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if you cannot see something when in any view 2d or 3d go there first to check what you are missing is set to DISPLAY as every view has their own settings.

Jo_Ann, thank you for trying to help me out. I see in your .jpg of dollhouse view that the stairs down to the -54" laundry room extend through the wall dividing the two elevations of level 1 but the stairs going up to level 2 from the 0" elevation of level 1 start at the dividing wall and you appear to have drawn a doorway for them to pass through. In my plan, the "up" stairs from level 1, 0" elevation (living room) start about 24" from dividing wall and extend through that wall to level 2. I have attached three .jpg pictures showing the issues I'm having. First, the wall I draw dividing the two levels does not extend up to the ceiling height of the 0" rooms of level 1. And there is also a portion of that wall that doesn't extend down to the floor of -54" level in the front of garage. Next, there is a "raw edge" showing where the stairs pass through this wall and there is no ceiling in the "kitchen side" of the stairwell from kitchen down to the laundry/garage level. Since you don't have the 2024 version of the software, I don't know if you can help me figure this out. I've attached my latest "plan" file. Maybe someone else that has that version can lend some help? Split Level stairwells.plan

That was it, I didn't know there was a separate Display Option for STAIRS & RAMPS, UP/DOWN Arrows. Thanks!

2 things to check. In the STAIR edit Dialogue - Tab for ARROW - Check box for include ARROW at top. Then on main menu TOOLS go to DISPLAY OPTIONS Scroll down to STAIRS & RAMPS, UP/DOWN Arrows and make sure you have a Check mark under DISP Column to turn it on in whatever view you are in. Most things are pretty simple it is just finding them.. So if you cannot see something see if it is turned OF in the display options. IF on there go to item and open its edit dialogue as normally everything you need to edit item is in there.

That worked! Thanks!

this fixed it, thanks

I have a L-shaped stairs and need to show the up arrow. No matter what I try, the arrow is not being displayed on either section of the stairs. Any suggestions on what I may be missing? HD Pro 2025

@Doug_Morrison It looks like your Library Browser panels are disabled, so the easiest way to fix this would be to reset them. Go to Edit> Preferences (Home Designer> Preferences if on a Mac system), go to Library Browser on the left, and click Reset Panel Layout. This should bring back your Library Browser panels. I hope this helps!

I am using the stand-alone version of Home Designer Pro 2024 and following the Boot Camp webinar which shows a Library Browser like this But my Library Browser looks like this and shows no filter results Following the troubleshooting guide it suggests my Core Libraries aren’t installed but when I go to Library > Install Core Content I get this Where do I go next?

maybe easiest way is to: click on the NICHE and open edit screen . Then go to FRAME tab and click them on and give them thickness of tile you will use and then adjust material for it and you will get it all the way around. here you can set the BACK material as well in lieu of custom backsplash.

Hi, I need to draw a shower with tile that does not go to the ceiling. I am using glass walls for the surround and a custom backsplash for the wall tile. I inserted a niche and I can add tile to the back but when I try to use the material painter on the sides of the niche, it adds tile material to the whole wall to the ceiling. Is there a certain way to do this so that only the sides of the niche get tile? I have experimented with using thin soffits around the sides of the niche but the tile doesn't wrap into the niche correctly. Any other work arounds? Thanks!

Find different software. Once a company goes subscription, they're just going to keep jacking up the price every few years until there's one customer that can't leave the platform.

Scott; Thank you, those ideas worked; greatly appreciate your time. Yes, some foundation walls don't line up. I did this on purpose in the entryway to gain more width; installing framing walls on the inboard of 8" foundation wall and will flash over wall and pour porch. Thank you much for your time!

Geoff, in the roof plane, you can lock the plate height to the level you want. Manual roof tools can provide a lot of flexibility in creating unique roofs. I typically start with the automatic roof tool and then modify them as needed with the manual tools. Your plate height is probably different because of the popout entry? I noticed several of the foundation walls were not aligned with your main 1st floor which can create issues when generating the auto roof. Also, for the auto roof tool, many walls seemed to be toggled hip/gable in conflicting ways. In the attached image, I used the auto roof tool after addressing those issues. To troubleshoot, turn on the auto roof tool, then simplify your design by removing the garage, entry and others until you get those areas looking the way you like; then, add them back. You can do that by disconnecting a wall from the main house to break the room connection.

Having trouble with roofs. Simple gable roof; rear roof is fine, front roof site up higher. Plate heights should all be 109 1/8". When I draw manual roof, front roof adds plate height. I can't figure out why? Any help appreciated. Thank You Floor Plan Complete Shrink to 86 Feet Deck-Porch Auto Fix Roofs 10-11-25.plan

I suggest that you turn off the display of roof baselines, on your floor plan. Then delete all the roof planes, and reset all the defaults. This should give you a fresh start.

I will try that. Thank you!

All sorted, thanks

Hello @Blueberry, This Knowledge Base article will walk you through the steps of restoring the Living Area Label: https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00390/restoring-a-missing-living-area-label-in-home-designer.html I hope this helps!

My example was done using auto-rebuild roof.

I have no clue as to how that happened. I will follow your above suggestions; pulling the baseline to the wall framing layer. Thank you for your help!

Yes, that's it. Thank you!

I’m not sure how you did it but when you drew the roof planes the baselines look to be out in the air.

Such a bad idea, do they not understand how this measure alienates their current and past customers !! I've used HD Pro for over 7 years and am currently using HD Pro 2021, I will not upgrade nor will I become part of a subscription based service, it is completely to expensive !! I think ,they think, that their customers upgrade every year, which in my case is not true, as I find that minimal yearly upgrades / improvements are not all that they are cracked up to be. Sorry guys no subscription's for me !! Will be looking elsewhere, besides unfortunately AI will crush them if they are not careful !!