General Q & A

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1. Grayed out dimension lines that I cannot select/edit/delete

   By BJMANESS, May 1
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   • SHCanada2
   • May 1

2. Interior Window Sill Material

   By mtldesigns, May 1
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   • mtldesigns
   • May 1

3. Running Chief on a Virtual Machine/Over the Cloud

   By SC_drafting, May 1
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   • para-CAD
   • May 1

4. Walk-out basement ?

   By Larry_Sweeney, March 21, 2025
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   • DefinedDesign
   • May 1

5. Unwanted Hatched Lines at Walls

   By MDancey, April 30
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   • MDancey
   • April 30

6. Creating your own door with a glass upper panel

   By TravisKetron, April 29
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   • JonathanK
   • April 30

7. Material wanted: salt and pepper ground concrete (for floor)

   By GeneDavis, April 30
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   • robdyck
   • April 30

8. Project management mode and Dropbox

   By NewLeafHomeDesig, February 12
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   • Michael_Gia
   • April 30

9. Bug? Railing Auto-Footing

   By johnny, April 29
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   • johnny
   • April 30

10. Sharing Projects with coworkers

    By crdsplans, April 25
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    • Renerabbitt
    • April 29

11. rendering Rendering Technique From Chief Architect Website

    By SteveWuo, April 28   

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    • Renerabbitt
    • April 28

12. Porch Railing Heights--How to adjust

    By Ed_Orum, April 28
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    • Ed_Orum
    • April 28

13. Gable Ends, Porch Beam

    By Ed_Orum, April 27
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    • Ed_Orum
    • April 28

14. HOW DO I CREATE A NON STD PLUMBING DRAWER FOR MY FLOATING VANITY?

    By Atelier, March 7
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    • Atelier
    • April 28

15. How to Change White Backdrop in Perspective Floor Overview?

    By TravisKetron, April 28
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    • DBCooper
    • April 28

16. 3D details for con docs: do in plan or create a separate plan in same project

    By GeneDavis, April 28
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    • DBCooper
    • April 28

17. Railing wall post wont position correctly

    By builtright3, April 27
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    • builtright3
    • April 27

18. Usinf Chief Architect on My office Desktop and My laptop - Files location

    By MEILLC, April 27
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    • MEILLC
    • April 27

19. It seems that I have to pay for Rene Rabbit's website

    By Doug_N, April 27
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    • Renerabbitt
    • April 27

20. Core Catalog E21 Door proud of wall but E20 is not

    By SHCanada2, April 26
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    • MollyNDG
    • April 27

21. How to save a new version of a plan mid-change in X17?

    By hyldahldesign, April 14
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    • JacobCarter
    • April 27

22. Library not displaying

    By jwflowersii, April 25
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    • CarrieS
    • April 27

23. 3d Porch has holes showing framing

    By davyjones, April 26
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    • JiAngelo
    • April 27

24. Changing the roof pitch after the roof is built.

    By GHArchitect, April 26
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    • Gawdzira
    • April 26

25. Railing wall

    By winterdd, April 25
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    • tundra_dweller
    • April 25