General Q & A

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1. Wall Area- is there really not an automated way to do this?

   By SC_drafting, January 15
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   • SC_drafting
   • January 24

2. Virtual Walkthrough - ideal PBR settings

   By ddaigle, February 22
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   • ddaigle
   • February 24

3. New Chief Talk

   By blayman, March 4, 2014
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   • blayman
   • March 5, 2014

4. Hog Wire For Fencing

   By MichaelHall, August 9, 2014
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   • dshall
   • August 9, 2014

5. How To Show Brick Exterior Wall

   By sconnor707, September 24, 2014
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   • sconnor707
   • September 24, 2014

6. Automatically connecting cabinets together or against drywall

   By eberleremodeling, March 10, 2016
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   • eberleremodeling
   • March 10, 2016

7. Could not do thickened slab foundation under bearing wall

   By GeneDavis, October 3, 2016
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • October 3, 2016

8. Window and Door Schedule

   By Canuck, March 9, 2017
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   • Canuck
   • March 9, 2017

9. Are Custom Muntins Gone?

   By BradAtHarmony, April 23, 2018
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   • BradAtHarmony
   • April 24, 2018

10. Move/Rotate Rooms Within Same File

    By ShannonJM, May 13, 2019
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    • ShannonJM
    • May 13, 2019

11. Any Aussies or Kiwis out there?

    By mikes616, September 27, 2019
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    • mikes616
    • September 27, 2019

12. 3 D Walkthrough

    By stager386, March 27, 2020
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    • LeeDrafter
    • April 24, 2020

13. SW Florida Style Pole Barn designed in Chief

    By DCB123, June 20, 2020
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    • Kbird1
    • June 20, 2020

14. Can i display the library folder panel beside the filter results and preview panel?

    By bulmandesigns, April 3, 2023
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    • bulmandesigns
    • April 3, 2023

15. Seeing imported pdf layer on 2nd floor?

    By JDCH603, December 3, 2025
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    • SHCanada2
    • December 10, 2025

16. full camera view

    By GMRothChief, September 24, 2015
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    • rlackore
    • September 24, 2015

17. How to best add cap to stone pony wall

    By BigKahuna, March 25, 2016
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    • BigKahuna
    • March 26, 2016

18. How to turn off shadows on new camera views?

    By Clemsongrad, February 18, 2017
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    • Clemsongrad
    • February 18, 2017

19. Roof Cuts Wall at Bottom and Stop at Ceiling Above

    By misterwiley, January 22, 2018
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    • Ridge_Runner
    • January 23, 2018

20. Compatibility mode for Chief Architect

    By bkjernis, September 23, 2018
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    • Kbird1
    • September 23, 2018

21. Removing whole floors from

    By MisterKrabb, March 30, 2019
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    • Chopsaw
    • March 30, 2019

22. Extracting handrail profiles

    By Chrisdutch89, May 6, 2020
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • May 6, 2020

23. Upgrade

    By ABCINC, November 4, 2021
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    • Kbird1
    • November 6, 2021

24. deleted post

    By SkullMesaRanch, April 3, 2023
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    • VegasFoundations
    • May 24, 2024

25. Cad placing

    By EsteeChief, October 6, 2024
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    • EsteeChief
    • October 17, 2024