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For a limited time only! Every house needs to have good bones. No more cabin femur when you have these no-bodies over for Halloween. Get them before they make their marrow escape!

We are excited to announce another new catalog partner, download Fiberon from the 3D Library. Fiberon composite decking is made from locally-sourced recycled plastic, lumber mill scraps and other materials. https://www.fiberondecking.com/

We are pleased to welcome a new catalog partner, NatureKast, to the 3D Library! Download NatureKast's digital product line of components for Outdoor Kitchen designs.

Hi @anikonor! The Sample Plan is provided in a .ZIP file, this means the textures are compressed along with the .PLAN inside, and must be extracted before use. You should make sure that you have extracted the files, and that you open the plan from within Chief Architect using the File>Open menu item. If you try to open the plan by double-clicking the icon inside of the .ZIP, you might see errors like this. Please let me know if this helps; if it doesn't we can try to trouble-shoot further.

We are pleased to share that we have updated MasterBrand's family of downloadable Cabinet Catalogs for Chief Architect X13. Use the menu option "Update Library Catalogs" to bring your current selection up to date automatically, or visit the 3D Library and download them today! Aristokraft Cabinetry Decora Cabinetry Diamond Fieldstone Cabinetry Homecrest Cabinetry Kemper Cabinets Kitchen Craft Cabinetry Mantra Mid Continent Cabinetry Omega Cabinetry Schrock Cabinetry StarMark Cabinetry UltraCraft Cabinetry

Find our newest catalog partner, Blum, on the 3D Library! This catalog features the hardware from Blum's product line including hinges, slides, and inserts. Attach some of these elements parametrically through the catalog specification dialog, or place them independently in your designs to be reflected in your Materials Take-offs and 3D Views.

We've updated the downloadable Wellborn catalog on the 3D Library, make sure you get the latest version! Follow Wellborn on Instagram and Facebook.

Get the latest updates and product selections in the updated catalog from The Galley on the 3D Library! Follow The Galley on Instagram and Facebook.

Find our newest catalog partner, Elias Woodwork on the 3D Library! Follow on Instagram and Facebook.

Hey @TERRELL! We updated the Compact Appliances catalog last summer to include some more appliances and burners that are suitable for Tiny Home Design. I don't think we have a perfect selection yet, but if you haven't gotten this update you may check it out. If you have other ideas for features and objects that would help you do tiny home design, make sure to send them our way! Feature suggestions: suggestions@chiefarchitect.com Catalog ideas (with images/link references): content@chiefarchitect.com

To celebrate the creators of the "Dad Joke", the content team has provided the latest in our series of Limited Edition catalogs. Download the Man Cave As Built catalog, before it goes extinct! Happy Father's Day to all the pops, father figures, and purveyors of dad jokes out there. We couldn't have made this one without you!

Want an easy way to see the latest catalogs on the 3D Library? Bookmark or shortcut this simplified link that lists the full catalog selection, by newest additions first. Catalogs by Date Added

Hi RobUSMC, "3D Wall White Matte Ribbon" should work well for you. It uses a normal map which gives it the 3D look you're after. You can find it here: Cactus Stone Tile Ceramic 3D Wall 3D Wall White Matte Ribbon I hope this material provides a good solution for your needs.

Have you been visiting the 3D Library to access the most recent catalog downloads? Someone requested "more Lighting" and we are doing what we can to oblige. We are up to the 27th catalog dedicated to lighting fixtures. You'll also find more bathroom fixtures, materials, furniture, and updates to a variety of branded catalogs. Not seeing what you want? Please e-mail content@chiefarchitect.com with your ideas; include images and links for the best chance of a quick catalog return. If you have been hoping to see specific brands, please don't forget to reach out to them and name drop "Chief Architect". We are happy to work to add brands to the download selection, but need direct contact with representatives to access the data AND to keep it up to date. Feel free to read this post and share info: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/blog/partner-program/ Also, follow us on Instagram and Facebook for regular announcements of new catalogs and to see what others are making with the software!

This blog post covers some ways to represent brands that aren't currently available as Chief compatible catalogs. We also offer some messaging to help draw attention to the available brand partner opportunities in catalog development. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/blog/partner-program/

These manufacturer catalogs on our 3D Library are also a great resource with a wide variety of seamless rock and stone textures: Buechel Stone Corp. Coronado Stone Cultured Stone Eldorado Stone M-Rock Quarry Mill

Hi @StephanL ! There isn't really a specific tool in the Chief Architect Software family explicitly for breaking up components from existing objects. You may be able to find different elements like feet, hardware, doors/panels, etc. in 3D Library to use to assemble new objects. Here are some catalog that have 'bits and pieces' to get you started, there are many more/other options too! Cabinet Doors Cabinet Doors No.2 Cabinet Feet Cabinet Hardware 1 Cabinet Hardware 2 There are plenty of clever Chief Architect users here who have devised ways to do more intensive modeling within Chief Architect Premier. You may find that there are some limitation in the available feature set in Home Designer Pro, however.

Hi @StephanL our software products offer a tool called "Architectural Blocks" which allows you to group and store your favorite objects as a single unit. Here are some resources that describe this tool: Chief Architect's Features: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00499/editing-architectural-blocks.html Home Designer's Features: https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00191/creating-an-architectural-block.html We'd love to see what you've made!

