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Introductions
Chief Architect Overview
Toolbars and Toolbar Buttons
Preferences and Defaults
Understanding Layers
Walls
Rooms
Floors
Basements and Foundations
Navigating in 2D
Automatic Exterior Dimensions
Dimension Defaults
Dimension Tools
Camera Views
Overviews
Glass House Views
Cross Section/Elevation Views
Tiling 2D and 3D Views
Navigating in 3D
Virtual Walkthroughs
Creating Photo-Realistic Renderings
Saving and Restoring Camera Views
Windows and Doors
Stairs
Automatically Generating Roofs
Drawing Roofs Manually
Auto Floating Dormers
Customizing Dormers
Vaulted and Custom Ceilings
Automatic and Manual Framing
Cost Estimating
Cabinets
Custom Cabinets
Cabinet Groups and Kitchen Islands
Special Shaped Cabinets
Soffits
Applying Materials, Colors and Textures
Color Chooser
Creating Materials and Colors
Finding and Placing Library Objects
Wall Coverings
Custom Flooring
Furniture and Appliances
Electrical Objects
CAD Tools
Understanding Snaps
Adding Detail to Cross Section Views
Text and Callouts
Creating Layouts
Creating a Terrain Perimeter
Adding Elevation Information for Sloped Lots
Creating a Walkout Basement
Terrain Features
Plant Chooser
Patios
Decks
Remodeling
Remodeling Overview
Getting As-builts - Importing 2D Files and Converting Lines to 3D Walls
Getting As-builts - Importing 2D Files to Lock and Trace
Getting As-builts - Tracing a Picture of Existing Prints
Showing an As-built's Mask on a Remodel Plan
Coordinating Layers to Show Existing, Demo and New
Coordinating Wall Types to Show Existing, Demo and New
Coordinating Layers and Room Definition to Show Demolition Walls
Developing 3D Views of the Remodel Components
Distinguishing New Framing and Calculating Its Materials
Creating a Dynamic Wall Legend
Creating Matching Textures for Deck Planking, Rim, Rail and Stairs
Spanning 2 Inline Walls with a Window Block in 2D
Spanning 2 Inline Walls with a Window Symbol in 3D
Using Materials List Polylines for Materials Calculations
Roof Design
Automatically Generating Roofs
Drawing Roofs Manually
Roof Design Strategies
Roof Baseline Polylines
Frieze Molding
Generating a Roof Over an L-Shaped House with Gable Ends
Using the Extend Slope Downward Option
Setting the Minimum Alcove
One and a Half Story Roofs
Joining Roof Planes
Restrictions of the Join Roof Planes Tool
Manually Roofing an L-Shaped House with Gable Ends
Locating Roof Plane Intersections
Sloping Roof Plane Baselines
Roof Types for Automatic Dormers
The Auto Dormer Tool
Curving Roof Planes
Drawing a Barrel Roof
Drawing a Domed Roof on a Round Building
Curved Roofs and Baselines
Building an Entire Roof at Once
Preparing a Roof for Dormers
The Dialogs That Influence Roof Design
Locking and Protecting Roof Planes
Soffits, Fascia, and Gutters
Using the Gable-Roof Line Tool
Generating a Shed Roof
Generating Gullwing, Gambrel, and Mansard Roofs
Generating a Half-Hip Roof
Roofs Over Bay, Box, and Bow Windows
Roofs Over Curved Walls
Adding a Deck with a Roof and Ceiling
Designing a Cape Cod Roof Bearing on 2nd Floor Walls
Designing a Cape Cod Roof Bearing on 1st Floor Walls
Roof Groups
Drawing and Editing Manual Roof Planes
Matching Roof Ridge Elevations
Lowering an Entire Roof
Adding and Removing Roof Plane Edges
Drawing a Dutch Gable
Manually Drawing a Gambrel Roof
Using the Ignore Top Floor Roof Option
Chief Architect's Automatic Dormer Tools
Adjusting Ceiling Height for Auto Dormers
The Auto Floating Dormer Tool
Using Attic Rooms to Build a Dormer
Drawing a Dormer from Scratch - Part I
Drawing a Dormer from Scratch - Part II
Drawing Curved Dormer Roofs
