General Q & A

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1. PBR w/ Realtime Ray-tracing Questions in X13 1 2 3

   By kwhitt, July 12, 2021
   • 67 replies
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   • Designer1
   • July 16, 2021

2. Gable ends missing 1 2 3

   By MBagshaw, July 1, 2016   

   • Roof
   • 65 replies
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • August 27, 2016

3. Leaving X7 Back To X6 1 2 3

   By KenL-sdd, April 28, 2015   

   • X7 is slow
   • 65 replies
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   • Kelly_K
   • June 26, 2015

4. Design custom furniture? 1 2 3

   By usingchief, May 6, 2017   

   • cabinets
   • furniture
   • 65 replies
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   • TheKitchenAbode
   • May 10, 2017

5. Chief Crashing at Standard Render on New Alienware X17 R2 Laptop 1 2 3

   By kwhitt, March 18, 2022
   • 64 replies
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   • 65Shelby
   • March 24, 2022

6. How to define DEFAULT FLOOR STRUCTURE 1 2 3

   By dshall, August 11, 2015
   • 63 replies
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   • OttawaP
   • April 20, 2017

7. Deck Post ,fascia Mount Possible? 1 2 3

   By Kbird1, June 10, 2014
   • 63 replies
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   • Kbird1
   • April 30, 2015

8. Shadows in Layout 1 2 3

   By wjmdes, May 21, 2018   

   • shadows
   • layout
   • 62 replies
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   • Doug_N
   • June 28, 2018

9. How to do flush base in ca? 1 2 3

   By dskogg, January 19, 2019
   • 61 replies
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   • Kbird1
   • January 23, 2019

10. Pulling the trigger on a new computer. 1 2 3

    By Doug_N, April 3, 2022
    • 60 replies
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    • 65Shelby
    • April 17, 2022

11. Future decline in demand for designers/draftspersons? 1 2 3

    By jmyers, August 23, 2016
    • 60 replies
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    • antoine
    • August 27, 2016

12. Question For The Computer Guys 1 2 3

    By HumbleChief, November 11, 2021
    • 59 replies
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    • Steve_Nyhof
    • December 16, 2021

13. Layer sets vs. Saved Plan Views 1 2 3

    By steve_stuart, June 8, 2020
    • 59 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • June 13, 2020

14. Creating layout template from existing project layout 1 2 3

    By vikiw_bend, March 4, 2014
    • 59 replies
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    • HumbleChief
    • June 13, 2015

15. X17, what's the consensus? 1 2 3

    By Michael_Gia, May 14, 2025
    • 59 replies
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    • DBCooper
    • June 28, 2025

16. LAPTOP help, 1060 vs 1070 card 1 2 3

    By limitless8, November 22, 2018
    • 58 replies
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    • M-Ferioli
    • March 22, 2019

17. Story Pole, relocating the grade elevation 1 2 3

    By dshall, April 14, 2018
    • 58 replies
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    • PerryPlansPro
    • March 21, 2019

18. Why Does The Default Stainless Steel Look So Dark? 1 2 3

    By 4hotshoez, October 14, 2014
    • 58 replies
    • 25.7k views
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    • caf200
    • March 9, 2022

19. The future of residential design/drafting? 1 2 3

    By jmyers, November 19, 2017
    • 58 replies
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    • CARMELHILL
    • November 27, 2017

20. Standing Seam? 1 2 3

    By Designer1, April 3, 2019
    • 57 replies
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    • NRST8TRKR
    • April 10, 2019

21. Create attractive 2D plans like Vectorworks? 1 2 3

    By ED-209, March 14, 2017
    • 57 replies
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    • mattyt12
    • March 27, 2018

22. Dividing a line equally into 4 parts 1 2 3

    By cjanderson66, March 16, 2016   

    • align
    • distribute
    • 57 replies
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • June 10, 2016

23. Truss bottom chord as ceiling frame - how to 1 2 3

    By Michael_Gia, May 5, 2019
    • 57 replies
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    • Chopsaw
    • December 28, 2023

24. The Cabinet Electrical Outlet Challenge..... 1 2 3

    By dshall, May 31, 2015
    • 56 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • June 1, 2015

25. X15 Beta has been released. 1 2 3

    By Electromen, February 23, 2023
    • 56 replies
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    • SHCanada2
    • March 5, 2023