Chief Architect X5 Article Index

SubjectNumArticle Title
architectural blocks499 How to Edit Architectural Blocks
arcs67 How to Spin the Model in an Overview
arcs565 How to Create a Polyline Solid that Contains an Arc
arcs693 How to Toggle the Display of Arc Centers
asserts83 How to Create a Manual Attic Wall
backdrops643 How to Specify a Spherical Backdrop
beams457 How to Create a Beam
buttons228 How to display the Status Bar
buttons171 How to change an open polyline to a closed polyline
buttons690 How to Find Tools in the Toolbar Customization Dialog
cabinets3 How to apply a cabinet backsplash to a base cabinet
cabinets59 How to Insert Multiple Appliances into a Cabinet
cabinets178 How to adjust cabinet width increments
cabinets229 How to change minimum width of cabinets
cabinets330 How to Add a Corner Cabinet
cabinets433 How to Build a Wine Rack or Plate Shelf
cabinets435 How to Add Glass Doors to a Cabinet
cabinets437 How to Use the Set As Default Tool to Change Cabinet Styles
cabinets657 How to Create Barrier-free Cabinets
cabinets701 How to Add Cabinet Moldings
cabinets1130 How to Create Cabinets with Open Doors
cabinets787 How to Edit Cabinet Shelves
cabinets753 How to Create an Entertainment Center
cabinets945 How to Customize a Cabinet Using Custom Countertops and End-panels
cabinets1023 How to Edit a Countertop into a Custom Shape
cabinets1026 How to Create Regular Polygon Shaped Objects
cabinets1076 How to Create Etched Glass Cabinet Doors
cabinets1192 How to Create a Custom Cabinet Symbol
cabinets1203 How to Create a Custom Sink Hole
cabinets1217 How to Specify Two Different Door Styles on a Cabinet
cabinets1340 Message: Cabinet not large enough to hold fixture/appliance
cabinets660 How to Create a Custom Walk-in Closet
cabinets1365 How to create frameless, Euro-style cabinets
cabinets605 How to Place a Cabinet Fixture in a Plan
cabinets1035 How to Create a Home Office Space
cabinets40 How to put Two Different Door Styles on a Cabinet in X5
cabinets446 How to Create a Custom Cabinet Symbol and Add it to the Library
cabinets72 How to Create Glass Shelves in a Cabinet
cabinets2072 How to Create an Appliance Garage in a Cabinet
CAD blocks14 How to Explode a Resized CAD Block
CAD blocks16 How to flip a CAD block
CAD blocks380 How to delete unused CAD blocks from a plan
CAD blocks521 When I work in large plans, Chief Architect seems to slow down
CAD blocks500 How to Customize a CAD Block
CAD blocks1032 How to Add an Insertion Point to a CAD Block
CAD blocks1031 How to Position a CAD Block with Accuracy
CAD blocks2 How to add a CAD Detail to the library
CAD blocks1057 How to Customize a Light Fixture
CAD blocks37 How to add a filled, closed polyline to the Library Browser
CAD blocks2208 How to Show the As-Built in a Remodel Plan
cameras21 Why are the Overview camera views of my plan so small or even appear to be blank?
cameras66 How to Clip Cross Section Views at Sides
cameras329 How to switch from a camera view back to floor plan view?
cameras393 Why do I see sky when I take an interior camera view?
cameras823 Message: Deleting this saved camera will delete the view it represents
cameras668 How to Display Posts and Footings
cameras941 How to Change what Manual Dimensions Locate
ceilings29 How to Enter Non-Default Values in Specification Dialogs
ceilings201 How to create a tray or coffered ceiling using Polyline Solids
ceilings471 How to Create a Cathedral Ceiling
ceilings650 How to Create a Curved Barrel Ceiling
ceilings738 How to create a tray or coffered ceiling using the Platform Hole tool
ceilings1050 How to Manually Frame a Dropped Ceiling
ceilings1176 How to Create a Custom Ceiling Finish
ceilings416 How to create exposed trusses in a vaulted ceiling
ceilings291 How to create a suspended ceiling
Chief Architect25 How to transfer my license of Chief Architect
Chief Architect27 What operating systems does Chief Architect run on?