Creating a Flat Roof System with Curved Eaves
Drawing a Flat Roof with an Overhang
Drawing a Flat Roof with Center Drain and Parapet Walls
Creating Parapet Walls Using Polyline Solids
Placing and Resizing Skylights
Editing the Skylight Curb and Shaft
Kitchen & Bath
Soffits
Creating a Closet Storage System
Applying a Backsplash
Adding a Built-in Appliance to a Cabinet
Attaching a Cabinet to a Curved Wall
Creating a Recessed Corner Sink
Creating Wainscot
Applying a Decorative End Panel
Applying a Decorative Arch to a Hutch
Drawing a Walk-in Shower - Part I
Cabinet Defaults
Selecting and Editing Cabinets
Specifying Cabinet Shelving
Corner Cabinets
Creating Special Cabinets
Adding Cabinet Accents
Applying Cabinet Hardware
Cabinet Material Assignments
Changing Cabinet Materials in 3D
Cabinet Labels
Cabinet Schedules
Creating Cabinet Schedules
Advanced Schedule Editing
Custom Callout Labels
Architectural Blocks
Adjusting Cabinet Face Frames
Adding Moldings To Cabinets
Custom Countertops
Creating a Cabinet with an Apron Sink
Drawing a Walk-In Shower
Interior Design
Chief Architect Interiors Overview
Creating New 3D Objects by Merging and Subtracting 3D Solids
Cabinets - Improvements for Working with Cabinets
Layers - Layers and Layer Sets
Materials
Images, Pictures and Movies
Importing and Exporting 3D Symbols
Trim and Moldings
Basic Ceiling Types and Their Materials
Drawing Cathedral Ceilings
Drawing Vaulted and Curved Ceilings
Creating Tray Ceiling Effects by Raising a Ceiling
Drawing a Suspended Ceiling with Grid and Tile
Creating a Coffered Ceiling Element with Recessed Backlit Panel
Creating a Coffered Ceiling with Multiple Recessed Panels
Showing and Hiding a Directional Stair Arrow
Displaying Newels and Balusters in Plan
Drawing Flared Stairs with Curved Tread
Adding Starter Tread
Trim and Molding - Overview
Drawing and Combining Molding Profiles
Expanding and Filleting a Room Molding Polyline
Using the 3D Molding Polyline to Create Exposed Log Rafters
Creating a Bell-shaped Ceiling Skylight with a Custom Molding Profile
New Cabinet Display Features in X2
Orthogonal and Perspective Camera View Types
New Dimension Default and Display Features in X2
Dimensioning with the Center Line Dimension Tool
New Library and Project Browser Features in X2
Restoring Default Materials with the Default Material Painter
Using the Material Painter on Walls and Rooms
Finding Material Textures
Changing the Color of a Texture
Independent Room Names and Room Text Macros
Developing a Room Finish Schedule
Working with Rich Text Fonts, Sizes, Colors and Styles
Welcome to the Residential Design Project Video Training Series
Controlling Pop-up Contextual Menus
General Mouse Commands
The Chief Architect Interface
Changing the Toolbar Style
Working with the Toolbars
The Many Working Views of Chief Architect
Customizing the Toolbars
Understanding the Snapping Functions
Cursor Behaviors and Crosshair Choices
Learning Keyboard Commands
Saving and Storing Plan Files
Defaults and Preferences
Choosing Edit Behavior Options
Using Templates to Set Defaults for New Plan Files
The Plan Development Sequence
Downloading Library Items
Setting Defaults Part 1 - Plan and Wall Defaults
Setting Defaults Part 2 - Doors, Windows and General Materials
Setting Defaults Part 3 - Floors, Rooms and Foundations
Setting Defaults Part 4 - Framing, Schedules and Text
Creating a Plan File from a Template File
Drawing and Editing Walls
Room Definitions and Key Room Properties
Drawing the Initial Walls and Rooms
Zooming, Panning and Using the Aerial View
Creating Exterior Dimensions Automatically
Updating your Template Plans
Selecting Objects with the Left or Right Mouse Button
