General Q & A

27059 topics in this forum

1. Terrain is too high

   By MauraInteriors, June 18, 2025
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   • Doug_N
   • June 18, 2025

2. Searching Question

   By diyDehnel, June 6, 2025   

   • search
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • June 17, 2025

3. User Catalog

   By VANTHOF, May 24, 2025
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   • HBBBCA
   • June 17, 2025

4. Line Weight Help

   By sea_lyons, June 16, 2025
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   • sea_lyons
   • June 17, 2025

5. Custom material

   By Kaspars, June 12, 2025
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   • Mark3D
   • June 16, 2025

6. X17 not opening

   By Arcadian, June 15, 2025
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   • DBCooper
   • June 16, 2025

7. Clean looking documents in Chief Architect / Layout

   By reedie2000, June 10, 2025
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   • Doug_N
   • June 15, 2025

8. Exterior Fence in Mid Air

   By Ringos, June 14, 2025
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   • Ringos
   • June 14, 2025

9. Control the amount of the paint blend transparency

   By Ringos, June 13, 2025
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   • Hoff_Design
   • June 14, 2025

10. Cad Detail From View Not Showing All of Cross Section

    By wesdutka, June 13, 2025   

    • cad detail from view
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    • wesdutka
    • June 13, 2025

11. Change Undo Folder in X17 Beta?

    By Design20, June 13, 2025
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • June 13, 2025

12. Modify Interior Plantation shutters

    By Ringos, June 10, 2025
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    • Ringos
    • June 13, 2025

13. Cupolas

    By Ringos, June 12, 2025
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    • Ringos
    • June 13, 2025

14. Are you even bothering to do built-ins in closets using Chief cabinet tools?

    By GeneDavis, June 11, 2025
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    • Hoff_Design
    • June 13, 2025

15. Clever Macro People. Are there any possible ways to get the NVP for joist spacing or rafter spacing?

    By Renerabbitt, June 12, 2025
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • June 13, 2025

16. Converting old .pl1 models (2004) to latest Chief Architect format and Sketchup .skp

    By EricM11, June 5, 2025
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    • EricM11
    • June 12, 2025

17. Obscure Question Time...

    By HumbleChief, June 12, 2025
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • June 12, 2025

18. Print File Size

    By Dhackworth, June 12, 2025
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    • kMoquin
    • June 12, 2025

19. Where is the standard louvered shuttter?

    By Ringos, June 11, 2025
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    • Rich_Winsor
    • June 12, 2025

20. Layout printing problem

    By Larry_Sweeney, June 11, 2025
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    • VHampton
    • June 12, 2025

21. Migrate to New Computer

    By Adam_Gibson, June 10, 2025
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    • Adam_Gibson
    • June 11, 2025

22. Does X17 support editing newel placement in railings?

    By GeneDavis, June 11, 2025
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    • VHampton
    • June 11, 2025

23. Auto Room Labels

    By Leadcarpo, June 10, 2025
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    • mtldesigns
    • June 11, 2025

24. Detailing in Revit vs. Chief

    By GeneDavis, June 9, 2025
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    • SHCanada2
    • June 10, 2025

25. x16

    By decorators3, June 8, 2025   

    • x 17
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    • Eric_S
    • June 10, 2025