General Q & A

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1. Angled support beams for porch roof

   By Jambruins, July 27, 2020
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   • DzinEye
   • July 27, 2020

2. Alt Key to Curve Stairs for Winders

   By BeachHouse1, August 18, 2020
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   • rgardner
   • August 18, 2020

3. Roof layout

   By ChiefWhataChuck, February 24, 2021   

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   • ChiefWhataChuck
   • February 24, 2021

4. Deck newel post on each side of a corner?

   By Larry_Sweeney, March 18, 2021
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   • Larry_Sweeney
   • March 18, 2021

5. Networking and Data Centers

   By cboucher, May 5, 2022
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   • rgardner
   • May 5, 2022

6. Pocket Doors for Cabinets

   By MichaelaS, June 21, 2022
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   • MarkMc
   • June 21, 2022

7. Legacy NKBA Dims

   By winterdd, February 4, 2024
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   • winterdd
   • February 5, 2024

8. Best practice in importing site data

   By C4Adrafting, May 9, 2024
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   • TeaTime
   • May 9, 2024

9. Layout- Blue Prints

   By HannaBuilding, March 18, 2014
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   • DTCBuild
   • March 19, 2014

10. exterior arched opening with railing... how do I accomplish this

    By jenmarsch, March 27, 2018
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    • jenmarsch
    • April 4, 2018

11. Watermark in Chief Architect X9

    By UYAWNEY, June 4, 2018
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    • Chopsaw
    • June 4, 2018

12. Schedule Labels

    By Apollosg, August 18, 2020
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    • Apollosg
    • August 19, 2020

13. Angled Kitchen Peninsula ?

    By BenReece, December 7, 2020
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    • BenReece
    • December 7, 2020

14. Baseline height-where to set?

    By Stefan, February 8, 2021
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    • JJohnson
    • February 8, 2021

15. Stair Section Winders

    By DRyeHD, September 1, 2021
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    • DRyeHD
    • September 2, 2021

16. How do I define multiple floor finishes?

    By bdillard1, March 2, 2022
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    • Chrisb222
    • March 2, 2022

17. deck framing disappears when I delete deck and try and create a new one

    By Jambruins, May 8, 2025
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    • Jambruins
    • May 8, 2025

18. Lack of precision in ceiling plane placement. How is this supposed to work?

    By GeneDavis, October 11, 2025
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    • robdyck
    • October 11, 2025

19. Need Help With Roof Design In Home Designer Pro

    By contractmedical, May 21, 2015   

    • Roof Design
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    • lbuttery
    • May 23, 2015

20. Nice Feature Of Live Elevations

    By Gawdzira, February 18, 2016
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    • HumbleChief
    • February 18, 2016

21. How do I copy a detail from one page to another, modify it so the original detail remains unchanged?

    By Summers, January 19, 2018   

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    • Kbird1
    • January 19, 2018

22. Fill New Frame Memebers - Cad Defaults

    By RobWhite, February 5, 2018
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    • Chopsaw
    • February 5, 2018

23. missing ceiling planes

    By lvwilliams, March 9, 2018
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    • lvwilliams
    • March 9, 2018

24. Adding a bay or bow to window sched

    By RSdesignvt, May 27, 2021
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    • Doug_N
    • May 27, 2021

25. Doorway labels

    By BruceKC, October 1, 2021
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    • joey_martin
    • October 2, 2021