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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Import Room Planner File

Select File> Import> Import Room Unless a custom ceiling height has been
Planner File, then select and specified in Room Planner, rooms in an
download a Room Planner file from the imported file use the Default ceiling height
cloud. See “Chief Architect Account Login” set in the Floor Defaults dialog. See
on page 1172. “Current Floor Defaults” on page 413.
Files created in Room Planner versions 2 - By default, window sizes in imported Room
4.1 can be imported into Chief Architect Planner drawings are measured from the
X10. outside of their frames, just as their Height
and Width are in the Window Specification
Note that the exterior walls in an imported dialog. If you prefer, you can specify that
Room Planner drawing will inherit their windows are measured from the inside of the
thickness and other properties from the frames in the Preferences dialog. See
Exterior Wall Defaults dialog in the current “General Panel” on page 111.
plan, while interior walls will retain the
thickness that was set in Room Planner. See Visit roomplanner.chiefarchitect.com for
“Exterior and Interior Wall Defaults more information about the Room Planner
Dialogs” on page 342. mobile app.

DXF vs DWG File Formats

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.dwg is the native AutoCAD file format. and circles. Both formats can also contain 3D
Originally a proprietary format, it is now data which can be imported into Chief
widely used with many different products. Architect, as well.
.dxf (Drawing eXchange Format) is a Binary .dxf format is another related file
standard file format created by Autodesk for format. It is easier for computers to read, is
the transfer of data between other programs. more accurate, and occupies less disk space
and regular .dxf files. When exporting,
Many design programs can read and write however, bear in mind that not all
.dxf and .dwg files. Both formats interpret applications support binary .dxf.
data as CAD objects such as lines, polylines,

Importing 2D Drawings

2D drawings are imported by reading entities Chief Architect X10 can import 2D .dxf or
from a .dxf or .dwg file and creating the .dwg files compatible with AutoCAD
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equivalent CAD objects in Chief Architect. through version 2018.

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