General Q & A

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1. Plot Plan and Roof Plan

   By UYAWNEY, September 20, 2017
   • 12 replies
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   • Richard_Morrison
   • September 22, 2017

2. rotate terrain but leave building plan as is?

   By MN_JohnH, February 28, 2020   

   • rotate
   • terrain
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     • terrain
     • only
     • orientation
     • plot
     • orientation on plot
     • orientation on terrain
   • 9 replies
   • 4.9k views
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   • builtright3
   • February 28, 2020

3. Adding masonry footer walls with slab foundation for rooms

   By oldgreg, July 23, 2015   

   • slab
   • footer
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     • footer
     • masonry
   • 14 replies
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   • Kbird1
   • July 28, 2015

4. Adjust North Arrow

   By LeeDrafter, March 1, 2016   

   • site plan
   • plot
   • (and 3 more)

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     • site plan
     • plot
     • bearing angle
     • adjust north arrow
     • cad line angle
   • 6 replies
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • May 13, 2024

5. Cad Detail In Layout

   By payettedesigns, March 23, 2020
   • 8 replies
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   • payettedesigns
   • April 1, 2020

6. How to build the roof on the 2nd Subfloor?

   By Minhtran, April 16, 2017
   • 11 replies
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   • NRST8TRKR
   • April 21, 2017

7. Gable Wall Between Roofs Above Opened Loft

   By Boxon1, June 20, 2014   

   • gable rooof above loft
   • gable roof
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     • gable rooof above loft
     • gable roof
     • gable roof infill
     • butting roofs above loft
     • loft
   • 8 replies
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   • Boxon1
   • June 21, 2014

8. Terrain won't show up under cantilever

   By fletcher, September 13, 2018   

   • terrain
   • cantilever
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     • terrain
     • cantilever
     • error
     • cutout
   • 9 replies
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   • Robert11
   • May 31, 2024

9. Siteplan/plotplan

   By agr361, September 21, 2017
   • 17 replies
   • 4.9k views
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   • Kbird1
   • December 14, 2017

10. Exterior Ray Tracing - Tips

    By Ange822, November 9, 2022   

    • ray trace
    • exterior ray trace
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      • ray trace
      • exterior ray trace
      • tips
      • cpu
      • x14
    • 9 replies
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    • robdyck
    • November 9, 2022

11. Knee wall and drywall placement

    By MichaelJerome, February 28, 2020   

    • knee wall
    • floor trusses
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      • knee wall
      • floor trusses
      • ceiling planes
    • 10 replies
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    • Kbird1
    • February 28, 2020

12. Gaming Keypads For Hotkeys

    By GMTinc, August 7, 2014
    • 18 replies
    • 4.9k views
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    • Kbird1
    • September 2, 2014

13. X12 Beta - Some DBX Entries Aren't Retained ???

    By TheKitchenAbode, February 16, 2020
    • 24 replies
    • 4.9k views
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • February 17, 2020

14. Multiple users working on same plan in CA X7?

    By rwlang, October 12, 2018
    • 12 replies
    • 4.9k views
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    • lbuttery
    • October 15, 2018

15. Version 8 upgrade?

    By JCHenryArchitect, April 24, 2016
    • 14 replies
    • 4.9k views
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    • lbuttery
    • April 27, 2016

16. Custom Fill Patterns

    By rwaldrondesigns, July 15, 2021
    • 6 replies
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    • rwaldrondesigns
    • July 16, 2021

17. Control batt insulation size for material list counts reporting

    By GeneDavis, January 4, 2023
    • 23 replies
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    • Alaskan_Son
    • January 6, 2023

18. 1st floor room with no floor

    By Jeffcrigler, September 26, 2022   

    • missing floor
    • 8 replies
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    • Rich_Winsor
    • September 27, 2022

19. Brick ledges

    By winterdd, April 17, 2023
    • 8 replies
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    • TeaTime
    • April 19, 2023

20. Chief Keeps Locking up on me.

    By VinnieVicon, November 10, 2019
    • 18 replies
    • 4.9k views
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    • VinnieVicon
    • February 2, 2020

21. X14 Ray Trace quit on MacBook Pro

    By vivianyang2020, August 14, 2022   

    • raytrace
    • macbook pro16
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      • macbook pro16
      • m1
    • 20 replies
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    • eskaypea
    • April 10, 2023

22. Font size

    By SNestor, January 30, 2019   

    • font
    • layout
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      • layout
      • print
    • 9 replies
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    • GeneDavis
    • January 30, 2019

23. Area calculation

    By PrimeArch, December 5, 2019   

    • room label
    • dimension
    • 6 replies
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    • Dermot
    • December 5, 2019

24. So So Frustrated - Deck Just Up And Dissappears

    By HumbleChief, March 28, 2015
    • 14 replies
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    • ACADuser
    • April 11, 2015

25. Creating Horizontal Eaves For Patio/porch Areas

    By ARBDESIGN, November 17, 2014
    • 8 replies
    • 4.9k views
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    • Kbird1
    • November 19, 2014