Online Training Videos
 
 
ID Title Duration
1000 Chief Architect X2 Animated Tour 27:38
1001 Features Introduced in Chief Architect X2 10:10
1061 Chief Architect Interiors Video Overview 16:21
002 Toolbars and Toolbar Buttons 01:38
003 Preferences and Defaults 03:33
004 Understanding Layers 01:33
005 Walls 01:58
006 Rooms 01:57
007 Floors 00:58
008 Basements and Foundations 01:01
009 Navigating in 2D 01:49
010 Automatic Exterior Dimensions 00:34
011 Dimension Defaults 02:40
012 Dimension Tools 02:32
013 Camera Views 01:25
014 Overviews 01:01
015 Glass House Views 00:52
016 Cross Section/Elevation Views 00:59
017 Tiling 2D and 3D Views 00:38
018 Navigating in 3D 01:47
019 Virtual Walkthroughs 00:53
020 Creating Photo-Realistic Renderings 01:41
021 Saving and Restoring Camera Views 00:47
022 Windows and Doors 01:23
023 Stairs 02:25
024 Automatically Generating Roofs 02:42
025 Drawing Roofs Manually 02:28
026 Auto Floating Dormers 01:22
027 Customizing Dormers 01:20
028 Vaulted and Custom Ceilings 01:10
029 Automatic and Manual Framing 03:09
030 Cost Estimating 00:57
031 Cabinets 01:41
032 Custom Cabinets 02:01
033 Cabinet Groups and Kitchen Islands 01:57
034 Special Shaped Cabinets 01:03
035 Soffits 00:37
036 Applying Materials, Colors and Textures 01:10
037 Color Chooser 00:39
038 Creating Materials and Colors 00:55
039 Finding and Placing Library Objects 01:20
040 Wall Coverings 01:16
041 Custom Flooring 00:42
042 Furniture and Appliances 01:45
043 Electrical Objects 01:47
044 CAD Tools 01:29
045 Understanding Snaps 02:30
046 Adding Detail to Cross Section Views 01:07
047 Text and Callouts 01:16
048 Creating Layouts 03:34
049 Creating a Terrain Perimeter 00:51
050 Adding Elevation Information for Sloped Lots 01:04
051 Creating a Walkout Basement 01:30
052 Terrain Features 01:22
053 Plant Chooser 01:37
054 Patios 01:18
055 Decks 01:09
101 Welcome to the Classroom Design Project Training Videos 01:33
103 Controlling Pop-up Contextual Menus 02:19
104 General Mouse Commands 04:44
105 The Chief Architect Interface 05:13
106 Choosing a Toolbar Style 02:22
107 Working with the Toolbars 04:31
108 The Many Working Views of Chief Architect 05:24
109 Customizing the Toolbars 07:29
110 Understanding the Snapping Functions 05:56
111 Cursor Behaviors and Crosshair Choices 02:37
112 Learning Keyboard Commands 02:33
113 Obtaining Program Updates 01:19
114 Using the Help Functions 06:40
115 Saving and Storing Plan Files 10:25
116 Defaults and Preferences 04:15
117 Choosing Edit Behavior Options 07:33
118 Setting Defaults for New Plan Files 05:16
119 The Plan Development Sequence 02:40
120 Setting Defaults before Beginning 20:13
121 Creating a Plan File from a Template File 01:37
122 Drawing and Editing Walls 07:22
123 Room Definitions and Key Room Properties 10:17
124 Drawing the Initial Walls and Rooms 02:24
125 Zooming, Panning and Using the Aerial View 05:10
126 Creating Exterior Dimensions Automatically 07:43
127 Selecting Objects with the Left or Right Mouse Button 02:41
128 Positioning Walls Precisely Using Dimensions 09:54
129 Using the Manual Dimension Tools 09:22
130 Creating a New Layer for Selected Dimensions 05:48
131 Editing Dimensions and their Extensions 09:54
132 Building the Second Floor 04:50
133 Checking the Second Floor Defaults 06:48
134 Using the Reference Floor and its Layer Set 05:35
135 Using the Vector and Render Overview Cameras 13:20
136 Using the Cross-Section and Elevation Cameras 06:15
137 Changing Materials in 3D Views 13:15
138 Working with CAD in Chief Architect 06:24
139 Drawing CAD Points, Lines and Splines 16:22
140 Drawing CAD Arcs, Circles, Ovals and Ellipses 12:38
141 Drawing CAD Polylines and Boxes 09:58
142 Editing CAD Polylines 03:50
143 Working with Object Snaps 10:13
144 Creating 3D CAD Objects 06:12
145 Displaying Multiple Views 02:24
146 Introduction to Roofs 06:30
147 Drawing and Connecting Roof Planes 13:24
148 Building an Entire Roof at Once 20:35
149 Preparing a Roof for Dormers 11:06
150 Creating a Staircase 16:20
151 Creating a Stair Landing 04:52
