General Q & A

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1. Holy Moly, Google Earth And Big Brother, I Had No Idea......

   By dshall, April 7, 2015
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   • mcrump
   • April 8, 2015

2. gable vent placement

   By Steve_Nyhof, September 24, 2020
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   • Steve_Nyhof
   • September 24, 2020

3. New Layer Not Showing Up

   By RayCas, December 17, 2014
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   • RayCas
   • December 18, 2014

4. Printing Scale

   By AlexAncon, April 28, 2015
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   • rlackore
   • April 29, 2015

5. The "right way" to build a safe room wall type

   By Evolution, October 10, 2019   

   • solved (no new issues)
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   • Chopsaw
   • October 12, 2019

6. Why Are Parts Of The Frieze Board On A Gable Roof Missing?

   By DB-Designs, January 29, 2015
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   • javatom
   • June 3, 2017

7. Roof Rafters?

   By KnotSquare, November 18, 2022
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   • KnotSquare
   • November 19, 2022

8. Butt roof to Gable End Wall

   By NewUserSargent, August 22, 2025
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   • Chrisb222
   • August 25, 2025

9. Why stainless steel looks different?

   By dshall, June 27, 2015
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   • jbaehmer
   • June 27, 2015

10. Stair Tread at top Even with Floor?

    By wjmdes, July 22, 2020
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    • Kbird1
    • July 24, 2020

11. PDF files size

    By CenterofDesign, September 23, 2021
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    • Kiwideziner
    • September 29, 2021

12. WALL SCHEDULES

    By SCI_Design, May 23, 2022
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    • SHCanada2
    • May 26, 2022

13. Where Does This Gray Color Come From In Back Clipped Cross Section...

    By HumbleChief, March 22, 2017
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    • joey_martin
    • March 23, 2017

14. Up Votes Down Votes?

    By HumbleChief, August 13, 2020
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    • Chrisb222
    • August 15, 2020

15. Automatic Wall Framing

    By mydog8it, June 30, 2017   

    • walls
    • framing
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    • mydog8it
    • July 1, 2017

16. Suggestions for Chief Compatible Framing Takeoff Software?

    By 5Design, February 8, 2023
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    • ValleyGuy
    • February 10, 2023

17. Custom Angled Windows

    By olyconstruction, July 2, 2016
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    • Chopsaw
    • July 7, 2016

18. Black Background when printing

    By BillChesshire, August 29, 2021
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    • rgardner
    • November 5, 2021

19. Exterior 360 fly over?

    By Designer1, March 21, 2020
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    • Garreth
    • February 6, 2023

20. Dimensions On Cabinet Elevations

    By 4hotshoez, April 10, 2015
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    • 4hotshoez
    • April 14, 2015

21. X15 Render Issues

    By Allen43, June 14, 2023   

    • renders
    • x15
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      • x15
      • cameraview
      • physically based camera
      • standard rendering
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    • BruceBoardman
    • March 6, 2024

22. Creating Different Ceiling Heights

    By buildinthevoid, March 22, 2020
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • March 25, 2020

23. Thick wall connections broken

    By BenPalmer, June 22, 2021   

    • walls
    • thick wall
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      • walls
      • thick wall
      • thickened wall
      • connecting walls
      • connections
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    • BenPalmer
    • September 14, 2021

24. PDF printing with layers

    By CARMELHILL, April 18, 2018   

    • pdf
    • print
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      • pdf
      • print
      • plot
      • plotting
      • pdf printing
      • pdf layer
    • 20 replies
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    • keithhe
    • February 4, 2022

25. Lap and Stud from corner to opening discrepancy

    By Steve_Nyhof, July 6, 2020
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    • GeneDavis
    • July 7, 2020