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Hi @Browneye The Cantilever underside only applies if your room overhangs the lower floor. You don't need to really worry about it unless you have that scenario. Though looking closer at it, we don't model actual geometry for that underside surface so it isn't included in the Material List. Carrie

Hi @KTBuilder Home Designer does not have the ability to tell a layout box to look at a different plan. You will need to delete the view from the layout page and send the view again from the new plan.

Perhaps these tutorials will help? https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-01020/creating-multiple-shed-roofs.html https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00359/automatically-building-the-basic-roof-styles.html https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/videos/watch/2237/automatic-roofs.html

I've saved a copy of my Plan to "Floor Plan - R1" because I need to change a couple things but keep the original plan intact. I then took the associated Layout, and saved a copy as "Floor Plan - R1". When I make changes to the new Plan file, they don't carry over to the new Layout file. Isn't there a way to re-link them together?

Doesn't answer my question. I want to make sure my material list is accurate so I want to know how I specify that the ceiling is sheetrock and its specified in the correct place of the software.

3 year old thread OP has not been on since 2024. The reply poster unfortunately died in last year I think. but good answer

put what you want it to look like. So if you are not painting the sheetrock then leave it sheetrock. Otherwise pick your paint color

In case my signature no longer shows, I'm using Home Designer Pro 2021. When I click on the materials of a room, I see I've somehow set the Cantilever Underside to a color but then the ceiling finish is also a color. What exactly is "Cantilever Underside" and should this be set to Drywall if that is what I plan to use? I cannot seem to find in the default settings where I changed this. I've looked in Floors and Rooms, Walls, and many other places and cannot find where to set the default. I show in the Structure Dialog in the Room Specification that the Ceiling Finish is 5/8" and I didn't change that so it seems that would be the drywall. The main things I'm trying to figure out is how to set the default ceiling material to drywall and the color for each interior room.

It wasn't either of those issues, but thank you, it caused me to explore other things, and I think I had the interior vaulted ceiling set too high - SMH - thanks again, I appreciate the response!

Did you turn on a dormer to automatically build over the patio door?

what is floor plan? Looks like you have a room under that part of the roof above the others that has higher ceiling height.

Hello, could someone please point me in the right direction? I must have some weird setting that is causing a disconnected/double roof on a deck on the back of the house. I have auto rebuild roofs turned on. I can fix it if I turn it off but I would really like to get this right using auto rebuild roofs. Photos attached. Thank you so much for your help!! Linda

draw outside walls. USe HELP as it is powerful and will help you. Go to defaults and set roof variables like pitch, overhang etc. set room ceiling heights and flat or not. Select the side wall and go to roof tab and select high shed wall Then auto roof and it should make it and the it adds "ATTIC" walls on top of existing to fill space between room wall and roof.

I have had the software for some time now but have not been able to use. I am now trying to work through the process. I wanted to start on relatively easy stuff first. I am trying to create a 40 x 80 with the shed roof and I cant seem to get the walls correct to incorporate the shed roof. Any help for a newbie? Thanks, jp

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Based off of that description it sounds like you may not have been in the elevation view when navigating to 3D> Rendering Techniques, since these options are only available when you're in a camera/cross section view. If this isn't the case I would recommend contacting Technical Support for further assistance. Using the Technical Support Center: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00717/using-the-technical-support-center.html

This is a drawing brought in from Home Designer Suite. When I go to Vector view its dark and won't let me choose it.

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You would only need to save a new layout page if you change the plan. Save the pdf to your desktop, then add all of the layout pages into one last pdf to make the full plan set

@Jdscott, It looks like you're using the Standard Rendering Technique which will not display edge lines. Switching to the Vector Rendering Technique will give you the edge lines that you're looking for. This can be done by being in the elevation view, going to 3D> Rendering Techniques, and selecting Vector View. I hope this helps!

@ANewViewforYou: You can import the plat into your plan as an image or PDF, then scale and rotate it as you like, then trace over it to create the Terrain Boundary. Then if you really want to get fancy you can add the terrain elevation data so your 3D renderings and elevations are realistic.

But after you save a layout page to PDF, don't you then have to delete everything off that layout page and create a "new" one, so you can never update the "old" one you just saved to PDF? Or am I missing something?

Hello, What option needs to be checked to see individual lines on the wall framing? It looks like one solid piece now. Thanks

This thread never really got to a true conclusion, so I'm just circling back to discuss the eventual solution... While I was able to get things close to correct in HD Architectural 2025, I was just never able to solve the roof on the bump-out in the rear of the house. It was pretty clearly just not possible given the limitations of Architectural. The true solution came when I finally spent the bucks to upgrade to HD 2026, and I then figured out how to make it work using manual roof planes. It was not intuitive how to do it, but by watching all the tutorials I could find and then through some trial and error, I figured it out. Here was the incorrect bump-out roof from HD Arch 2025: Here is the corrected roof, using manual roof planes in HD 2026:

What is your overhand set to? HOw was it built? extending 2nd floor joists or some sort of Look-outs that extend out to catch roof weight and loads? Could make 2nd storey room on each side that has Zero Height and make roof from it. What does HELP screen say as they have Gambrel examples.