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1. Chief Architect Mistake #7 - Discover Roofs Part 2

   By DavidJPotter, June 5, 2017   

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2. Chief Architect Mistake #6 - Understand Platforms

   By DavidJPotter, June 5, 2017   

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3. Chief Architect Mistake #5 - How to Lay Out a Plan

   By DavidJPotter, June 5, 2017   

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4. Chief Architect mistake #4 Preferences and Defaults

   By DavidJPotter, June 5, 2017   

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5. Chief Architect Mistake #3 - No Plan of Action

   By DavidJPotter, June 5, 2017   

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6. Chief Architect Mistake #1

   By DavidJPotter, June 5, 2017   

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7. Deco beams under gables

   By Gehirnfurz, May 20, 2017   

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   • Gehirnfurz
   • May 24, 2017

8. Add Value to your Air BnB Apartment with Inspiring Design on a Tight Budget

   By BeanBagsAU, May 8, 2017   

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   • DavidJPotter
   • May 12, 2017

9. Site plan procedures

   By chiefuserWRH, May 6, 2017
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   • May 10, 2017

10. Patio - curved angle not tight enough

    By matt36, May 6, 2017   

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    • DavidJPotter
    • May 7, 2017

11. Roof over deck

    By SammyBB, May 5, 2017
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    • LawB10
    • May 5, 2017

12. Vicinity Maps

    By PLANsLLC123, April 30, 2017
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    • May 1, 2017

13. How do I get rafters to sit on 2nd floor joists?

    By YankeeBob, April 25, 2017
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    • April 25, 2017

14. A-Frame bug?

    By 4ndrew, April 16, 2017
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    • April 16, 2017

15. How to build this roof, Part II

    By 4ndrew, April 1, 2017
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    • April 16, 2017

16. xy lines

    By ChiefUserTom7, April 12, 2017
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    • April 13, 2017

17. roof plane not aligned to building

    By jparken, April 4, 2017
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    • DavidJPotter
    • April 10, 2017

18. Tip: Most camera display problems are resolved by updating your video driver

    By katalyst777, December 28, 2015   

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    • barnyboy1978
    • March 27, 2017

19. Shed style cover with gable center

    By StewartDeck, March 22, 2017
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    • March 22, 2017

20. Tip: Best 3D Camera View Renderings 1 2

    By katalyst777, July 11, 2016   

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    • katalyst777
    • March 20, 2017

21. Improved Rendering in Architectural

    By SteveK, March 18, 2017   

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    • Ignacio74
    • March 20, 2017

22. Tip: Wall Heights

    By katalyst777, January 24, 2017   

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      • stem wall
      • knee wall
      • half wall
      • wall height
      • pony wall
      • wall length
      • height
      • floor height
      • walls height
      • height of walls
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    • Robborito
    • March 18, 2017

23. Tip: 3D Letters & Numbers for Business Signs

    By katalyst777, August 17, 2016   

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    • NeatPie
    • March 14, 2017

24. Tip: Layouts 101 Basics

    By katalyst777, April 19, 2016   

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    • foxypickle
    • March 14, 2017

25. Tip: Roof Help

    By katalyst777, December 5, 2016
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    • foxypickle
    • March 14, 2017