General Q & A

26907 topics in this forum

1. Program crashed and lost all data on project

   By hochsmik, July 26, 2017
   • 3 replies
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   • DavidJPotter
   • July 27, 2017

2. How do I change the height of a front facing exterior wall to match the ridge height of 166”?

   By DCB123, November 8, 2017   

   • roof exterior bearing wall
   • 3 replies
   • 1.6k views
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   • Kbird1
   • November 8, 2017

3. Reference As-Built File Bloat

   By robdyck, February 27, 2020
   • 3 replies
   • 1.8k views
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   • dskogg
   • February 28, 2020

4. How to attach Crown Molding on Exterior Masonry Columns

   By JAPowers, April 8, 2022
   • 3 replies
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   • JAPowers
   • April 8, 2022

5. Going back from HD PRO 23 to 20

   By ICONDEV, June 16, 2022
   • 3 replies
   • 1.7k views
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   • Dermot
   • June 19, 2022

6. Issue - My Render is Coming Out Pixelated when Looking at Exterior Through a Window

   By BortDesign, November 6, 2024
   • 3 replies
   • 1.5k views
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   • Ryan-M
   • November 6, 2024

7. Polyline molding-as-plumbing pipe length display

   By ChiefTesoroTX, July 11, 2025
   • 3 replies
   • 704 views
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   • ChiefTesoroTX
   • July 14, 2025

8. Do We Have A Better Gable Vent Symbol ?

   By JJohnson, January 9, 2016
   • 3 replies
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   • JJohnson
   • January 10, 2016

9. Moving files from MAC Laptop to Windows PC

   By shanecarman, March 3, 2016
   • 3 replies
   • 1.8k views
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   • dshall
   • March 3, 2016

10. allowing window to span across intersecting wall

    By rikdekker, June 9, 2016   

    • window
    • wall
    • 3 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • rikdekker
    • June 9, 2016

11. Wall Cabinet error message on whole floor: "not enough vertical space, could not create new cabinet module"

    By HaywardVT, June 30, 2016   

    • wall
    • cabinet
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      • wall
      • cabinet
      • not
      • enough
      • verticle
      • space
      • could
      • create
      • module
    • 3 replies
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    • TheKitchenAbode
    • June 30, 2016

12. Symbol lines - how set?

    By johnny, January 16, 2018
    • 3 replies
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • January 17, 2018

13. Reloading program problem

    By Bob-Roraback, March 4, 2018
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Kbird1
    • March 4, 2018

14. Issues with Parent-Child Toolbar randomly going back to Drop Down

    By tchomes, March 21, 2018   

    • parent child toolbar
    • toolbar
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • parent child toolbar
      • toolbar
      • drop-down
    • 3 replies
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    • VinnieVicon
    • March 21, 2018

15. Attic Walls

    By country, April 12, 2018   

    • attic wall
    • siding
    • 3 replies
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    • country
    • April 13, 2018

16. Images in Color and plans in B&W

    By bendammeyer, January 29, 2019
    • 3 replies
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    • bendammeyer
    • January 30, 2019

17. Note Schedule clarification

    By Larry_Sweeney, February 27, 2020
    • 3 replies
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    • wjmdes
    • February 28, 2020

18. Balcony Finishes

    By builtright3, March 12, 2021
    • 3 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • builtright3
    • March 13, 2021

19. How to close the opening between wall and roof when building a dormer?

    By Vizplan_arkitekt, March 17, 2022
    • 3 replies
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    • Vizplan_arkitekt
    • March 17, 2022

20. Exporting to jpg in v15

    By msmith964, April 17, 2023
    • 3 replies
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    • glennw
    • April 18, 2023

21. How to draw a window well in Chief?

    By JeremyNeilKelly, October 17, 2023
    • 3 replies
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    • DBCooper
    • October 17, 2023

22. any tips for curved stair treads

    By RossFranklin, August 28, 2024
    • 3 replies
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    • RossFranklin
    • August 29, 2024

23. line weights after sending to print

    By timberhill, April 1, 2025
    • 3 replies
    • 953 views
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    • VHampton
    • April 7, 2025

24. Getting a "clean" copy of a plan

    By Ed_Orum, November 11, 2025
    • 3 replies
    • 596 views
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    • Ed_Orum
    • November 12, 2025

25. Which Base Line Belongs To Which Roof Plane?

    By Nicinus, November 23, 2014
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • Nicinus
    • November 23, 2014