the spline segment angle on electrical connections?

    By DIYJon,
    • 0 replies
    • 225 views

  16. Edit hole in 3d solid

    By RL-inc,
    • 3 replies
    • 343 views

  17. Delete Unwanted/Unused layers

    By HumbleChief,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views

  18. Can auto roof on top plate above ceiling joists be done?

    By CARMELHILL,
    • 4 replies
    • 331 views

  19. Curtain Walls

    By raltd9245,
    • 6 replies
    • 627 views

  20. How to change layout dimension size?

    By J_Ward,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views

  21. Barrel Vault Ceiling structure under another floor

    By RGShurlingPA,
    • 1 reply
    • 281 views

  22. California Architects hooked on Chief Architect drawing

    By viggia,   
    • 2 replies
    • 365 views

  23. Missing Exterior Wall at Roof Valley

    By MorseRemodeling,   
    • 0 replies
    • 213 views

  24. Roof Mystery for gable features

    By kbaxter,
    • 5 replies
    • 499 views

  25. Closet under u-shaped stairs.

    By Cadwork22,
    • 4 replies
    • 410 views