General Q & A

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1. Minor Issue But Curious

   By RobUSMC, May 26, 2016
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   • English
   • May 27, 2016

2. Rescheck

   By RGWhite, July 4, 2018
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   • jorgearaya
   • July 5, 2018

3. Break wall button

   By Scharp, June 3, 2021
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   • Ridge_Runner
   • June 3, 2021

4. Door Schedules

   By gelbuilding, June 24, 2022
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   • glennw
   • June 24, 2022

5. Site plans

   By winterdd, July 5, 2022
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   • SHCanada2
   • July 5, 2022

6. Stuck in Civil Mode

   By Evolution, September 5, 2025
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   • SHCanada2
   • September 6, 2025

7. copy the bay window, please

   By Gawdzira, March 4, 2014
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   • Gawdzira
   • March 4, 2014

8. Boxed Out Wall Above Tub And Under Window

   By Evolution, December 4, 2014
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   • dshall
   • December 4, 2014

9. Roof Height Issue

   By BIRCHES, September 7, 2017
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   • chief58
   • September 7, 2017

10. Layout Page Table

    By shingabiss, August 28, 2018
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    • shingabiss
    • August 28, 2018

11. Interior Door Size

    By SamanthaSkidmore, March 29, 2019
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    • Kbird1
    • April 2, 2019

12. How do you create Steep Stairs with stair tools

    By lavorhaynie, August 7, 2019
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    • lavorhaynie
    • August 7, 2019

13. Square Edge Dashed Lines

    By johnny, August 30, 2019
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    • Chopsaw
    • September 9, 2019

14. Noob question I'm sure but i cant locate it in the search - Changing ceiling height changes moves the floor up, not the ceiling down

    By AaronS71188, May 7, 2021
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    • AaronS71188
    • May 7, 2021

15. repeating fill pattern for wall

    By SHCanada2, June 3, 2021
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    • SH_Canada
    • June 3, 2021

16. Is There A Way To Retain Room Definitions...

    By HumbleChief, March 30, 2015
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    • HumbleChief
    • March 30, 2015

17. Showing Outside Stairs On Floor Above

    By WhistlerBuilder, February 4, 2016   

    • Stairs
    • Display Stairs
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      • Stairs
      • Display Stairs
      • Outside Stairs
      • Multi Floor
    • 5 replies
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    • WhistlerBuilder
    • February 4, 2016

18. Gris system on drawings

    By Francois, October 21, 2016
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    • Francois
    • October 27, 2016

19. Deck Framing not showing

    By Heather_Anderson, December 8, 2017
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    • Heather_Anderson
    • December 8, 2017

20. The walls and floor are not showing in Camera View Layer Set

    By kafarelli, April 23, 2018
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    • kafarelli
    • April 23, 2018

21. How to update layout pages in X13?

    By ElkRivers, September 7, 2021
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    • dshall
    • September 7, 2021

22. Program is automatically adding mid-span rim joists?

    By PdoubleU, December 31, 2022   

    • floor
    • bearing
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      • floor
      • bearing
      • rim joists
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    • PdoubleU
    • January 5, 2023

23. Recessed Downlight Under Stairs

    By DefinedDesign, March 10, 2023
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    • MarkMc
    • March 11, 2023

24. Going from AutoCAD to Chief Architect

    By NeptuneKandB, April 3, 2023
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    • scottharris
    • April 5, 2023

25. Dutch Door

    By DougDM, June 26, 2023
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    • PWilliams
    • August 5, 2025