Chief Architect1034 How to find your CD key and the name you used to register your software license
Chief Architect86 How to Reset your Chief Architect Passwords
Chief Architect349 How do I use the Build House Wizard?
Chief Architect1142 How to Create an Image for Use in a Brochure or on a Website
Chief Architect1139 How to Install the Chief Architect X5 Trial
Chief Architect1229 Question - A newer version of this program is now available. Would you like to learn more about upgrading?
Chief Architect1267 How to Learn Chief Architect
Chief Architect1014 How to Use Chief Architect on Multiple Monitors
Chief Architect1097 Troubleshooting Login Issues
Chief Architect1098 Message: The e-mail address or password you entered was incorrect.
Chief Architect1099 Message: Your browser may not be accepting internet cookies.
Chief Architect1100 Message: Your account is currently logged in on another computer.
Chief Architect1342 How to Make a Backup Copy of a Chief Architect Program Installer
Chief Architect1846 How to configure Leica DISTO device to work with Chief Architect software
Chief Architect56 How to create a breezeway
Chief Architect2302 How do I import a Room Planner design into Chief Architect?
Chief Architect1974 How to Upgrade to the Latest Version of Chief Architect
Chief Architect43 Chief Architect Academic X5 Network Installation Instructions
Chief Architect2776 How to Create a New Thread on ChiefTalk
Chief Architect76 How to Use Video Codecs for Walkthroughs
Chief Architect2761 Chief Architect Minimum System Requirements
chimneys58 How to create a custom chimney and fireplace
colors216 How do I change the color of the reference floor lines?
colors474 How to Apply Different Materials to a Ceiling
colors730 How to Use the Color Chooser
columns629 How to Restore a Column in the Components Dialog
columns721 How to Import an Excel Spreadsheet
columns796 How to Create a Chamfer or Bevel on the Top of a Concrete Column
decks794 How to Customize Deck Planking and Framing
decks852 How to Create a Deck Around an Above-ground Pool or Spa
decks1245 How to Modify Automatic Deck Framing
decks1121 Message: The deck floor structure typically has two layers.
defaults656 How to Turn Off the Grid Display
defaults658 How to Specify Which Wall Layer Exterior Dimensions Locate
defaults680 How to Define the Default Materials for Corner Boards/Quoins
defaults1123 Question: Do you want to use this file as your default template?
defaults661 How to Control the Snap Grid and the Reference Grid
details223 How to prevent layout views from updating
details516 How to receive a plan from a Chief Architect user
details580 How to Create a Cabinet Detail
details766 How to Detail a Cross Section View
dimensions55 How to display both metric and imperial units on a dimension line
dimensions89 Why don't I see temporary dimensions when I select an object?
dimensions1110 How to Control the Size of Dimension Numbers On-screen
dimensions866 How to Change Dimension Size when it Prints Smaller than it Displays on Screen
dimensions15 How to suppress dimensions on my bay, box or bow window
dimensions92 How to Have Auto Exterior Dimensions Locate Deck Railings
directories54 How to change the default directory for opening files
doors346 How to Create a Storm Door
doors406 How to create a monogram for a door entrance
doors615 How to Change a Door's Hinge and Swing Sides
doors1051 How to Create a Fire Door and Schedule
doors965 How to Create a Cutout for Doors in Concrete Walls
doors985 How to Control Door and Window Framing
doors1161 How to Show Doors Open in 3D
doors1808 How to Create a Custom Door Symbol
doorways334 How to Create a Transom and Side Lites for a Door
doorways507 How to Create a Wrapped Opening
dormers915 How to Create a Dormer in a Roof with Multiple Pitches
dormers648 How to Create an Automatic Dormer
dormers449 How to Create a Manual Dormer
drawings13 How to convert plan files to .dxf or .dwg format
drawings283 My AutoCAD DWG/DXF file did not import correctly into Chief Architect
drivers209 What driver is needed for my hardware lock?
