General Q & A

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1. creative design, custom houses, and the limits of Chief? 1 2 3 4

   By Lighthouse, August 25, 2015
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   • Richard_Morrison
   • August 27, 2015

2. Glass Shower Walls 1 2 3

   By MaryAnne, February 23, 2015
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   • blackhawkdesign
   • February 26, 2016

3. Create attractive 2D plans like Vectorworks? 1 2 3

   By ED-209, March 14, 2017
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   • mattyt12
   • March 27, 2018

4. Kick Board Under Exterior Door 1 2

   By Steve_Nyhof, July 23, 2020   

   • kick board
   • kick
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   • Steve_Nyhof
   • July 27, 2020

5. reverse light

   By Vikki_WA, November 27, 2016   

   • light
   • fixture
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   • Chopsaw
   • November 27, 2016

6. Chief Architect Software Licensing Changes 1 2 3

   By Fairhaven_Homes, December 13, 2022
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   • para-CAD
   • December 20, 2022

7. dwg export

   By BruceKC, March 26, 2023
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   • ACADuser
   • March 28, 2023

8. Porch Roof 1 2 3

   By mountaineer, June 30, 2015
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • July 10, 2015

9. Floor Slab with Foundation Walls 1 2 3

   By Joe_Carrick, September 29, 2015
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   • Ed_Downunder
   • October 4, 2015

10. Truss bottom chord as ceiling frame - how to 1 2 3

    By Michael_Gia, May 5, 2019
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    • Chopsaw
    • December 28, 2023

11. How To Drop a Single Room's Ceiling Height Two Story Building 1 2 3

    By HumbleChief, January 7, 2017
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • January 9, 2017

12. Maquee Selection

    By EconBlueprints, February 7, 2019
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    • Kbird1
    • February 8, 2019

13. New Computer advice 1 2 3

    By RL-inc, April 5, 2019
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    • RL-inc
    • May 1, 2019

14. Gable Roof With Trusses Overhang

    By mark2457, May 19, 2015
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    • mark2457
    • May 19, 2015

15. Layer sets vs. Saved Plan Views 1 2 3

    By steve_stuart, June 8, 2020
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    • Kbird1
    • June 13, 2020

16. 1 hour fire rated ceiling/floor assembly?

    By Treehouse2339, September 23, 2021
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    • SH_Canada
    • September 24, 2021

17. X-14 Slowness 1 2 3

    By robdyck, April 28, 2022
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    • TimelessJohn
    • August 19, 2022

18. Contemporary Siding Look 1 2

    By Chris50, December 8, 2014
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    • Boxon1
    • May 22, 2015

19. Sending details and notes to a layout page 1 2 3

    By capitaldesigns, December 23, 2018
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    • CARMELHILL
    • February 6, 2020

20. Something coming through the roof, I think its a gutter 1 2 3

    By rispgiu, November 24, 2017
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    • rispgiu
    • December 4, 2017

21. Fantastic New Solution Found! Re: How Do You Show Partial Open-Railing Stairs And How To Show The Door To The Basement Stairs Underneath? 1 2

    By Fun2Learn, September 25, 2014   

    • stacked stairs?
    • partial open-railing stairs
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    • Fun2Learn
    • November 29, 2014

22. Understanding Annosets, Defaults & Layersets 1 2 3

    By Joe_Carrick, August 10, 2014
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    • zowie123
    • September 10, 2014

23. 2D CAD - How much do you use? 1 2 3

    By Joe_Carrick, August 4, 2015
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    • glennw
    • August 7, 2015

24. Shadows in Layout 1 2 3

    By wjmdes, May 21, 2018   

    • shadows
    • layout
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    • Doug_N
    • June 28, 2018

25. I-JOISTS FOR RAFTERS

    By winterdd, August 4, 2022
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    • para-CAD
    • August 7, 2022