General Q & A

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1. Deck over foundation room. What is best way to represent floor/ceiling structure details?

   By TommyGsWorkshop, March 30
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   • TommyGsWorkshop
   • April 13

2. Managing Multiple concepts; Layers vs Files

   By woodwerdtx, April 11
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   • JiAngelo
   • April 13

3. Ceiling treatments using molding

   By JBi-PDX, April 9
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   • Rich_Winsor
   • April 13

4. Using Time Tracker for Billable Hours as a Drafter

   By SetashaBybee, April 10
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   • Chiefuserodd
   • April 12

5. Rope Lights under soffits

   By mtldesigns, April 11
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • April 12

6. Trying to Make a Sign on a pole.

   By jjifmeyer, April 10
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   • jjifmeyer
   • April 11

7. Dimensions wont find main layer

   By SHCanada2, April 7
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   • SHCanada2
   • April 10

8. Birds-mouth cut width

   By SAWConstruction, April 9   

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   • SAWConstruction
   • April 10

9. Rotating outlets in 3D

   By SethL3113, April 10
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   • PitMan71
   • April 10

10. Anyone use AutoCAD in tandem with Chief?

    By Michael_Gia, April 8
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    • ComputerMaster86
    • April 10

11. Ceiling ht drop for bonus over garage

    By PitMan71, April 9
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    • PitMan71
    • April 10

12. Faded PDF or lost reference

    By AHdesigner, February 9
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    • BenMerritt
    • April 9

13. Need help converting a current Chief Architect file

    By MNKnute, April 9
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    • DBCooper
    • April 9

14. I was expecting an easter egg in the form of a sneak peek at X18?

    By Michael_Gia, April 6
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    • MPDesign
    • April 9

15. Camera and callout display in plan views: how best to control? Is it layers?

    By GeneDavis, April 8
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    • SHCanada2
    • April 9

16. Interior wall edits

    By buildinthevoid, October 2, 2019
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    • DBCooper
    • April 8

17. Troubles with sloped roof revealing the inside of the room

    By 111brookem, April 2
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    • LloydAWaguespack
    • April 8

18. Elevation Changes

    By gsaygrr, April 7
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    • Rich_Winsor
    • April 8

19. "Master" Room labels and the schedule

    By mtldesigns, April 7
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    • mtldesigns
    • April 7

20. Foundation

    By winterdd, April 7
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    • winterdd
    • April 7

21. Reinstalling my seldom used X6 on new computers and missing stuff like Catalogs

    By Greg_B, April 5
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    • madcowscarnival
    • April 7

22. Stair opening Finish: Best Approach requested

    By gravattedesign, April 6
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    • gravattedesign
    • April 7

23. X17 - Can't change foundation height anymore? wtf?

    By Michael_Gia, July 19, 2025
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    • SHCanada2
    • April 7

24. Center Diagonal tile in Material Region

    By creatrix, April 7   

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    • Mark3D
    • April 7

25. Room Labels

    By SMRDESIGNS, April 6
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    • DBCooper
    • April 6