General Q & A

26908 topics in this forum

1. Best line weight setup for details?

   By dskogg, December 12, 2017
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   • justmejerry
   • December 12, 2017

2. 3D sectionals- wedge corner

   By dreamer, February 11, 2018
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   • Kbird1
   • February 12, 2018

3. Angled deck stairs

   By DeckQuestions, October 1, 2019   

   • stairs
   • deck stairs
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   • glennw
   • October 2, 2019

4. need help with dormer

   By gilles4041, January 11, 2020
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   • tommy1
   • January 12, 2020

5. Room dividers?

   By Designer1, February 2, 2020
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   • Designer1
   • February 5, 2020

6. Motion Detector Interior Light

   By mtldesigns, March 30, 2020
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   • mtldesigns
   • March 30, 2020

7. foundation

   By winterdd, June 23, 2020
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   • winterdd
   • June 24, 2020

8. Is it possible to change Room Label and Text Size from Layout View?

   By eubanks, September 16, 2020
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   • BrownTiger
   • September 16, 2020

9. How do I set the joist and plank direction for decks?

   By Ed_Orum, June 7, 2021
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   • Ed_Orum
   • June 9, 2021

10. Is there way of importing a background?

    By artistwantab, October 20, 2022
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    • glennw
    • October 20, 2022

11. Looking for house plan with off grid solar room.

    By AlexDiversified, October 4, 2023
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    • Gawdzira
    • October 4, 2023

12. ADA Ramp to piered home

    By mikedre, October 28, 2024
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    • DBCooper
    • October 28, 2024

13. Old man need help

    By raltd9245, January 27, 2025
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    • Anne_S
    • January 28, 2025

14. Creating large profile 24x48 tile in Chief Tile Builder

    By Elliot, December 8, 2025
    • 3 replies
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    • CADustin
    • December 9, 2025

15. Schedule's are expanding for no reason

    By DRAWZILLA, April 24, 2014   

    • schedule problem
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • April 24, 2014

16. Post Framing

    By schrlmbr, August 12, 2014
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    • Kbird1
    • August 12, 2014

17. Mac El Capitan & chieftalk, mine is not working, is yours?

    By dshall, June 22, 2016
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    • Mark3D
    • June 22, 2016

18. Can't Find Raytrace Tool

    By GHanley, July 13, 2016   

    • RaytraceTrial
    • default toolbar
    • 3 replies
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    • KirkClemons
    • July 13, 2016

19. Pier foundation under a post

    By DBearss, October 5, 2016
    • 3 replies
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    • DBearss
    • October 6, 2016

20. 3D Viewer instructions

    By jscussel, February 1, 2017
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    • Richard_Morrison
    • February 3, 2017

21. Project Browser Issue

    By RobUSMC, October 12, 2017
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    • RobUSMC
    • October 12, 2017

22. Edit Railing Lines in Plan View

    By Chrisb222, January 5, 2019
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • January 5, 2019

23. Railing on rim joist

    By CUJojo, March 16, 2019
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    • Rosco2017
    • March 17, 2019

24. Terrain perimeter

    By Hammer7, May 8, 2020
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    • joey_martin
    • May 8, 2020

25. how are people creating / showing footings below a framed wall in a basement

    By SH_Canada, April 17, 2021
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    • SH_Canada
    • April 17, 2021