General Q & A

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1. Can Chief Build A Post And Pier Foundation Automatically?

   By HumbleChief, April 27, 2015
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • April 27, 2015

2. Is There A Way To Change The 'name' Of An Electrical Item?

   By HumbleChief, February 13, 2016
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • February 13, 2016

3. Angled grade beam to foundation

   By country, May 3, 2017   

   • foundation
   • wall connections
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   • country
   • May 3, 2017

4. pony wall

   By MarkSM, December 19, 2017
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   • Chopsaw
   • December 19, 2017

5. Add a Cabinet to a furniture Schedule

   By Designedit, May 25, 2019
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   • Chopsaw
   • May 25, 2019

6. Odd Icon & Traced Wall Line

   By skoz44, November 25, 2019
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   • Kbird1
   • November 25, 2019

7. Furring strips or studs?

   By TopagnaOverlook, February 7, 2020
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   • TopagnaOverlook
   • February 8, 2020

8. Changing window color to all windows at once

   By cjanderson66, September 25, 2020
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   • Kbird1
   • September 25, 2020

9. Problem with Room Specification Preview

   By TFreeman01, April 8, 2022
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • April 8, 2022

10. Disappearing wall @ Pkt Dr

    By CCarpenter, October 29, 2022
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    • DBCooper
    • October 31, 2022

11. Polylines Not Snapping to Molding or Objects other than Walls

    By Yannik, November 20, 2023
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    • DBCooper
    • November 22, 2023

12. MS Teams vs Zoom for Collaboration?

    By tchomes, January 29, 2024
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    • tchomes
    • February 1, 2024

13. Schedule question

    By Larry_Sweeney, February 21, 2024
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    • Larry_Sweeney
    • February 22, 2024

14. p-solids in back clipped cross section?

    By Larry_Sweeney, February 25, 2014
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    • Larry_Sweeney
    • February 25, 2014

15. Learning To Use Chief Architect

    By Joe_Carrick, April 27, 2015
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • April 27, 2015

16. Problem selecting upper cabinets in elevation view

    By adventhomes, March 4, 2018
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    • Kbird1
    • March 4, 2018

17. Can't Edit Dimensions Anymore?

    By Robb235, December 1, 2020
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    • ACADuser
    • December 3, 2020

18. HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY

    By RobUSMC, February 2, 2021
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    • Kbird1
    • February 3, 2021

19. Monolithic Foundations and Storm Cellar Basements

    By amddrafting, June 7, 2023
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    • dshall
    • June 28, 2023

20. Preview in Library browser

    By KendallDesign, November 6, 2024
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    • SHCanada2
    • November 10, 2024

21. 3D Render using chief Architect

    By celestina, May 3, 2014
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    • celestina
    • May 10, 2014

22. Polyline To Circular Driveway

    By basilbabaa, May 17, 2015
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    • Kbird1
    • May 17, 2015

23. stainless steel on ray trace

    By imagekit, August 16, 2015   

    • stainless steel
    • 4 replies
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    • imagekit
    • August 16, 2015

24. Ceiling Edge Messed Up After Expanding Exterior Wall

    By ArchieD, February 13, 2016   

    • ceiling edge
    • 4 replies
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    • ArchieD
    • February 13, 2016

25. Missing files and textures when backup is made of layouts. Version 8, very tempermental.

    By zowie123, May 16, 2016
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    • MarkMc
    • June 2, 2016