Use the instructions in this article to backup Chief Architect content in the event a computer malfunction occurs. Additionally, it's helpful to have this same content backed up so that it can be transferred to another computer.
Advanced Search allows you to refine your Library Browser search results by creating library filters for temporary or repeated use.
Learn how to restore your Chief Architect program, and all of your User Content by following the instructions in this resource.
You can specify which hotkeys activate which Chief Architect tools in the Customize Hotkeys dialog.
Learn to reset your toolbars back to their default configuration if they have gone missing or fail to display.
The position and size of the Library Browser, Project Browser, Active Layer Display Options, and Tool Palette side windows can be reset to out of box settings by using the Reset Side Windows option in Preferences.
Access the Toolbar Customization dialog to customize toolbars and toolbar configurations to your liking to make working in the software more efficient.
This message will appear if the program cannot read the UserHotkeys.xml file located in your Hotkeys folder.
The Project Browser is a convenient way to access all of the views that are present in a plan or layout file.
Turn on the display of the Active Layer Set Control by accessing the Toolbar Customization dialog. Additionally, you can enable the Layer Set Control to display in the Active Layer Display Options (ALDO) side window for ease of access.
If you're receiving several error messages when opening or closing a Chief Architect/Home Designer program, a System Setting/Preference may be blocking the program from accessing all of the required files to function optimally. Please follow the instructions in this resource to resolve the issue.
Available in Chief Architect X16, Home Designer 2025, and newer versions, the Action History function and it's associated side window allows you to access recent undoable actions in the current plan or layout file.