drivers569 My hardware lock isn't working
drivers818 Message: You do not appear to be using a driver customized for your video card.
driveways741 How to Create a Custom Driveway Surface
elevations52 How to rotate an elevation view on a layout page
errors65 Message: Deck is over a non deck room. Framing may not be correct.
errors28 Error message: Attempt to Access Missing P-List 2300
errors38 How to Resolve a Gap Between Floors in Camera Views
errors42 How to Create a Table
errors96 Message: A wall designated "extend slope downward" must connect
errors85 Troubleshooting Printing Issues
errors249 Warning: "System security bypassed or malfunctioning. Exit system immediately. Do not save any files."
errors87 Missing Files error messages when opening older plans
errors106 How to resolve most 3D camera view display problems
errors1120 Message: Cannot produce a roof plane.
errors802 I get an error message of "SEH Exception. Please report to Chief Architect Technical Support how this exception occurred."
errors813 Information About Error Messages
errors837 Message: Overly complex wall surfaces being produced.
errors911 Message: Cannot find or open the file to save your plan.
errors973 Error: Unable to open the file.
errors845 Error: "A polyline is supposed to be closed but has a gap between two of its lines."
errors960 Warning: The plan file you are attempting to open appears to be corrupted.
errors964 Warning: The file appears to be locked.
errors923 Message: The line weight scale in your layout is not the same as in the view being sent to layout.
errors1004 Message: Files required for advanced rendering techniques can not be found. Reinstallation of the product may be required.
errors935 Message: A graphic file cannot be found. This missing graphic could be used as a texture, image, backdrop or picture.
errors979 Message: You created an object on the attic floor.
errors958 Message: Couldn't find electrical objects in the electrical library.
errors961 Message: Unable to read the file. This file contains no data.
errors962 Message: Unsupported file type for this view. Cannot import the file.
errors971 Message: File being read is terminated early.
errors972 Message: Errors were found in parsing input.
errors1046 Message: The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect.
errors1147 Warning: Cannot open custom toolbar configuration file.
errors1013 Message: The symbol will not be loaded.
errors1133 Message: Not enough memory to complete operation
errors1134 Message: An error occurred while loading the rendering shader. Your video card may not support this functionality.
errors1143 Message: The file that saves the library item button information appears to be corrupt or out of date.
errors1184 How to Manually Create a Box Window
errors1238 Message: Unable to import .SKP file.
errors364 What to do if you encounter an error message
errors365 Message: An unexpected error occurred.
errors385 Message: A polyline does not contain one of its holes.
errors1209 Warning: This plan cannot be opened. It was written by a newer version of the program than you are currently running.
errors1180 Message: Your hotkeys configuration could not be loaded.
errors1326 Message: The material was duplicated. It was renamed to avoid confusion.
errors1531 Message: The symbol you are trying to place was designed to be placed in a cabinet
errors1759 Message: The library has an invalid version number.
errors829 Message: Area too constricted, could not position item here.
errors724 Message: A room has a negative ceiling height.
errors727 Message: Could not create a framing member at this location.
errors950 Message: Cannot do room elevation or restricted camera view from this point.
errors2076 Warning: Cannot connect to the Internet. Make sure you have a default Internet browser installed and that you are able to access the Internet through it.
errors174 Message: The wall layers just defined have a thin surface layer which is defined as the main layer.
fences874 How to Place a Gate in a Terrain Wall
fences1003 How to Create a Fence on Top of an Exterior Half/Partial Height Wall
fences1993 How to Create a Solid Fence
files1 How to Migrate Chief Architect to a New Computer
files22 Files are missing from my layout file
files123 How do I create a plan thumbnail for a different floor?
