General Q & A

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1. Plan View Elevation Markers

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

2. How to calculate roof sqft?

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

3. CA and Windows 10

   By AJPeach, July 27, 2015
   • 15 replies
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   • Kbird1
   • July 30, 2015

4. Second Story Strategy to Preserve Existing First Floor Roof Framing?

   By HumbleChief, April 18, 2019
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   • HumbleChief
   • April 22, 2019

5. Project Browser, Wall Detail 1 2

   By gelbuilding, August 19, 2015
   • 32 replies
   • 6.1k views
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   • Kbird1
   • August 21, 2015

6. UTF8 characters support 1 2

   By Nicu101268, February 1, 2021
   • 28 replies
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • February 2, 2021

7. New computer system 1 2

   By Adam_Gibson, March 27, 2019
   • 31 replies
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   • parkwest
   • March 30, 2019

8. PDF printing with layers

   By CARMELHILL, April 18, 2018   

   • pdf
   • print
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     • plot
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   • keithhe
   • February 4, 2022

9. CABLE RAILINGS

   By ajrare, November 4, 2017   

   • cable railings
   • 7 replies
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   • Kbird1
   • January 12, 2022

10. Automatic Wall Framing

    By mydog8it, June 30, 2017   

    • walls
    • framing
    • 20 replies
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    • mydog8it
    • July 1, 2017

11. Ray Trace - Glowing edges

    By D11-Design, December 6, 2017   

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

12. Dimensioning so previously dim'd don't move 1 2

    By rockyshepheard, January 20, 2019
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • January 22, 2019

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

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

14. Stainless Steel Looks Black...

    By SteveT, March 26, 2014   

    • stainless steel
    • ray trace
    • 9 replies
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    • Chiefer
    • March 26, 2014

15. RTX 3080 driver issues

    By dskogg, December 24, 2020
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    • CAmichael240114
    • January 3, 2021

16. Story Pole Question

    By English, March 31, 2016
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    • Certeza
    • April 12, 2016

17. 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

18. Automatic Balloon Framing - not working for me

    By SNestor, September 3, 2021   

    • balloon framed
    • automatic
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    • mthd97
    • March 20, 2024

19. 3D Printing

    By country, November 23, 2017   

    • stl export
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    • Kbird1
    • January 22, 2018

20. How do you do mirrors?

    By ChiefuserTEDv, April 19, 2018   

    • mirror
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    • cv2702
    • May 30, 2018

21. Metric to Imperial import? 1 2

    By IvanCyr, September 27, 2016
    • 26 replies
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    • Chopsaw
    • September 30, 2016

22. Some objects not showing up in Wall Elevation View

    By ChiefUserJenni47, July 18, 2017   

    • wall elevation tool
    • wall
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      • wall
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    • 2 replies
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    • ChiefUserJenni47
    • July 18, 2017

23. Automatic Callout label in Elevation

    By OkcDesigner, March 9, 2018   

    • sections
    • elevations
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    • AvoyeDesign
    • May 8, 2018

24. Justify Text based upon outline number...

    By Summers, May 16, 2017   

    • justify
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      • outline
      • wrap
      • columns
    • 22 replies
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    • Northriver
    • May 25, 2017

25. Room Under Stairs: How Do I Create A Partial Wall Surface To Cover Stairs?

    By HaywardVT, January 4, 2016   

    • room
    • under
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      • under
      • stairs
      • stair
      • wall
      • partial
      • sloped
      • ceiling
    • 8 replies
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • June 16, 2017