General Q & A

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24117 topics in this forum

  1. Which Drive To Keep Plan Files On 1 2

    By MarkMc,
    • 29 replies
    • 4.6k views

  2. Which Layer?

    By JKEdmo,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.4k views

  3. White lines on the elevation when printing - why?

    By PIR-Designs,
    • 13 replies
    • 2k views

  4. Why are my Mirrors reflecting blue

    By bdottley,   
    • 12 replies
    • 3.9k views

  5. Why Are The Walls And Floors Going Through The Siding?

    By pacificstart,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.2k views

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

    By dshall,
    • 17 replies
    • 2.2k views

  7. Why does my little closet's ceiling height change the height of the flooring over it?

    By bdillard1,
    • 11 replies
    • 1.9k views

  8. Why does my wall disappear?

    By HighwayMan55,
    • 6 replies
    • 3k views

  9. Why does shading disappear when I print a floor plan?

    By westvale,
    • 2 replies
    • 203 views

  10. Why Does The Default Stainless Steel Look So Dark? 1 2 3

    By 4hotshoez,
    • 58 replies
    • 17.2k views

  11. Why Does The Spacing(?) Differ Between The Layout And The Printed Page

    By agrogers,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1.4k views

  12. Why don't my top drawers match?

    By bdillard,
    • 10 replies
    • 1.8k views

  13. Why don't my walls touch the ceiling?

    By bdillard1,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views

  14. Why is my mulled fixed window called HL (hinge left) in schedule?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 1 reply
    • 623 views

  15. Why is my PDF huge?

    By olyconstruction,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.8k views

  16. Why Is My Whole Building Now Defined As A Room?

    By HaywardVT,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views

  17. Why is RTS on lighting symbols?

    By William,   
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views

  18. Why Isn't There Any T1-11?

    By davidinvest,
    • 18 replies
    • 2.9k views

  19. Why Oh Why Must The Difference Between The Rough Ceiling And The Finish Ceiling Be At Least 1 1/2"?

    By Fun2Learn,   
    • 23 replies
    • 4.7k views

  20. Why stainless steel looks different?

    By dshall,
    • 20 replies
    • 2.7k views

  21. Why us the siding texture not showing up in camera view

    By HomeFactotum,
    • 4 replies
    • 927 views

  22. Why Won't This Layout Box Macro Work?

    By William,
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views

  23. Will Chief run native on M1 Mac?

    By henrygobel,
    • 6 replies
    • 2.8k views

  24. Winder stair railing issue.

    By dskogg,
    • 4 replies
    • 980 views

  25. Window & Door Labels in Plan View - Show both the Schedule and Size label

    By wazzubrad,
    • 11 replies
    • 3.3k views