General Q & A

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1. How to create a window wall on top of a roof with no floor

   By BTWKNZ, May 15
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   • BTWKNZ
   • May 15

2. Dimensioning framing in elevation?

   By Larry_Sweeney, March 4, 2014
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   • RodCole
   • March 4, 2014

3. How To Create A Metal Halide Light

   By MWOODW, May 26, 2015
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   • jcaffee
   • May 27, 2015

4. New Computer- the perennial questions

   By postandbeam, October 30, 2017
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   • Kbird1
   • October 30, 2017

5. Elevations in Layout files

   By HBCDrafter, August 2, 2018
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • August 7, 2018

6. Municipality requires a VECTOR based pdf

   By Doug_N, October 7, 2021
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   • Dermot
   • October 8, 2021

7. Who needs customizable Toolbars at the expense of vanishing Toolbars?

   By Michael_Gia, April 17, 2024
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   • Michael_Gia
   • April 18, 2024

8. " Can I delete these files and still open Chief OK ?

   By basketballman, February 17
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   • basketballman
   • February 19

9. Stairs

   By decorators3, January 19, 2019   

   • exterior staris
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   • decorators3
   • January 20, 2019

10. Pony wall problem: gable wall

    By GeneDavis, August 23, 2020
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    • GeneDavis
    • August 23, 2020

11. Odd-shaped Opening with railing

    By Adam_Gibson, July 5, 2022
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    • Adam_Gibson
    • July 6, 2022

12. PDF areas wash out on print from layout

    By beezarton, June 26, 2023
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    • beezarton
    • June 29, 2023

13. Keeping My Library Up To Date

    By 4hotshoez, November 12, 2014
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    • rlackore
    • November 12, 2014

14. Imac Vs Mac Pro

    By simonas, December 30, 2014
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    • simonas
    • January 1, 2015

15. Chief room area calculations are NOT Correct

    By William, August 2, 2015   

    • room area
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • August 2, 2015

16. Thanks To All The Chief Posters and Help on This Forum

    By HumbleChief, April 2, 2018
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    • stephenbc
    • April 3, 2018

17. wall breaks??

    By BlueTree, April 23, 2018   

    • trying to change setting for a wall in a room
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • April 24, 2018

18. Hiring designer

    By marinus, February 17, 2020   

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    • amaliya
    • February 19, 2020

19. More PBR issues

    By mtldesigns, July 13, 2020
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    • mtldesigns
    • July 14, 2020

20. Wall disappears above a below grade entrance

    By Doug_N, November 5, 2021
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    • Doug_N
    • November 5, 2021

21. macro return if value is false

    By DrawingABlank, February 18, 2023
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • February 22, 2023

22. Unable to remove two 5" posts where a stair landing once was

    By CorneliaBDSB, April 27, 2023
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    • CorneliaBDSB
    • April 27, 2023

23. Measuring

    By Luna18, December 8, 2023
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    • Kbird1
    • December 11, 2023

24. Does a quest 3 work with CA?

    By JWPrendergast, March 23, 2024
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    • Steve_Nyhof
    • August 20, 2024

25. Designating Top of Subfloor in Relation to Terrain

    By Gtomer, April 15
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    • SHCanada2
    • April 17