General Q & A

Ask Chief-related questions and get answers from experienced users.

27132 topics in this forum

  1. " How do I get rid of this ? "

    By basketballman,
    • 4 replies
    • 685 views

  2. Chief freezing while searching for materials X17

    By DeLayDesign,
    • 5 replies
    • 854 views

  3. Chief..You made me lose a lot of my substance player catalog with this update

    By Renerabbitt,
    • 6 replies
    • 1k views

  4. Auto build roof does not build over structure, but creates false roof

    By Clark418,
    • 2 replies
    • 644 views

  5. Importing a previous plan into X17

    By LisaJWood,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.1k views

  6. Relinking Large File Size Project

    By BryceEngstrom,
    • 4 replies
    • 724 views

  7. Cropping Plants or Other Symbols

    By Buck_Nodules,
    • 1 reply
    • 470 views

  8. x17 file management with multi person office

    By Bighandsome,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.1k views

  9. Opinion on Furred Walls or Custom Exterior Walls showing interior with furred walls, for basements?

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.1k views

  10. Does anyone know how to reverse a 3D picture in a schedule?

    By ValleyGuy,
    • 6 replies
    • 2k views

  11. X17 - Missing Sink / Faucet Combo Mystery

    By JKEdmo,
    • 6 replies
    • 926 views

  12. Auto-build roof question

    By MackenzieBaker,
    • 4 replies
    • 818 views

  13. Text editing

    By wkenddad,
    • 0 replies
    • 455 views

  14. Roof over Porch Length of house/cabin

    By Gary_Ganu,
    • 1 reply
    • 619 views

  15. Shelf Ceiling

    By builtright3,
    • 2 replies
    • 636 views

  16. X17- 2D Symbols not matching 3D within Cab

    By Breezeway01,
    • 5 replies
    • 967 views

  17. Why do i see some of my CAD fills lighter than others in a PDF, while i have used eye dropper to match them. Here is the screen shot of Plan File vs. PDF file

    By ChiefUserDennisR,
    • 8 replies
    • 979 views

  18. X17 unable to handle Text Macros, it would seem? (I'm trying to automate the filling out of forms)

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 7 replies
    • 1k views

  19. Cannot seem to delete a dormer

    By DougWilson,
    • 2 replies
    • 723 views

  20. Window indicator in schedules

    By buzzsaw204,
    • 1 reply
    • 508 views

  21. Dimension line bug in X17?

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 1 reply
    • 525 views

  22. Flat Roof Design

    By wesdutka,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views

  23. Simple (I hope) auto-roof question

    By MtGipe,
    • 13 replies
    • 1.5k views

  24. The word SCHEDULE is auto populated at the end of the Main Title in schedules - can this be disabled?

    By para-CAD,
    • 2 replies
    • 571 views

  25. My Dumb Question of the day

    By PhillipsPlans23,
    • 7 replies
    • 980 views