Chief Architect X1
New Feature Summary List
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Summary of New Features in Chief X1
- 3D Roof Designer™ and 3D Wall Designer™ tools – edit in both 2D and 3D
- Enhanced User Interface with new icons and a Drop-Down Toolbar mode
- Import and Export 3DS symbols complete with texture mapping
- Import Sketchup files
- New Text tools for efficient annotation and comments
- Easy 3D Modeling – Add, Subtract and Merge with new Box, Sphere, Cylinder and Cone tools – use to generate custom shapes or symbols
- Improved detail of individual components with Cross-Section views
- New integrated CAD Toolkit™ Content – over 340 new architecturally correct details that can be easily customized for your specific projects
- New Kitchen and Bath toolbar configuration to make cabinet and room design efficient
- New Color Palette™ tools – easily assign a collection of materials and colors to Color Palette toolbars
- New Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing toolbar configuration and layers
- Create new customized toolbars and assign unique names
- Improved speed with Raytrace Rendering
- Over 2,000 new realistic plants with 2D and 3D models
- Improved Plant Chooser™ plant encyclopedia – for added detail and searchable data
- New Landscaping tools for streams, pathways and terrain walls and curbs
- Customizable Automatic Deck Planking – control the direction and orientation of planking and borders on your decks
- New Stair tools – One-Click Stairs™ and Wrap-Around Stairs
- New continuous wall, line and arc drawing modes
- New Replication Tools to easily replicate objects like walls, windows, cabinets and more for improved design efficiency
- Added support for 3D molding and millwork to include dentil and rope styles
- New Startup Options screen for easy access to projects and help resources
- New 3D Camera navigation tools with save camera position options
- Integrated Training Videos with the Online Help
- Free Chief Architect Viewer™ download – share designs with clients for Annotation, 3D views and Virtual Tours
- Free Bonus Content – download name-brand and bonus content from our website
- New Priority Support – priority support for X1 Users by phone and e-mail
- And many more features and improved tools