Manually Installing Core Catalogs for Chief Architect Interiors

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QUESTION

I am unable to download the Core Catalog files for Chief Architect Interiors. How can I manually install them?

ANSWER

If you continuously encounter an error with downloading the Core Catalogs using the standard Library> Install Core Content feature, then you may need to follow the steps below to download the catalog files to your computer, then copy them to their respective locations.

To download the core catalog files

1. One by one, right-click the following links and choose Save Link As (or appropriate counterpart for your internet browser), allowing you to save the file to a specific location.
   
   
   Note: You must be signed in to your Chief Architect account to save or download the libraries linked below. 
   
   
2. Direct it to save to the new folder you created.
   
   
   
3. Download and save the Core Libraries for Chief Architect Interiors X12:
   
   
   • CAICoreMEP
   • CoreArchitectural
   • CoreBackdrops
   • CoreInteriors
   • CoreLineStyles
     
   • CoreMaterials
   • CorePatterns
     
   • CoreShapes
     
     
   
   
4. Download and save the Referenced Files for Chief Architect Interiors X12:
   
   
   • CoreCatalogFiles
     
     

Click here to go to the Core Libraries and Referenced Files for X6 through X11

Open both the folder containing the downloaded files, as well as the destination location where the catalog files will be copied to, then copy or move the files from the download folder to the core catalog folder.

To install the core catalog files on Windows

1. Close Chief Architect Interiors.
   
   
   
2. On your keyboard, hold the Windows Key  and press R once to open a Run dialog.
   
   
   
3. In the Open line of the Run dialog, type: %programdata% and press OK.
   
   
   
4. Locate and browse into the Chief Architect Interiors X12 folder.
   
   This is the default file location for Core, Bonus, and Manufacturer libraries. If you have moved your libraries from this default location, you will want to instead access the location where they have been moved to.
   
   
   
5. Copy the downloaded Core Libraries (.calib) files into the Core Libraries folder.
   
   
   
6. Copy the downloaded Referenced Files (.zip) files into the Referenced Files folder.
   
   

1. Close Chief Architect Interiors.
   
   
   
2. Open Finder and in the menu select Go> Go To Folder.
   
   
   
3. In the dialog, type: /Library/Application Support and press Go.
   
   
   
4. Browse into the Chief Architect Interiors X12 folder.
   
   This is the default file location for Core, Bonus, and Manufacturer libraries. If you have moved your libraries from this default location, you will want to instead access the location where they have been moved to.
   
   
   
5. Copy the downloaded Core Libraries (.calib) files into the Core Libraries folder.
   
   
   
6. Copy the downloaded Referenced Files (.zip) files into the Referenced Files folder.