General Q & A

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1. Fireplace Wall Vent

   By builtright3, August 22, 2020
   • 17 replies
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   • builtright3
   • August 24, 2020

2. Does X8 Support This? 1 2

   By DakotaContractor, February 22, 2016   

   • layers
   • sets
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • layers
     • sets
     • support
     • x8
   • 35 replies
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   • mthd97
   • March 9, 2016

3. As-Builts Plans

   By alaska, July 8, 2014
   • 19 replies
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   • Kiwideziner
   • June 26, 2015

4. floating second floor 1 2

   By Randyc, September 17, 2015
   • 33 replies
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   • HumbleChief
   • September 18, 2015

5. Corbels 1 2

   By pdiaz4, February 8, 2021
   • 26 replies
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   • pdiaz4
   • February 16, 2021

6. Been away for a while, but working in Chief every day. Question for those out there making a living [upgardes] 1 2

   By VisualDandD, December 15, 2021
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   • RodCole
   • January 21, 2022

7. How Do We Get a Material List for Framing a Remodel

   By Renerabbitt, June 29, 2017
   • 19 replies
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   • lbuttery
   • July 1, 2017

8. grade distance from foundation to overcome frost level

   By Dennis_Gavin, April 13, 2016
   • 19 replies
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   • HumbleChief
   • April 14, 2016

9. Zoom Level In Layout

   By GMTinc, July 27, 2014
   • 22 replies
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • September 6, 2014

10. Rotating an object

    By MN_JohnH, December 31, 2020
    • 12 replies
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    • Newbie_Mary
    • December 26, 2024

11. Chief Architect vs SoftPlan

    By GalleryOfHomes, October 30, 2018
    • 11 replies
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    • parkwest
    • November 2, 2018

12. Build boxout wall under roof eave / soffit

    By ArtisanDeck, March 2, 2017   

    • under eave
    • boxout
    • 17 replies
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    • ArtisanDeck
    • March 3, 2017

13. Room Material List 1 2

    By Carpenter4, April 3, 2015
    • 31 replies
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    • Doug_Park
    • April 6, 2015

14. Why Are Parts Of The Frieze Board On A Gable Roof Missing?

    By DB-Designs, January 29, 2015
    • 20 replies
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    • javatom
    • June 3, 2017

15. Full Orthographic View 1 2

    By mattradk, December 4, 2017   

    • orthographic
    • view
    • (and 1 more)

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      • orthographic
      • view
      • problem
    • 27 replies
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    • MarkMc
    • December 7, 2017

16. X13 crashing on MacBook Pro 16 inch 1 2

    By SusanC, August 29, 2021
    • 33 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • September 13, 2021

17. pdf flattening 1 2

    By BAKERSB4, May 2, 2018
    • 29 replies
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    • EconBlueprints
    • May 12, 2018

18. Room dividers

    By johnny, March 7, 2018
    • 17 replies
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    • lbuttery
    • March 10, 2018

19. Exterior Stairs 1 2

    By builtright3, September 7, 2020
    • 26 replies
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    • Doug_N
    • October 16, 2020

20. perpendicular dimensioning 1 2

    By DianeP, April 1, 2019
    • 30 replies
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    • HumbleChief
    • April 3, 2019

21. X11 Reference Floor Question 1 2

    By HumbleChief, February 13, 2019
    • 43 replies
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    • dskogg
    • February 18, 2019

22. Chief Being Sold? 1 2

    By Rich_Winsor, April 1, 2015
    • 28 replies
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    • DavidJPotter
    • April 2, 2015

23. printing A1 paper problems x7, x8, x9 1 2

    By bernie, January 16, 2017   

    • print
    • 25 replies
    • 9.2k views
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • January 20, 2017

24. Ok, I'm stupid.

    By DKDesigns, August 10, 2022
    • 9 replies
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    • PMMully
    • August 11, 2022

25. Add Lighting To A Custom Wall Cabinet?

    By DefinedDesign, October 4, 2014   

    • lighting
    • cabinet
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • lighting
      • cabinet
      • custom
    • 14 replies
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    • GlenheadK-B
    • October 14, 2016