General Q & A

27169 topics in this forum

1. Resizing foundation

   By BennyD, March 19, 2016
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • March 20, 2016

2. wall heights differ

   By remodelerJK, November 3, 2016
   • 6 replies
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   • GeneDavis
   • November 3, 2016

3. Align with wall above centering rather than aligning

   By CRHDesign, March 2, 2017   

   • align with wall
   • 6 replies
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   • glennw
   • March 2, 2017

4. Create room underneath stairs without walls

   By Brannan926, March 14, 2021
   • 6 replies
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   • Michael_Gia
   • March 15, 2021

5. Casement window hinge / opening direction indication in plan view

   By JoeinNorCal, March 18, 2022   

   • casement windows
   • hinge
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • casement windows
     • hinge
     • handing
     • direction
     • indicator
   • 6 replies
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   • VHampton
   • March 18, 2022

6. Shaped windows

   By winterdd, March 5, 2025
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   • winterdd
   • March 5, 2025

7. Roof overframing AGAIN

   By Dennis_Gavin, April 5, 2016
   • 6 replies
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • April 6, 2016

8. Global change dims to "use default"

   By lbuttery, February 18, 2018
   • 6 replies
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   • lbuttery
   • February 19, 2018

9. Footings and foundation - color fills

   By wolftide45, July 22, 2018
   • 6 replies
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   • glennw
   • July 24, 2018

10. Walls are showing the interior framing (plywood) in the camera view

    By Brittanyb22, April 29, 2020
    • 6 replies
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • April 29, 2020

11. GLOBAL SYMBOL MAPPING, does anybody understand it?

    By dshall, June 28, 2017
    • 6 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • DavidJPotter
    • June 28, 2017

12. Custom Window

    By dswadejr, July 22, 2018   

    • windows
    • custom
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • windows
      • custom
      • pentagon
    • 6 replies
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    • Archnot-Boltz
    • November 2, 2018

13. truss framing issue

    By kreser, July 13, 2021
    • 6 replies
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    • dshall
    • July 13, 2021

14. CAX10 Metal double line angle cross hatch fill pattern apparently missing ?

    By mthd97, February 22, 2024
    • 6 replies
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    • mthd97
    • February 24, 2024

15. tif files for printing

    By allaboutkitchens, July 23, 2015   

    • tif pdf print printing
    • 6 replies
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    • Electromen
    • July 24, 2015

16. Floor won't frame for me.

    By Pkbldr, March 19, 2016   

    • floor framing
    • 6 replies
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • March 19, 2016

17. Blocking/Bridging disappearing after adding openings(doors, windows)

    By daveaston, July 1, 2016   

    • bridging
    • blocking
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • bridging
      • blocking
      • x8
    • 6 replies
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    • glennw
    • July 9, 2016

18. cad to layout problem and lost work

    By jessde, March 21, 2017
    • 6 replies
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    • jessde
    • March 23, 2017

19. Plan file size

    By TopagnaOverlook, January 21, 2020
    • 6 replies
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    • Ridge_Runner
    • January 21, 2020

20. Cabinet Fillers w/ 1/32" Accuracy

    By kwhitt, February 29, 2020
    • 6 replies
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    • kwhitt
    • February 29, 2020

21. Emailing a .Plan file

    By Treehouse2339, September 27, 2020
    • 6 replies
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    • ericepv
    • October 1, 2020

22. Electrical Symbol Text

    By Adam_Gibson, July 13, 2021
    • 6 replies
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    • DzinEye
    • July 13, 2021

23. Chief Architect Will not Open

    By DCortes, May 11, 2023
    • 6 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • Kbird1
    • May 17, 2023

24. How do I delete duplicate colours?

    By ValleyGuy, February 6, 2025
    • 6 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • ValleyGuy
    • February 7, 2025

25. Dimensions to reference floor

    By jgrimm, May 28, 2017
    • 6 replies
    • 2.9k views
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    • glennw
    • May 30, 2017