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  1. Material continuing through a door frame

    By KendallDesign,
    • 1 reply
    • 465 views

  2. Dormer roof structure

    By winterdd,
    • 2 replies
    • 606 views

  3. Minor Bug? Anyone Else Seeing This?

    By HumbleChief,
    • 2 replies
    • 697 views

  4. Random extra 1/8" adding to my dimension strings

    By DeLayDesign,
    • 8 replies
    • 1k views

  5. Brick Ledge Depth - Pony wall

    By AndrewSopher,
    • 1 reply
    • 757 views

  6. Is There A Way To Spec "Suppress Label" As A Default Setting?

    By HumbleChief,
    • 4 replies
    • 817 views

  7. Truss layout and lifting the house

    By Jayne13,
    • 1 reply
    • 485 views

  8. Exterior wall Conflict on Cathedral ceiling

    By Resbarbosa,
    • 2 replies
    • 651 views

  9. Toolbar Layout Changes when Customize Toolbars is Closed

    By 5FT-20Designs,
    • 2 replies
    • 596 views

  10. Why won't a cabinet partition report to the cabinet schedule?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 2 replies
    • 649 views

  11. Help with interior wall dimensioning, omitting exterior

    By Jaredp757,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.2k views

  12. Frame Engineering in CA X14

    By OnlineBuilder2,
    • 1 reply
    • 474 views

  13. Material region does not cut around door trim when material region crosses below wall into foundation

    By SHCanada2,
    • 3 replies
    • 939 views

  14. Default Material Settings

    By basilbabaa,
    • 2 replies
    • 658 views

  15. Using Chief Architect backdrops

    By Designers_Edge,   
    • 7 replies
    • 1.7k views

  16. Wall Connection

    By winterdd,
    • 2 replies
    • 707 views

  17. CAD Pattern Question

    By JKEdmo,
    • 14 replies
    • 1.6k views

  18. How do I make an angled half wall under stairs?

    By Brandon_1311,   
    • 10 replies
    • 2k views

  19. Default Tub Symbol won't generate 2D symbol after stretching

    By amddrafting,
    • 2 replies
    • 841 views

  20. Library Folders Missing

    By RobUSMC,
    • 1 reply
    • 837 views

  21. Orthogonal Tab Move

    By JKEdmo,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views

  22. How to create a custom manufacturing library

    By CedarCreek,
    • 1 reply
    • 615 views

  23. Roof Plane Help

    By jaystang,
    • 4 replies
    • 874 views

  24. Use symbol created in X15 in X14?

    By BAKERSB4,
    • 6 replies
    • 921 views

  25. Cove Cabinet Molding Component - How to Price Accurately?

    By DefinedDesign,
    • 4 replies
    • 886 views