General Q & A

27125 topics in this forum

1. Moving From Pc To Mac

   By SusanC, June 3, 2014
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   • SusanC
   • June 5, 2014

2. Open Poly To Closed Poly

   By johnny, January 30, 2015
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   • glennw
   • January 30, 2015

3. Stop Manual Joists From Extending To Others At Angle

   By architect, February 16, 2015
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • February 18, 2015

4. saving layouts and raytraces for emailing

   By imagekit, November 23, 2015
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   • rlackore
   • November 23, 2015

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

   By DaViper, December 15, 2015
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   • chuck_g
   • December 15, 2015

6. Dimension line to front group

   By Francois, February 9, 2017
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   • Francois
   • February 9, 2017

7. No more closed polylines

   By Timberman, March 21, 2017
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   • Timberman
   • March 21, 2017

8. Electrical Symbols - Changing Letters

   By Spectrum-Design, June 27, 2017
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   • Spectrum-Design
   • June 27, 2017

9. When does significant slowdown from CAD details start?

   By Richard_Morrison, May 30, 2018
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   • AvoyeDesign
   • June 8, 2018

10. Exterior Molding Custom only on facad

    By jenmarsch, June 25, 2018   

    • exterior molding
    • architectural detailing
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    • joey_martin
    • June 27, 2018

11. wall/roof returns only do one side

    By rockyshepheard, September 4, 2020
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    • Garybills
    • September 2, 2024

12. Can you add a hatch pattern to a door slab?

    By Charles, June 19, 2021
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • June 20, 2021

13. Roof Cuts Into Room Without Closing Wall Above

    By Gelby4, July 20, 2022
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    • johnny
    • July 21, 2022

14. Wall connection issues

    By tds_cc, October 4, 2022
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    • glennw
    • October 4, 2022

15. Notched trim at mulled angled windows

    By ca55808, September 15, 2023
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    • tundra_dweller
    • September 16, 2023

16. How do I get Chief Architect X17 to show decimal feet for room dimensions?

    By BlueHandle, July 14, 2025
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    • robdyck
    • July 14, 2025

17. CAD Details for default walls

    By DeveloSpec, April 5, 2014
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    • DeveloSpec
    • April 6, 2014

18. Railings Attached To Rim On Outside

    By jtcapa1, December 18, 2014
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    • Dennis_Gavin
    • December 19, 2014

19. Handrails

    By MickeyToo, June 27, 2015
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    • Kbird1
    • June 27, 2015

20. centering labels

    By KevinRAmbrose, April 5, 2016
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • April 5, 2016

21. Wall intersections

    By capitaldesigns, June 30, 2016   

    • Wall
    • Walls
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      • Wall
      • Walls
      • Wall intersection
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    • capitaldesigns
    • July 1, 2016

22. Terrain Perimeter lengths

    By cjanderson66, December 15, 2016   

    • terrain
    • perimeter
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      • terrain
      • perimeter
      • lengths
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    • Richard_Morrison
    • December 16, 2016

23. Wall Sections and Details

    By Meltdown0, April 10, 2017
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    • jorgearaya
    • April 10, 2017

24. Roof Bearing Discrepancy with Invisible Walls

    By Archnot-Boltz, November 30, 2017
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    • Archnot-Boltz
    • December 1, 2017

25. Wainscoting affect on walls?

    By AnthonyBuilders, April 13, 2018
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    • Chopsaw
    • April 25, 2018