General Q & A

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25915 topics in this forum

  1. Privacy screen with vertical slats at an angle?

    By cbucks,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.6k views

  2. Problem using reference display, when I go to glass house the structure is visible but standard terrain gone

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 709 views

  3. While Chief is building a terrain/interpolating is there a way to work on another plan on Mac?

    By cbucks,
    • 0 replies
    • 469 views

  4. DWG Files

    By TWWest,
    • 1 reply
    • 529 views

  5. Terrain taking forever to interpolate not sure if there is anything I can change to speed up?

    By cbucks,
    • 9 replies
    • 1.5k views

  6. Multiple structures is the best way to draw each one on their own plan and do reference display on one terrain?

    By cbucks,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views

  7. [ LONG POST ] - I'm a new user, hoping to ask the Chief community if Chief Architect is the best program for my somewhat-unusual use-case. Would greatly appreciate help.

    By Ty_Tradeswork,
    • 15 replies
    • 3.4k views

  8. Is there a place to set a default degree for the spline segment angle on electrical connections?

    By DIYJon,
    • 0 replies
    • 559 views

  9. Edit hole in 3d solid

    By RL-inc,
    • 3 replies
    • 840 views

  10. It looks like every scrap of previous installs is gone after upgrading to X15.

    By BeachHouse1,
    • 3 replies
    • 671 views

  11. Can auto roof on top plate above ceiling joists be done?

    By CARMELHILL,
    • 4 replies
    • 823 views

  12. Framing wall details

    By StVrainHabitat,
    • 2 replies
    • 696 views

  13. "Rubber Stamping" a typical apartment into a hi-rise?

    By Charles,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.4k views

  14. California Architects hooked on Chief Architect drawing

    By viggia,   
    • 3 replies
    • 881 views

  15. Aligning exterior railings

    By AAInteriors,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.1k views

  16. Missing Exterior Wall at Roof Valley

    By MorseRemodeling,   
    • 0 replies
    • 506 views

  17. Barrel Vault Ceiling structure under another floor

    By RGShurlingPA,
    • 1 reply
    • 723 views

  18. Is there an ideal triangle count? Max triangle count? How can you check?

    By cbucks,
    • 0 replies
    • 492 views

  19. The search window in my library disappeared? X15

    By mountaineer,
    • 3 replies
    • 932 views

  20. Lights in adjacent room aren't "In Use"

    By rcmcdougle,
    • 0 replies
    • 586 views

  21. Material won't cover entire wall without having multiple duplicates

    By JamesBolger,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views

  22. Landing not leveled

    By Omnidesign,
    • 21 replies
    • 2.3k views

  23. GLASS HOUSE WITH 1 OBJECT SOLID?

    By woodcraftdesign,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views

  24. Porch Posts

    By SkyJubilee,
    • 1 reply
    • 589 views

  25. Migration form 2020 to Chief

    By DCP2024,
    • 0 replies
    • 526 views