General Q & A

27169 topics in this forum

1. different ceiling heights

   By BillsburgChief, May 17, 2019
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   • builtright3
   • May 18, 2019

2. Edit Wall Cutout Polyline not working

   By rockyshepheard, August 27, 2020
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   • rockyshepheard
   • August 27, 2020

3. Cad Details

   By Denzil, December 10, 2021
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   • Denzil
   • December 10, 2021

4. cabinets etc

   By decorators3, April 22, 2022   

   • strange finiah
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   • rgardner
   • April 22, 2022

5. Floor joist issue

   By MN_JohnH, May 15, 2024   

   • floor joist
   • i-joist
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • floor joist
     • i-joist
     • framing
   • 5 replies
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   • Garybills
   • May 15, 2024

6. Picture Frame Deck Stairs

   By agorres, September 12, 2025   

   • deckstairs
   • picture frame
   • 5 replies
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   • mtldesigns
   • September 13, 2025

7. Missing cladding or rear of parapet wall

   By PitMan71, January 22
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   • 365 views
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   • PitMan71
   • January 22

8. Framing Issue..

   By gdesignbuild, April 2, 2015
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   • mthd97
   • April 6, 2015

9. Off-the-shelf 12ft Tiny Home Build

   By ChiefRedskins, July 14, 2016   

   • Tiny House
   • Large Shed
   • 5 replies
   • 3.8k views
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   • ChiefRedskins
   • July 14, 2016

10. Create "loose" manual framing?

    By Autumn1, November 21, 2017
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    • Autumn1
    • November 21, 2017

11. room label size

    By GaryOhmer, March 26, 2021
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • April 10, 2021

12. Multiple size foundation wall and step floor truss

    By Csnrv2019, October 13, 2021   

    • floor truss
    • foundation wall
    • 5 replies
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    • Csnrv2019
    • October 14, 2021

13. X17 Sluggishness - Anybody Else?

    By JKEdmo, June 27, 2025
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    • JKEdmo
    • June 27, 2025

14. Need Help Converting Legacy Chief Architect Files (.PL1, .CA1, .CB2, .CB3)

    By Zorro22, March 1
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    • BenPalmer
    • March 2

15. Doors

    By limitless8, January 14, 2017   

    • doors
    • materials
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • doors
      • materials
      • painting
      • etc
    • 5 replies
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    • ShaneK
    • January 14, 2017

16. material settings for ray trace

    By Chris_Kelly, November 2, 2017
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    • Chris_Kelly
    • November 6, 2017

17. Rebar count for different walls

    By robdyck, September 16, 2020   

    • materials list
    • rebar
    • 5 replies
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    • aaronbaribeau
    • July 11, 2021

18. x13 slow!

    By BruceKC, September 13, 2021
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    • Oakriverman
    • October 6, 2021

19. How to Export Multiple Floors from CA to Auto CAD (DWG)?

    By Nilydm, March 9, 2022
    • 5 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • Kbird1
    • March 12, 2022

20. Missing Ceiling Joists

    By MCCCcc, December 14, 2023   

    • missing ceiling joists
    • 5 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • MCCCcc
    • December 27, 2023

21. Saving Roof Plane

    By builtright3, January 22
    • 5 replies
    • 435 views
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    • builtright3
    • January 23

22. Line with 2 arrows jumps to zero length in plan footprint?

    By nicknz, May 23, 2014
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    • nicknz
    • May 26, 2014

23. Elevation Splines

    By ED-209, February 22, 2017
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    • ED-209
    • March 14, 2017

24. Undo conflict error

    By thorn-ecoc, June 13, 2017
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    • ballaia
    • July 5, 2017

25. Deck over retaining wall

    By builtright3, November 2, 2017
    • 5 replies
    • 4.2k views
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    • DavidJames
    • November 2, 2017