General Q & A

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1. Bay Window

   By brookesdesign, February 22, 2019   

   • bay window
   • 12 replies
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   • glennw
   • February 22, 2019

2. Modeling Arched Beam

   By Evolution, November 24, 2014
   • 22 replies
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   • Alexonian
   • February 11, 2015

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

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

4. Plan View Elevation Markers

   By robdyck, January 23, 2021
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   • Chopsaw
   • January 23, 2021

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

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

6. How do you do mirrors?

   By ChiefuserTEDv, April 19, 2018   

   • mirror
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   • cv2702
   • May 30, 2018

7. Automatic Callout label in Elevation

   By OkcDesigner, March 9, 2018   

   • sections
   • elevations
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     • sections
     • elevations
     • callouts
   • 7 replies
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   • AvoyeDesign
   • May 8, 2018

8. How to calculate roof sqft?

   By mrrozhall, February 26, 2020
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   • RobDesLLC
   • February 12, 2024

9. Glass window not showing correctly 1 2

   By capitaldesigns, December 9, 2016   

   • glass
   • window
   • 25 replies
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • December 12, 2016

10. Accurate creation of 2d details and 3D objects

    By modaby, January 27, 2020
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    • DzinEye
    • January 28, 2020

11. Stairs display

    By djhplanning, October 25, 2021
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    • Doug_N
    • October 28, 2021

12. Carriage return in layout title page information-Ruby?

    By MarkMc, June 2, 2017   

    • ruby
    • 21 replies
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • June 6, 2017

13. How does CA compare to Revit, Sketchup, Autocad, and softplan for concrete house construction

    By Haskellf, February 26, 2018   

    • revit
    • sketchup
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      • softplan
      • chief architect
      • concrete
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      • details
      • custom
      • modern
      • construction drawings
      • conceptual designs
      • house construction
      • concrete house
    • 7 replies
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    • Robert_N
    • October 9, 2018

14. Reflected Ceiling Plan issues

    By Evolution, August 22, 2018
    • 12 replies
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    • Evolution
    • August 24, 2018

15. Framing 101 - Plating a Valley

    By evergreen, February 23, 2014
    • 13 replies
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    • evergreen
    • February 26, 2014

16. How to show 3D framing on room addition only

    By VinnieVicon, February 28, 2014
    • 16 replies
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    • VinnieVicon
    • March 3, 2014

17. Upgrading my graphics card

    By freakishflyer50, March 6, 2014
    • 11 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • March 13, 2014

18. Current Cad Layer 1 2

    By lbuttery, December 8, 2014
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    • lbuttery
    • December 12, 2014

19. Speed it up please..... please.... this is ridiculous... 1 2

    By dshall, April 10, 2014
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    • Kiwideziner
    • April 14, 2014

20. 3D Printing

    By country, November 23, 2017   

    • stl export
    • 14 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • January 22, 2018

21. Board And Batten Texture

    By Chris50, November 18, 2014
    • 21 replies
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    • MickeyToo
    • November 24, 2014

22. Ray Trace - Glowing edges

    By D11-Design, December 6, 2017   

    • ray trace
    • edge
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      • ray trace
      • edge
      • glow
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      • render
    • 16 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • December 7, 2017

23. Issues with Mouse Orbit Camera

    By PrashanthNednur, July 2, 2021
    • 22 replies
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    • Dermot
    • September 27, 2021

24. Tiling part of a room

    By Charlenerene, May 28, 2014   

    • tile
    • walls bathroom
    • 17 replies
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    • ebdesign
    • May 28, 2014

25. Can this be achieved in Chief?

    By cjpcrepair, April 1, 2014   

    • cross section
    • 22 replies
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    • lg9388
    • April 24, 2014