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3D Rendering can be the key to communicating design ideas to your clients. This webinar will focus on tips and tricks for getting the best results when creating interior renderings. Get all of your rendering questions answered live following the presentation.Sign up here: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/events/#rendering-interiors

Our next contest is Remodel/Addition! Share one of your designs for a chance to win Chief Gear. Use any Chief Architect software product to create your original design. You have the chance to win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in this contest. Discover how to enter and more through our blog: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/blog/design-contest/ The entry deadline is August 17.

We'll be taking your questions LIVE following the presentation. You don't want to miss this. Here is the link to join us. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/events/#bathroom-elevation-annotations

The results are in! Congratulations to our 3 winners in the Kitchen, Bath, and Interiors Design Contest. 1st Place – Rene Rabbitt of Rabbitt Design 2nd Place – Jaclyn Montour of RoJohn Home Improvement 3rd Place – Kristen Plescow of Bolyard Lumber Company View all of the great submissions: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.621704056660415&type=3 We enjoyed viewing everyone’s design and want to thank you all for sharing with us and our community! Varying prize packages will be awarded.

Download the Silverton Ensuite sample plan used in this webinar at https://www.chiefarchitect.com/products/samples.html

This FREE - LIVE webinar will focus on dimensioning a bathroom floor plan following NKBA guidelines. We will also cover the following. Drawing walls and using varying wall types Automatic and manual dimension tools Creating annotations & schedules Scaling and sending the views to a layout Learn Chief Architect tips and tricks from our staff and ask questions in the live Q&A. Sign up now to reserve your spot. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/events/#bathroom-floor-plans

Here are the project files used during the webinar. Stairs-Decks Stairs-Types Stairs-Webinars A replay is available here.

This FREE - LIVE webinar will focus on using Chief Architect to design unique staircases with custom railings. Learn Chief Architect tips and tricks from our staff and ask questions in the live Q&A. • Automatic & manual stair tools • Drawing L and U-shaped stairs and landings • Custom panels & newels for railings • Automatic & manual railings Sign up: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/events/#stairs-railings

Our Next Contest is Kitchen/Bath & Interior! Share one of your designs for a chance to win Chief Gear. Use any Chief Architect software product to create your original design. You have the chance to win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in this contest. Discover how to enter and more through our blog: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/blog/design-contest/ The entry deadline is June 15.

The results are in! Congratulations to our 3 winners in the Residential Design Contest. 1st Place – Jorge Arreola of Greymark Construction 2nd Place – Paige Harrison of Owings Brothers Contracting 3rd Place – Shelly Wood of Axis Construction View all of the great submissions: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604906791673475&type=3 We enjoyed viewing everyone’s design and want to thank you all for sharing with us and our community! Varying prize packages will be awarded.

Our Next Contest is Remodel/Addition! Share one of your designs for a chance to win Chief Gear. Use any Chief Architect software product to create your original design. You have the chance to win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in this contest. Discover how to enter and more through our blog: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/blog/design-contest/ The entry deadline is May 11.

The results are in! Congratulations to our 3 winners in the Residential Design Contest. 1st Place – Katrina Cropp of Colony Builders 2nd Place – Alex Hoogendoorn of Executive Drafting Services 3rd Place – Maddie Arwood of Thomasville View all of the great submissions: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.588769649953856&type=3 We enjoyed viewing everyone’s design and want to thank you all for sharing with us and our community! Varying prize packages will be awarded.

Chief Academy 2023 is on the calendar! We'll be hosting training and networking opportunities with your Chief Architect Peers in Coeur d'Alene, August 30-31. Would you like to be considered for a scholarship that grants you free admission ($1,295 value)? Visit our website to learn more and apply for yourself or nominate someone you know! https://www.chiefarchitect.com/userevent/#scholarship

We are looking forward to welcoming Angelica and Gianluca from @studionola.design for our next takeover on April 18. Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chiefarchitect/

@DeLayDesign, perhaps you could set the Eaves to be Square Cut instead of Plumb for gable sections?

We are so glad to hear that you are enjoying the new features! Any other favorite observations since you've installed X15?

It's official - Chief Architect X15 is available! New features added in X15 include: Live Materials List, updated Library Browser, Coordinate Axes, improved elevation snapping, Replace Fonts, custom pattern generator, Automatic Trusses, Move Sun and Moon in a simulated sky, and more! Take a tour of everything new on our website. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/whats-new/ If you still have questions, join us as we host a webinar and answer all your questions live on April 6 at 12pm Pacific. A Chief Architect Professional will be hosting and taking live questions after reviewing some of the many great new features in Chief Architect X15. Sign up here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7189929064580024409

Our Next Contest is Residential! Share one of your designs for a chance to win Chief Gear. Use any Chief Architect software product to create your original design. You have the chance to win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in this contest. Discover how to enter and more through our blog: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/blog/design-contest/ The entry deadline is April 13.

The results are in! Congratulations to our 3 winners in the Kitchen/Bath and Interior Design Contest. 1st Place – Nisreen Khlefat of NK Design Studio 2nd Place – Norbert Kovacs of Linda Ruderman Interiors 3rd Place – Sarah Cooper of KC Home Solutions View all of the great submissions: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.571614115002743&type=3 We enjoyed viewing everyone’s design and want to thank you all for sharing with us and our community! Varying prize packages will be awarded.

Our Next Contest is Kitchen/Bath and Interior! Share one of your designs for a chance to win Chief Gear. Use any Chief Architect software product to create your original design. You have the chance to win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in this contest. Discover how to enter and more through our blog: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/blog/design-contest/ The entry deadline is March 16.

Hello, Thank you for the question. Yes, if you own an older version of Chief Architect, you get a discount when you upgrade to an annual subscription to the current version. The regular price for a 1 year subscription is $1.995. The upgrade price for the annual subscription is $995 for the first year ($1,000 discount). Subsequent year annual subscriptions will be billed at the regular price. Here is a link to the upgrade. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/products/upgrade.html#widget-outer-container Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Sales

If you own Interiors and have active SSA you can upgrade to the Premier version for free. Premier will automatically be available in the Digital Locker when X15 releases if SSA is active through the official release date. Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Sales

On the question about reselling or transferring your software license and that entity being able to renew the SSA prior to its expiration: The current Chief Architect End User License Agreement does not allow selling or transferring a license to another party. However, there are some special situations where a license transfer can occur if it is approved by Chief Architect. An example might include an employee that purchases the software on behalf of a company and that license should be in that company’s name or a principle of that company. If a license transfer is approved, and the SSA is current, then it can be renewed.

@builtright3 You can upgrade your additional license on or before Jan. 9, 2023 and the upgraded additional license will be a perpetual license with renewable SSA. If you already have a primary license with active SSA, the SSA renewal on the secondary license is discounted. You can contact Sales at 208-292-3400 or make the upgrade purchase online.

@plannedRITE, legacy rent-to-own customers (purchased a rental before Jan. 10), will be grandfathered into legacy licensing with renewable SSA. This person will be able to renew SSA once the rental-to-own has been completed and receive SSA benefits, including free upgrades to a perpetual license. If SSA is allowed to expire, subscription pricing will apply.