General Q & A

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  1. Modern House with Flat Roof - Thoughts?

    By reedie2000,
    • 11 replies
    • 7.5k views

  2. Why aren't these pot lights on?

    By westvale,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views

  3. Any method to autobuild crawlspace adjacent to slab with trench footings

    By madcowscarnival,
    • 1 reply
    • 944 views

  4. California Architects hooked on Chief Architect drawing

    By viggia,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views

  5. searching

    By DenisonDrywall,
    • 0 replies
    • 725 views

  6. Old Data Files

    By ericepv,   
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views

  7. Window dimension issues on my kitchen elevations

    By Vicki17,
    • 1 reply
    • 774 views

  8. Landing for deck stairs

    By jjifmeyer,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.8k views

  9. What determines whether lookouts are autoframed or not? Got none on a shed dormer roof and I want them.

    By GeneDavis,
    • 1 reply
    • 888 views

  10. CHIEF X14 FREEZING WHEN I PAN THE SCREEN ON LAYOUT

    By pesmithinc,
    • 1 reply
    • 750 views

  11. Creating rooflines at various heights

    By NelsonsBuildMI,
    • 3 replies
    • 924 views

  12. Do I have to upgrade to get more Wall specification sub categories?

    By Amaconstructionco,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.5k views

  13. Lost User Cataglog and wont let me add anything either.

    By lucasmillworks2,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.6k views

  14. Sequencing the mull depth edit for a tall window stack

    By GeneDavis,
    • 0 replies
    • 760 views

  15. Roll Up Door

    By Leon-Zimmerman,
    • 0 replies
    • 688 views

  16. Manipulating Objects

    By winterdd,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views

  17. Mac Studio

    By djhplanning,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views

  18. 2ND FLOOR NOT EXPORTING 3D MODEL

    By lhwalker,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.2k views

  19. X16 Porch posts not lining up on both walls

    By elementsdesign,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  20. Why doesn't Chief autoframe 2x posts between un-mulled windows?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 3 replies
    • 927 views

  21. Turn off update camera view X16

    By mscpbd,
    • 0 replies
    • 734 views

  22. Dimension to lower part of shower pony wall

    By CoastlineFl,
    • 0 replies
    • 773 views

  23. Migrating to X16 from Interiors

    By Kbernard,
    • 1 reply
    • 845 views

  24. Window Mullion setting

    By johnny,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.6k views

  25. Creating Custom Vanity/Furniture

    By LMPDesign,
    • 14 replies
    • 4k views