files369 How to find missing files
files562 Guide to File Management for Chief Architect Files
files611 How to Create a Windows Metafile
files717 How to use the Online Support Center
files620 How to Trace Over a Digital Image of a Floor Plan
files737 How to Create and Use a Layout Template
files775 How to Manage Archive Files
files830 Message: The Trial version does not allow file saving.
files1109 How to Implement a Data Backup Strategy
files99 How to access Archive files
files522 How to Control how Many Files Display at the Bottom of the File Menu
files91 How to Back up Library Content
floors105 How to Change the Material of the Ceiling or Flooring
floors172 How do I copy an item from the first floor to the exact same place on the second floor?
floors616 How to Delete a Floor
floors426 How to Build a Stage Platform
floors475 How to Turn On the Reference Display
floors1016 How to Create Decorative Deck Boards Within a Deck Room
floors1083 Message: A floor or ceiling platform hole is placed where no platform exists.
floors12 How to duplicate a floor plan on another level
floors932 How to Create a Split Level Structure
fonts6 Message: The following fonts are not available on this system.
fonts682 How to Use AutoCAD Fonts
foundations33 How to Adjust Wall Connections
foundations532 How to Create a Bell Footing
foundations1236 How to Create a Foundation Room with a Lowered Floor
foundations1809 How to Create a Stepped Foundation
foundations1027 How to Create an Elevated Structure on Pilings
framing17 How to display framing in a Cross Section/Elevation view
framing196 How do I delete framing?
framing217 How do I display only roof framing in 3D?
framing400 My floor and ceiling will not frame when I add framing to the rest of my plan
framing465 General Framing Guidelines
framing571 How to Edit Wall Framing
framing598 How to Create a Post and Beam Structure
framing600 How to Delete Roof Framing
framing894 How to Create a Beam with a Decorative End Cut
framing907 How to Specify on Center Spacing for Wall Framing
framing914 How to Create Steel Wall Framing
framing454 How to Create a Solarium
framing1069 How to create a pole structure
garages841 How to Customize a Garage
garages1855 How to Modify Garage Floor and Stem Wall Heights
hardware locks588 How to Purchase a Replacement Hardware Lock
images7 How To Create a Custom Picture, Painting, or Sign
images10 How to Speed up a Ray Trace
images18 How to trace over an imported file to create a 3D model in Chief Architect
images347 How to save a view of my plan as a picture
images391 How to import plant images into my plan
installation214 How to troubleshoot installation problems
installation466 How to Uninstall
installation956 How to Install Chief Architect on Multiple Computers
installation1137 How to Find the Chief Architect Download and Installation Instructions
installation1191 Troubleshooting Registration Issues
iPad1896 How to Transfer Images and PDF Plan Sets on to my iPad
labels1233 Message: Room Label text can only be modified through the Room Specification or Room Label Defaults dialogs.
labels11 How to Modify the Text Styles of Labels
labels1325 How to Create and Use a Custom Text Style
labels9 How to display the square footage of a room in its label
labels31 How to control the display of the Living Area label
labels687 How to Show the Room Area and Room Dimensions at the Same Time
labels1268 How to Create a Dynamic Window Label
layer sets167 How to Delete Layer Sets
layers34 How to Toggle the Display of Wall Layers
layers169 How to Delete Layers
layers386 How do I make the layers in two drawings the same?
layers473 How to Change the Way Objects Look in Floor Plan View
layers645 How to Quickly Reassign Several Objects to a Specific Layer
layers670 How to Lock a Single Wall so that it Cannot be Selected
layers671 How to Move a Wall That has Been Locked
layers795 How to Display and Print Objects on Another Floor
layers799 How to Use Layer Set Defaults
layers1174 Question: Do you want to display the layer?
