General Q & A

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1. Is There a Way To Open A Template Plan With 'Views' Saved Like Project Browser etc?

   By HumbleChief, March 7, 2019
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   • HumbleChief
   • March 8, 2019

2. Is There A Way To Override And Change A Dimension As In A Broken Wall Section?

   By 4hotshoez, March 31, 2015
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   • glennw
   • April 27, 2016

3. Is there a way to point the camera down for birds eye view?

   By rockyshepheard, January 17, 2019
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   • Kbird1
   • January 17, 2019

4. Is There A Way To Pre-Define A Framing Layer?

   By HumbleChief, April 28, 2015
   • 1 reply
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   • Bill_Emery
   • April 29, 2015

5. Is there a way to print with the reference grid on?

   By J_Mack, April 17, 2023
   • 8 replies
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   • Chopsaw
   • April 18, 2023

6. Is there a way to put the wall dialog box image in a layout page?

   By DefinedDesign, June 30, 2023
   • 2 replies
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   • glennw
   • June 30, 2023

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

   By HumbleChief, March 30, 2015
   • 5 replies
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   • HumbleChief
   • March 30, 2015

8. Is There a Way To Reverse Layers in the Roof Structure DBX?

   By HumbleChief, July 1, 2016
   • 7 replies
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   • Chopsaw
   • December 16, 2016

9. Is There a Way To Save and Open Plans With All Plan Views Open?

   By HumbleChief, January 19, 2018
   • 7 replies
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   • Kbird1
   • January 19, 2018

10. Is there a way to save down a version?

    By Spectrum-Design, February 23, 2017
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • February 23, 2017

11. Is there a way to see the Floor Area of a room in Chief Architect?

    By RonChief, June 17, 2020
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    • RonChief
    • June 18, 2020

12. Is there a way to select an entire floor in a plan with multiple structures?

    By cbucks, March 15
    • 1 reply
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    • DBCooper
    • March 15

13. Is there a way to separate the door from the door frame?

    By DynamicDG, November 10, 2022
    • 5 replies
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    • DynamicDG
    • November 10, 2022

14. Is There A Way To Set Defaults For The Layout Box Specification?

    By wnschoen, March 5, 2015   

    • Layout Box Specification
    • Defaults
    • 0 replies
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    • wnschoen
    • March 5, 2015

15. Is There a Way To Set Second Floor Defaults Without a Second Floor?

    By HumbleChief, April 18
    • 10 replies
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    • HumbleChief
    • April 19

16. Is there a way to set the default for 'Cantilever Underside' ???

    By DzinEye, December 10, 2021
    • 5 replies
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    • DzinEye
    • December 11, 2021

17. Is There A Way To Show Framing And Block Pony Wall? (Video)

    By HumbleChief, February 22, 2015
    • 4 replies
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    • HumbleChief
    • February 22, 2015

18. Is there a way to show siding on the main floor and framing on the upper?

    By zowie123, August 9, 2016
    • 4 replies
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • August 9, 2016

19. Is there a way to show the porches on the foundation layer (Floor 0)?

    By rispgiu, June 12, 2019
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    • rispgiu
    • June 13, 2019

20. Is There A Way To Spec "Suppress Label" As A Default Setting?

    By HumbleChief, September 11, 2023
    • 4 replies
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    • HumbleChief
    • September 11, 2023

21. Is there a way to split rafters that are longer than is physically available for purchase?

    By HumbulRenovator, February 27, 2023   

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      • bearing walls
    • 8 replies
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    • Archnot-Boltz
    • February 28, 2023

22. Is there a way to stop walls from snapping together

    By DzinEye, March 31, 2020
    • 5 replies
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    • Chrisb222
    • March 31, 2020

23. Is there a way to suppress building footprint on terrain to show before construction contour lines?

    By cbucks, October 27, 2022
    • 2 replies
    • 990 views
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    • cbucks
    • October 27, 2022

24. Is There A Way To Trim/extend P/solids In Elevation View? 1 2

    By HumbleChief, May 29, 2015
    • 41 replies
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • June 1, 2015

25. Is there a way to turn off Auto-Room Name Behavior? 1 2

    By Cheryl_C_Crane, May 14, 2014
    • 29 replies
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • May 22, 2014