General Q & A

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1. Unknown object making elevation windows huge

   By SC_drafting, April 16
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   • mtldesigns
   • April 16

2. Does anyone have experience with the "Serious error occurred" - Error #272000999?

   By KrisAxUserX13, April 16
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   • CarrieS
   • April 16

3. Wall shows through exterior wall

   By Adam_Gibson, April 13
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   • Adam_Gibson
   • April 16

4. How to increase speed, reduce resource hogging? 16-core M3 Max MacBook Pro with 48GB ram is SLOW

   By ntiliff, October 8, 2024
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   • PhillipCA
   • April 15

5. I-joist rafters with 2x6 tails - auto rebuild, how do I do it?

   By Hoff_Design, March 6
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   • azmoeerebecca
   • April 15

6. Room Square footage

   By Artisan_TH, April 14
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   • Artisan_TH
   • April 14

7. X16 Align "Foundation to exterior of layer" no longer working?

   By toyotaracer247, April 8
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   • toyotaracer247
   • April 14

8. desktop/laptop

   By Treehouse2339, April 14
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   • joey_martin
   • April 14

9. Deck over foundation room. What is best way to represent floor/ceiling structure details?

   By TommyGsWorkshop, March 30
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   • TommyGsWorkshop
   • April 13

10. Managing Multiple concepts; Layers vs Files

    By woodwerdtx, April 11
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    • JiAngelo
    • April 13

11. Ceiling treatments using molding

    By JBi-PDX, April 9
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    • Rich_Winsor
    • April 13

12. Using Time Tracker for Billable Hours as a Drafter

    By SetashaBybee, April 10
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    • Chiefuserodd
    • April 12

13. Rope Lights under soffits

    By mtldesigns, April 11
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • April 12

14. Trying to Make a Sign on a pole.

    By jjifmeyer, April 10
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    • jjifmeyer
    • April 11

15. Dimensions wont find main layer

    By SHCanada2, April 7
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    • SHCanada2
    • April 10

16. Birds-mouth cut width

    By SAWConstruction, April 9   

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    • SAWConstruction
    • April 10

17. Rotating outlets in 3D

    By SethL3113, April 10
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    • PitMan71
    • April 10

18. Anyone use AutoCAD in tandem with Chief?

    By Michael_Gia, April 8
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    • ComputerMaster86
    • April 10

19. Ceiling ht drop for bonus over garage

    By PitMan71, April 9
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    • PitMan71
    • April 10

20. Faded PDF or lost reference

    By AHdesigner, February 9
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    • BenMerritt
    • April 9

21. Need help converting a current Chief Architect file

    By MNKnute, April 9
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    • DBCooper
    • April 9

22. I was expecting an easter egg in the form of a sneak peek at X18?

    By Michael_Gia, April 6
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    • MPDesign
    • April 9

23. Camera and callout display in plan views: how best to control? Is it layers?

    By GeneDavis, April 8
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    • SHCanada2
    • April 9

24. Interior wall edits

    By buildinthevoid, October 2, 2019
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    • DBCooper
    • April 8

25. Troubles with sloped roof revealing the inside of the room

    By 111brookem, April 2
    • 3 replies
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    • LloydAWaguespack
    • April 8