General Q & A

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1. How does Chief calculate Thermal Envelope Area?

   By pattyw, September 15, 2022
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   • pattyw
   • September 16, 2022

2. Window Sill - unwanted block under sill

   By RobWhite, October 17, 2022
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   • RobWhite
   • October 18, 2022

3. Double headers on double framed wall?

   By plannedRITE, February 17, 2023
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • February 19, 2023

4. Green lines across Orthographic Full Overview

   By Lloydieboy, February 16, 2025
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   • DBCooper
   • February 17, 2025

5. Chiefarc.pat File

   By PLANSAHEAD, July 14, 2014   

   • CHIEFARC.PAT
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   • jcaffee
   • July 14, 2014

6. Mezzanine Floor Framing

   By Pioneer125, December 24, 2016
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   • glennw
   • December 26, 2016

7. "Area" macro for use with Polyline Label?

   By Chrisb222, November 17, 2017
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   • Chrisb222
   • November 17, 2017

8. Same Layer overwriting all other layers in layout

   By MattWD, June 10, 2018
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • June 10, 2018

9. Hiding Room Divider Lines On Layouts

   By Dezigner99, November 12, 2019
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   • tommy1
   • November 13, 2019

10. Sliding cabinetry doors

    By Designers_Edge, July 30, 2022   

    • sliding door
    • cabinet
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      • cabinet
      • cabinets
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    • Designers_Edge
    • July 31, 2022

11. Garage door placement.

    By lburgess6624, November 9, 2022
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    • rlackore
    • November 10, 2022

12. Lighting "Connect Electrical" Question

    By JKEdmo, February 17, 2023   

    • electrical
    • lighting
    • 3 replies
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    • JKEdmo
    • February 18, 2023

13. Ramp Sink (Sloped Sink) Application

    By Drew-PRH, June 26, 2023   

    • ramp sink
    • sloped sink
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    • Drew-PRH
    • June 26, 2023

14. Elevation Angle Measurements

    By buildinthevoid, March 23, 2024
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    • Gawdzira
    • March 24, 2024

15. Home On Wood Pilings

    By skirby19, December 3, 2015   

    • foundation
    • peirs
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      • peirs
      • pilings
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • December 9, 2015

16. Living Area Tag

    By English, March 26, 2016
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    • lbuttery
    • May 2, 2016

17. Precision Placement of Text Boxes in Layout

    By lbuttery, August 1, 2016
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    • lbuttery
    • August 1, 2016

18. How to suppress first and last newel post?

    By Bobert, March 28, 2017
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • March 29, 2017

19. How to generate a flat soffit??

    By GMennie, May 13, 2017   

    • flat
    • soffit
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      • soffit
      • bottom chord truss
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    • Michael_Gia
    • May 14, 2017

20. Terrain Wall

    By builtright3, December 8, 2017
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    • builtright3
    • December 9, 2017

21. Twin Gable Roof

    By Robboulton, January 5, 2018   

    • gable
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    • Kbird1
    • January 5, 2018

22. Not a valid measurement error message

    By mrsmith, December 7, 2018
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    • glennw
    • December 7, 2018

23. Font

    By QualicoreHomes, March 14, 2019
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    • Chrisb222
    • March 14, 2019

24. Where are these lines coming from?

    By BenReece, April 14, 2021
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    • HumbleChief
    • April 14, 2021

25. Lines not showing on walls in plan view

    By junior, October 7, 2021
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    • rgardner
    • October 8, 2021