Positioning Walls Precisely Using Dimensions
Using the Manual Dimension Tools
Creating a New Layer for Selected Dimensions
Editing Dimensions and their Extensions
Building the Second Floor, Copying and Deleting Floors
Checking the Second Floor Defaults
Using the Reference Floor and its Layer Set
Working with the Camera Tools
Using the Cross-Section and Elevation Cameras
Changing Materials in Camera Views
Choosing Material Painter Modes
Working with CAD in Chief Architect
Drawing CAD Points, Lines and Splines
Drawing CAD Arcs, Circles, Ovals and Ellipses
Drawing CAD Polylines and Boxes
Editing CAD Polylines
Creating 3D CAD Objects
Displaying Multiple Views
Introduction to Roofs
Drawing and Connecting Roof Planes
Building an Entire Roof at Once
Preparing a Roof for Dormers
Creating a Staircase
Creating a Stair Landing
Building the Basement Foundation
Creating a New Wall Type with a New Material
Creating Pony Walls for above Grade Brick
Finishing and Refining Interior Walls
Creating and Copying Automatic Dormers
Placing Doors
Developing a Sliding Glass Door and Storing it in the Library
Adding a Doorway and Door Panel from the Library
Placing Windows
Working with Dynamic and Static Defaults
Creating a Group of Blocked Windows
Placing and Merging Kitchen Cabinets
Adding Appliances
Working with Special Cabinet Types
Adding Wall Cabinets and Soffits
Blocking Cabinets and Adding Them to the Library
Adding Drawers to a Cabinet Front
Creating Text and Callouts
Assigning Room Types and Running a Plan Check
Placing Electrical Symbols and Circuits
Creating a Window Schedule
Adding CAD Details
Creating Updatable Cross Sections and Modifying Layer Display
Creating a Layout File for Working Drawings
Working with Layers and Layer Sets to Get the Views You Want
Creating 3D Presentation Views
Sending Plan Set Views to the Layout File
Placing and Resizing Skylights
Editing the Skylight Curb and Shaft
Intermediate & Advanced
The Basic Edit Types
Setting Array Copy Intervals, Angles and Quantities
Polylines - Breaking Polylines
Polylines - Merging Polylines that Overlap
Polylines - Subtracting Polylines that Overlap
Using the Trim and Extend Commands
Basic Ceiling Types and Their Materials
Drawing Cathedral Ceilings
Drawing Vaulted and Curved Ceilings
Creating Tray Ceiling Effects by Raising a Ceiling
Drawing a Suspended Ceiling with Grid and Tile
Creating a Coffered Ceiling Element with Recessed Backlit Panel
Creating a Coffered Ceiling with Multiple Recessed Panels
Cutting a Hole in a Floor Platform
Setting Platform Depths - by Floor or by Area
Designating Platform or Balloon Framing Conditions
Building a Floor that Ledgers inside the Foundation Walls
Dropping a Floor and Raising the Ceiling of a Room
Changing Multiple Joisted Floors to Slabs
Foundations with Exposed Brick and Brick Ledge
Crawlspace Foundation with Framed Interior Bearing Wall
Split-level Foundations
Split-entry Foundations
General Framing Strategy
Creating Stacked Plates on Foundation Walls
Specifying Where Joists are Cut
Mixing Joist Depths and Directions on the Same Floor
Drawing with the Beam and Post Tools
Drawing Exposed, Sloped and Decorative Beams
Drawing Columns
Building the Wall Framing
Editing the Wall Framing Detail
Controlling Unwanted Wall Framing
Framing a Plan's Walls with Variable Stud Spacing
Using a Framing Reference
Adding Blocking and Bracing
Mitering a Framing Joint with the Fillet Tool
Displaying Framing as CAD Lines
Framing with Floor and Ceiling Trusses
Balloon Framing Walls
Deck Framing Techniques
Placing Deck Posts and Footings on a Module over a Terrain
Framing a Roof
What is a Truss?