layouts198 How to send a view to layout so that it fills the page
layouts644 How to Modify the Layers that Display on a Dynamic View Sent to the Layout
layouts939 Message: You have successfully sent the active view to layout.
layouts978 Message: The output from this window will overlap the edges of the layout page.
layouts155 Message: No layout view or file was found.
layouts1270 How to Send a Color Elevation View to Layout
layouts567 How to Create a Check Plot
layouts1829 How to Resize a Layout Title Block and Border
layouts2713 Message: Update View to Layout
libraries19 How to add a text box to the Library Browser
libraries35 How to add a polyline solid to my Library Browser
libraries60 How to Create Library Filters
libraries79 How to Find an Item you Searched for in the Library Tree View
libraries90 How to Obtain Library Content for X5
libraries222 How do I add custom backdrops to Chief Architect?
libraries542 How to Create a List of the Items in a Library
libraries654 How to Restore the Size/Position of the Library Browser
libraries2774 Troubleshooting Library Download Issues
lights608 How to Add Light Fixtures and Other Electrical Objects to a Plan
lights777 How to Work with Light Sources
lights1001 How to Use the Sun Angle Tool
line weights225 Why do all of my line styles appear to look the same?
lines387 How do I join two lines using the Fillet and Chamfer tools?
lines610 How to Control the Display of the Cross Hair
lines1019 How to Create a Custom Line Style
material lists98 How to add items to the materials list
material lists560 What is "Fir Stud Stock" in the Materials List?
material lists603 How to Save Changes and Prices Entered into a Materials List
materials4 How do I blend colors with materials?
materials97 How to change the transparency of a material
materials194 How to change the direction of a material's pattern and texture
materials459 How to Set up Default Materials for Stairs
materials586 How to Restore Materials Changed Using the Material Painter
materials767 How to Create a New Material
materials789 How to Use Copy and Paste Special to Create a New Material
materials793 How to Use the Material Painter Modes
materials1006 How to Customize a Library Material
materials674 How to Make Wall Covering Appear in Just One Room
materials5 How to change the color or material of a single wall
materials lists95 How to Create a Cut List
materials lists510 How to Control the Information in a Materials List
menus764 How to Enable Contextual Menus
models677 How to Create a Custom Gutter Molding Profile
moldings70 How to create a belly board
moldings166 How to Create a Custom Molding Profile
moldings503 How to Create a Mantle Using Crown Molding
moldings786 How to Create and Use Symbol Moldings
moldings797 How to Create a Soldier Course Using a Symbol Molding
moldings824 How to Edit a Molding Profile
moldings840 How to Create a Custom Dentil Molding
moldings1144 How to Create a Custom Molding Profile for an Exterior Door's Casing
moldings899 How to Customize a Sauna Using a Stepped Molding Profile
objects53 How to move objects without restrictions
objects130 How to Change the Marquee Selection Mode
objects328 How do I use the Accurate Move edit tool?
objects331 How to use the Fireplace tool
objects623 How to Group-select Objects
objects709 How to Create a Sign with 3D Lettering
objects761 How to model custom 3D objects
objects819 Message: This object overlaps or crosses itself.
objects821 Message: You have dimensioned to cross section lines.
objects822 Message: Centering an object.
objects842 How to Create a Custom Sail Shade
objects931 How to Use the Extrude Object Edit Tool
objects1021 How to Edit a Symbol's Rotation
operating system61 Will Chief Architect software work on a Mac computer?
outlets493 How to Place a 110V GFCI Outlet in a Room Other than a Bathroom
patterns383 I do not see patterns in my orthographic or vector views
pdf483 PDF Print Driver Information
pdf768 How to Print to a PDF Document
pictures254 How to hang a painting or picture on a wall
piers478 How to Place a Wall Light Away from a Wall
piers1182 Message: Cannot create a pier away from a wall.
