General Q & A

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

   By ClarkeThrasher, February 11, 2020
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   • BerthaLee
   • June 12, 2024

2. Plumbing Isometric

   By DesertVision, May 8, 2020
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   • para-CAD
   • November 9, 2022

3. Electrical Panel Schedules

   By skoz44, January 7, 2023
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   • tinadelllic
   • March 13, 2023

4. Nvidia GTX 1070 and Realtime Raytracing in X13 1 2

   By amddrafting, June 9, 2021
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   • KBCASC
   • June 20, 2021

5. Slower 3D In X7? 1 2 3

   By somearchitect, March 19, 2015
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   • KenL-sdd
   • March 28, 2015

6. 2D Block Placement Doesn't Match 3D Symbol 1 2 3

   By Joe_Carrick, June 20, 2014
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • July 13, 2014

7. Render Issue with lightings 1 2

   By habdou, August 19, 2017   

   • renders
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   • Dennis_Gavin
   • November 1, 2017

8. Demo Plan 1 2

   By 4hotshoez, September 16, 2014
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   • SNestor
   • October 16, 2023

9. What is "partition wall" referencing and what does it do?

   By DeLayDesign, September 8, 2021
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   • Kbird1
   • September 8, 2021

10. Roof Pitch Indicator 1 2

    By country, March 3, 2015
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    • Nicinus
    • March 9, 2015

11. Elevations printing (pdf) incorrectly 1 2 3

    By Small_Fish, July 13, 2022   

    • printing pdf
    • layout box
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • July 27, 2022

12. Foundations on multiple levels, But one floor plan 1 2

    By 4hotshoez, March 3, 2016
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • May 12, 2016

13. "Why is the finished ceiling height default set at 97 3/8" OR and OR not OR 96" or 8'

    By jpavlik, October 25, 2017   

    • why is the finished ceiling height default set at 97 3/8 or and or not or 96 or 8
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    • Ridge_Runner
    • October 26, 2017

14. Besides the building world do you use Chief for anything else? 1 2

    By ShaneK, November 30, 2020
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    • jcdurand
    • December 1, 2021

15. Graphics Card recommendations: Gaming or Workstation? 1 2

    By Hometec, April 9, 2014
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    • DSilverek
    • March 21, 2015

16. Drawing An As-Built From 1 2

    By usingchief, May 8, 2015
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    • ChiefArchitect
    • June 30, 2015

17. Elevation & Section Enhancements 1 2

    By Joe_Carrick, April 4, 2014
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    • DBearss
    • January 12, 2017

18. Area Tabulation / Analysis Table 1 2

    By ACADuser, September 17, 2019
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • October 14, 2019

19. Crawlspace Vents? 1 2

    By Richard_Morrison, May 24, 2015
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    • Kbird1
    • April 19, 2020

20. 2 Story Detail Framed wall Cross Section

    By Bill_Nelson, November 2, 2020
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    • Bill_Nelson
    • November 10, 2020

21. Laser Distance Measurer 1 2

    By Ridge_Runner, April 12, 2014   

    • laser
    • distance
    • 40 replies
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    • architect
    • January 8, 2015

22. Dimensioning 1 2

    By SKB-ChiefUser, March 6, 2021   

    • premier x12
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    • BBoumaConst
    • May 17, 2021

23. Is anyone else having issues with a graphics card warning? 1 2

    By DeLayDesign, December 8, 2022   

    • error message
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    • Kbird1
    • January 19, 2023

24. How to insert text or "watermark" on drawings?

    By gr8designer, April 4, 2014
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • April 6, 2014

25. Plan Look & Style 1 2 3

    By ragetoca, November 20, 2014
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    • joey_martin
    • December 2, 2014