General Q & A

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25846 topics in this forum

  1. How to exclude existing house framing from an addition framing schedule.

    By MCCCcc,
    • 5 replies
    • 899 views

  2. Looking for information on working with an Architect in and around Edmonton, Alberta

    By designergy,
    • 0 replies
    • 508 views

  3. Are material list column totals doable yet?

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 3 replies
    • 745 views

  4. Roof Pitch Labels

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 1 reply
    • 688 views

  5. External Hard Drive & Multiple Users

    By RyannReed,
    • 5 replies
    • 952 views

  6. Cabinets display joint lines inconsistently in plan view

    By GeneDavis,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.3k views

  7. Layout label horizontally on the bottom

    By MissJane,
    • 2 replies
    • 580 views

  8. Best practice to quickly strip plan to reduce file size

    By GeneDavis,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views

  9. 3D Viewer - way to check surface count for posted models or in Chief besides during export?

    By Christina_Girerd,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views

  10. Siding sticking through roof

    By MN_JohnH,
    • 22 replies
    • 2.3k views

  11. Creating Titled Exterior walls

    By MSID_McKenzie,
    • 5 replies
    • 891 views

  12. Achieving Flat Soffit

    By leahernst,
    • 2 replies
    • 775 views

  13. Custom Glass Block Window

    By StephenM,
    • 10 replies
    • 2k views

  14. Drawing roof valley

    By ericepv,   
    • 6 replies
    • 2k views

  15. Curved Staircase Custom Horizontal Railings?

    By jarrex,
    • 8 replies
    • 3.7k views

  16. Realtime Raytrace challenge/query

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 15 replies
    • 1.8k views

  17. Cad import help

    By dskogg,
    • 3 replies
    • 779 views

  18. Changing basement from level 0 to level 1?

    By JWPrendergast,
    • 1 reply
    • 705 views

  19. Elevation Angle Measurements

    By buildinthevoid,
    • 3 replies
    • 897 views

  20. twinmotion

    By decorators3,   
    • 23 replies
    • 4.6k views

  21. How to create life-like grass? 1 2 3 4 7

    By bjulius21,
    • 162 replies
    • 118.4k views

  22. Can a client using 20/20 import a CA DXF file?

    By dshall,
    • 14 replies
    • 1.7k views

  23. Deep Wall niche/shelves?

    By JWPrendergast,
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views

  24. Can Chief Draw a 3-sided (3 triangular roof planes) house?

    By BuilderJim,
    • 3 replies
    • 857 views

  25. Camera problem with new Acer Nitro 5 with nvidia rtx 4060 and X10

    By Lish3232,
    • 1 reply
    • 648 views