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Sharing Your Files with Clients

A variety of rendering techniques let you Layout
produce customized 3D views, from detail
drawings to photorealistic Ray Trace views to All plan views can be sent to a layout
artistic presentation views. where they can be arranged to produce
full construction documentation. See
“Sending Views to Layout” on page 1292.

All views can also be exported as a graphic
image. See “To export a picture” on page
1147.

Sharing Your Files with Clients
Chief Architect users have the option of To share files using the Chief Architect
letting their clients review plan and layout Viewer, first invite a client to request a copy
files on their own computers, at their of the viewer at www.chiefarchitect.com.
convenience, using the Chief Architect To ensure that all custom backdrops, images
Viewer. The Chief Architect Viewer allows and material textures are included,, use the
clients to open plan and layout files, create
3D views, and add text annotations without Backup Entire Plan tool when
making any changes to the actual model. preparing to send files to your client. See
“Backup Entire Plan or Project” on page 72.

Getting Help

There are many forms of help Tool Tips, the Status Bar, and the online Help
available in Chief Architect including: menu.

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