General Q & A

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  1. Inset bottom slab of wall cabinets?

    By Larry_Sweeney,
    • 15 replies
    • 4.1k views

  2. Roof Sofit Location

    By postandbeam,
    • 15 replies
    • 3.9k views

  3. "Basement" or "Foundation"?

    By akabuilder,
    • 15 replies
    • 10.7k views

  4. Post Lighting For Decks?

    By dneuman,
    • 15 replies
    • 3.7k views

  5. Custom Wall Type

    By Paramount,
    • 15 replies
    • 3.1k views

  6. Revision cloud around callout crashes

    By BenPalmer,
    • 15 replies
    • 2.9k views

  7. Some tools are missing!

    By Samia2024,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.6k views

  8. Block Fence

    By builtright3,
    • 15 replies
    • 2.9k views

  9. Centering Handrails etc

    By johnny,
    • 15 replies
    • 5k views

  10. Split Level with concrete foundation issue...

    By Charles,
    • 15 replies
    • 4.8k views

  11. Stair Rise and Run Information on Plans

    By ValleyGuy,
    • 15 replies
    • 3.9k views

  12. Editing Imported 3D Symbols - Deleting Surfaces

    By Ange822,   
    • 15 replies
    • 2.3k views

  13. Perspective Crop tool still works in X12...

    By Chrisb222,
    • 15 replies
    • 3.5k views

  14. Is There Such A Thing As A "do It" Tool?

    By 4hotshoez,
    • 15 replies
    • 3k views

  15. Engineered Trusses

    By Paramount,
    • 15 replies
    • 3.5k views

  16. Schedule Problem

    By rlackore,
    • 15 replies
    • 2.4k views

  17. Glass Shower Doors

    By Charlenerene,
    • 15 replies
    • 5.9k views

  18. Lintel in Chief is a Misnomer

    By Joe_Carrick,
    • 15 replies
    • 4k views

  19. Is There a Way To Build This Truss System in Chief?

    By HumbleChief,
    • 15 replies
    • 2.9k views

  20. Aluminum Railing Horizontal balusters ?

    By ACADuser,
    • 15 replies
    • 3.4k views

  21. Foundation wall - Garage to house sill height offset

    By Canuck,
    • 15 replies
    • 2.8k views

  22. Annotate In Plan Or Layout

    By deesee,
    • 15 replies
    • 4.8k views

  23. Using a global variable from .plan in .layout

    By BruceLove,
    • 15 replies
    • 3.6k views

  24. [ 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
    • 3.3k views

  25. Wall Start/end

    By rlackore,
    • 15 replies
    • 4.4k views