plans244 How to send a picture of a floor plan to someone who does not have Chief Architect
plans284 How to make a reflected duplicate of a plan
plans333 How to restore the default template plan
plans344 How to design a subdivision or lot with multiple structures on it
plans424 How to Measure Square Footage
plans463 How to Create and Use a Plan Style Template
plans575 How to Create a Plot Plan
plans678 How to Track the Amount of Time Spent on a Project
plans691 How to Make Sure a Plan Fits on the Page when Printing
plans740 How to Use the Plan Database
plans1037 How to Use the Arrow Keys to Pan in Floor Plan View
plans1131 How to Associate .plan and .layout Files with the Latest Version of Chief Architect
plans921 How to Use the Next Command and Previous Command Hotkeys
plans934 How to Create HVAC and Plumbing Runs
plans987 How to Use Backup Entire Plan
plans1087 Grey Water Reclamation Systems
printing233 How to print in grey scale
printing538 How the Architectural and ANSI Paper Sizes Differ
printing705 How to Use the Line Weight Scaling Options
printing651 How to Set the Print Scale
printing940 How do I import a PDF file into Chief Architect
problems1141 Message: Unexpected character encountered when parsing.
problems1124 Message: A material appears to have an incorrect pattern.
problems828 Message: A roof overhang may intrude too far into a wall.
problems1866 Message: The default template was not found.
railings833 How to Position a Railing Directly Above Another on a Tiered Deck
railings1029 How to Create a Manual Stair Rail
ramps1114 How to Build an Accessibility Ramp with Hand Rails and a Landing
ray traces2071 How to Control System Resources During a Ray Trace
raytraces947 How to Specify a Bump Map for Ray Tracing
raytraces1234 How to Create a Realistic Lighting Effect for your Fireplace
roads714 How to Enable Terrain Tools When They are Greyed Out
roofs45 How to change the pitch of a single automatic roof plane
roofs119 How to automatically create a saltbox roof
roofs218 Why are there roof pitch indicators on my perimeter walls?
roofs235 How to create manual roof returns
roofs441 How to Create Hip and Gable Roofs Manually
roofs543 How to Utilize Roof Baseline Polylines
roofs619 How to Build an 'L' Shaped Structure with Full Gable Ends
roofs634 How to Raise/Lower a Roof Plane
roofs647 How to Create Automatic Roof Returns
roofs649 How to Create a Curved Barrel Roof
roofs653 How to Build a Roof that Bears on the First Floor Walls of a Two Story Structure
roofs688 How to Join Curved Roof Planes
roofs675 How to Specify a Gutter for a Roof
roofs681 How to Delete the Grey X's that Display when Modifying Roof Planes
roofs684 How to Join a Barrel Roof to a Flat Roof Plane
roofs772 How to build a Cape Cod roof by adjusting ceiling heights
roofs736 How to Create a Half Hip Roof Automatically
roofs749 How to Create a Dutch Hip Roof
roofs751 Message: Placing an automatic dormer.
roofs758 How to create automatic hip and gable roofs
roofs831 Message: The program cannot move a roof edge to another without making one of its adjacent edges zero length or reversing it.
roofs970 Warning: A roof with zero length baseline was detected.
roofs875 How to Create Curved or Flared Eaves
roofs948 How to Create a Flared Skylight Shaft
roofs955 How to Create a Clerestory
roofs1042 How to Create a Symbol that Sits on the Roof
roofs1111 How to Create a Dickey Roof
roofs1113 How to Turn on the Display of Roof Intersection Points
roofs1179 How to Create a Carport
roofs1189 How to Add or Modify Ridge Caps
roofs68 How to create scissor trusses
roofs933 How to Create an Attic Truss
rooms49 How to specify the depth of floor joists
rooms51 How to Show Lower Floors in Floor Overviews
rooms78 How to Create an Open Below Room
rooms587 How to Create a Split Level Entry
rooms655 How to Add Wallpaper to a Room
rooms747 How to Create a Screen Porch
rooms898 How to Determine the Area and Volume of Conditioned Space
schedules991 How to Edit Cabinet Components and Create a Cabinet Schedule
schedules929 How to Create a Plumbing, HVAC, or Appliance Schedule
schedules1074 How to Specify a Window's Energy Ratings
security937 Chief Architect Software Lock Security
settings519 How to Increase the Number of Available Undos
settings725 How to Define your Page Setup to Print
shutters159 How to add shutters and curtains to windows
siding46 Why do my exterior walls display sheetrock instead of siding?
