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  1. Erea...

    By Kjellar,
    • 13 replies
    • 4.4k views

  2. rafter Tail profiles on beams or pergola rafters.

    By Treehouse2339,
    • 12 replies
    • 4.3k views

  3. Ray tracing error

    By DH7777,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.2k views

  4. Stair railings.

    By Treehouse2339,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views

  5. Marking Up Drawings

    By BeachHouse1,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.5k views

  6. transparent symbol

    By BruceKC,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.3k views

  7. Half hot recepticle?

    By Designer1,
    • 6 replies
    • 3.2k views

  8. Error Message

    By HyggeHus,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.7k views

  9. Lowering 1st floor ceiling without losing 2nd floor custom roof

    By QwertyGraves,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.3k views

  10. Acrobat Printing Problem

    By DougDM,
    • 10 replies
    • 4k views

  11. View/Snap to Objects on Multiple Floors in Plan View

    By basilbabaa,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views

  12. Chief Architect X12 won't load on new Windows Surface Pro X with Microsoft SQ1 Processor

    By Probuilder84,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.9k views

  13. Continuously rotate full camera 3D view

    By Nicu101268,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.9k views

  14. Quickest route to all 12' drywall?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.4k views

  15. Valley intersection over dormer needs fixed

    By intendo,   
    • 8 replies
    • 5.1k views

  16. Manually adding Brick Veener

    By basilbabaa,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.2k views

  17. X12 Crashes

    By skirby19,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.3k views

  18. Why this attic wall and how to remove it?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views

  19. Weird line on ceiling framing

    By mrrozhall,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views

  20. Convert "Rich Text" to "Text"

    By Charles,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.4k views

  21. Wall Line Weights 1 2

    By builtright3,
    • 26 replies
    • 8.8k views

  22. dimensions won't match default

    By Lighthouse,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.3k views

  23. How can I fix this floor to be where it should be?

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.2k views

  24. How can I speed up Layout?

    By kylejmarsh,   
    • 11 replies
    • 3.7k views

  25. Lowered Joist Floor even with top of green plate

    By chiefuser70,   
    • 8 replies
    • 5k views