General Q & A

26994 topics in this forum

1. How would you charge for a plan?

   By agr361, June 27, 2018
   • 18 replies
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   • lbuttery
   • August 23, 2018

2. How to copy a wall in place and reflect about (mirror a copy of a wall) 1 2

   By Michael_Gia, May 25, 2019
   • 25 replies
   • 7.1k views
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   • Michael_Gia
   • May 26, 2019

3. Room labels

   By capitaldesigns, October 2, 2016   

   • Room labels
   • 10 replies
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • October 29, 2016

4. Layer Sets and Layout issue 1 2

   By mrsmith, March 22, 2019
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   • HumbleChief
   • March 25, 2019

5. How do you keep track of all of the symbols that CA offers 1 2

   By dshall, March 29, 2016
   • 27 replies
   • 7.1k views
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   • 4hotshoez
   • April 1, 2016

6. Multiple Cabinet Layouts, Same Room

   By MichaelaS, October 15, 2020   

   • cabinets
   • designs
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • cabinets
     • designs
     • layouts
   • 12 replies
   • 7.1k views
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • October 19, 2020

7. Roof w/ Heavy Frieze/Shadow Board

   By kwhitt, August 10, 2020
   • 17 replies
   • 7.1k views
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   • kwhitt
   • August 17, 2020

8. Tangent between 2 Circles

   By SNestor, September 13, 2017   

   • tangent
   • circle
   • 23 replies
   • 7k views
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   • yusuf-333
   • September 15, 2017

9. Mechanics lien 1 2

   By ericepv, May 9, 2022
   • 25 replies
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   • Richard_Morrison
   • May 10, 2022

10. Chief running in Linux?

    By Kreme_04, May 7, 2014
    • 15 replies
    • 7k views
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    • English
    • April 4, 2016

11. CABLE RAILINGS

    By ajrare, November 4, 2017   

    • cable railings
    • 7 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • January 12, 2022

12. Exterior Wall Assembly

    By jrboter, April 18, 2023
    • 7 replies
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    • jrboter
    • April 24, 2023

13. Modifying Dimension Text

    By DLerner, February 5, 2020
    • 8 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • October 15, 2021

14. Renderings going black/pixelated X13 on Mac 1 2

    By proformacon, February 16, 2022
    • 25 replies
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    • caf200
    • February 23, 2022

15. Wall Hatching

    By capitaldesigns, March 2, 2016   

    • wall
    • hatching
    • 3 replies
    • 7k views
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • March 2, 2016

16. Site Plan setup

    By Cavemanwf, June 27, 2020
    • 20 replies
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    • mthd97
    • September 18, 2025

17. Exterior Crown Molding over Window Trim

    By wjmdes, November 21, 2019
    • 9 replies
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    • SNestor
    • November 21, 2019

18. Floor Joist Insanity

    By Doug_N, February 29, 2020   

    • floor joists
    • automatic framing
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      • automatic framing
      • framing
    • 14 replies
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    • Doug_N
    • April 18, 2022

19. Moasure motion based measuring system

    By mborean, August 18, 2021
    • 13 replies
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    • Charles
    • July 11, 2022

20. Callout Text Size?

    By DB-Designs, September 21, 2015
    • 19 replies
    • 7k views
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    • katiebits
    • November 21, 2018

21. Electrical Symbol Size

    By HDbyJustin, April 12, 2020   

    • symbol
    • resize
    • 7 replies
    • 7k views
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    • Dermot
    • April 13, 2020

22. Multistory in frame structure

    By SMC2992, May 5, 2020   

    • rcc structure
    • 19 replies
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    • SMC2992
    • May 20, 2020

23. Automatic Callout label in Elevation

    By OkcDesigner, March 9, 2018   

    • sections
    • elevations
    • (and 1 more)

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      • sections
      • elevations
      • callouts
    • 7 replies
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    • AvoyeDesign
    • May 8, 2018

24. Framing, Truss - Editing 2D Outline / Profile

    By ComputerMaster86, November 21, 2020
    • 18 replies
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    • Chopsaw
    • March 29, 2021

25. How does CA compare to Revit, Sketchup, Autocad, and softplan for concrete house construction

    By Haskellf, February 26, 2018   

    • revit
    • sketchup
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      • revit
      • sketchup
      • autocad
      • softplan
      • chief architect
      • concrete
      • construction
      • details
      • custom
      • modern
      • construction drawings
      • conceptual designs
      • house construction
      • concrete house
    • 7 replies
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    • Robert_N
    • October 9, 2018