General Q & A

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1. Staircase railing into wall: how-to? Edit! zipped plan file attached

   By GeneDavis, February 23
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   • PitMan71
   • February 25

2. Are we getting built-in AI render in Chief anytime soon? Softplan has it already. 1 2

   By Michael_Gia, February 23
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   • dskogg
   • March 10

3. Dormer doldrums :-(

   By ImNewHere, February 23
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   • ImNewHere
   • February 23

4. Modeling in 3D

   By ImNewHere, February 22
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   • ImNewHere
   • February 22

5. Virtual Walkthrough - ideal PBR settings

   By ddaigle, February 22
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   • ddaigle
   • February 24

6. Roof Over-Frame Connect Issue

   By RiverstoneMT, February 21
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   • Chrisb222
   • February 24

7. Best dimension settings for buildable plans?

   By ChiefCooper, February 21
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   • ValleyGuy
   • February 25

8. Slab with footing elevation help

   By jacpdx, February 21   

   • foundation
   • slab
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     • foundation
     • slab
     • height
     • placement
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   • CharlesVolz
   • February 22

9. Working From Cloud Storage?

   By A_Joseph_PE, February 20
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   • rlackore
   • February 23

10. Chamfered door

    By winterdd, February 20
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    • PitMan71
    • February 21

11. Moving between tabbed windows

    By JBi-PDX, February 20
    • 1 reply
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    • Michael_Gia
    • February 24

12. Help fix corner display. A porch attic wall is fouling things up.

    By GeneDavis, February 20
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    • GeneDavis
    • February 20

13. Default Setting For Dimensioning

    By Ed_Orum, February 20
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    • Chrisb222
    • February 23

14. Inserting a truss that has been modified in CAD Detail Management into my plan

    By REOWENJR, February 20
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    • SHCanada2
    • February 22

15. Terrain boundary option not showing when trying to convert a polyline

    By timelliott, February 20
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    • JiAngelo
    • February 21

16. Odd behavior with Ancient Chief Architecture V10.08b (circa 2006)

    By jmmilner, February 20   

    • crash
    • old versions
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      • old versions
      • walls
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    • jmmilner
    • February 27

17. The diffrence between Chief 13 and Chief 17

    By ChiefTCA, February 19
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    • StephenGreene
    • March 10

18. Post a plan from X17 project management

    By GeneDavis, February 19
    • 1 reply
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    • Eric_S
    • February 20

19. retaining walls around door in foundation

    By Jambruins, February 19
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    • Chrisb222
    • February 19

20. Material Help - Complicated Tile Pattern

    By Student2025, February 19
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    • MollyNDG
    • February 25

21. WINDOW LABELS

    By Mark1956, February 19
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    • Mark1956
    • February 19

22. Unable to get trusses to generate. Something wrong with the room def in "attic" area.

    By GeneDavis, February 19
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    • GeneDavis
    • February 19

23. site plans and books

    By bkjernis, February 19
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    • bkjernis
    • February 20

24. X17 Window Parts

    By JonathanK, February 18
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    • JonathanK
    • February 18

25. Mystery roof type

    By SC_drafting, February 18
    • 11 replies
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    • joey_martin
    • February 21