General Q & A

25803 topics in this forum

1. Knee wall showing through the elevation 1 2

   By Steve_Nyhof, July 17, 2020
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   • Steve_Nyhof
   • July 17, 2020

2. Electical Outlet In Elevation View, Turn 90 Deg?

   By ACADuser, October 21, 2014
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • October 23, 2014

3. Dedicated video card?

   By keysersoze, October 28, 2016
   • 15 replies
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   • mrscott
   • October 31, 2016

4. changing Door Symbol for 2D/Plan View door

   By buzzsaw204, April 16, 2023
   • 14 replies
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   • buzzsaw204
   • April 18, 2023

5. Any Guesses on what is causing this to glow?

   By parkwest, February 2, 2020
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   • DzinEye
   • February 4, 2020

6. Square Foot Schedules 1 2

   By krrbnsn, December 9, 2024
   • 45 replies
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   • SHCanada2
   • January 12

7. Tile patterns misbehaving

   By LindaDDI, February 6, 2018   

   • shower wall
   • tile patterns
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • shower wall
     • tile patterns
     • wall coverings
     • tiled wall
   • 18 replies
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   • Kbird1
   • February 11, 2018

8. Main floor is creating roof through the 2nd floor

   By fletcher, February 25, 2020
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   • Jarr3tt88
   • February 25, 2020

9. half moon/cup shaped counter

   By RaquelPorlamar, August 14, 2018
   • 13 replies
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   • RaquelPorlamar
   • August 16, 2018

10. Afraid To Ask... Roof Pitch

    By blizzard, February 23, 2015
    • 20 replies
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    • 2wheeltodd
    • February 26, 2015

11. "Delete" key or deleting anything represents as Close chief architect

    By hamedDesighn, May 17, 2020   

    • bug
    • design
    • 5 replies
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    • Dermot
    • May 18, 2020

12. Can Auto Cad files used in conjunction with Chief?

    By freshrooms, September 30, 2015
    • 11 replies
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    • ACADuser
    • October 14, 2015

13. General Framing - Steel / Metal Buildings

    By amddrafting, June 11, 2014
    • 13 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • June 12, 2014

14. Pony wall issue/problem

    By Ross101, July 30, 2015
    • 19 replies
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    • Ross101
    • August 1, 2015

15. gable vent placement

    By Steve_Nyhof, September 24, 2020
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    • Steve_Nyhof
    • September 24, 2020

16. Insert into Floor or Deck

    By Joe_Carrick, February 6, 2020
    • 12 replies
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    • dshall
    • July 8, 2020

17. Files Between Chief And Softplan

    By 4hotshoez, August 15, 2014
    • 10 replies
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    • lbuttery
    • August 18, 2014

18. Too many dimensions

    By BnCKelley, February 27, 2021
    • 13 replies
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    • kylejmarsh
    • December 2, 2021

19. Tray ceiling (recessed in ceiling problem)

    By SMC2992, November 9, 2020
    • 11 replies
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    • rgardner
    • December 29, 2020

20. Camera View Send To Layout Issues

    By DaveCoyleJr, May 15, 2019   

    • layout
    • camera view
    • 9 replies
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    • alexnicole498
    • May 17, 2019

21. Roof Truss

    By capitaldesigns, April 23, 2020
    • 8 replies
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    • capitaldesigns
    • April 23, 2020

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

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

23. Cross section Pattern/Hatch fill?

    By johnny, October 8, 2015
    • 11 replies
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    • Ginkgohouse
    • October 10, 2015

24. Another beginner question: Ground level?

    By Nicinus, May 11, 2014
    • 14 replies
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • May 13, 2014

25. What is Best Practice for sending full set to Structural Engineer

    By deesee, August 20, 2018
    • 15 replies
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    • DavidJPotter
    • August 22, 2018