General Q & A

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1. Seeking Advice: Speeding Up Chief Architect Videos for Mac/Safari Users

   By DefinedDesign, September 20, 2024
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   • DefinedDesign
   • September 20, 2024

2. Updated Plan in 16

   By Cadwork22, November 1, 2024
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   • basketballman
   • November 1, 2024

3. Shower Frameless Glass Door

   By jackbiltinc, May 14, 2015
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   • rlackore
   • May 14, 2015

4. Upgrade Sale?

   By MillmanQ, October 26, 2015
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   • ChiefArchitect
   • October 26, 2015

5. Can We Upload A Current Floor Plan?

   By Challenger-Ag, January 26, 2016
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   • Challenger-Ag
   • January 26, 2016

6. Dormer Issue

   By jhoneypsu, October 31, 2019
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   • jhoneypsu
   • October 31, 2019

7. Engineered Steel Building Template

   By S_Wiggins, April 4, 2020
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   • S_Wiggins
   • April 4, 2020

8. Concave Radial Corner Cabinet

   By kwhitt, September 23, 2020
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   • kwhitt
   • September 23, 2020

9. Drawing Sheet Set Up Home Designer Pro 21

   By Mijo1069, January 14, 2021
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   • lbuttery
   • January 15, 2021

10. Wallpaper material not showing up in elevation view

    By ChiefTAB, May 18, 2021
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    • Dermot
    • May 18, 2021

11. Cabinet Icons

    By DT_PremierKB, May 19, 2022
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    • Renerabbitt
    • May 19, 2022

12. Duct work glowing

    By SusanBenedict, June 14, 2022
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    • rgardner
    • June 15, 2022

13. I hate dormers!!!

    By msmith964, September 28, 2022
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    • msmith964
    • September 28, 2022

14. Dimensions and Specified heights do not match

    By rwaldrondesigns, October 12, 2023
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    • rwaldrondesigns
    • October 12, 2023

15. What is This?

    By Joe_cul, April 27, 2024
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    • javatom
    • April 27, 2024

16. How to draw electrical connections on a different layer?

    By DIYJon, May 22, 2024
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    • DIYJon
    • May 23, 2024

17. Knapp Builders Draftsmen

    By jknapp, July 25, 2024
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    • jknapp
    • July 25, 2024

18. Why can't I edit auto-gen roof returns? Would like to lower pitch.

    By GeneDavis, November 1, 2024
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    • Steve_Nyhof
    • November 2, 2024

19. Dictating software that works well with Chief architect X16

    By DanWentworth, February 3, 2025
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    • DanWentworth
    • February 3, 2025

20. Library Object Custom Field Value is not copied when I add that object to my Plan.

    By OGDesigner, May 28, 2025
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    • OGDesigner
    • May 30, 2025

21. Ray Trace Progress

    By Dennis_Gavin, January 7, 2016
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    • Dennis_Gavin
    • January 7, 2016

22. Story Pole Dims (X8) Not Working

    By tahoebrian5, January 26, 2016
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    • BAGrant
    • January 26, 2016

23. Transfering measurements from Leica Disto S910 Laser to Chief Video

    By Charles, August 11, 2016
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    • parkwest
    • August 11, 2016

24. Shadows inconsistent between floor plan and camera

    By TimSchrock, September 2, 2016
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    • Ross101
    • August 16, 2017

25. Missing texture files

    By johnny, April 26, 2020
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    • Dermot
    • April 26, 2020