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  1. Deck Lighting As Shown

    By evergreen,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.5k views

  2. How do you create a girder truss that sits on jack studs in the wall instead of on the top plate of the wall?

    By ChiefJoelJ,
    • 4 replies
    • 3k views

  3. Elevation Camera View Lines

    By RobUSMC,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views

  4. Default settings question

    By CDH7777,
    • 4 replies
    • 535 views

  5. Dimensions Lines Snapping Off Screen.

    By i4HomeDesign,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views

  6. Can't understand how room measurments are working?

    By Bulldogg629,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.3k views

  7. Layout Page Order

    By basilbabaa,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.5k views

  8. Showing alternate interior layouts for the same floor.

    By RichardIdels,
    • 4 replies
    • 1k views

  9. Two Style of Dimension Arrow

    By buzzsaw204,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views

  10. Ruby Script Help

    By amddrafting,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views

  11. I wonder why I still can't efficiently build a mono slab adj. to stem walls

    By dshall,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views

  12. Basements

    By SusanC,
    • 4 replies
    • 2k views

  13. Old Software - Video problem - help

    By BoiseDesigns,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views

  14. I-Beam connectors, End Plates, and T-Plates

    By goodburger18,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.2k views

  15. Where did these lines come from? I did not draw these!!

    By JessePhipps,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views

  16. NY concrete slab for attached garage - foundation stamp?

    By Doyle670,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views

  17. Multiple structures on same plan how do you select floor defaults?

    By cbucks,
    • 4 replies
    • 787 views

  18. Trying to generate a foundation, per engineer specs

    By davyjones,
    • 4 replies
    • 626 views

  19. Moving From Pc To Mac

    By SusanC,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views

  20. Open Poly To Closed Poly

    By johnny,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views

  21. Stop Manual Joists From Extending To Others At Angle

    By architect,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views

  22. saving layouts and raytraces for emailing

    By imagekit,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.8k views

  23. Gable Or Attic Walls On Adding Sheathing, Not Siding. Also How To Extend Siding Over Heels Of Trusses.

    By DaViper,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views

  24. Dimension line to front group

    By Francois,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views

  25. No more closed polylines

    By Timberman,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.8k views