Setting Truss Defaults
Framing a Truss Roof System
Framing a Truss Roof System without Lookouts
Framing a Cantilevered Truss Roof System
Framing with Energy Heel Trusses
Using a Truss Base to Truss Intersecting Roofs
Hip Trusses - Building a Step-down Hip
Hip Trusses - Building a Sub-girder Hip
Framing with Scissor Trusses
Framing with Attic Trusses
Editing and Locking a Truss
Locking a Truss to Frame a Skylight Well
Viewing Truss Labels and Schedule
Remodeling Overview
Getting As-builts - Importing 2D Files and Converting Lines to 3D Walls
Getting As-builts - Importing 2D Files to Lock and Trace
Getting As-builts - Tracing a Picture of Existing Prints
Showing an As-built's Mask on a Remodel Plan
Coordinating Layers to Show Existing, Demo and New
Coordinating Wall Types to Show Existing, Demo and New
Coordinating Layers and Room Definition to Show Demolition Walls
Developing 3D Views of the Remodel Components
Distinguishing New Framing and Calculating Its Materials
Creating a Dynamic Wall Legend
Creating Matching Textures for Deck Planking, Rim, Rail and Stairs
Spanning 2 Inline Walls with a Window Block in 2D
Spanning 2 Inline Walls with a Window Symbol in 3D
Using Materials List Polylines for Materials Calculations
Resizing Stair Sections
Merging Stair Sections to Form Subsections
Treads - Locking Tread Width
Treads - Ignoring Subsection Boundaries
Treads - Retaining the Number of Treads
Showing and Hiding a Directional Stair Arrow
Customizing Stair Landing Shapes
Locking the Position of a Stair Landing
Displaying Newels and Balusters in Plan
Drawing Flared Stairs with Curved Tread
Adding Starter Tread
Drawing Concrete Stairs with Sloped Risers
Drawing a Single Steel Stringer Stair with Concrete Tread
Drawing an Exterior Stair from Grade to 2nd Floor
Creating a Wheelchair Ramp
Drawing Curved Stairs
Configuring and Placing Curved Stairs
Aligning Curved Stairs to Fit a Curved Wall
Aligning a Curved Wall to Fit Curved Stairs
Aligning Curved Stairs Across Floors
Building U-shaped Winder Stairs
Controlling Walls beneath Winder Stairs
Enclosing Only Part of a Staircase between Two Walls
Trim and Molding - Overview
Drawing and Combining Molding Profiles
Expanding and Filleting a Room Molding Polyline
Creating a Brick Half-wall and Cap with a Room Molding Polyline
Using the 3D Molding Polyline to Create Exposed Log Rafters
Creating a Bell-shaped Ceiling Skylight with a Custom Molding Profile
Design Project
Welcome to the Residential Design Project Video Training Series
Controlling Pop-up Contextual Menus
General Mouse Commands
The Chief Architect Interface
Changing the Toolbar Style
Working with the Toolbars
The Many Working Views of Chief Architect
Customizing the Toolbars
Understanding the Snapping Functions
Cursor Behaviors and Crosshair Choices
Learning Keyboard Commands
Saving and Storing Plan Files
Defaults and Preferences
Choosing Edit Behavior Options
Using Templates to Set Defaults for New Plan Files
The Plan Development Sequence
Downloading Library Items
Setting Defaults Part 1 - Plan and Wall Defaults
Setting Defaults Part 2 - Doors, Windows and General Materials
Setting Defaults Part 3 - Floors, Rooms and Foundations
Setting Defaults Part 4 - Framing, Schedules and Text
Creating a Plan File from a Template File
Drawing and Editing Walls
Room Definitions and Key Room Properties
Drawing the Initial Walls and Rooms
Zooming, Panning and Using the Aerial View
Creating Exterior Dimensions Automatically
Updating your Template Plans
Selecting Objects with the Left or Right Mouse Button
Positioning Walls Precisely Using Dimensions
Using the Manual Dimension Tools
Creating a New Layer for Selected Dimensions
Editing Dimensions and their Extensions
Building the Second Floor, Copying and Deleting Floors
