General Q & A

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1. Rim not showing up in section view

   By builtright3, February 28, 2022
   • 17 replies
   • 3.8k views
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   • HumbleChief
   • February 28, 2022

2. Chief Architect 10 On Windows 8.1

   By Best1inDE, June 6, 2014   

   • chief architect 10 windows 8
   • 17 replies
   • 8.3k views
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   • glennw
   • June 27, 2014

3. Chief Terrible at terrain. Completely ignores "Flat Interior" for terrain area.

   By WhistlerBuilder, January 24, 2017   

   • terrain
   • bug
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • terrain
     • bug
     • flat interior
     • fail
   • 17 replies
   • 6.3k views
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   • Skubacb
   • March 19, 2017

4. Shower door mount type

   By winterdd, March 10
   • 17 replies
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   • winterdd
   • March 18

5. Show Brick Ledge in Plan View

   By BKEn10c, January 24, 2017
   • 17 replies
   • 9.2k views
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   • OneChickNoHammer
   • August 2, 2018

6. Wall Cladding disappears in preview

   By robdyck, May 21, 2020
   • 17 replies
   • 4.9k views
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   • robdyck
   • May 22, 2020

7. Lowered ceiling doesn't look right from the sides

   By mgianzero, December 5, 2020
   • 17 replies
   • 7.2k views
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   • mgianzero
   • December 9, 2020

8. zero eave spanish gable...

   By Designer1, March 26, 2018
   • 17 replies
   • 5.2k views
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   • DavidJPotter
   • April 1, 2018

9. RESOLVED- Is X12 stable now, without crashing?

   By PIR-Designs, September 7, 2020
   • 17 replies
   • 5.6k views
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • September 8, 2020

10. Why do I find myself constantly having to diagnose issues?

    By dshall, March 17, 2014
    • 17 replies
    • 3.9k views
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    • rgfeher
    • March 18, 2014

11. Cut Plane Height

    By Blatter-DuBois, May 19, 2015   

    • New to Chief
    • Layer
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • New to Chief
      • Layer
      • Layout Sets
      • Floor Plans
      • Cut Planes
    • 17 replies
    • 10.2k views
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    • joey_martin
    • November 10, 2017

12. Room dividers

    By johnny, March 7, 2018
    • 17 replies
    • 8.2k views
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    • lbuttery
    • March 10, 2018

13. Girder, Block Pier, & Brick Veneer Crawlspace Foundation Walls

    By ClarkeThrasher, February 11, 2020
    • 17 replies
    • 16.3k views
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    • BerthaLee
    • June 12, 2024

14. Selling plans as a draftsman

    By nick66, September 28, 2016
    • 17 replies
    • 7.5k views
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    • nick66
    • September 30, 2016

15. Room Planner

    By builtright3, July 1, 2015
    • 17 replies
    • 4.8k views
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    • jtcapa1
    • July 27, 2015

16. Ipad Pro Users

    By builtright3, December 29, 2020
    • 17 replies
    • 10.8k views
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    • Renerabbitt
    • April 20, 2024

17. I don't understand how Chief determines the "default" CAD Layer

    By rlackore, April 18, 2018
    • 17 replies
    • 5.7k views
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    • CADD16
    • October 24, 2018

18. Chief Architect for modern European architecture

    By Marr2000, December 23, 2022
    • 17 replies
    • 4.9k views
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    • Marr2000
    • December 24, 2022

19. Area Macros

    By HaroonMalik, September 20, 2023
    • 17 replies
    • 3.6k views
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    • HaroonMalik
    • September 23, 2023

20. PBR help - foggy windows

    By Michael_Gia, December 1, 2023
    • 17 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • Michael_Gia
    • December 2, 2023

21. Tube Skylights

    By WAShideler, September 20, 2019   

    • skylights
    • solatube
    • 17 replies
    • 7.7k views
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    • Adam_Gibson
    • September 24, 2019

22. Why Won't This Boolean Command Work?

    By KnotSquare, April 22, 2023
    • 17 replies
    • 3.7k views
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    • Renerabbitt
    • November 27, 2023

23. Not sure how to fix this roof section.

    By ladycoralie, August 4, 2017
    • 17 replies
    • 4.4k views
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    • ladycoralie
    • August 8, 2017

24. Adding A Detached Garage

    By 2814518811, July 9, 2014   

    • Garage
    • 17 replies
    • 8.6k views
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    • dshall
    • June 15, 2016

25. Shopping Around For New System

    By evergreen, February 2, 2016
    • 17 replies
    • 4.7k views
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    • evergreen
    • February 4, 2016