General Q & A

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1. elevation views going to layouts in color instead of black and white vector

   By DianeP, March 1, 2017
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   • glennw
   • March 2, 2017

2. California Detail

   By builtright3, October 12, 2020
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   • builtright3
   • October 14, 2020

3. Auto Sheet Number Question 1 2

   By ACADuser, March 4, 2015
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   • Kbird1
   • March 4, 2015

4. Plan Options

   By ChiefMango, March 18, 2020
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   • DzinEye
   • October 13, 2020

5. Down Staircase

   By JayeGo, June 21, 2015   

   • stairs
   • downstairs
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     • downstairs
     • staircase
     • down
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   • Kbird1
   • June 22, 2015

6. center line?

   By Gawdzira, March 2, 2019
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   • Ridge_Runner
   • March 2, 2019

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

8. Ray Tracing and Camera Views

   By Marina_R, May 24, 2017   

   • ray trace
   • render
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     • render
     • camera
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   • Kbird1
   • May 28, 2017

9. Import File From Magicplan

   By derek884, April 8, 2015
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   • lbuttery
   • October 12, 2021

10. Terrain Elevation Data

    By SNestor, February 10, 2017   

    • terrain
    • contours
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      • terrain
      • contours
      • elevation data
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    • JiAngelo
    • February 15, 2017

11. Island Cabinet Lines 1 2

    By AlexAncon, April 23, 2015
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    • AlexAncon
    • April 28, 2015

12. Pivot entry doors, modeling

    By VisualDandD, November 15, 2022
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • December 22, 2022

13. Molding Polyline At Doors Or Walls Not Wanted 1 2

    By 4hotshoez, January 15, 2015
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    • dshall
    • January 20, 2015

14. Chief Architect 3D Viewer - for Mobile Devices

    By OkcDesigner, November 16, 2016
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    • ChiefUserDarren
    • February 25, 2018

15. How Fast Is Your X6 Ray Trace? 1 2

    By Dave89, January 10, 2015
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    • TheKitchenAbode
    • March 5, 2015

16. Precast Concrete Wall Panels?

    By Austin457, February 8, 2021
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    • GeneDavis
    • June 26, 2023

17. Broken Macros? X11? Dunno...

    By HumbleChief, March 12, 2019
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • March 13, 2019

18. How do you do mirrors?

    By ChiefuserTEDv, April 19, 2018   

    • mirror
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    • cv2702
    • May 30, 2018

19. Can't explode block in CAD detail

    By kwhitt, June 12, 2020
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • June 12, 2020

20. How to Show Metric Units In Door & Window Schedule?

    By tchomes, May 24, 2018
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • June 7, 2018

21. How can one put railings OUTBOARD deck or stair lines?

    By GeneDavis, October 25, 2019
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    • SNestor
    • October 26, 2019

22. Rotate Note Numbers Within The Note Schedule?

    By HumbleChief, April 8, 2020
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    • HumbleChief
    • April 9, 2020

23. Butt Ceiling Joists at Ceiling Beam

    By mmbruce, November 25, 2018
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    • dshall
    • November 27, 2018

24. CNC and factory built panels

    By EmpireDrafting, April 19, 2019   

    • panel construction
    • cnc
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      • cnc
      • wall panel layer
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    • ashlylynn21
    • November 29, 2020

25. Tapered Structural Steel Columns/beams

    By DenisonDrywall, January 29, 2021
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    • DenisonDrywall
    • February 1, 2021