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​These video's work great for most Home Design Pro Users as well. All symbols & textures offered here work in the latest version of Home Designer Pro
THE BASICS  (FREE SECTION)
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  1. The Raw Basics #1
  2. The Raw Basics #2
  3. The Raw Basics #3
  4. The Raw Basics #4
  5. Tray and Custom Ceilings
  6. Foundations
  7. Floor Defaults
  8. Walk-out Basement
  9. Email Chief Files
  10. Creating an Octagon
  11. Working with attic walls
  12. A Free Vanity
  13. Bay Bow Box Window
  14. Custom Corbel
  15. Building a custom deck with exposed gable beams


KITCHEN DESIGN TAB:

  1. Free Outdoor BBQ Kitchenette Arch Block and Symbols
  2. Kitchen Design Step #1
  3. Kitchen Design Step #2
  4. Appliances
  5. Building a Nook Area
  6. Custom Kitchen Islands Part #1
  7. Custom Kitchen Islands Part #2
  8. Custom Curved Angled Kitchen Island
  9. Waterfall Island Counter top Design
  10. Custom Stained Drawer and Door Fronts  (( With Free Sample Door Textures ))
  11. Using Base Cabinets to make Pillars, Columns, and more…
  12. Making a kitchen island.
  13. Making a custom items in the island.
  14. Tall and corner cabinets.
  15. Kitchen Island Tweaks Part #1
  16. Kitchen Island Tweaks Part #2
  17. Creating Kitchen Design Layouts Part #1  -  (( A MUST HAVE )) 
  18. Creating Kitchen Design Layouts Part #2  -  (( A MUST HAVE )) 
  19. Creating Kitchen Design Layouts Part #3  -  (( A MUST HAVE )) 
 
THE SYMBOL SECTION:  (4) Pages PACKED FULL of 100's of Free Symbols and Textures on EACH PAGE  (( A MUST HAVE )) 

  1. CHECK THEM OUT HERE - ALL OUR SYMBOLS
  2. What can I say about this section? YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. Hundreds of amazingly detailed symbols that will make your models POP like never before, and all FREE after you sign up, for how long you ask, humm How about FOR-EVER long..! Sign Up Today - ONE TIME FEE - ALL TIME ENJOYMENT... 
  3. Intro Video on how to install symbols.
  4. Download Hundreds of free symbols and hundreds of free tile, stone, brick, wood, patterned textures offered all in one place, custom made by Dave from DMDesigns.
  5. Added New Ones This Year like: Railing Systems, Door Systems, Garage Doors, and all new TEXTURES..!
  6. Using SketchUp for Chief Architect
  7. 3D symbols SketchUp and more
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              A link to download over 300 OLD symbols for Chief Architect 10 users. That means anyone that has Chief 10, X1, X2 on up to the current X - it works for all versions of Chief & Home Designer Pro.

              Added All of Daves Older Collections  

​              EVERY KICK BUTT SYMBOL YOU COULD EVER WANT & MORE... Pages 1-4


  1. Making a custom Door using SketchUp and Chief Architect Part #1
  2. Making a custom Door using SketchUp and Chief Architect Part #2
  3. SketchUp import custom shape
  4. One last import method
 
Dave’s Collection of Lifetime Symbols Bundle and how to install them. This includes 154 custom unique symbols for X2 users and up. So it works on all versions of Chief from version X2 on up to the current version. These symbols also work in the latest Home Designer Pro versions. 

(( A MUST HAVE )) ​  This section of Symbols is like no other place on the WWWeb, its a must have collection of unique and well loved styles. 
 
 
ROOF TAB:

  1. The Basics V1  -  (( A MUST HAVE )) 
  2. The Basics V2
  3. The Basics V3
  4. The Basics V4
  5. Complex Roof Design Part #1  -  (( A MUST HAVE )) 
  6. Complex Roof Design Part #2
  7. Complex Roof Design Part #3
  8. Using simple roof tools in Chief
  9. Roof Gables
  10. Adding a trim molding to a vaulted skylight
  11. Shed Roof Dormer
  12. Octagon Ceiling Treatment
  13. Working with more gables
  14. Roof Tweaks
  15. Roof with Baseline Polylines
  16. Dual gable rooflines
  17. Working with roofs in CA X5
  18. Using moldings and soffit tools
  19. Scissor trusses
  20. Roof tweaks for porches and dormers
  21. Custom roof gable entry method
  22. All to video, on Working with Roofs.
 
