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Hello, Thank you for your interest in Chief Architect and for posting your question. Chief Architect Software is only in the English language and there is not a pack available to translate to other languages that I am aware of. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. My email is derek@chiefarchitect.com Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Sales

All current Chief Architect products support Windows 10. It's listed on our system requirements page.

Congratulations to Barb Preston of Pinto Design LLC for winning the Design Contest – Rustic Design! Learn more about Pinto Designs here: www.pintodesignllc.com The prize package includes a Chief Architect water bottle, 8 GB USB drive, t-shirt, and one free hour of online training with a certified Chief Architect trainer. Thank you to all who entered and shared your great designs! View all the designs here: http://bit.ly/1gOUYDj

The Chief Architect website became slow this morning. Chief Architect the program should have launched for you, but, there may have been a ~30 second delay while the program tried to contact the website. And, as Joe pointed out, disconnecting from the internet would have sped up the launch. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Room Planner 4.0 is now available for Android in the Google Play store. Here's the thread: https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/5790-room-planner-40-is-now-available-for-android/

Are you looking for construction documents like this example? Riverstone Sample Plan

Hello, Thank you for the question. There is cross compatibility between Interiors and Premier as long as they are on the same version number. As was mentioned above, if something is created in Premier, and Interiors does not have the feature (such as framing or terrain), the Interiors version will treat it like a viewer. For example, you can view the framing or terrain but not edit it in the Interiors version. I hope this helps. Feel free to contact us in sales at 208-292-3400 or email sales@chiefarchitect.com Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Sales

Room Planner 4.0 is in beta now (it supports iOS & Android). We are hoping it will be available near the end of June/first half of July. Here's the complete feature listing, New 4.0 Feature List: -Android version (see sys. reqmts below) -Total Square Footage Calculation; turn off living area for uninhabited rooms (like garage and utility spaces) -Clone Tool; copy and paste objects -Adjustable Wall Widths; set wall widths for individual walls -Add-On Catalogs; purchase Library Content to expand your catalog -Improved Sojourn® “Walk Thru Model” experience -Standalone Dimension Tool -Updated User Interface -Additional Bluetooth Laser Support: Bosch Laser Meter GLM 100 C, Leica devices D810 & D910 (iOS only) - 2D Vector View; see materials applied in 3D views display in the 2D floor plan -And, a few other updates System Requirements Android 4.4 and newer 2 GB of RAM 16 GB of Storage For Bluetooth lasers:Device must support Bluetooth LE or newer Leica: E7100i (D110), E7500i (D510) 341 MB Storage Space FreeProgram — 14 MB download, 28 MB Installed Content (Sample plans, Core Library - 313 MB Installed) Accelerometer and gyro with sensor fusion (Required for some Sojourn® features to function) Back-facing camera (Required for some Sojourn® features to function)

Hello, Thank you for posting about your X1 hardware lock. You mentioned in your post about the price for purchasing X7. I wanted to let you know that we still offer upgrade pricing for X1 and prior version directly from our sales department. The upgrade price saves you $700 versus buying a new license, so you are looking at a total of $1,995 versus $2,695. For a lower cost of entry, you may consider our software rental program. You can rent a license for $199 per month and start and stop the rental on an as needed basis. Or, you can "rent to own" by making 15 consecutive rental payments. Here is a link with information about our rental program. http://www.chiefarchitect.com/software-rental/ You can contact our sales department for more information at 208-292-3400 or email sales@chiefarchitect.com Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Sales

Wow, great job! Thanks for sharing.

Congratulations to Shawn Sawatzky for winning the Design Contest – Sunroom/Solarium! It’s great seeing the different view of the design. Awesome job! Shawn won a Chief Architect water bottle, 8 GB USB drive, t-shirt, and one free hour of online training with a certified Chief Architect trainer. Thank you to all who entered and shared your great designs! Visit Facebook to see all the designs.

Design Contest – Rustic Design! The Chief Architect Design Contest is a fun way to share your work and win great prizes. Share the Rustic spaces you’ve created, interior or exterior, for a chance to win some 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 brief 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 Water bottle Chief T-shirt Design Contest – Featured Customer Rules: Rustic Design – Interior or Exterior lodge, cabin, or mountain home style. Rustic style highlights naturally rugged beauty. Here even more guidance on Rustic Design: http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1338162/list/so-your-style-is-rustic 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. Submission deadline is July 20, 2015 Questions? Send inquiries to submissions@chiefarchitect.com

Coralie, not sure what is happening; I would suggest you contact our tech support group during business hours so they can help you.

Here's a video on a One and a Half Story Roofs. http://video.chiefarchitect.com/?search=story See Video 719.

Customize your own built-in bench within Chief Architect design software.

