General Q & A

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  1. How Does Inclines For Wall?

    By manuel_songokuh,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views

  2. How does one create a flat parapet roof where the roof extends past the wall on one edge?

    By DIYJon,
    • 3 replies
    • 3.1k views

  3. How does one create a slab with the right type of exterior walls?

    By DIYJon,
    • 12 replies
    • 3.9k views

  4. How does one deploy a Blum cabinet door lift system in an upper? Both single panel, and bi-fold...

    By DIYJon,
    • 15 replies
    • 4.6k views

  5. How does one edit a deck post round slab footing?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  6. How does one get color swatches to show on the toolbar

    By williambentley2,
    • 6 replies
    • 2.1k views

  7. How does one go about creating variations of a remodel that can easily be compared?

    By DIYJon,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views

  8. How does one make a storefront window?

    By rockyshepheard,   
    • 10 replies
    • 5.6k views

  9. How does one pause a walkthru in a record path?

    By dskogg,
    • 8 replies
    • 4.1k views

  10. How does one separate a new addition from the existing house, in a single plan file?

    By ChiefChuck,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.4k views

  11. How Does The Auto Roof Builder Work In This Example Please?

    By ladycoralie,
    • 24 replies
    • 6.6k views

  12. How Does The Soft Ware Calculate These Dimensions?

    By Evolution,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.8k views

  13. How Easy Is It To Create 2D Details In Chief?

    By 4hotshoez,   
    • 6 replies
    • 2.4k views

  14. How Easy Is It To Import Sketchup Models?

    By 4hotshoez,
    • 14 replies
    • 13k views

  15. How Fast Is Your X6 Ray Trace? 1 2

    By Dave89,
    • 25 replies
    • 5.9k views

  16. How Good Are You With Chief Architect? 1 2

    By Joe_Carrick,
    • 42 replies
    • 9.2k views

  17. How is it removed? Fence foundation wall

    By crevreer,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.2k views

  18. How Is Living Area Calculated?

    By Nicinus,
    • 22 replies
    • 5.3k views

  19. How is the label offset supposed to work for doors?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.1k views

  20. how large can a ray trace image be set

    By jennyultimate,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.1k views

  21. How Long Does It Take To Get A High Quality Raytrace?

    By MAINEWOOD59,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.6k views

  22. How Long To Complete A Set Of Plans

    By DB-Designs,
    • 9 replies
    • 4.6k views

  23. How Many Annotation Sets Do You Use 1 2

    By RGWhite,
    • 30 replies
    • 6k views

  24. How many cores/threads can Chief use for rendering?

    By BobBoyer,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.6k views

  25. How Many Mouse Clicks?

    By Rich_Winsor,
    • 21 replies
    • 5.2k views