General Q & A

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25798 topics in this forum

  1. Why don't my Shadow boards joint at roof hip???

    By John_B,
    • 1 reply
    • 422 views

  2. Creating Custom Vanity/Furniture

    By LMPDesign,
    • 17 replies
    • 1.9k views

  3. Modern House with Flat Roof - Thoughts?

    By reedie2000,
    • 11 replies
    • 1.7k views

  4. Why aren't these pot lights on?

    By westvale,
    • 3 replies
    • 559 views

  5. Any method to autobuild crawlspace adjacent to slab with trench footings

    By madcowscarnival,
    • 1 reply
    • 396 views

  6. California Architects hooked on Chief Architect drawing

    By viggia,   
    • 3 replies
    • 853 views

  7. searching

    By DenisonDrywall,
    • 0 replies
    • 309 views

  8. Old Data Files

    By ericepv,   
    • 8 replies
    • 1.2k views

  9. Window dimension issues on my kitchen elevations

    By Vicki17,
    • 1 reply
    • 375 views

  10. Landing for deck stairs

    By jjifmeyer,
    • 5 replies
    • 778 views

  11. What determines whether lookouts are autoframed or not? Got none on a shed dormer roof and I want them.

    By GeneDavis,
    • 1 reply
    • 366 views

  12. CHIEF X14 FREEZING WHEN I PAN THE SCREEN ON LAYOUT

    By pesmithinc,
    • 1 reply
    • 421 views

  13. Creating rooflines at various heights

    By NelsonsBuildMI,
    • 3 replies
    • 460 views

  14. Do I have to upgrade to get more Wall specification sub categories?

    By Amaconstructionco,
    • 8 replies
    • 670 views

  15. Lost User Cataglog and wont let me add anything either.

    By lucasmillworks2,
    • 6 replies
    • 646 views

  16. Sequencing the mull depth edit for a tall window stack

    By GeneDavis,
    • 0 replies
    • 323 views

  17. Roll Up Door

    By Leon-Zimmerman,
    • 0 replies
    • 376 views

  18. Manipulating Objects

    By winterdd,
    • 5 replies
    • 546 views

  19. Mac Studio

    By djhplanning,
    • 3 replies
    • 695 views

  20. 2ND FLOOR NOT EXPORTING 3D MODEL

    By lhwalker,
    • 6 replies
    • 566 views

  21. X16 Porch posts not lining up on both walls

    By elementsdesign,
    • 2 replies
    • 493 views

  22. Why doesn't Chief autoframe 2x posts between un-mulled windows?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 3 replies
    • 437 views

  23. Turn off update camera view X16

    By mscpbd,
    • 0 replies
    • 326 views

  24. Dimension to lower part of shower pony wall

    By CoastlineFl,
    • 0 replies
    • 297 views

  25. Migrating to X16 from Interiors

    By Kbernard,
    • 1 reply
    • 453 views