General Q & A

27169 topics in this forum

1. Extend chain on Chandelier

   By Scottb, July 10, 2016
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • July 11, 2016

2. Straight Railing framing schedule

   By rck-tech, September 13, 2020
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   • rck-tech
   • September 14, 2020

3. Spline Polyline kills plan file

   By Chopsaw, August 24, 2016
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   • Chopsaw
   • August 24, 2016

4. Sloped shower floor: use soffites

   By cv2702, January 5, 2018   

   • sloped shower floor
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   • Chopsaw
   • January 5, 2018

5. Ceiling joists to align with roof rafters

   By Motabobo, June 20, 2020
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   • Chopsaw
   • June 23, 2020

6. Object movement with arrow key blocked but no obvious reason

   By Christina_Girerd, July 11, 2020
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   • Christina_Girerd
   • July 13, 2020

7. Wire lath in wall definition?

   By ACADuser, July 22, 2021
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   • SteveNovato
   • April 8, 2022

8. Place footer and post (block) evenly

   By Ringos, October 20, 2025
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   • Chrisb222
   • October 21, 2025

9. How do you add molding to an interior door

   By DonnaMarie, January 15
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   • JiAngelo
   • January 16

10. MIRROR

    By George, February 18, 2017
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    • glennw
    • February 18, 2017

11. Labels showing through walls

    By gdesignbuild, January 19, 2019
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    • Dermot
    • January 22, 2019

12. Ruby Room Area?

    By ACADuser, April 16, 2020   

    • room area
    • ruby
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    • ACADuser
    • May 5, 2020

13. Dropping slab for porch/patio?

    By 5Design, December 8, 2023
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    • SNestor
    • December 8, 2023

14. Ethernet plug symbol

    By winterdd, September 5, 2025
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    • PitMan71
    • September 5, 2025

15. +/-

    By Dennis_Gavin, August 28, 2015
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    • Dennis_Gavin
    • August 28, 2015

16. cad file

    By chief58, April 13, 2016
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    • KevinWaldron
    • April 20, 2016

17. Automatic Framing Ceiling Joist

    By ACADuser, October 30, 2017
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • October 30, 2017

18. Buildings on different terrain heights

    By pgjacob, March 13, 2018   

    • terrain
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    • lbuttery
    • March 13, 2018

19. Importing a previous plan into X17

    By LisaJWood, August 1, 2025
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    • JiAngelo
    • August 2, 2025

20. Railing with Panels and Columns

    By PitMan71, October 20, 2025
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    • PitMan71
    • October 21, 2025

21. Vertical Line Label Flip

    By timmy123, August 1, 2015
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • August 2, 2015

22. Rescheck...Question about how a roof is calculated? Attic Room situation.

    By zowie123, April 13, 2016
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    • Mark_Peterson
    • April 17, 2016

23. Chief users in southern and central Indiana

    By jmyers, October 22, 2016
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    • jmyers
    • October 24, 2016

24. cursor move very slow in the layout page

    By capitaldesigns, January 28, 2017
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • January 28, 2017

25. Possible to open really old Chief Files?

    By BeaconHill, October 7, 2021
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    • Dermot
    • October 8, 2021