 
 
ELEVATIONS TAB:

  1. Elevations Step #1
  2. Elevations Step #2
  3. Create Good Looking Elevations
  4. Mastering Cross Sections
 
 
BATHROOMS TAB
  1. The Ultimate Bathroom Shower Tools Set (( A MUST HAVE )) 
  2. How to build a simple corner shower
  3. Bathroom Design Intro P1
  4. p2
  5. p3
  6. p4
  7. p5
  8. p6
  9. p7
  10. p8
 
 
TRIM MOLDINGS

  1. How to make a Symbol  (( A MUST HAVE )) ​​
  2. Working with Trim Moldings
  3. Cap Your Walls with Trim Moldings
  4. Make Your Own Custom Railing.
  5. Working with CAD Tools
  6. Custom Muntins
  7. Craftsman’s Style Columns
  8. Complex Molding Shapes
 
 
LAYOUTS:

  1. The Basics of Layouts
  2. Layouts Part Duex
  3. The Basics in How To Make a SITE PLAN  (( A MUST HAVE )) ​
 
 
RAYTRACE  -  (( A MUST HAVE )) 

  1. The basics raytrace Theory
  2. Continued Part #2
  3. Raytrae Videos #3
  4. Raytrace Basics
  5. Spot Lights
  6. More on Spot Lights
  7. Using Sunlight
  8. More on Sunlight
  9. Applying A Glass Texture
  10. Textures & How To
  11. Textures & How Part #2
  12. Daltile Blues
  13. Materials and How To Apply them to your model
  14. Understanding & apply materials
  15. Understanding Materials tile-able
  16. Understanding materials and scaling textures
  17. Understanding materials and faces
  18. Applying textures to curved surfaces
  19. Wood-Grain going the wrong direction
 
 
STAIRS:

  1. The basics in Stairs
  2. Custom Stair Angles
  3. Fancy fun stair tweaks
  4. Stairway
 
 
TOOLS AND TWEAKS:

  1. Demo Page (How to make a Demo Plan)  (( A MUST HAVE )) ​
  2. Raised Entry
  3. Copy and Paste just about anything
  4. How to build a parapet wall
  5. Electrical Tools
  6. Fireplace Tool & Chimney Tweak
  7. Line Weights
  8. Indoor Pool
  9. Trace over an Image
  10. Working with Layers
  11. More about Layers
  12. Using Terrain Tools, Building Steps, and Retaining Walls
  13. Another Method for making an Arched Wall
  14. Bay, Bow, and Box Window, What’s the Deal…
  15. Custom Glass Transom Window Around the Front Door.
 
TERRAIN TOOLS
  1. The Basics of the Terrain Tools  -  (( A MUST HAVE )) 
 
X11 - All new area here at ChiefTutor.com  (( A MUST HAVE )) ​
  1. Layer Display Options in X11
  2. 3D Layers in Chief Architect X11


CASHING IN:  Or a Better Name, How to Build a Set of Construction Drawings - (( A MUST HAVE )) 

  1. Step One How to Use and Load my Template File
  2. Step #2 – AsBuilds, Creating Asbuilds
  3. Step #3 – Little bit more about AsBuilds
  4. Step #4 – Set up your AsBuilds for Construction Docs
  5. Step #5 – The New Design Process Made Simple
  6. Step#6 – How to Set up all the New Walls, Demo Walls, Existing Walls
  7. Step#7 - Final Tweaks to the Plan File
  8. Step #8 - THE LAYOUT FILE
  9. Step#9 - Sending Elevation Views to Layout.  -  (( A MUST HAVE )) 
  10. Step #10 - A Complete Set of Elevations.  -  (( A MUST HAVE )) 


