General Q & A

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25233 topics in this forum

  1. What's your workaround for a wood-framed handicap ramp up to a deck?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views

  2. What's your workaround for beam sizing in railing wall

    By GeneDavis,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views

  3. What'st the Fastest way to Align Cabinet top heights with Crown molding....Why bottom height?

    By zowie123,
    • 22 replies
    • 3.2k views

  4. Whatever Happened To The Full Masonry Fireplace And Chimney? 1 2

    By Electromen,
    • 31 replies
    • 6.6k views

  5. Whats the best laptop to buy for large walkthroughs

    By jennyallan1,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  6. Whats The Best Way to Learn Chief Architect

    By Jonas111,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.6k views

  7. Wheelchair ramp landing newel posts oddly doubled

    By Christina_Girerd,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views

  8. When calculating framing quantities, how do I know the quantity is not including truss framing members

    By 22trobbins,
    • 1 reply
    • 957 views

  9. When did OBO walls lose their colors?

    By dshall,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.2k views

  10. When does significant slowdown from CAD details start?

    By Richard_Morrison,
    • 4 replies
    • 1k views

  11. When i build a custom wainscot everything looks fine. When i add a window, however, it cuts through the wainscot all the way down to the baseboard height! Any ideas on how to stop windows from doing that?

    By Denzil,
    • 19 replies
    • 3.2k views

  12. When I Draw A Polyline Solid On The Second Fl. It Shows Up, On The First Floor?

    By zowie123,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.4k views

  13. When I export my plan to a stl, I get this weird triangular structure in one of the rooms.

    By specop,
    • 1 reply
    • 765 views

  14. When I import a DWG it wont show text.

    By Treehouse2339,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views

  15. when i move my aligned stair and landing it becomes not aligned

    By SH_Canada,
    • 19 replies
    • 3.6k views

  16. When I render objects are shown as the wrong finish.

    By Reinbold,
    • 1 reply
    • 652 views

  17. When is a Garage a Carport?

    By dshall,
    • 17 replies
    • 3k views

  18. When is a new Mac version coming?

    By SteveT,
    • 10 replies
    • 3.6k views

  19. When no casing window approaches another...white fill?

    By rockyshepheard,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.4k views

  20. When opening exported DWG file in ACad, I have no line weights.

    By AndyGump,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views

  21. When roof becomes wall

    By mealexmail,   
    • 11 replies
    • 5.5k views

  22. When To Switch To New Version

    By KilianDrafting,
    • 16 replies
    • 3k views

  23. When to use Floor Supplied by Foundation Room Below?

    By Richard_Morrison,
    • 16 replies
    • 2.7k views

  24. When using fencing to create a block wall with Posts...how do I increase the panel size?

    By DIYJon,
    • 1 reply
    • 733 views

  25. When will Chief incorporate AI for rendering? It’s time

    By Michael_Gia,
    • 11 replies
    • 552 views