General Q & A

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1. precise click paste pasting objects quickly

   By RanjivJain, October 12, 2018   

   • copying/pasting
   • pasting by point and click
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   • ACADuser
   • October 13, 2018

2. Referencing multiple external plan files with differing orientations

   By SWBDesign, August 25, 2019
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   • glennw
   • August 25, 2019

3. New Defaults

   By emaniesanabria, December 3, 2019   

   • default
   • template
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     • template
     • color
     • colour
     • new project
     • default materials
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   • Kbird1
   • December 3, 2019

4. Simple question? - Different room heights , same floor level

   By PvdPol, December 29, 2019
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   • SNestor
   • December 30, 2019

5. 2d to 3d

   By PratikRai, December 28, 2020
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   • glennw
   • December 29, 2020

6. Stick frame overframe roof. Why so glitchy?

   By GeneDavis, February 23, 2021
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   • Chopsaw
   • February 23, 2021

7. Roof Issue

   By Migaloo, May 25, 2021
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   • Migaloo
   • May 25, 2021

8. Standing seam roof pattern/texture

   By Gawdzira, June 22, 2021
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   • glennw
   • June 23, 2021

9. ResCheck output - how does Chief calculate areas?

   By buck_taylor, March 20, 2022
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   • buck_taylor
   • March 21, 2022

10. Rolled Towels As Seen In Ca Video "sandstone Beam Bath"?

    By SusanC, September 18, 2014
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    • SusanC
    • October 22, 2014

11. Garage Foundation Walls

    By hawaiiviking, November 26, 2015
    • 3 replies
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    • hawaiiviking
    • November 27, 2015

12. Wall intersection frustrations

    By Pkbldr, April 7, 2016   

    • walls
    • rails
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      • rails
      • intersections
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    • Pkbldr
    • April 7, 2016

13. Starter Tread

    By RobUSMC, May 20, 2016
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    • RobUSMC
    • May 20, 2016

14. save drawing as PDF

    By ChiefDanW57, November 30, 2018
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    • JJohnson
    • December 1, 2018

15. How to create spiral staircase

    By ChiefuserLarkin, July 31, 2019
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    • ChiefuserLarkin
    • August 2, 2019

16. Fastner symbols/catalog

    By mborean, February 11, 2020
    • 3 replies
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    • mborean
    • February 12, 2020

17. Stick framing a horse stable

    By CopperHorse, May 3, 2022
    • 3 replies
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    • CopperHorse
    • May 4, 2022

18. How to change my sheathing to OSB vertical and count with 48 x 120 sheet size?

    By GeneDavis, October 23, 2023
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    • rgardner
    • October 23, 2023

19. Rounding Cubic Yard Label

    By JLU_Design, January 5   

    • ruby
    • label
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    • JLU_Design
    • January 5

20. How To Import Trex Decking Color Into Chief

    By VinnieVicon, July 6, 2014
    • 3 replies
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    • VinnieVicon
    • July 7, 2014

21. Outdoor Can Lights

    By Rosco2017, February 1, 2016
    • 3 replies
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    • Rosco2017
    • February 3, 2016

22. using widht to calculate price

    By wcastroperez, August 16, 2020
    • 3 replies
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • August 16, 2020

23. X13 active layer set and active default set control dialog boxes are missing

    By calgaryhomes, November 24, 2021
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    • calgaryhomes
    • November 24, 2021

24. Distorted views when sent to layout page

    By crosscutter55, December 25, 2021
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    • Kbird1
    • December 26, 2021

25. Mirroring a model (or moving multiple levels of a house at once)

    By TheoryDesign, January 17, 2023
    • 3 replies
    • 680 views
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    • TheoryDesign
    • January 18, 2023