General Q & A

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1. Rake wall with windows

   By akabuilder, November 11, 2018
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   • QualicoreHomes
   • November 11, 2018

2. Architects Using Chief Architect in Texas!

   By tonyhaygood, February 17, 2020
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   • tonyhaygood
   • February 18, 2020

3. Elevation Region - Generating new Countour Lines

   By GMcGee, April 30, 2023
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • May 1, 2023

4. Canon TM-200 Printer

   By Ed_Orum, January 7, 2021
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   • DanDearborn
   • January 12, 2021

5. Looking for zoom help with moving project to layout for printing

   By bkennedy74, January 11, 2022
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   • SH_Canada
   • January 11, 2022

6. Doors flush with exterior

   By warrenwest, September 4, 2018   

   • door position
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   • warrenwest
   • September 4, 2018

7. HELP PLEASE - Won't Create Deck Hole in Platform

   By amydiane21, May 26, 2022
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   • Renerabbitt
   • May 26, 2022

8. Foundation walls are inset and cant figure out why.

   By Markenbach, August 12, 2021
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   • Markenbach
   • August 12, 2021

9. Changing Cabinet Materials

   By builtright3, May 7, 2015
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   • builtright3
   • May 8, 2015

10. Drawing Walls

    By capitaldesigns, December 28, 2015   

    • Drawing walls
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    • glennw
    • December 28, 2015

11. Drawing Unusual Windows

    By Alan_Smith, March 2, 2021
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    • Alan_Smith
    • March 2, 2021

12. PRINTING LAYOUT AND PLAN LINES COME OUT IN PREVIEW & plot THICKER THAN

    By mainst555, January 10, 2020   

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    • Evolution
    • January 10, 2020

13. Window schedule, 11 openings, numbered 1 through 12, no W04

    By GeneDavis, July 3, 2023
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    • GeneDavis
    • July 4, 2023

14. Lots of crashes lately. Win 10 X7

    By VisualDandD, September 1, 2015
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    • Doug_Park
    • September 4, 2015

15. Sharing DWG or DXF files

    By BradAtHarmony, April 4, 2019
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    • lbuttery
    • April 5, 2019

16. Modifying Door & Window Schedules

    By DHerb2014, February 19, 2024
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    • Renerabbitt
    • February 20, 2024

17. Layout Issues

    By timmy123, April 1, 2016
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    • timmy123
    • April 1, 2016

18. Cleaning up brick ledges in construction drawings

    By OldBarnDesign, December 18, 2022   

    • brickledge
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    • TylerGriffith
    • July 5, 2023

19. Special built trusses

    By Timberman6350, April 7, 2014
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    • Gawdzira
    • April 7, 2014

20. Radiius dimensions

    By cjanderson66, May 6, 2019   

    • radiius
    • dimensions
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      • how to dimension
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    • Kbird1
    • May 8, 2019

21. Changing DATA folder location?

    By Wyndgate, August 31, 2017   

    • data folder
    • changing file locations
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    • lbuttery
    • August 31, 2017

22. Differing wall heights

    By Evolution, October 16, 2019   

    • solved (thanks to glenn woodward)
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    • Chopsaw
    • October 23, 2019

23. Elevation Details - Best Method?

    By SNestor, May 12, 2017   

    • elevations
    • details
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    • SNestor
    • May 12, 2017

24. Best Practices Question

    By JKEdmo, April 27, 2023
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    • DBCooper
    • April 27, 2023

25. Porch Ceiling Plane Conflicting with Roof Plane

    By Chief45, June 14, 2023
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    • robdyck
    • June 17, 2023