General Q & A

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1. Creating Bar Joists

   By AndersonMike, July 2, 2020
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • July 2, 2020

2. Electrical Connections Not Working

   By tchomes, October 15, 2020
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   • tchomes
   • October 15, 2020

3. Rotate Dimension

   By wpdesigninc, June 18, 2021
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   • wpdesigninc
   • June 18, 2021

4. raytrace question

   By MAINEWOOD59, November 19, 2021
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   • MAINEWOOD59
   • November 21, 2021

5. Wall framing problem or possibly a bug

   By Bob-Roraback, December 19, 2021
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   • scottharris
   • December 19, 2021

6. Importing a Recap file or a Land XML file. Is it possible?

   By BlueBridge, July 19, 2022
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   • BlueBridge
   • July 19, 2022

7. Unwanted lines in elevations

   By rstewart, October 3, 2022
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   • joey_martin
   • October 3, 2022

8. Turn Off Lines When Printing

   By j2narchitecture, July 17, 2023
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   • j2narchitecture
   • July 17, 2023

9. New to ChiefTalk - X12 vs X15

   By scsibuddy, December 28, 2023
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   • DBCooper
   • December 28, 2023

10. Bead on face frame of cabinet

    By KevinMyers, February 5, 2025
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    • ericepv
    • February 5, 2025

11. Callout line

    By creatrix, September 29, 2025
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    • creatrix
    • September 29, 2025

12. Gym Floor Material

    By PitMan71, February 5
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    • PitMan71
    • February 8

13. Strange brick wall anomoly in X17

    By PitMan71, Wednesday at 10:19 PM
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    • PitMan71
    • 17 hours ago

14. Wall Detail Framing Labels

    By Joe_Carrick, July 21, 2015
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • August 4, 2015

15. Wall Specification Wall Layer for Paint

    By ComputerMaster86, March 3, 2016
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • March 3, 2016

16. VIDEO GRAPHICS CARD?

    By CEWILLIAMS41, April 5, 2016
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    • lbuttery
    • April 5, 2016

17. pdf to dwg for cad details

    By bernie, July 22, 2016
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    • JLDrafting
    • July 22, 2016

18. Window header display and layer

    By jorgearaya, May 4, 2017
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    • jorgearaya
    • May 4, 2017

19. Changing a roof plane soffit material

    By rockyshepheard, January 11, 2019
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    • SNestor
    • January 11, 2019

20. Stair cuts wall at bottom?

    By Sweeney, October 10, 2019
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    • para-CAD
    • October 14, 2019

21. PWF Wall dimensions need to include sheathing

    By rockside, October 23, 2021
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    • rockside
    • October 23, 2021

22. exterior lights

    By winterdd, April 8, 2022
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    • winterdd
    • April 8, 2022

23. Wall Cabinet Question - Floating Shelves

    By JKEdmo, August 11, 2023   

    • wall cabinet
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    • JKEdmo
    • August 11, 2023

24. How to get these 2 Roof patterns to align

    By GrizzlyBear, July 29, 2024
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    • GrizzlyBear
    • July 29, 2024

25. Is it Possible to Show Fill Colors Instead of Material Colors in Elevation View?

    By DefinedDesign, February 5, 2025
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    • Renerabbitt
    • February 6, 2025