General Q & A

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1. Delete Saved Plan Views

   By mgannage, May 7, 2020
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   • mgannage
   • May 7, 2020

2. First Project

   By NewArchitect7, July 8, 2022
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   • Kbird1
   • July 8, 2022

3. Chief to Lumion

   By TheDeckGuy71, May 25, 2023
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   • basketballman
   • May 25, 2023

4. What does interpolate tangent to edge mean?

   By cbucks, March 5, 2024
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • March 5, 2024

5. Camera view only shows plain grey screen after x16 update

   By Borth-Wilson, July 11, 2024
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   • kellyh
   • July 11, 2024

6. Build New Foundation for Addition with Garage

   By PRPLDWG, January 26
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   • SHCanada2
   • January 26

7. Need Help With Cable Railing on Stair

   By HumbleChief, March 20
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   • HumbleChief
   • March 20

8. Obtain house drawings using Chif Architect

   By Hubert, October 20, 2015   

   • Drawings for cost quotation
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   • Dj_Drafting
   • October 20, 2015

9. Scale Variable on Layouts Incorrect?

   By CheifTexan, May 31, 2020
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   • Chopsaw
   • May 31, 2020

10. Exterior Walls Ends Finishes

    By BrentJohnJohn, June 4, 2022
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    • BrentJohnJohn
    • June 5, 2022

11. Maybe some day

    By ShaneK, June 21, 2016
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    • Mark3D
    • June 21, 2016

12. Can I Pause Ray Trace Rendering ?

    By CBuserIndia, August 26, 2016   

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    • TheKitchenAbode
    • August 26, 2016

13. Stairwell opening issue

    By MN_JohnH, October 21, 2018   

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    • MN_JohnH
    • October 21, 2018

14. Virtual Reality Issues

    By ScottDutcher, September 30, 2019   

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    • johnny
    • September 30, 2019

15. How to change size of tile flooring?

    By PIR-Designs, May 7, 2020
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    • PIR-Designs
    • May 7, 2020

16. changing text size of existing lable of plot line

    By rembocanoe66, June 23, 2020   

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    • rembocanoe66
    • June 23, 2020

17. Floor finish in framing section

    By builtright3, August 26, 2020
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    • builtright3
    • August 26, 2020

18. "DN" or "UP" stair text size

    By KReads, January 6, 2021
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    • KReads
    • January 6, 2021

19. REVISION CLOUD

    By mkennedy2000, October 19, 2022
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    • mkennedy2000
    • October 19, 2022

20. addition roof over any existing

    By GP202256, December 6, 2022
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    • Garybills
    • December 6, 2022

21. Deck Help

    By AbeLopez, April 6, 2023
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    • Garybills
    • April 6, 2023

22. Suppress Label Doesnt Work With Wall Schedule Set To Use Callout?

    By Renerabbitt, August 2, 2023
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    • DBCooper
    • August 2, 2023

23. Is there a way to do an ICF floor similar to Quad Deck in Chief and have the materials auto calc?

    By cbucks, March 5, 2024
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    • GeneDavis
    • March 6, 2024

24. Jpeg scale

    By Cadwork22, July 12, 2024
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    • Renerabbitt
    • July 12, 2024

25. New laptop - existing decktop plans do not sync back and forth.

    By PHI1313, December 28, 2024
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    • JiAngelo
    • December 28, 2024