EVEN MORE VIDEOS IN THE HELPING PLANS SECTION here at www.ChiefTutor.com  -  This Whole Section is, (( A MUST HAVE )) 
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  1. Fixing Wall Textures
  2. Fixing Dutch Gable Rooflines
  3. Expand roofline on an addition.
  4. Combining staircase into a bay window area.
  5. Working with the Spray Cans
  6. Fixing Dormer Roofs
  7. Flat Roofs
  8. Master Barrel Roofs Using Chief Architect
  9. Shed Rooflines
  10. Curve a Railing System
  11. Help with Elevations
  12. Stairs, Collar Ties, Railing, Heights
  13. Rooms Heights
  14. Bay Windows and Corner Cabinets
  15. Working with Polylines using CA X12
  16. Deck Railing Stair Placement and Terrain-A-Fun
  17. Wacky Rooflines
  18. Custom Fireplace Mantles
  19. Flat Roof with Flare
  20. JerkinHead Roofs (( A MUST HAVE )) ​
  21. Fixing Roofs that just dont go together right
  22. Line Up Walls in Chief Architect (( A MUST HAVE )) ​
  23. Working with Attic walls
  24. Making Stairs Work (( A MUST HAVE )) ​​
  25. Working with Polylines
  26. Working on custom shape windows
  27. Custom Railing Tweaks.
  28. Corner Bi-Folding Door System
  29. Custom Entertainment Center
  30. Complicated Roof Design
  31. Creating Thick Walls or a Deep Niche
  32. Working with Cabinet Fillers in X10
  33. Sloping Terrain Away from the House
  34. Building a Sunroom in Chief Architect X10
  35. Learn how to create a Dual Pitch Roof
  36. Fix Roofing Edges
  37. Building a Custom Wainscoting Panel
  38. How to Install a Skylight Symbol
  39. Under Cabinet Lights
  40. Shiny Reflective Surfaces
  41. Sloping Ceiling
  42. Raised Entry: Front Entry Custom Modeling & Trim
  43. Siding Help
  44. Force Stairs 
  45. Helping with Stairs
  46. How to build a corner bi-folding door system. (( A MUST HAVE )) ​
  47. Customer Entertainment Center
  48. Complicated Roof Design
  49. Create a thick wall.
  50. Working with Cabinet Fillers
  51. Sloping Terrain away from the house
  52. Building a sunroom, simple and easy.
  53. Learn how to create a dual pitch roof.  (( A MUST HAVE )) ​
  54. Skylight Symbol and Free Instructions on how to install it....(( A MUST HAVE )) ​
  55. Under Cabinet Lighting, The HOW TO's  (( A MUST HAVE )) ​
  56. Reflective Surfaces
  57. Sloping Ceiling Treatments  (( A MUST HAVE )) ​​
  58. Getting the right Siding material to show.
  59. Making Custom Stair Panels
  60. Force Stairs - Force the stairs to work NO MATTER WHAT....
  61. How to build a custom trellis and some custom columns. 
  62. (ONE VIDEO) Showing a walkout basement, wrap around decking, framing, lattice work, grading, slopes, and so much more. 
  63. Working with Textures
  64. Roof Help, watch how Dave fixes a lot of roof issues with Roberts plan.
  65. Building a Farm House Roof
  66. Working with Clerestory Walls & Windows
  67. Shower Walls
  68. (2) different types of Attic Walls
  69. Roof Baseline Polyline Tool
  70. Building a Custom Sign
  71. Trey Ceilings / Coffered Ceilings
  72. 1st Floor Roofline / Lady Coralie's Home
  73. HIDDEN TRAINING VIDEOS - ONLY FOR THOSE WHO SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER

QUICK TIPS  (( ALL FREE ALL THE TIME ))
  1. Building Roundabouts
  2. Working with Pony Walls in Showers
  3. Adjusting Floor Heights
  4. Stairs Popping Through
  5. Making Things Look Good in 2D
  6. Shed Roof Dormers
  7. Building a pool in the backyard, SUPER FAST and EASY METHOD
  8. Placing Electrical Items in an island  (( A MUST HAVE )) ​​​​
  9. Save and back-up plans for email.  (( A MUST HAVE )) ​​​
  10. Converting and using AutoCAD
  11. Everything You Need to Learn in Chief Architect Fast
  12. Rev-A-Shelf Install
  13. Physically Based Rendering Techniques (( A MUST HAVE )) ​​​
  14. Install Wainscoting Simple and Easy  (( A MUST HAVE )) ​​
  15. How best to create CAD details  (( A MUST HAVE )) ​​
  16. Using the Point to Point Tool
  17. Remove the extra lines in elevation views  (( A MUST HAVE )) ​​
  18. Install those bi-folding door systems  (( A MUST HAVE )) ​​
  19. Install a Microwave into a base cabinet unit.
  20. Stretch Plains Made Easy.
  21. Turn your arches to a smooth transition
  22. Building a trey or coffered ceiling
  23. How to use Chief Architect Client Viewer

Personal Help Section at the end of Quick-Tips
  1. Raised Poached areas
  2. Straight roof planes
  3. Stairs
  4. Clerestory windows
  5. Different Heights
  6. Different Ceilings
  7. Split Level entry
  8. Mastering Double Gables
  9. More on Attic Walls
  10. Bay Bow Box Windows
  11. Building a clean Turret Roof 







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