Upgrade & SSA Renewal Information

Is it time to renew or upgrade your version of Chief Architect? Now with Support & Software Assurance it’s easy to stay current with the latest release of Chief Architect and get access to over 400 online training videos – all for a great price. We think that you’ll find all the great new features and functionality will significantly improve your productivity – and pay for the upgrade right away.

We’ve spent a significant amount of time developing these great features below – take a look or watch the What’s New video. We have also developed an entire Training Video product on just the new features to help you quickly make the most of your time – see more about this new training video product – What’s New in Chief Architect.

Highlighted Upgrade Features of
Chief Architect X2

• Artistic rendering techniques for perspective and elevation cameras
• Define Rendering Technique settings to create a variety of artistic views with the new Rendering Techniques
• Auto generate exterior elevation and room elevation cameras
• Support added for manufacturer catalogs of doors, windows and cabinets
• New Cabinet Display options to conform to NKBA standards
• Define Cabinet End Panels and Cabinet Fillers
• Display Countertop lines in Plan View and control the display of the Layer
• Dimension to lower part of Pony Walls, control the display, and show or hide openings for doors and windows. Door and window schedules will list objects in Pony Walls.
• Improved Dimension tools with several new features
• Automatic Framing – turn on automatic framing for walls, floors, ceilings and roofs to update your framing plan as your design changes
• Exposed rafter tails and custom rafter tail cuts
• Steel Framing for walls, headers, joists and rafters
• Control the display of roof fascia and generate sub-fascia framing to more accurately show construction details
• Specify symbols to attach to a ceiling or roof, such as a solar panel or light fixture and choose to rotate and match its slope
• Flush mounted electrical items will also auto-rotate to match pitched ceiling
• Rich Text tool allows you to format your text with a variety of options and you can also copy and paste text to and from external applications while preserving the rich text format
• Line Style Editor
• Distribute Objects tool allows you to distribute any item such as a plant or a CAD object along a line, or within a polyline
• Ability to reorder Layout pages for construction drawings
• Import Terrain and Elevation data in one step
• Mass Import for symbols
• Over 3,200 new Library Objects have been updated or are new objects with the latest styles
• New Library Browser organized to more easily find items
• Rotate and Zoom the Library preview
• See visual feedback for the size and orientation of Library objects as you place them in either 2D and 3D
• New Plant and Room Finish Schedules
• Support & Software Assurance provides priority technical support, catalog downloads, online video training access and new software versions
• And many more features and improved tools