General Q & A

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1. Can Chief be ran by voice command?

   By CUBRAD, July 19, 2022
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   • Renerabbitt
   • July 19, 2022

2. Documented Workflow

   By CGreen, September 24, 2024
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   • basketballman
   • September 24, 2024

3. computer crashing when I do a Ray Trace

   By cjanderson66, February 5
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   • DBCooper
   • February 5

4. cad details

   By DenisonDrywall, August 20
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   • joey_martin
   • August 21

5. Sheathing Showing Through Siding/ Roofing

   By BroderickDesign, June 30, 2014
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   • lbuttery
   • June 30, 2014

6. Terrain On 1St Floor Causing Wall Issues - X4

   By rcmcdougle, July 26, 2014
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   • DRAWZILLA
   • July 26, 2014

7. Custom Cupboards Help

   By imagekit, August 21, 2014
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • August 21, 2014

8. Edit Sink Data In Library

   By ACADuser, October 4, 2014
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • October 5, 2014

9. Exterior Walls Not Meeting Roofs

   By otisbradley, January 13, 2015   

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   • HumbleChief
   • January 13, 2015

10. Trying to create a vaulted ceiling, but wall keeps building too high

    By SHCanada2, June 26, 2015   

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    • SHCanada2
    • June 26, 2015

11. ADA Curb Ramp creation

    By architect, February 17, 2018
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    • robdyck
    • February 19, 2018

12. Core Catalog Missing, Materials Missing

    By jheath21, May 2, 2019   

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    • help
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    • Dermot
    • May 2, 2019

13. Re-linking Layout to Revised Plan

    By DrewVan, August 11, 2020
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    • basketballman
    • August 11, 2020

14. Roof Issues, stair issues, dormer issues

    By Thewoodmaster, July 19, 2022
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    • Thewoodmaster
    • July 19, 2022

15. Brick Overhangs foundation X14

    By Johnthree, May 10, 2023   

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    • Renerabbitt
    • August 15, 2023

16. Best practice for setting room ceiling height when vaulted

    By GeneDavis, August 11, 2023
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    • rgardner
    • August 11, 2023

17. Materials tab blank in dbx

    By Gawdzira, October 17, 2023
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    • TeaTime
    • October 17, 2023

18. Specify placement, angle, and distance for bay windows

    By Ed_Orum, March 13, 2024
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    • Ed_Orum
    • March 13, 2024

19. Lake House Project

    By Evolution, December 14, 2015
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    • country
    • December 14, 2015

20. Ray Trace Presets and/or Settings

    By buzzsaw204, August 13, 2016
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    • DavidJPotter
    • August 14, 2016

21. Reversing plan and its layout - best practice suggestions?

    By GeneDavis, May 3, 2017
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    • dshall
    • May 4, 2017

22. SHELF AND ROD

    By raltd9245, November 29, 2017
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    • DavidJames
    • November 29, 2017

23. Valley Beams

    By dfn001, May 2, 2019
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    • Chopsaw
    • May 2, 2019

24. Chief Architect Rendering Suddenly Slow Even on New Plans and on "Open Object"

    By jarrex, October 30, 2022
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    • jarrex
    • October 30, 2022

25. Roof/wall Waterfall effect

    By myrtsbnye, April 17, 2023
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    • TeaTime
    • April 17, 2023