sinks733 How to Place an Apron Sink into a Cabinet
slabs341 How to create expansion joints in a sidewalk
slabs980 How to Create a Hole in a Slab
stairs361 Message: The stairs do not reach the floor above.
stairs755 How to Draw Stairs Down From a Deck or Porch
stairs477 How to Create Curved or Spiral Staircases
stairs505 How to Use the Flare/Curve Stairs Tool
stairs547 How to Create Stairs in Sloping Terrain
stairs596 How to Create a Room Under a Staircase
stairs597 How to Create a T-shaped Staircase
stairs621 How to Display Objects Below Stairs
stairs676 How to Curve a Straight Staircase
stairs756 How to Create a Landing Between Two Sets of Stairs
stairs757 How to Create a Stairwell
stairs788 How to Create Mitered or Wrap Around Stairs
stairs846 How to Use the Click Stairs Tool
stairs884 How to Create Stair Winders
stairs963 Message: Please break or extend this landing edge to match the end of the stair section it is against.
stairs966 Message: Cannot find the floor above the stairs in which to place the stairwell.
stairs82 How to Create Stairs with Glass or Cable Railings
support57 How To Use The Online Support Center
support1038 How to find your CD or product key and the name you used to register your software license
surround1264 How to Design a Custom Drop-in Tub Enclosure
switches354 How do I prevent electrical switches from automatically converting to three-way switches?
symbols117 How to import a 3D symbol from an outside source
symbols422 How to Enable Resizing of Fixtures and Furnishings
symbols640 Where can I get free 3D symbols that I can use in Chief Architect?
symbols1129 Message: Can't display 3D symbol.
symbols805 How to Edit 2D CAD Blocks for 3D Symbols
symbols1040 How to Place Cabinet Legs as Independent Symbols and Adjust their Origin
symbols808 How to Create a Bollard Path Light Using Solids
symbols809 How to Convert an Object into a Symbol
symbols953 How to Import a Group of Symbols
symbols1048 How to Control a Symbol's Bounding Box
terrain321 How to match building and terrain heights
terrain324 How to convert a polyline into a terrain perimeter
terrain376 How to create a walk-out basement
terrain574 How Chief Architect Interprets Terrain Lines
terrain590 How to Generate Contour Lines
terrain591 How to Delete Objects From the Terrain
terrain592 How to Rebuild Terrain
terrain715 How to Smooth Terrain and Control it Precisely
terrain719 How to Import Terrain Data from a dxf/dwg File
terrain773 How to Create an In-ground Swimming Pool
terrain938 How the Height of Floors Relate to the Height of the Terrain
terrain1078 How to Use Real World Elevation Data to Create Terrain
text69 How can I add the degree character ° to text?
text173 How to copy and paste text to and from Chief Architect and other Windows applications
text183 How to adjust the font size of text
text274 How to increase font thickness
text285 My Living Area label has disappeared. How can I recover it?
text635 How to Spell Check
text639 How to Create a Text Box with Rounded Corners
text663 How to Add Date and Time Stamps to Plan and Layout Files
text669 How to Add an Arrow to Text
text722 How to Select Certain Text Items Without Selecting Others
text1167 How to Set up a Custom Annotation Set and Import it into Another File
text1897 How to Control the Number of Decimals Used in a Text Macro
textures803 Message: A surface is using a texture that cannot be found.
