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Modernism isn’t dead, check out this apartment that is a great example of the aesthetic in a current form.

Thanks Dennis! Click Here to view the image through our album.

The Farnsworth House is another great example of a cutting-edge modernism design. How would you go about creating this elevated structure using Chief Architect?

Joseph Eichler developed entire neighborhoods in his iconic style. We recreated one of these homes using Chief Architect Premier, then recorded a 3D walkthrough to offer a virtual tour of it. Learn More about Joseph Eichler.

The “Mad Men”, vintage, Hollywood glamorous stylings is celebrated each year in a Modernism Week event in Palm Springs February 11-21. www.modernismweek.com Are you a fan of the Mid-Century Modern Style?

Design Contest – Kitchen Design! The Chief Architect Design Contest is a fun way to share your work and win great prizes. Share your Kitchen Design for a chance to win Chief Gear! Use any Chief Architect software product to create your original design. Enter: Submit a single image file of your design to submissions@chiefarchitect.com. This can be an image of the single view or a collage. Include your name, company information, the software you used and a description about the design. Winner: Entries will be posted in a photo album on Chief Architect’s Facebook page. Fans of Chief Architect will be asked to “Like” their favorite entry. The entry with the most “Likes” will be declared the winner. Share with your friends to earn their votes! facebook.com/ChiefArchitect Prizes: 1-hour personal online training 8 GB USB drive Chief Coffee Mug Chief T-shirt Design Contest – Featured Customer Rules: Use any Chief Architect software product to create your original design. One submission/image file per person (can be single view or collage) Chief Architect reserves the right to refuse any contest entry. Your free hour of training must be redeemed within 60 days. Entry Deadline is February 22, 2016

Hello, Thank you for the question. For the benefit of others reading this, I would like to preface the answer with the fact that all Chief Architect products come with a digital version of the Reference Manual and User's Guide. The documents can be found in a PDF format, and are linked to under the Help dropdown menu in the program. The electronic manuals are automatically updated periodically for a given version of Chief Architect. In regards to your specific question, when we release a new version of software we issue new documents for both the Reference Manual and User's guide. (we don't publish addendums). The printed copies of these documents will not be available until after the official release of X8 and will be on backorder until March, 2016. If you would like any additional information, feel free to contact sales. 208-292-3400 or sales@chiefarchitect.com Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Sales

We are excited to announce the release of our Chief Architect X8 Public Beta. See videos and a detailed list of new X8 Features here. If your SSA is current through February 24th, you can download Chief Architect X8 Beta from your Digital Locker. Have a favorite X8 feature? Share it here.

Watch the latest Chief Architect X8 Sneak Peeks! Schedules include Images 3D Focus on Object tool Perspective Layout Views Schedule Customization

Hi Francis, Thank you for your question. Our sales team will look up your product information and email you with all the details.

Room Planner 4.1 is now available! Download available for Android or iOS. New Features in 4.1 Change room height Share plans with other users Room schedule Room labels show area or dimensions Toggle display of dimensions, furniture, and annotations Material painter scoping Savable cameras Game controller support Global search in the Library and Material Painter Cancel addition of new objects while dragging Library access in 3D Evenly space openings on a wall Magnifying glass to aid placement of Library objects Floor to top and bottom controls for openings Full screen support

Watch the latest Chief Architect X8 Sneak Peek – Sunshine Moves with the Camera: https://youtu.be/yo8irfdvSvI Using the new setting sun rotates with the camera, will always have a bright scene without being in shadow.

Watch the latest Chief Architect X8 Sneak Peek – Multiple Cutting Planes for Cross-Section Slider Choose up to six cutting planes in the Cross-Section Slider view and adjust the cutting distance for each plane to create unique and detailed views!

Hello Trista, Thank you for the question. I don't see a problem with this but, you should definitely give our Customer Service Department a call to get verification that there will not be a transfer fee charged. You can contact us at 208-292-3400. Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Software

Watch the latest Chief Architect X8 Sneak Peek – Framing Schedule Create a schedule with labels and callouts for framing members; quickly reference sizes and materials for different framing members. Create schedules that reference Deck Framing only.

Congratulations to Dan Forsythe of Forsythe Technical Design & Consulting for winning the Portfolio Contest! The decision was hard; there were so many amazing submissions! Thank you all for submitting and sharing your designs and stories. View Dan's Portfolio The prize package includes a Chief Architect water bottle, 8 GB USB drive, t-shirt, and Leica Disto Measuring Device. Thank you to all who entered and shared your great designs!

Watch the latest Chief Architect X8 Sneak Peek – Corner Windows: https://youtu.be/YTWfNxTOLqs Bump Windows together at wall corners and choose to include or remove the corner post at the sash joint to create a glass corner.

Watch the latest Chief Architect X8 Sneak Peek – Story Pole Dimensions Use the Story Pole Dimension tool to automatically generate labeled markers for key locations and dimension between them in Elevation and Cross-Section views.

Watch the latest Chief Architect X8 Sneak Peek – 3D Mouse Support: http://bit.ly/1Q16OK1 3D Mouse Support - Use a 3Dconnexion mouse as your input device to simultaneously pan, zoom and rotate camera views.

Hello, Thank you for the post and question. Compatibility with the 3dConnexion mouse will be a feature in the upcoming Chief Architect X8 release. Here is a video about this new feature. http://video.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?autoplay=11054 (click play button to start the video) You can learn how to follow announcements about new features coming in X8 on this Chief Talk thread. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/7441-x8-sneak-peek/ Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Sales