General Q & A

25215 topics in this forum

1. Surveyor topo lines as dwg how do you convert to chief?

   By cbucks, March 6
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   • GeneDavis
   • March 6

2. Molding Polyline - Why??

   By HannahKucerova, March 5
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   • Doug_N
   • March 6

3. Finding or adding Plan Views

   By Mackenzie, March 4
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   • Kbird1
   • March 6

4. Problem Creating an A-frame in X15

   By CyndiM, January 2
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   • KehrerBuildingCo
   • March 5

5. SLOPED CEILING

   By ChiefDesign2023, March 5
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   • Doug_N
   • March 5

6. What does interpolate tangent to edge mean?

   By cbucks, March 5
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • March 5

7. Is there a way I can set working plan view etc back to default without reinstalling?

   By cbucks, March 4
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   • ValleyGuy
   • March 5

8. Objects stopping at drywall

   By winterdd, March 4
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   • winterdd
   • March 4

9. I deleted everything from a layer but it still says used and won't let me delete the layer is there a trick for this?

   By cbucks, March 4
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   • TeaTime
   • March 4

10. Imported PDF to Lines

    By ehumble, March 4
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    • ehumble
    • March 4

11. Unable to select rooms

    By GrizzlyBear, March 4
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    • GrizzlyBear
    • March 4

12. Have a plan with multiple structures, is there a way I can make one of the structures on piers?

    By cbucks, March 4
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    • ericepv
    • March 4

13. Material Texture's

    By NeilofOZ, March 4
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    • ValleyGuy
    • March 4

14. Terrain taking forever to interpolate not sure if there is anything I can change to speed up?

    By cbucks, March 2
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    • Mark3D
    • March 3

15. Privacy screen with vertical slats at an angle?

    By cbucks, March 3
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    • JKEdmo
    • March 3

16. Somehow I messed up my default tool for create a retaining wall, is there a way to reset?

    By cbucks, March 3
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    • robdyck
    • March 3

17. How do you change the name that appears for the floor in layout?

    By cbucks, March 3
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    • Gawdzira
    • March 3

18. Elevation point text rotation

    By robdyck, March 3
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    • robdyck
    • March 3

19. GLASS HOUSE WITH 1 OBJECT SOLID?

    By woodcraftdesign, February 28
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    • ValleyGuy
    • March 3

20. Problem using reference display, when I go to glass house the structure is visible but standard terrain gone

    By cbucks, March 2
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    • VHampton
    • March 3

21. DWG Files

    By TWWest, March 2
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    • ericepv
    • March 2

22. While Chief is building a terrain/interpolating is there a way to work on another plan on Mac?

    By cbucks, March 2
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    • cbucks
    • March 2

23. "Rubber Stamping" a typical apartment into a hi-rise?

    By Charles, March 1
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    • VHampton
    • March 2

24. The search window in my library disappeared? X15

    By mountaineer, February 29
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    • mountaineer
    • March 2

25. Material won't cover entire wall without having multiple duplicates

    By JamesBolger, February 29
    • 5 replies
    • 805 views
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    • JamesBolger
    • March 2