General Q & A

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1. Scaling

   By AdkKen, January 5
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   • mtldesigns
   • January 7

2. Roof Baseline not connecting to top plate. Chief Architect x13

   By ChiefUserMarvin, January 5
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   • Kbird1
   • January 6

3. CA Adding Beams Under Interior Walls

   By livninavl, January 5
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   • livninavl
   • January 5

4. Rounding Cubic Yard Label

   By JLU_Design, January 5   

   • ruby
   • label
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     • label
     • macros
   • 3 replies
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   • JLU_Design
   • January 5

5. Saved Plan Views With Different Text And Dimension Scale

   By Ed_Orum, December 29, 2023
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   • Ed_Orum
   • January 5

6. Website search broken?

   By ACADuser, January 5
   • 1 reply
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   • ACADuser
   • January 5

7. Specify Weight Bearing Area / Requirements

   By radllc, January 5
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   • radllc
   • January 5

8. Outer Wall height with lower interior ceiling height

   By EPChief, January 5
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   • MarkMc
   • January 5

9. Why does Chief not turn off layers intersected by a roof out front?

   By KnotSquare, January 5
   • 12 replies
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   • mthd97
   • January 5

10. spiral staircase with solid rail wall 1 2

    By Steve_Nyhof, November 23, 2021   

    • spiral staircase
    • curved stais
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    • 38 replies
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    • mtldesigns
    • January 4

11. Catalog Update Summary

    By parkwest, January 3
    • 1 reply
    • 610 views
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    • Kbird1
    • January 4

12. Fascia Problems

    By TateMcC, January 4
    • 3 replies
    • 630 views
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    • GeneDavis
    • January 4

13. Missing toolbars

    By Heather_Anderson, January 3
    • 2 replies
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    • Michael_Gia
    • January 4

14. Interior doors auto leave 5" instead of 4"

    By AlexDiversified, January 4
    • 1 reply
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • January 4

15. Terrain Tools - Taming the Beast

    By JKEdmo, January 2   

    • terrain
    • 14 replies
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    • JKEdmo
    • January 4

16. Bring gpx file for terrain data into chief architect

    By adoConstruction, January 3   

    • gpx
    • conversion
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      • conversion
      • kml
    • 2 replies
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    • Flash691
    • January 3

17. pass-through window with tambour door

    By GregoryAChilds, January 3
    • 4 replies
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    • GregoryAChilds
    • January 3

18. 2D Rendering with foreground and background

    By BruceKC, January 3
    • 2 replies
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    • Gawdzira
    • January 3

19. need help building loft in garage

    By jmshepherd, January 2   

    • loft
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    • Kbird1
    • January 3

20. Chief Architect 9.5 - Loading on my new computer

    By GLOBE-Res, May 13, 2017
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    • mthd97
    • January 3

21. PBR exterior

    By decorators3, December 31, 2023   

    • real time ray trace
    • 13 replies
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    • decorators3
    • January 3

22. Roof Trusses sitting to low on top plate

    By capitaldesigns, January 2
    • 4 replies
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    • capitaldesigns
    • January 2

23. No room definitions in complex plan

    By rcmcdougle, January 2
    • 4 replies
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    • Designers_Ink
    • January 2

24. Adding objects onto a sloped terrain

    By CJordanDesign, January 1
    • 2 replies
    • 585 views
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    • Kbird1
    • January 1

25. Anyone else experiencing this after updating catalogs? Still shows Update Available?

    By Breeze_Design, December 28, 2023
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    • Kbird1
    • January 1