General Q & A

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25836 topics in this forum

  1. Is there a way to do an ICF floor similar to Quad Deck in Chief and have the materials auto calc?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 740 views

  2. X15 Render Issues

    By Allen43,   
    • 20 replies
    • 3.5k views

  3. CAD to walls multiple floors

    By deniseruhl,
    • 0 replies
    • 432 views

  4. Skylight Recomindations?

    By ACADuser,
    • 6 replies
    • 1k views

  5. With a plan with multiple structures, is there a way to select the floor of a given structure without having to select each room?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 539 views

  6. Surveyor topo lines as dwg how do you convert to chief?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 528 views

  7. Molding Polyline - Why??

    By HannahKucerova,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views

  8. Finding or adding Plan Views

    By Mackenzie,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.9k views

  9. Problem Creating an A-frame in X15

    By CyndiM,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  10. SLOPED CEILING

    By ChiefDesign2023,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views

  11. What does interpolate tangent to edge mean?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 812 views

  12. Is there a way I can set working plan view etc back to default without reinstalling?

    By cbucks,
    • 2 replies
    • 729 views

  13. Objects stopping at drywall

    By winterdd,
    • 2 replies
    • 608 views

  14. I deleted everything from a layer but it still says used and won't let me delete the layer is there a trick for this?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 568 views

  15. Imported PDF to Lines

    By ehumble,
    • 6 replies
    • 932 views

  16. Unable to select rooms

    By GrizzlyBear,
    • 4 replies
    • 964 views

  17. Have a plan with multiple structures, is there a way I can make one of the structures on piers?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 545 views

  18. Material Texture's

    By NeilofOZ,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.4k views

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

    By cbucks,
    • 9 replies
    • 1.4k views

  20. Privacy screen with vertical slats at an angle?

    By cbucks,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.5k views

  21. Somehow I messed up my default tool for create a retaining wall, is there a way to reset?

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 566 views

  22. How do you change the name that appears for the floor in layout?

    By cbucks,
    • 2 replies
    • 658 views

  23. Elevation point text rotation

    By robdyck,
    • 2 replies
    • 642 views

  24. GLASS HOUSE WITH 1 OBJECT SOLID?

    By woodcraftdesign,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views

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

    By cbucks,
    • 1 reply
    • 673 views