General Q & A

27174 topics in this forum

1. Garage Door Windows

   By basilbabaa, July 28, 2020
   • 19 replies
   • 10.1k views
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   • robdyck
   • May 9, 2021

2. Chief's "stock" Rendering Tools

   By Mintplanner, February 21, 2015   

   • rendering software
   • third party rendering
   • 19 replies
   • 6.3k views
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • April 19, 2015

3. Wall/Window help

   By Larry_Sweeney, May 12, 2018
   • 19 replies
   • 5.7k views
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   • Larry_Sweeney
   • May 13, 2018

4. ruby macro

   By ChiefuserMathews, April 10, 2021   

   • room area
   • glazing area
   • 19 replies
   • 6.5k views
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • April 12, 2021

5. Wall Decals?

   By westvale, November 18, 2024
   • 19 replies
   • 4.2k views
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   • ValleyGuy
   • November 30, 2024

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

   By AriseDesign, February 4, 2015
   • 19 replies
   • 4.2k views
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   • Doug_Park
   • February 5, 2015

7. Porch and the Porch Slab

   By SNestor, July 29, 2015
   • 19 replies
   • 10.1k views
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   • Kbird1
   • July 30, 2015

8. Door & Window Labels

   By English, May 3, 2016
   • 19 replies
   • 7.7k views
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   • SH_Canada
   • May 6, 2021

9. How to build exterior stairs that follow the terrain

   By Riemie, October 14, 2015
   • 19 replies
   • 5.9k views
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   • glennw
   • October 16, 2015

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

    By cbucks, May 13, 2024
    • 19 replies
    • 4.7k views
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    • cbucks
    • June 4, 2024

11. 12 x crash no saves

    By DianeP, September 11, 2020
    • 19 replies
    • 7k views
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    • HumbleChief
    • September 11, 2020

12. BenQ Monitor

    By Electromen, May 5, 2020
    • 19 replies
    • 6.8k views
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    • rgardner
    • May 6, 2020

13. Callout Text Size?

    By DB-Designs, September 21, 2015
    • 19 replies
    • 7.3k views
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    • katiebits
    • November 21, 2018

14. Multistory in frame structure

    By SMC2992, May 5, 2020   

    • rcc structure
    • 19 replies
    • 7.2k views
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    • SMC2992
    • May 20, 2020

15. How To Draw A Rooftop Balcony

    By michaelgia, May 5, 2015
    • 19 replies
    • 9.4k views
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    • VHampton
    • May 7, 2015

16. Preserving Foundation (Level 0) Notes When Rebuilding Foundations?

    By HumbleChief, March 9, 2016
    • 19 replies
    • 4.4k views
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • March 9, 2016

17. Garage Door Labels - Default

    By Steve_Nyhof, November 18, 2020
    • 19 replies
    • 5.1k views
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    • Steve_Nyhof
    • November 19, 2020

18. House Leaders

    By Greg_NY61, July 5, 2015
    • 19 replies
    • 6.7k views
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    • Kbird1
    • March 19, 2018

19. Scan/Measure App Recommendation

    By LiannaTheTech, January 21, 2025   

    • rendr
    • matterport
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • rendr
      • matterport
      • canvas
      • scan
      • measure and create as built plans
    • 19 replies
    • 11.4k views
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    • SHCanada2
    • November 18, 2025

20. Pony wall issue/problem

    By Ross101, July 30, 2015
    • 19 replies
    • 6.9k views
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    • Ross101
    • August 1, 2015

21. Can't Build a roof :(

    By ladycoralie, November 8, 2015
    • 19 replies
    • 7.8k views
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    • ladycoralie
    • November 29, 2015

22. Roof Schedule - decimals

    By robdyck, November 3, 2021
    • 19 replies
    • 5.4k views
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    • Chopsaw
    • November 4, 2021

23. Foundation wall framing

    By Steve_Nyhof, October 23, 2020   

    • wall framing missing
    • sn
    • 19 replies
    • 8.3k views
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    • Steve_Nyhof
    • October 24, 2020

24. Is this a type of roof return? If so, how do I make CA create them automatically?

    By mgianzero, November 18, 2020
    • 19 replies
    • 6.9k views
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    • mgianzero
    • November 28, 2020

25. Save As Dilemma

    By cjanderson66, January 28, 2020
    • 19 replies
    • 5.7k views
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    • Kbird1
    • January 31, 2020