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  1. Tapered Joists

    By winterdd,
    • 11 replies
    • 1.6k views

  2. Wall Detail Dimensions

    By Mitchellopolis,
    • 2 replies
    • 664 views

  3. Trees and shrubs disappear in physical based renderings. Why?

    By DB-Designs,
    • 1 reply
    • 609 views

  4. Slab is swallowing my rooms

    By HowdyYall,
    • 1 reply
    • 585 views

  5. Raise/Lower Roof Planes disabled

    By Mitchellopolis,
    • 4 replies
    • 891 views

  6. Hiding Dormers From View

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 6 replies
    • 988 views

  7. More strange things!

    By Evolution,
    • 11 replies
    • 1.4k views

  8. Crazy Tricky Roof

    By Tryingtobezen,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.4k views

  9. No codec

    By Evolution,
    • 14 replies
    • 2.2k views

  10. Changing doors to drawers

    By BTKitchens,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.2k views

  11. Looking for help to convert my .plan files into 3d files for a portfolio.

    By Sakuhano,
    • 1 reply
    • 524 views

  12. Chief freezing while searching for materials X17

    By DeLayDesign,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.3k views

  13. Dissapearing floor

    By Evolution,
    • 3 replies
    • 921 views

  14. X16 upgrade to X17

    By PitMan71,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views

  15. Room with arched/curved walls and ceiling?

    By joesausage,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.3k views

  16. Window in Gable

    By dakwest,
    • 2 replies
    • 772 views

  17. Pictures are Condensed

    By blueriver,
    • 4 replies
    • 934 views

  18. roof

    By decorators3,   
    • 7 replies
    • 1.1k views

  19. struggling with elevations.

    By MulePacker,
    • 10 replies
    • 2k views

  20. Reinforced Concrete Frame Building (w/ masonry infill)

    By RogueDesigner,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views

  21. Foundation auto dimensions

    By Michael_C,
    • 2 replies
    • 694 views

  22. Building a second floor

    By Minnerdawg,
    • 2 replies
    • 609 views

  23. Rotate Labels

    By JiAngelo,
    • 2 replies
    • 841 views

  24. How to Create Different Roof Styles in One Job

    By alexd4,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.3k views

  25. Main floor wall not aligning with foundation walls

    By Manpreet13,
    • 2 replies
    • 706 views