General Q & A

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1. 16" I-Joist Rafters with Exposed 2"x6"Rafter Tails?

   By mlyner, April 20, 2025
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   • mlyner
   • April 21, 2025

2. Auto Roof Tools

   By GrizzL, August 6, 2025
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   • GrizzL
   • August 7, 2025

3. Bathtub Symbol X7

   By Caddyman, March 14, 2015
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   • Caddyman
   • March 14, 2015

4. Gable/Roof Line Tool

   By MrDaveAres, September 29, 2015
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • September 29, 2015

5. Taking A Chief Plan From Mac To Windows And Back Again

   By rtedesignllc, December 30, 2015   

   • is it possible?
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   • dshall
   • December 30, 2015

6. 3D Perspective Overview Too Far From Camera...

   By HumbleChief, January 31, 2017
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   • HumbleChief
   • January 31, 2017

7. Flush Floor Beam No Longer Cutting Joists

   By misterwiley, April 2, 2019
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   • misterwiley
   • April 3, 2019

8. Full Camera defaulting to Electrical Set

   By andymcg, June 13, 2019
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   • TheKitchenAbode
   • June 13, 2019

9. cabinets

   By GaryOhmer, December 11, 2020
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   • GaryOhmer
   • December 11, 2020

10. WALL ELEVATION VIEW

    By Treehouse2339, March 25, 2021
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    • Treehouse2339
    • March 25, 2021

11. How to get rid of all these lines showing on my foundation.

    By MasterpieceODL, December 8, 2021
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    • rgardner
    • December 8, 2021

12. Joist under Wall (auto generate)

    By buzzsaw204, January 4, 2023
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    • Chrisb222
    • January 4, 2023

13. Cabinet Right Side, Can't add Shelves?

    By StockmanBuilders, September 1, 2023
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    • DBCooper
    • September 5, 2023

14. Issue with dimension locates

    By InteriorsBySL, February 13, 2024
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    • InteriorsBySL
    • February 14, 2024

15. Grass under Gazebo

    By Chiefnewell, September 14, 2024   

    • grass
    • gazebo
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    • Doug_N
    • September 15, 2024

16. CPU Ray Trace - Crown look like it's lighted

    By Designer_Maddee, June 24, 2025
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    • Designer_Maddee
    • June 24, 2025

17. Soffits Under Roof Planes

    By RL-inc, June 18, 2014
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    • Larry_Sweeney
    • June 19, 2014

18. Recording Walkthrough

    By stager386, August 31, 2015
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    • Dennis_Gavin
    • August 31, 2015

19. Dimension Rounding Off

    By builtright3, December 7, 2015
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    • builtright3
    • December 7, 2015

20. Roof Framing

    By Walleye, March 28, 2016
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    • johnny
    • March 28, 2016

21. .layout file extension used by both Chief and Sketchup Layout

    By larrymac, May 7, 2016
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    • larrymac
    • May 8, 2016

22. how to turn off railings

    By brian-sdesign, December 6, 2016
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    • brian-sdesign
    • December 6, 2016

23. Asymmetrical interior double door

    By contractcad, April 23, 2017
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    • contractcad
    • April 24, 2017

24. Callout behavior

    By SNestor, April 4, 2018   

    • callout
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    • RodCole
    • April 4, 2018

25. Drawing sheet background color adjustment

    By DH7777, January 10, 2020
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    • onthespothome
    • March 6, 2025