General Q & A

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1. Layer Sets Disappearing

   By cliffy, January 13, 2016
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • January 13, 2016

2. Wall through Door Opening in plan view

   By adashmore, August 17, 2016
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   • yusuf-333
   • August 18, 2016

3. hvac ductwork

   By ajrare, July 1, 2017   

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   • WayneHenley
   • July 8, 2017

4. precise click paste pasting objects quickly

   By RanjivJain, October 12, 2018   

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   • ACADuser
   • October 13, 2018

5. Referencing multiple external plan files with differing orientations

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

6. New Defaults

   By emaniesanabria, December 3, 2019   

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   • Kbird1
   • December 3, 2019

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

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

8. 2d to 3d

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

9. Stick frame overframe roof. Why so glitchy?

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

10. Roof Issue

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

11. Standing seam roof pattern/texture

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

12. ResCheck output - how does Chief calculate areas?

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

13. x12 to Premier

    By Teapot, September 30, 2024
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    • Teapot
    • October 1, 2024

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

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

15. Garage Foundation Walls

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

16. Wall intersection frustrations

    By Pkbldr, April 7, 2016   

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    • Pkbldr
    • April 7, 2016

17. Starter Tread

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

18. save drawing as PDF

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

19. How to create spiral staircase

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

20. Fastner symbols/catalog

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

21. Stick framing a horse stable

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

22. 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

23. Rounding Cubic Yard Label

    By JLU_Design, January 5, 2024   

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    • label
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    • JLU_Design
    • January 5, 2024

24. How do I curve the 2 bottom steps?

    By DenisonDrywall, January 14
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    • DenisonDrywall
    • January 14

25. How To Import Trex Decking Color Into Chief

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