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26107 topics in this forum

  1. I always have difficuly working with Chief's Terrain Tools. Driveway and Swale Desired

    By KnotSquare,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.5k views

  2. Bonus area with bathroom and rooms over garage

    By Jarenand,
    • 1 reply
    • 774 views

  3. Irregularly Shaped Walls

    By kwhitt,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views

  4. Rotate Floorplan

    By Cadwork22,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views

  5. Manually edit ceiling hole polyline not showing

    By cbehling,   
    • 1 reply
    • 673 views

  6. Engineering Question-Widows Walk

    By winterdd,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.9k views

  7. [ 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
    • 3.9k views

  8. X15 how to generate multiple schedules of a category (cabinets, doors, windows, . . . )?

    By GeneDavis,
    • 3 replies
    • 799 views

  9. Walls are Red?

    By IRDesign,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.1k views

  10. A frame

    By Cadwork22,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views

  11. Changing the size of electrical labels

    By Ed_Orum,
    • 2 replies
    • 663 views

  12. Filling in triangle on ceiling plane

    By davyjones,
    • 2 replies
    • 758 views

  13. Macro or hot key to change mulled window label to component labels?

    By BCNABE,
    • 0 replies
    • 545 views

  14. Glass wall with Mullians/grid

    By Cadwork22,
    • 16 replies
    • 2.2k views

  15. Design phase/layer - Home then finished basement

    By JWPrendergast,
    • 4 replies
    • 953 views

  16. Can 3D CAD objects be placed between Balusters on a fence?

    By DIYJon,
    • 1 reply
    • 770 views

  17. LOCKED OBJECTS

    By JNWArchitect,
    • 1 reply
    • 690 views

  18. New computer and lost dimension capabilities

    By rcmcdougle,
    • 2 replies
    • 852 views

  19. Barndominium Help

    By GeoSmith,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views

  20. Slope Following Grade?

    By Astrigal,
    • 2 replies
    • 765 views

  21. Sliding glass partition wall

    By cbucks,
    • 2 replies
    • 945 views

  22. Way to design a rooftop deck cut out of a  gable, hip, or gambrel roof?

    By cbucks,
    • 0 replies
    • 546 views

  23. Chief Crashs with 14" Macbook Pro M1 Max with Dual 24" Monitors

    By DefineDesign,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.1k views

  24. Angle

    By Cadwork22,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.8k views

  25. Drawing a 24x24 garage with room above but the customer doesnt want the inside finished. How do I get chief to leave the inside as framing?

    By NoahJohnson,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views