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Greenfield Cabinetry is now available in Chief Architect X11 software! This catalog includes door and drawer styles, moldings, turnings, finishes, and colors from Greenfield Cabinetry. Download it here! And learn more about Greenfield Cabinetry: www.greenfieldcabinetry.com

Hello Larry, Thank you for the question. The license transfer fee depends on the history and type of license. You will need to contact our Customer Service so that they can look up your license and provide a price. It would be helpful to have your Product Key handy when you call . You can contact us at 208.292.3400. Kind regards, Derek Pedersen Chief Architect Software

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James, Thanks for the question. We don't have an archive of past Newsletters. We do publish the current newsletter on the web. This link will always display the most current newsletter. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/company/newsletters/ Kind regards, Derek Pedersen Chief Architect Software

Thank you for the question. Yes, you can install Chief on more than one of your computers. You are limited to launching the software on one computer at a time. You can switch between your computers as frequently as necessary. Here is a tech article that explains how the process works to switch between computers. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00956/installing-chief-architect-on-multiple-computers.html Kind regards, Derek Pedersen Chief Architect Sales

Thank you for the question. Using raytrace rendering for video walkthroughs are not generally practical. Since video requires 15+ frames per second, you would need a minimum of 30 raytrace renderings for just 2 seconds of video. If a raytrace takes 10 minutes (this is a low number) it would take 5 hours or rendering time to create just 2 seconds of video. The good news is that X10 has a new rendering feature called Physically Based Rendering (PBR). This new rendering technique is much closer to the quality of raytrace and it is a realtime rendering technique, so it can be used for creating video walkthroughs. Here is an example video using the PBR with a video walkthrough. Pay special attention starting at :39 seconds into the video and again at 1 minute. This will give you an idea of the quality that is possible. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/10190/accessible-kitchen-bath-project-walkthrough.html Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Software

Chief Architect released an X10 update today. The update version is 20.3.0.54. More information can be found in the release notes link below. https://cloud.chiefarchitect.com/1/pdf/documentation/chief-architect-x10-update-notes.pdf

Use this forum to share insights on Building Codes and the techniques you use to employ them in Chief Architect. It will be most helpful if you include the specific code and location of enforcement you are dealing with as you share We’ll start the conversation with this link to resources like the ICC, IRC, DOE, various Tax Credits, some of the common Associations for our industry. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/usercenter/links.html

Chief Architect released an X10 update today. The update version is 20.2.2.3 and addresses issues related to Intel integrated graphics cards. More information can be found in the release notes link below. https://cloud.chiefarchitect.com/1/pdf/documentation/chief-architect-x10-update-notes.pdf