The content team is continuing to work towards offering more catalogs for download to expand your decor and product options. Here are some of the most recent additions, in case you haven't gotten them yet. Brands: Composit - Luxury Italian Kitchens Mercury Mosaics Nobilia Bonus: 3D Plants - Vases and Pots No.2 (check out this fun announcement video) Cabinet Doors No.2 Cabinet Hardware No.2 Exterior Fence Panels No.2 Hobbies No.1 Gardening If there are brands that you would like to see available as Chief Architect digital catalogs, please reach out to your reps. or directly through social media posts to let them know how useful downloads are for your work. You can tag @chiefarchitect when you post to include us in the conversation, and share our partner information: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/partners/catalog-partner-program.html Please send requests for bonus content to: content@chiefarchitect.com

I have seen some concerned posts regarding a 3D plant catalog we offer for sale that is not available to Chief SSA users. After some explanation, the original author decided to remove the post, so I wanted to be sure everyone else has access to this information. Please let me clarify, if you are a current SSA member, you have had access to these objects AT NO EXTRA CHARGE, for years. We have not changed that. You can get the full selection of 3D plants here: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/3d-library/index.php?r=site/detail/795 This is a large catalog of ~600 3D Plant objects. For various reasons, we restricted access to this large catalog for our Home Designer products since its initial release; one reason is performance. To better support Home Designer users, we have begun breaking the big catalog in to more manageable sized chunks, like the recently added 3D Plants - Edible Garden catalog. Home Designer users don't pay for SSA, (for Chief Architect users, SSA provides access to the majority of catalogs, plus many brand catalogs that are not available in any form to Home Designer software products). You'll see that this HOME DESIGNER ONLY catalog is not accessible via SSA for this very reason. If you are a Chief Architect SSA user, please do not purchase these HOME DESIGNER ONLY catalogs, instead, download the inclusive catalog at the link above. You'll see in the description for any catalog on the 3D Library, there is a breakdown for the products the catalogs are intended to serve. Please review these details before downloading and purchasing catalogs to ensure you are the intended audience. You can also set up a filter for your view of the 3D Library, so you aren't bothered with the noise of catalogs that are not available for your current product. The 3D Library's interface will show any catalog with its corresponding Software version number. X12/2021 is the code base that generates our most current Chief Architect Products and our Home Designer Software products (at the time this post is being written). Your best bet is to leverage the product filters so that you get the most clear view of product compatibility. A final note, as part of the process for managing this particular set of catalogs, we made some updates and improvements to our 3D Plants and the accuracy of the data. If you already have the 3D Plants catalog, remember to update your library to get the most current additions and data for these objects. Thanks! Adrean Stephenson, Content Development Manager

Hey @Designer1 it looks like @robdyck is on the right track. It appears that there is a name collision between the images referenced for this backdrop and the material in Barker Cabinets. We typically try to using a unique naming system when setting up any materials, image, and backdrop references in the catalogs we distribute, but it seems that we missed this one. As Robert mentions above, you should be able to copy the Backdrop with the trouble from the Core Catalogs, then paste it into your User Catalog. You can then edit the backdrop, and re-associate the correct image to the Backdrop in your User Catalog. In the meantime, I'll ask our team to look at this and see if it is still an issue in the X12 version of the catalogs; if so, we'll do what we can to remedy the issue in our updated catalogs. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Hey dskogg, I think this might be what you are after... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01203/creating-a-custom-sink-hole.html You'll need to size a CAD object for your counter top hole and block it together with your sink CAD block. Making the counter top CAD hole smaller will let you hide the flanges.

Chief Architect's Content Team has recently released new and updated catalogs. Visit the 3D Library to download these and see what else you may have missed. Brand Catalogs: Dacor The Quarry Mill UltraCraft Cabinetry Bonus Catalogs: Accessories No.12 Family Command Center Commercial No.3 Facilities Management Design Trends No.1 Maximalism / Biophilia Door Hardware No.5 Interior Knobs Kids No.2 Kitchen Accessories No.6 Containers MEP No.7 Exhaust Fans Style Palettes

Over the years, the Content Team has been working to provide state-of-the art tools to improve your designs. In 2018 we added realism to your kitchen designs, in 2019 we helped bring super-shine to your floors. We are happy to be working on your behalf again with the release of our latest utility - Home Accessories. You'll find easy ways to quickly emphasize traits of the houses you design. Make your smart house smarter, your cottage cuter, and your southwestern more... well, western. Visit the 3D Library soon, these will only be available for a limited time!

As we wrap up 2019, we are glad to get an opportunity to look back at the catalogs we've been able to release and update for our users! Have you gone to the 3D Library and Downloaded catalogs in the last few months? If not, here are some of our recent offerings you can expect to find. Brand Catalogs: Aspire Cabinetry Barker Cabinets The Galley Woodland Cabinetry Bonus Catalogs: Accessories No.11 Signs Docks and Waterways Lighting No.14 Mirrors MEP No.6 Specialty Electrical Man Cave No.6 Sports Fanatic Man Cave No.7 Audiophile Materials Fabric / Wallpaper No.2 Tack Room We've also made updates to a variety of catalogs, make sure your use the Update Library Catalog feature to ensure you have the latest content!