152 Drawing Winder Stairs with Walls Beneath 11:55
153 Building the Basement Foundation 08:45
154 Deleting, Rebuilding and Exchanging Floors 04:14
155 Creating a New Wall Type with a New Assigned Material 10:45
156 Adding Wall Coverings with Assigned Materials 04:30
157 Storing Materials in the Library 05:41
158 Creating Pony Walls for above Grade Brick 05:29
159 Using Stepped Pony Walls for a Daylight Basement 08:29
160 Finishing and Refining Interior Walls 10:38
161 Creating Double Walls to Add Furred Basement Walls 08:18
162 Creating and Copying Automatic Dormers 10:52
163 Placing Doors 13:30
164 Developing a Sliding Glass Door and Storing it in the Library 04:58
165 Applying Selected Attributes of One Door to Several 06:21
166 Adding a Doorway and Door Panel from the Library 02:24
167 Placing Windows 07:30
168 Creating a Group of Blocked Windows 08:14
169 Adding a Deck and Changing its Platform Edge Material 08:50
170 Generating Deck Planking and Framing 11:25
171 Drawing Stairs for a Deck 18:34
172 Extending a Deck with the Polygon Deck Tool 05:00
173 Placing and Merging Kitchen Cabinets 19:08
174 Adding Appliances 07:09
175 Working with Special Cabinet Types 08:41
176 Adding Wall Cabinets and Soffits 08:51
177 Blocking Cabinets and Adding Them to the Library 06:41
178 Adding Drawers to a Cabinet Front 08:44
179 Introduction to Framing 26:15
180 Editing Framing 17:31
181 Creating Text and Callouts 09:45
182 Assigning Room Types and Running a Plan Check 13:30
183 Placing Electrical Symbols and Circuits 11:51
184 Creating a Window Schedule 13:55
185 Adding CAD Details 11:23
186 Creating Updatable Cross Sections 10:46
187 Creating Fully Editable Cross Sections 09:13
188 Creating a Site Plan 14:23
189 Creating a Layout File for Working Drawings 13:28
190 Drawing a Roofed Porch with Support Beam and Columns 16:28
191 Indicating Room Floor Coverings in Plan 08:33
192 Building a Terrain Model 29:40
193 Working with Layers and Layer Sets to Get the Views You Want 13:12
194 Presenting a Rendered 3D View 15:04
195 Sending Plan Set Views to the Layout File 27:56
196 Keeping Track of your Design and Drafting Time 08:06
201 Overview of What's New in Version X1 10:04
202 Menus and Toolbars 07:49
203 Building Toolbars to Place Library Objects 05:12
204 Editing - Setting the Primary Mouse Movement 06:31
205 Editing - Choosing Edit Behavior Options 08:23
206 Editing - Alternate Mode Edit Behaviors 05:14
207 Editing - New Edit Handles 09:16
208 Editing - Type-in Editing 03:58
209 Editing - Sticky Mode and Other Edit Sub Modes 07:15
210 Editing - Discontinued Edit Commands 09:30
211 Editing - Cut, Copy and Paste Edits 12:38
212 Editing - 3D Editing 15:05
213 Creating New 3D Objects by Merging and Subtracting 3D Solids 10:40
214 Cabinets - Improvements for Working with Cabinets 09:09
215 Cabinets - Updatable Hybrid Cabinet Symbols 21:08
216 CAD - Editing Tools 15:19
217 CAD - Snaps 07:14
218 CAD - Line Styles and Line Weights 13:51
219 CAD - Plan Footprints 04:49
220 CAD - Details Library and Details Template Plan 04:57
221 Camera Views 08:54
222 Dimensions 06:11
223 Doors and Windows 10:38
224 Framing Decks - New Planking and Framing Options 06:24
225 Framing Decks - The New Polygon Deck Tool 04:55
226 Framing Walls, Floors, Ceilings and Roofs 08:20
227 Layers - Layers and Layer Sets 15:00
228 Layers - AIA Naming Convention Layer Set 00:53
229 Layers - Layers and the Layout File 05:19
230 Layouts 07:14
231 Library and Project Browser 04:06
232 Materials 12:13
233 Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing 05:10
234 Images, Pictures and Movies 09:15
235 Roofs - Automatic Overhangs for Different Pitch Roof Planes 15:58
236 Roofs - Dormers 03:15
237 Roofs - Draw and Edit Roof Planes 04:55
238 Rooms - Decks, Floors and Foundations 06:03
239 Stairs 11:34
240 Importing and Exporting 3D Symbols 18:13
241 Importing and Exporting 2D DWG or DXF Files 02:18
242 Terrain and Landscaping 12:04
243 Text, Callouts and Markers 09:21
244 Trim and Moldings 06:45
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