General Q & A

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1. Specify Label for Concrete wall thickness

   By Camerops, July 29, 2021
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • July 29, 2021

2. What should I fix first about my basement?

   By bdillard1, February 21, 2022
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   • bdillard1
   • February 23, 2022

3. Can Chief show a 2x12 Rafter/Ceiling with top of rafter cut at angle needed for 1/4 pitch roof while keeping ceiling flat???

   By masterofmany, April 25, 2022
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   • masterofmany
   • April 26, 2022

4. Monolithic slab foundation?

   By grahambuilt, August 9, 2022
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   • Kbird1
   • August 9, 2022

5. Importing a Wall Type from Library

   By buzzsaw204, May 20, 2024
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   • buzzsaw204
   • May 21, 2024

6. "edit layout lines" tool not working X17

   By Designers_Edge, October 31   

   • layout
   • x17
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   • DBCooper
   • November 3

7. Stair Case Lighting

   By rollfast, December 12, 2014
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   • 4hotshoez
   • December 14, 2014

8. Drawing Walls Without Getting Fractions In The Dimensions

   By capitaldesigns, January 5, 2016   

   • Walls
   • dimensions
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   • Dermot
   • January 6, 2016

9. gable missing

   By MarkSM, October 16, 2017
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • October 16, 2017

10. Niches into existing walls

    By ChiefuserDRB, October 26, 2018
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    • ChiefuserDRB
    • October 26, 2018

11. Trimming hatch/fill around objects

    By andymcg, January 8, 2019
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    • andymcg
    • January 8, 2019

12. Creating a Dickey Roof

    By Chrisdutch89, January 12, 2021   

    • roof slopes
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    • SNestor
    • January 13, 2021

13. Triple Walls (e.g., furring on both sides)

    By Tom315, January 29, 2021
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    • joey_martin
    • January 30, 2021

14. Lose unwanted stairs surface element

    By GeneDavis, June 9, 2022
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    • HumbleChief
    • June 9, 2022

15. Some generation questions...

    By PMMully, August 9, 2022
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    • Kbird1
    • August 9, 2022

16. Mouse / Cursor Issues in Chief Architect X14

    By kbuilddesign, January 31, 2023
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    • kbuilddesign
    • January 31, 2023

17. Converting a roof plane into a polyline?

    By M3taMorpHous3, May 28, 2014   

    • roofs; site plan
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    • M3taMorpHous3
    • May 28, 2014

18. Delete Unwanted/Unused layers

    By HumbleChief, December 30, 2016
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    • tundra_dweller
    • March 1, 2024

19. 360 pano export keeps crashing chief

    By Dennis_Gavin, April 4, 2017
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    • Dennis_Gavin
    • April 5, 2017

20. Wall mount light fixture height?

    By ACADuser, October 26, 2018
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    • ACADuser
    • October 26, 2018

21. Working with Profiles

    By Greg_NY61, November 22, 2018
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    • justmejerry
    • November 23, 2018

22. Poly line to wall?

    By CSDBuildingLLc, May 21, 2019
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    • Dermot
    • May 21, 2019

23. Default Exterior/Interior door insertion reversed

    By KReads, January 12, 2021
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    • KReads
    • January 13, 2021

24. Patio cover dimensions and snaps question

    By someguy, March 20, 2023
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    • SHCanada2
    • March 21, 2023

25. Walls issue

    By Rashid_Garuba, December 9, 2024
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    • Rashid_Garuba
    • December 10, 2024