General Q & A

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1. When i build a custom wainscot everything looks fine. When i add a window, however, it cuts through the wainscot all the way down to the baseboard height! Any ideas on how to stop windows from doing that?

   By Denzil, November 24, 2021
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   • MarkMc
   • March 2, 2024

2. downloaded latest update and everything is black

   By jessde, July 26, 2015
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   • jessde
   • July 27, 2015

3. Best Practices For Setting Up Floor Stem Wall And Ceiling Heights Plus Questions

   By tahoebrian5, December 18, 2015
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   • tahoebrian5
   • December 24, 2015

4. X14 - Project Browser window size resets

   By robdyck, May 26, 2022
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   • Chrisb222
   • December 19, 2022

5. What Is The "aproximate" Symbol And Where Is It

   By dshall, November 5, 2014
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   • LevisL
   • November 6, 2014

6. Where would you put the window label?

   By robdyck, April 10, 2020
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   • SH_Canada
   • May 6, 2021

7. Android App

   By raltd9245, July 7, 2014
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   • Dennis_Gavin
   • February 20, 2015

8. Walls in User Library- Adds New Wall Type and material Change.

   By wjmdes, July 7, 2020
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   • LeviSH
   • February 3, 2024

9. Townhouse Block Construction with 9' Ceilings

   By NotAPro, June 2, 2017
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   • Northriver
   • June 10, 2017

10. As-Builts Plans

    By alaska, July 8, 2014
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    • Kiwideziner
    • June 26, 2015

11. Standard Views

    By Greg_NY61, February 21, 2018
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    • Greg_NY61
    • February 24, 2018

12. What would cause me to repeatedly lose all deck framing?

    By GeneDavis, June 19, 2023
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    • MoeGia
    • June 22, 2023

13. Plan is locked up. Any hints as to why?

    By JECORMIER, January 2, 2020
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    • Michael_Gia
    • January 7, 2020

14. Gable Wall Question

    By HumbleChief, March 27, 2015
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    • HumbleChief
    • March 27, 2015

15. Garage Door Windows

    By basilbabaa, July 28, 2020
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    • robdyck
    • May 9, 2021

16. Chief's "stock" Rendering Tools

    By Mintplanner, February 21, 2015   

    • rendering software
    • third party rendering
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • April 19, 2015

17. Wall/Window help

    By Larry_Sweeney, May 12, 2018
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    • Larry_Sweeney
    • May 13, 2018

18. ruby macro

    By ChiefuserMathews, April 10, 2021   

    • room area
    • glazing area
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • April 12, 2021

19. Wall Decals?

    By westvale, November 18, 2024
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    • ValleyGuy
    • November 30, 2024

20. X7 Beta -I Spend More Time Waiting For Drawing Than Drawing

    By AriseDesign, February 4, 2015
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    • Doug_Park
    • February 5, 2015

21. Porch and the Porch Slab

    By SNestor, July 29, 2015
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    • Kbird1
    • July 30, 2015

22. Door & Window Labels

    By English, May 3, 2016
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    • SH_Canada
    • May 6, 2021

23. How to build exterior stairs that follow the terrain

    By Riemie, October 14, 2015
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    • glennw
    • October 16, 2015

24. Is there a way to have chief provide longitude and latitude of a point by entering a known point?

    By cbucks, May 13, 2024
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    • cbucks
    • June 4, 2024

25. 12 x crash no saves

    By DianeP, September 11, 2020
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    • HumbleChief
    • September 11, 2020