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We've canceled travel to Boston, but will still be providing Virtual Training throughout the month of May, join us to improve you drafting skills! We'll be hosting the following virtual classroom trainings: Residential Intro (Mon/Wed) - May 4, 6, 11, 13 Residential Intermediate (Tues/Thurs) - May 5, 7, 12, 14 Kitchens, Baths, Interiors (Wed/Fri) - May 20, 22, 27, 29 Get the details here.

Jeff, Wow, thank you for the feedback and I am happy to hear that we are doing a great job of supporting our customers. Thank you for being a valued Chief Architect customer and for sharing your story with other people evaluating Chief Architect as a design solution . Feedback from our customers is our most valued advertising! Thanks again and congratulation on your new software. Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Software

Hello, Thank you for posting this question. SSA is only available for our Chief Architect products (Premier and Interiors). The cabinet catalogs are only available to download with SSA on these Chief Architect versions. Cabinet catalogs are not available for Home Designer products, however, you can still use the cabinet tools in Home Designer for cabinet design. There are door and drawer styles included in the library software that you can apply to your cabinets. The cabinet styles are very similar across the manufacturers, so you can generally get exactly or very close to the cabinet style offered by stock and semi custom cabinet companies. Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Software

SNestor, Yes, there are hundreds of architecturally correct CAD details both in the Core Library and in a Bonus Library. Here is the file path to find them in the Core Library: Chief Architect Core Catalogs>CAD Blocks>CAD Details Here is a link to the Bonus Library (Note that you need SSA to download this, so it's not available in the Trial Version): CAD Download - "CAD Blocks and Details" Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Software

Jeff, Thank you for the question and for your interest in Chief Architect. SSA provides access to Priority Tech Support. The Support Team is there to help with technical problems with installing the software and program errors. That being said, Tech is also available to steer you to existing resources for help with how-to questions and they can help you find where tools or settings are located in the software. We have hundreds of training videos, Knowledge Base articles and webinars in addition to our comprehensive documentation to help with learning the software. We also offer formal training services for a fee such as classroom training, training webinars and one-on-on personal training. Below is a link to explore the training services. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/training/ Here is the full list of benefits of Support and Software Assurance (SSA): Updates, Major Releases, and New Versions Priority Technical Support Download Library Catalogs Discounts on Select Training Discounts on Secondary Licenses Feel free to reach out to our Sales Department with any questions at 208-292-3400 or email sales@chiefarchitect.com Kind regards, Derek Pedersen Chief Architect Sales

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Design of the Year Contest! Residential Design- Sean Bulman of Bulman Designs Remodel/Addition Design- Gabriele Pizzale of Pizzale Design Inc. Kitchen/Bath & Interior Design- Nathan Ensminger of Heartland Home Improvements Inc. We enjoyed viewing everyone’s design this last year and want to thank you all for sharing with us and our community! Prize packages will be awarded to the winners. Check out our announcements: Video: https://www.facebook.com/ChiefArchitect/videos/2601801846810572/ Blog: https://chiefarchitectblog.com/2019-design-of-the-year-winners/

Hello Randy, Feel free to reach out to our Sales Department if you have any questions about the differences between our products or if you have questions on renting versus purchasing a license. We can be reached by phone at 208-292-3400 or email sales@chiefarchitect.com Kind regards, Derek Pedersen Chief Architect Software

Are you itching to get an idea of the new features available in the coming release of Chief Architect X12? Visit the website to see the list and watch an overview video detailing new features! https://www.chiefarchitect.com/whats-new/ We'll be demonstrating the new release of Chief Architect at the IBS/KBIS show January 21-23 at booth N1155. If you are attending the show, make sure to stop in and learn about the new version!

Thank you for the question. You can buy out your rental and save on the rental fee and also buy the rental out at the promotional price (good through Dec. 30) so you get double savings. You would need to contact Sales to see what your individual buyout price would be depending on how many payments you have made to date. You can contact sales by calling 208-292-3400 or email sales@chiefarchitect.com. Kind regards, Derek Pedersen Chief Architect Software

Thank you to those who participated in our survey! We've shared a post on our Blog with some insights to the feedback we received; please take a moment to check it out and leave a comment. Are the results in line with what you've been experiencing? https://chiefarchitectblog.com/business-challenges/

Antoine, Thank you for the question. Once your SSA has expired and a new version has released, standard upgrade pricing will apply. If you upgrade, it will include 1 year of SSA and this SSA can be renewed when it expires. Here is a link to our current upgrade pricing. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/products/upgrade.html I hope this answers your question. Feel free to contact sales if you have any questions at 208-292-3400 or email sales@chiefarchitect.com Kind regards, Derek Pedersen Chief Architect Sales

We are conducting a survey about business challenges for the upcoming year. Let us know what you feel are the top challenges you face in 2020. We will be sharing the results of this survey in an article on the ChiefBlog next month. Take the Survey See the results of last month's backlog survey. Backlog Blog Post

See the results of our market conditions survey in our blog post. Read Post

We are conducting a market conditions survey. Let us know your current backlog and what you are expecting for next year. Take the Survey See results of the Remodeling Survey we conducted last month in this Chief Blog post - Read Post

Thank you for your interest in Home Designer. We do not have resellers in Australia, but you can purchase the software directly from our website. The Home Designer products can be found at www.HomeDesignerSoftware.com and it is available as a download, download with backup media or just the physical product. Here is a direct link to the Home Designer Pro 2020 product page. https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/products/home-designer-pro/ Kind regards, Derek Pedersen Chief Architect Software

The quality of our products and services is very important to Chief Architect. Please complete a brief survey so that we may better serve you in the future. Submit your survey for a chance to win a Chief Architect Care Kit. See details on this giveaway at the end of the survey. Take the Survey

We've been working with Blue Collar Builders TV, creating small home designs in a variety of Architectural Styles. These houses are meant to create opportunities for property owners in Paradise, CA to rebuild after the devastation of last year's Camp Fire. Browse this gallery of plan variations in Coastal, Cottage, Craftsman, Farmhouse, Modern Mountain, Federal Saltbox, Colonial, Victorian, and Tuscan themes. If this is a project that interests you, reach out to Blue Collar Builders TV and see how you can participate. Learn more about the project in this blog post. See the full selection of plan options here: https://cloud.chiefarchitect.com/1/samples/projects/paradise-rises/paradise-rises.pdf