Checking the Second Floor Defaults
Using the Reference Floor and its Layer Set
Working with the Camera Tools
Using the Cross-Section and Elevation Cameras
Changing Materials in Camera Views
Choosing Material Painter Modes
Working with CAD in Chief Architect
Drawing CAD Points, Lines and Splines
Drawing CAD Arcs, Circles, Ovals and Ellipses
Drawing CAD Polylines and Boxes
Editing CAD Polylines
Creating 3D CAD Objects
Displaying Multiple Views
Introduction to Roofs
Drawing and Connecting Roof Planes
Building an Entire Roof at Once
Preparing a Roof for Dormers
Creating a Staircase
Creating a Stair Landing
Building the Basement Foundation
Creating a New Wall Type with a New Material
Creating Pony Walls for above Grade Brick
Finishing and Refining Interior Walls
Creating and Copying Automatic Dormers
Placing Doors
Developing a Sliding Glass Door and Storing it in the Library
Adding a Doorway and Door Panel from the Library
Placing Windows
Working with Dynamic and Static Defaults
Creating a Group of Blocked Windows
Adding a Deck
Placing and Merging Kitchen Cabinets
Adding Appliances
Working with Special Cabinet Types
Adding Wall Cabinets and Soffits
Blocking Cabinets and Adding Them to the Library
Adding Drawers to a Cabinet Front
Introduction to Framing
Editing Framing
Creating Text and Callouts
Assigning Room Types and Running a Plan Check
Placing Electrical Symbols and Circuits
Creating a Window Schedule
Adding CAD Details
Creating Updatable Cross Sections and Modifying Layer Display
Creating Fully Editable Cross Sections
Site Plans and Annotation Sets
Creating a Layout File for Working Drawings
Building a Terrain
Working with Layers and Layer Sets to Get the Views You Want
Creating 3D Presentation Views
Sending Plan Set Views to the Layout File
3D Models & Rendering
Creating Materials and Colors
Materials
Creating, Saving, and Opening 3D Views
Editing the Camera in 3D
Moving the Camera in 3D
Controlling What Displays in 3D
Placing and Editing Objects in 3D
Working with Materials and Surfaces in 3D
Glass House Views
Creating a Raytrace View
Preparing Materials for Raytracing
Refining Raytrace Settings, Materials, and Lighting
The Different Types of Light Sources
Using the Parallel Light Type
Using the Point Light Type
Using the Spot Light Type
Editing Light Properties
Reflecting a Moon On Water
Controlling Sun Angles and Shadows
Applying Backdrops
Recording a Virtual Walkthrough
Optimizing Vector View Generation
Optimizing Render View Generation - The Video Graphics Card
Optimizing Render View Generation - Render Settings
Optimizing Render View Generation - Model Complexity
Leaving the Room and Keeping the Lights On
Changing the Picture in a Frame
Creating a Texture From a Photo
Features Introduced in X1
Overview of What's New in Version X1
Menus and Toolbars
Building Toolbars to Place Library Objects
Editing - Setting the Primary Mouse Movement
Editing - Choosing Edit Behavior Options
Editing - Alternate Mode Edit Behaviors
Editing - New Edit Handles
Editing - Type-in Editing
Editing - Sticky Mode and Other Edit Sub Modes
Editing - Discontinued Edit Commands
Editing - Cut, Copy and Paste Edits
Editing - 3D Editing
Creating New 3D Objects by Merging and Subtracting 3D Solids
Cabinets - Improvements for Working with Cabinets
Cabinets - Updatable Hybrid Cabinet Symbols
CAD - Editing Tools
CAD - Snaps
CAD - Line Styles and Line Weights
CAD - Plan Footprints
CAD - Details Library and Details Template Plan
Camera Views
Dimensions
Doors and Windows
Framing Decks - New Planking and Framing Options
Framing Decks - The New Polygon Deck Tool
Framing Walls, Floors, Ceilings and Roofs
Layers - Layers and Layer Sets
Layers - AIA Naming Convention Layer Set
Layers - Layers and the Layout File
Layouts
Library and Project Browser
Materials
Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing
Images, Pictures and Movies
Roofs - Automatic Overhangs for Different Pitch Roof Planes
Roofs - Dormers
Roofs - Draw and Edit Roof Planes
Rooms - Decks, Floors and Foundations
Stairs
Importing and Exporting 3D Symbols
Importing and Exporting 2D DWG or DXF Files
Terrain and Landscaping
Text, Callouts and Markers
Trim and Moldings
Walls - Double Walls
Walls - Wall Editing
Features Introduced in X2
Features Introduced in Chief Architect X2
Edit - Menus, Toolbars and Hotkeys
Edit - Editing and Placing Objects
CAD - Using the Line Style Editor
CAD - Arraying Objects with Distributed Objects Tools
CAD - Filleting with True Arcs and Chamfering Precisely
CAD - Drawing Revision Clouds
CAD - Using the Nudge Tool
New Cabinet Display Features in X2
Automaticaly Generating Custom Countertops
Automatic and Manual Cabinet Fillers
Working with Cabinet Side and Back Panels
Working with Cabinet Manufacturer Libraries
Orthogonal and Perspective Camera View Types
Working with New Render Techniques and Settings
Camera Preferences and Settings in X2
Automatically Generating a Set of Elevations
Saving and Storing Raytrace Settings
Specifing Default Sunlight Intensity, Color and Direction
Recording a Duotone Walkthrough Along a Path
New Dimension Default and Display Features in X2
Understanding Grid and Distance Rounding of Dimensions
Angular, Point-to-Point and Baseline Dimensions
Dimensioning Walls
Adjusting Dimensions in a Layout View
Dimensioning with the Center Line Dimension Tool
New Door & Window Features in X2
Creating a Triangular Window under the Peak of a Gable
New Electrical Features in X2
Automatic Framing - Exposed Rafter Tails - Sub Fascia and Sheathing
Wall Framing with Steel Studs
Adjusting the Rafter Birdsmouth Depth
Using the Ceiling Step Truss Command
New Plant Features in Chief Architect X2
Producing a Plant Schedule
Landscaping with the New Garden Bed Tool
Multiple New Layers for Labels
Assigning Layers with the Layer Painter and Layer Eyedropper
Options for Displaying the Reference Display
Reordering Layout Pages
Using Different Dimension Sizes for Separate Layout Views
New Library and Project Browser Features in X2
Restoring Default Materials with the Default Material Painter
Using the Material Painter on Walls and Rooms
Finding Material Textures
Changing the Color of a Texture
New Materials List and Master List Features in X2
New Roof Options for Soffits, Sub Fascia, Sheathing and Rafters
Independent Room Names and Room Text Macros
New Schedule Features in X2
Developing a Room Finish Schedule
Importing and Creating 3D Symbols Quickly
Importing Several 3D Symbols at Once
Making Symbols Track Sloped Ceilings and Roofs
Extruding and Revolving 3D Solids with the New Face Tool
Importing Both Terrain Data and Multiple 2D Layers in One Step
Working with Rich Text Fonts, Sizes, Colors and Styles
Controlling Pony Wall Display, Dimensions and Openings
Using the Wall Butts Other Walls Option
Working with Adjustable Thickness Walls
Features Introduced in X3
Features Introduced in Chief Architect X3
Welcome to the Chief Architect X3 Interface
Annotation - Working with Multiple Defaults
Annotation - Working with Annotation Sets
Annotation - Using Layer Sets with Annotation Sets
Annotation - Importing Older Version Plans with Multiple Dimension Defaults
New Stair Features in Chief Architect X3
Drawing Railings up the Center of a Stair
Chief Architect Ramps
Chief Architect's Stair and Ramp Landing Tool
New CAD-related Features in Chief Architect X3
Placing Insertion Points in CAD Blocks
Callouts and Double Callouts
Predictive Feedback for Centering, Reflecting, Aligning and Editing
Aligning and Distributing a Group of Objects
Transferring Line Style and Layer Information between Plans