toolbars360 How to change from the drop-down to parent/child toolbar setup
toolbars467 Troubleshooting Missing Toolbars
toolbars811 How to Use the MEP Toolbar Configuration
toolbars770 How to Create a Custom Toolbar
toolbars816 How to Create a Color Palette Toolbar
toolbars820 How to Create a Custom Toolbar Configuration
tools238 How do I use the customizable hotkeys feature?
tools389 How to use the Fillet and Chamfer edit tools
tools734 How to Use the Point to Point Move tool
tools791 How to Use the Screen Capture tool to Create a Backdrop, Image, Material or Picture
tools951 How to Use Revision Clouds
trusses32 How to Create an Energy Heel Truss
trusses981 How to Create Roof Trusses
tutorials469 How to Access the User's Guide and Reference Manual
units24 How to change from metric to imperial units
units199 How to change the scale of a .dxf/.dwg file imported into Chief
video cards1025 Message: Your video card is unable to provide optimum 3D performance.
videos1212 Why can't I see the video playback controls?
videos2021 How to Use Walkthrough Paths
views107 When I take a camera view and rotate it, the materials seem to flicker on screen
views175 How to turn off the display of the foundation in an elevation view
views208 How do I find a camera view that does not display on my plan?
views470 How to Locate an Imported 2D .dxf or .dwg File
views631 How to Use the Cross Section Slider
views2726 How to Create an Isometric Cutaway View of a Floor System
views2083 How to Display Shadows in Floor Plan View
walkthroughs514 How to Make a Walkthrough Composed of Final View Renderings
walkthroughs881 How to record a walkthrough along a path
walls181 How do I create furred walls?
walls20 Why do my walls and lines appear jagged, or off angle, when I draw them in floor plan?
walls41 Why do some of my exterior walls not display in 3D views?
walls64 How to create a pony wall
walls170 How to Use CAD to Walls
walls332 How to align walls between floors
walls295 How do I create a flat roof structure with parapet walls?
walls335 Troubleshooting Wall Framing Issues
walls378 Why aren't my walls visible in 3D views?
walls418 How to control the inset depth of a window placed in a thick wall
walls443 How to Change an Existing Wall's Type
walls495 How to Create Walls with a Block and Tie Beam
walls609 How to Create an Accent Wall
walls579 How to Change Wall Height
walls593 How to Turn Off the Display of Attic Walls
walls607 How to Create a Half Wall
walls646 How to Create a Retaining Wall
walls652 How to Change the Height of a Retaining Wall
walls692 How to Draw a Curved Wall that is Tangent to Two Straight Walls
walls696 How to Find the Emergency Transfer Password
walls697 How to Create a Stepped Retaining Wall
walls706 How to Select an Individual Wall in a Camera View
walls716 How to Create a New Wall Type
walls763 How to Create a Completely Circular Wall
walls798 How to Align Walls
walls801 How to Create a Railing Under a Dormer Wing Wall
walls974 Warning: The layers may be reversed for this wall.
walls872 Message: A wall you are editing is an automatically generated attic wall.
walls916 Message: You are attempting to change a material on a pony wall using the Material Painter
walls925 How to Use Marriage Walls
walls1079 Message: The main layer of existing walls will be moved to accommodate this wall type change.
walls1810 How to Create a Curtain Wall
walls1959 How to Remove a Molding from a Single Wall
walls1958 How to Create an Arched Parapet Wall with Framing
walls370 How to Add Drywall to Part of an Exterior Wall
water features1807 How to Use Bump Maps to Make a Realistic Water Effect
windows36 How do I create a trapezoid shaped window?
windows448 How to Modify a Component Window
windows508 How to Create a Bay, Bow or Box Window
windows525 How to Create a Mulled Door and Window Unit
windows536 How to show or hide opening indicators in orthographic views
windows673 How to Create Corner Windows
windows893 How to Create a Window Well for an Egress
windows930 How to Create Custom Muntins
windows1255 How to Add a Niche or Cutout to a Wall

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