A brief overview of Chief Architect basics: this series covers the basic features and procedures so you can start using Chief Architect software right away.
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Quick Start Training videos are designed to help you get started quickly. Before you begin, here’s a brief overview about Chief Architect.
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The basics of creating floor plans – rooms, walls, ceiling heights, dimensions.
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Setting up defaults before beginning any project will improve your productivity and keep your project working smoothly.
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Setting Preferences will change the user interface to suit the way you want to work in Chief Architect.
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Dial in your project using the Temporary, Manual, and Automatic Dimension Tools.
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The basics of doors and windows– placing, sizing, modifying, blocking (mulled units), shapes, dimensions, shower doors, doorways
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Learn how to place and edit cabinet size, box, doors, drawers, backsplashes, and materials in this video.
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Apply manufacturer doors, drawers, moldings, wood species and finishes to cabinets.
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The basics of adding additional floors and building foundations in Chief Architect
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Introduction to Stairs - stair types, stair options, stairwells (open to below rooms), head room and stair railing styles.
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Framing Basics in Chief Architect - automatic & manual framing, openings & headers, wall framing details, floor & roof framing, deck framing, trusses and framing layers / layer sets.
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When drawing a deck with the Deck Railing tool Chief Architect automatically assigns the Deck room type to the room.
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Learn how to create roofs in Chief Architect using the automatic build roof tool and how to use the manual roof tools to create and edit roof planes, change the wall properties for gable and hip roofs, learn about gambrel, shed and other roof styles.
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The basics of how ceiling work in Chief Architect – automatic ceilings, manual ceilings, vaulted ceilings, soffits, short or plant shelf ceilings.
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The basics of creating a terrain perimeter, sloping a lot, road tools, building pad height, terrain modifiers, terrain & retaining walls, setbacks and adding a north pointer.
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Drawing and editing CAD based objects is an essential skill to learn as the edit tools and methods are used for virtually all objects in Chief Architect.
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Learn how to use the Layout tool to create your Construction Drawings sending plans, sections and elevations to the layout in scale. The template mentioned in this video can be found here: https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=63938