The Change Gable to Hip Timesaver
Specifying the Rafter Seat Cut
Downloading Library Content
Working with the Raise Off Plate Roof Command
Working with Text Labels and Text Macros
Using the Ruby Console to Create Macros
Using External Ruby Files to Access Text Macros
New Dimension Features in Chief Architect X3
New Room and Floor Features in Chief Architect X3
Specifying how Framing Reports to your Materials Lists
Chief Architect's Built-in Ray Trace Rendering
Kitchen Ray Trace Project Part 1 - Ray Trace Lighting
Kitchen Ray Trace Project Part 2 - Ray Trace Materials
Kitchen Ray Trace Project Part 3 - Ray Trace Settings
New Door, Window and Schedule Features for Chief Architect X3
Using Transparent Glass in Windows and other Objects
New Material Properties in Chief Architect X3
New Foundation Features for Chief Architect X3
New Wall Features in Chief Architect X3
New Framing Features in Chief Architect X3
Framing Decks Independently of Floor Platforms
Features Introduced in X4
Features Introduced in Chief Architect X4
Defaults - The New Set as Default Tool
New Chief Architect Library Content and Catalogs
New Text Features in Chief Architect
Working with Text Styles
Labels - Working with Labels
Labels - Labels for Layout Views
Labels - Working with Label Macros
New Layers and Layer Tools in Chief Architect
New Wall Features in Chief Architect
Foundations - Walls, Footings and Rooms
Foundations - New Default Settings
Foundations - Working with Bearing Walls
Foundations - Using the New Monolithic Slab Technology
Foundations - Creating Brick Ledges for Monolithic Slabs
Foundations - Generating Foundations with Attached Garages
Roofs - Working with Roof Slope Labels
New Door & Window Features in Chief Architect
New Cabinet Features in Chief Architect
Using Offsets to Combine Molding Profiles
New Electrical and Lighting Features in Chief Architect
New Dimension Features in Chief Architect
New Schedule Features in Chief Architect
New CAD Features in Chief Architect
New 3D View Capabilities in Chief Architect
New Materials List Features in Chief Architect
Zen-Bath Ray Trace Rendering Project Part 1 - Lighting
Zen-Bath Ray Trace Rendering Project Part 2 - Materials
Zen-Bath Ray Trace Rendering Project Part 3 - Ray Trace Settings
Options for Drawing Ridge Caps and Vents
Using Roof Planes to Draw Ridge Caps and Valley Flashing
Features Introduced in X5
What's New In X5 Overview
Migrating Prior Version Library Catalogs
Progressive Ray Tracing
Line Drawing Over Watercolor Renderings
View Lower Floors in a Floor Overview
Backclipped Cross Section Controls
Displaying Cameras as Callouts
Displaying Labels in Elevation Views
Using a Generated Sky as a Backdrop
Creating Isometric Views
Using the Walkthrough Path Tool
Using Walkthrough Key Frames
Repositioning Saved Camera Views
Saving Cross Section Slider Views
Positioning and Rotating Labels
Automatic NKBA © Dimensioning
Automatic Interior and Elevation Dimensions
Drawing Running Dimensions
Adding Multiple Appliances in a Single Cabinet
Multiple Door and Drawer Styles in a Cabinet
Placing Cabinet Feet
Double False Drawer Fronts for Cabinets
Bifold Door Swing Adjustments
Displaying Door and Window Casing in Floor Plan View
Adjusting Window Frame Depth
Modifying Door and Window Cutouts in Foundations
Automatic Corner Boards and Quoins
Including Moldings in Room Finish Schedules
Importing Plan Defaults
Importing PDF Documents
Creating Objects on Hidden and Locked Layers
Using the Primitive Pyramid Tool
Adding Ridge Caps to Roofs
Adding Shadow Boards to Roof Fascia
Controlling Rafter Spacing
Controlling Dormer Roof Overhangs
Determining Actual and Projected Roof Plane Areas
New Wall Features in Version X5
Advanced Railing Controls
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