FAQ

Printing 2D & 3D on same page
Sometimes, for diverse purposes (like Building Permits, HOA Visualizations, etc.) you need to create a print that includes different elements like floorplan...
Fri, 31 Jan, 2020 at 2:45 AM
Treating "Open Floor Plan" as separate rooms
Here are steps to do so: 1 - Click on the center of the "big room" => deactivate the labels (Name, Dimensions and Area) 2 - Go to the Detail ...
Sun, 1 Mar, 2020 at 11:51 PM
Set the print area to an 18" paper to be printed on a commercially available plotter?
Not all plans can be printed to scale on a 18” page. This will depend on the plan scale you used in Punch,  and how large you plan is.
Sun, 1 Mar, 2020 at 11:51 PM
Architectural Series - Drawing a custom length wall
You can draw the walls and then, select the wall using the resize segment tool (arrow with the # sign) => you will be able to write the desired length fo...
Sun, 1 Mar, 2020 at 10:27 PM
How can wood stud walls be turned to a different material?
By default, all walls are wood studs. These can be changed to steel stud, concrete, or concrete block. Right-click on a wall,  left-click on “Framing Prope...
Sun, 1 Mar, 2020 at 11:38 PM
Resizing existing walls
There are several resources:   - You can adjust the walls position manually moving the walls with the arrow keys or using Edit => Move => type the e...
Sun, 1 Mar, 2020 at 11:49 PM
3D objects added cannot be selected or displayed in 2D
Some tips to find 3D objects:   Finding objects in 2D Start with the first level, in the first tab (Foundation) and go over the following tabs (Floor, El...
Sun, 1 Mar, 2020 at 11:30 PM
Fillet and Chamfer tools not working on exterior walls
The fillet and chamfer tools are intended to be used with floors, decks, free-hand roofs, detail shapes, etc. They don't work with walls
Thu, 5 Mar, 2020 at 1:55 AM
How to run Program on macOS Catalina
After downloading the product, launch installation process. Attached message will appear after installing and attempting to run an app not notarized or mali...
Thu, 10 Sep, 2020 at 11:54 PM
ViaCAD v12 clean install steps
Perform clean installation by following the steps below: 1. Uninstall ViaCAD 2. Remove it's related folders (ViaCAD) from a. Documents b. C:\ProgramDa...
Thu, 2 Dec, 2021 at 1:57 AM