Design Contest – Sunroom/Solarium! The Chief Architect Design Contest is a fun way to share your work and win great prizes. This month is all about Sunroom and Solarium design. 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 file of the single view or a collage. Include your name, company information, the software you used and a brief 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 Water bottle Chief T-shirt Featured through our social channels Combined value of $184 Rules: Use any Chief Architect software product to create your original design. Submissions must be entered by the deadline – May 18, 2015 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. Questions? Send inquiries to submissions@chiefarchitect.com

Congratulations to LaVor Haynie for winning the Design Contest – Tiny House Design! He received over 280 votes! The prize package includes a Chief Architect water bottle, 8 GB USB drive, t-shirt, and one free hour of online training with a certified Chief Architect trainer. Thank you to all who entered and shared your great designs! View all the amazing entries: http://bit.ly/1HB7hMR

Hi John, As David stated, there are multiple titles--which is best for you depends on what you want to do. Do you want the 3D modeling capabilities so you can visualize your design (Essentials, Interiors, Suite, Architectural), or do you also want to create detailed construction documents showing the structural components of the project so you can create a detailed building plan (Professional, Chief Architect X7)? If you could take a few minutes to call our Sales Department we'd be happy to hear about your project and let you know which product(s) will do what you want. Our toll-free phone number is (800)482-4433. Thanks, Mark

This help article works for Architectural and Pro. http://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00683/

2015 User Feedback Panelist - Niclas Persson – chief talk handle: ‘Nicinus’ Niclas is based in the San Francisco area and primarily renovates houses on speculation which he has done for the last 10 years. In 2004, his architectural interest got him into real estate with some friends, on the relatively high end. They were never really affected by the housing decline and allowed them to better leverage against the trade. Before developing and flipping houses, he was in the visual effects and film industry on the business side for 15 years, mostly in executive roles. His background is a combination of business and architecture (MBA & Masters in Architecture). He needs about a year of internship, which he says he will eventually do, in order to get his architect license. Niclas is a fairly new Chief user (had it for a year now) and uses it in all three phases of schematic, conceptual and construction docs. He still sketches, but finds that nothing beats seeing ideas in a precise scale and prefers to work in very general terms, regardless if it is an exterior or interior, and get a feel for a design before starting to refine. Within reason, he’s a believer in using the best tools regardless of price and is very passionate about 3D visualization aiming for a certain look. Top request: Making the properties dbx (Ctrl-E) modeless Chief talk: Very frequently when in the design phase, (which he has been for the last 8 months). Thanks Niclas for being a member of the 2015 User Feedback Panel!

One dimension you can suppress is wall widths

Hello Bill, Thank you for the question. You are correct that we no longer sell the Lite version. We do not have a product between the Home Designer Pro and Chief Architect Premier other than Chief Architect Interiors. We do however have a software rental plan that is $199 per month. You can cancel at any time or if you pay the monthly rental for the full rental term of 15 months you then own the software license. You will find more information about the rental program by following this link. http://www.chiefarchitect.com/software-rental/ I hope this helps. Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Sales

2015 User Feedback Panelist – Cheryl Crane – chief talk handle: ‘Cheryl_C_Crane’ For the last 4 years, Cheryl has been Virtual Staging for Realtors using Chief Architect. Usually, this means doing an 'as-built' as close to the actual as possible, then furnishing it with symbols, and giving the Realtor ray-tracings that can be placed into the MLS system. The representations must be based on what is actually there. Sometimes, Virtual Staging has included "proposed construction' for vacant sloped building lots using the Chief Architect terrain features. She works with the contour lines from the municipal GIS system and the set back lines, establishs a sun angle and work to represent what may be done with the lot to capture views, etc. Prior to Virtual Staging, Cheryl did construction drawings for many years using Chief Architect (she started with Chief version 1.0 !). Cheryl recently started working with a home improvement company that uses a cabinet software program and is learning that software for kitchen & bath cabinetry. Is there any area Cheryl has not worked on? No, probably not. As for chief talk, she is a thoughtful contributor. Welcome Cheryl to the 2015 User Feedback Panel!

2015 User Feedback Panelist – Glenn Woodward – chief talk handle: ‘glennw’ Glenn is a self employed Building Designer in Sydney, Australia. He specializes in design and documentation of new custom homes, alterations, additions and multi-unit housing ranging in value from A$100,000 to A$2,000,000. He uses Chief Architect (in metric) exclusively for design and documentation of those projects – including final renderings, shadow diagrams and photomontages. Glenn has been using Chief for over 15 years beginning with version 5 (97) and has been an active participant on chief talk since its inception, helping many users and prospective users, both on the website and privately. Glenn has participated in many beta programs for Chief Architect providing great feedback. As for chief talk, he has been a valuable contributor. Welcome Glenn to the 2015 User Feedback Panel!

Design Contest – Tiny House Design! Enter the Chief Architect Software Design Contest and win an hour of one-on-one online training with a certified Chief Architect Trainer ($125 value), and Chief Gear including a water bottle, mouse pad, 8 GB USB key, and a t-shirt ($59.95 value)! What is this contest? We’re finding inspiring design ideas! We want your creative submission for any Tiny Living Space Design such as a tiny apartment, house or accessory dwelling unit (~700 sq ft). Use any Chief Architect software product to create your own design or submit a photo of a project you have completed. Have fun with it! How do I enter? Send in your rendering or photo to submissions@chiefarchitect.com. Only one image per person. Please include your name, company information, the software you used and a brief description about the design. How do I win? 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. facebook.com/ChiefArchitect What will I win? You will win an hour of one-on-one online training with a certified Chief Architect Trainer ($125 value), and Chief Gear including a water bottle, mouse pad, 8 GB USB key, and a t-shirt ($59.95 value). Your design may also be featured in our newsletter and other social media outlets. Are there any other guidelines? One submission/image per person Submissions must be entered by the deadline – April 20, 2015 Your free hour of training must be redeemed within 60 days. Questions? Send inquiries to submissions@chiefarchitect.com