CAD Blocks

Free furniture CAD blocks for Chief Architect

Chief Architect Premier imports DXF files and keeps the plan, front and side as three CAD blocks. Add the one you need to your library, and you can place it in any plan.

Bringing a block into Chief Architect

  1. Open a view

    Open the plan, elevation or CAD Detail you want the block in. A CAD Detail is a good place to keep imported drawings.

  2. Import the file

    Choose File, then Import, then Import Drawing (DWG/DXF), and pick the DXF. In the Import Drawing dialog, tick Show Import Assistant and click OK.

  3. Set the units

    Click Next through the Import Drawing Assistant. On the Drawing Unit page, choose millimetres, then finish the import.

  4. Add a view to your library

    Choose CAD, then CAD Block Management. Select the block whose name ends in _PLAN, _FRONT or _SIDE, and click Add to Library.

  5. Place it

    Choose View, then Library Browser, and find the block in your User Catalog. Click in a view to place it.

Home Designer imports DXF files the same way, but it has no CAD Block Management. Tick Create CAD Blocks and Add to Library in the Import Drawing dialog instead. This adds the whole drawing, with all three views, as one library item.

Blocks to download for Chief Architect
BlockSizeFile
Trestle dining table (Shaker)TRESTLE_DINING_TABLEW 2451 × D 794 × H 724 mmDXFSketchUp
Slatted armchair (after Otto Wagner)ARMCHAIR_SLATTED_BACKW 660 × D 591 × H 902 mmDXFSketchUp
Single bed (Shaker)BED_SINGLE_ROPE_CASTERSW 762 × D 1803 × H 787 mmDXFSketchUp
Kitchen dresser with plate rackDRESSER_OPEN_PLATE_RACKW 1918 × D 597 × H 2127 mmDXFSketchUp
Hanging hall lanternLANTERN_HALL_GLASS_BELLW 356 × D 356 × H 762 mmDXFSketchUp
Four-poster bed (after Henry Boyd)BED_FOUR_POSTER_ROPEW 1448 × D 2134 × H 2007 mmDXFSketchUp
Dining chair (square back)CHAIR_DINING_FEDERALW 483 × D 521 × H 908 mmDXFSketchUp
Box sofa (square arms)SOFA_BOX_EMPIREW 2083 × D 692 × H 857 mmDXFSketchUp
Writing table with bobbin-turned legsWRITING_TABLE_BOBBINW 1022 × D 540 × H 673 mmDXFSketchUp
Writing desk (bureau plat)BUREAU_PLAT_LOUIS_XVW 1518 × D 769 × H 750 mmDXFSketchUp
Wingback chairWING_CHAIR_QUEEN_ANNEW 1080 × D 775 × H 1238 mmDXFSketchUp
Windsor chair (comb-back)ARMCHAIR_WINDSOR_COMBW 597 × D 673 × H 1121 mmDXFSketchUp
Two-door wardrobe (Dutch kast)WARDROBE_2DOOR_KASW 1842 × D 698 × H 1968 mmDXFSketchUp
Tiffany-style peony floor lampFLOOR_LAMP_TIFFANY_PEONYW 550 × D 550 × H 1550 mmDXFSketchUp
Three-seat sofa (Sheraton style)SOFA_3SEAT_SHERATONW 1930 × D 648 × H 978 mmDXFSketchUp
Swedish commode with writing slideCOMMODE_SWEDISHW 962 × D 465 × H 830 mmDXFSketchUp
Sleigh bed (Empire style)BED_SLEIGH_EMPIRE_EAGLEW 1473 × D 2350 × H 1080 mmDXFSketchUp
Side table with turned legsSIDE_TABLE_WILLIAM_MARYW 908 × D 511 × H 711 mmDXFSketchUp
Glazed bookcase (Georgian)BOOKCASE_GLAZED_GEORGIANW 2184 × D 629 × H 2692 mmDXFSketchUp
French bergère armchairBERGERE_LOUIS_XVW 838 × D 711 × H 978 mmDXFSketchUp
Empire-style gondola side chairCHAIR_GONDOLA_EMPIREW 480 × D 510 × H 810 mmDXFSketchUp
Demilune console tableCONSOLE_DEMILUNE_MARBLEW 994 × D 517 × H 737 mmDXFSketchUp
Chaise longue (Louis XVI)CHAISE_LONGUE_LOUIS_XVIW 1949 × D 781 × H 1051 mmDXFSketchUp
Camelback sofaSOFA_CHIPPENDALE_CAMELW 2242 × D 775 × H 1010 mmDXFSketchUp
Bentwood café chairCHAIR_BENTWOOD_HEARTBACKW 407 × D 420 × H 909 mmDXFSketchUp
Panelled chest of drawers on ball feetCHEST_4DRW_BALLFOOTW 1070 × D 560 × H 1000 mmDXFSketchUp
Draw-leaf table with bulbous legsTABLE_DRAWLEAF_JACOBEANW 1830 × D 840 × H 785 mmDXFSketchUp
Anglo-Japanese sideboardSIDEBOARD_ANGLO_JAPANESEW 2167 × D 600 × H 1543 mmDXFSketchUp

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