General Q & A

27169 topics in this forum

1. Why Does The Spacing(?) Differ Between The Layout And The Printed Page

   By agrogers, June 20, 2014   

   • Scale Layout Spacing
   • 5 replies
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   • Doug_Park
   • August 8, 2014

2. 2D Symbols for Demo. plan

   By capitaldesigns, May 10, 2016   

   • 2D
   • 2D symbols
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • 2D
     • 2D symbols
     • demo. plan
   • 5 replies
   • 2.8k views
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   • dshall
   • May 12, 2016

3. box window needs (2) 3060 SH

   By ChiefGrego, January 15, 2017
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   • ChiefGrego
   • January 16, 2017

4. Best practice for annotating CAD details?

   By GeneDavis, November 18, 2019
   • 5 replies
   • 2.7k views
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   • Kbird1
   • November 19, 2019

5. Needed help exporting plans to PDF

   By georgepf, December 16, 2019
   • 5 replies
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   • georgepf
   • December 16, 2019

6. Sun angles

   By BrownTiger, September 17, 2020
   • 5 replies
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   • otisbradley
   • March 3, 2025

7. Change Symbol Size in Schedule

   By builtright3, February 23, 2023
   • 5 replies
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   • builtright3
   • February 23, 2023

8. How To Undo Exterior Wall Polyline Drag Up

   By bernie, November 17, 2014
   • 5 replies
   • 1.9k views
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   • bernie
   • November 17, 2014

9. Anyone else notice that Chief is really good at terrain generation?(sarcasm!!)

   By WhistlerBuilder, May 18, 2017   

   • terrain
   • terrain break
   • 5 replies
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • May 19, 2017

10. Terraced Retaining Walls

    By mikes616, November 3, 2017
    • 5 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • November 4, 2017

11. RFA 3D models/symbols

    By RobWhite, February 28, 2019
    • 5 replies
    • 3.7k views
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • February 28, 2019

12. corrupted file window

    By crosscutter55, August 28, 2020
    • 5 replies
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    • mtldesigns
    • August 28, 2020

13. Plan Rotation

    By designergy, December 14, 2020
    • 5 replies
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    • designergy
    • December 14, 2020

14. Roof tie-in ideas sought

    By madcowscarnival, January 31, 2022
    • 5 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • madcowscarnival
    • January 31, 2022

15. stair issue- Bottom of Starir 2 wedge steps

    By Designer100, May 14, 2022   

    • stair
    • 5 replies
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    • glennw
    • May 17, 2022

16. blank error when printing

    By SHCanada2, July 11, 2022
    • 5 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • VHampton
    • July 12, 2022

17. Making a mess with everything

    By marlem2000, May 28, 2023   

    • clean
    • data
    • (and 4 more)

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      • clean
      • data
      • database
      • symbols
      • textures folder
      • textures
    • 5 replies
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    • marlem2000
    • May 31, 2023

18. Spiral Ducts

    By RobUSMC, November 17, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • freshrooms
    • June 16, 2015

19. 3D Cabinet Schedule a mile long

    By jlcDesign, September 14, 2017   

    • 3d
    • cabinet schedule
    • 5 replies
    • 2.9k views
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    • jlcDesign
    • September 16, 2017

20. White spot on wall, where is it coming from?

    By Cheryl_C_Crane, December 12, 2018   

    • pbr white spot
    • 5 replies
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    • TheKitchenAbode
    • December 12, 2018

21. Layout view line weight

    By PeterQB, May 18, 2019
    • 5 replies
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    • paulchoate
    • May 23, 2019

22. Converting PDF to Chief File

    By CraftHomes, August 13, 2019
    • 5 replies
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    • lavorhaynie
    • October 9, 2019

23. Foundations

    By James1959, February 23, 2020
    • 5 replies
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    • James1959
    • February 23, 2020

24. resize image box in layout

    By djhplanning, August 17, 2021
    • 5 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • August 17, 2021

25. Is there a way to set the default for 'Cantilever Underside' ???

    By DzinEye, December 10, 2021
    • 5 replies
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    • DzinEye
    • December 11, 2021