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y-g-m-n: Thank you so much. That was a heart-stopper. It was exactly wht the problem was. Hawk

maybe your view is on floor 0 and not floor 1? Should see number 1 like in attached pic. If you see 0 click up arrow to change floor that you see

Hi: I laid out a complete single story floorplan. I then decided to switch from a foundation and footing to a slab. I entered Build/Floor/Foundation/Monolithic Slab. I hit return and my first floor disappeared. I now have only a foundation plan. What happened? I didn't delete anything that I am aware of. I don't want to lose all my work. Does anyone have any idea how to redeem this?

Hey @y-g-m-n, I really appreciate your taking the time to reply, that was the issue and it is now fixed on my end! Plans are off to the engineer.

the back wall as drawn is on first floor but you have few windows in tha wall drawn on 2 floor. windows have to be drawn on same floor as wall.

Do you have a terrain or floor below? Maybe post your plan so we can take a look.

I have finished my plans, built the deck and when I go to the elevation the rim joist, post and footings are not there. I need help!! This has never happened before.

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HELP!! Project file attached. So I've recreated this model from scratch, exterior only, trying to get around this issue. New model file attached...same wall. Upper floor windows in the rear wall wont cut their openings. I've isolated the issue...vaguely...to setting part of the space inside to "Open Below" in room definitions... Any help would be greatly appreciated as I now need to deliver these plans and I need the 2d elevations to do that. 850 HEIM NEW.plan

I have it in HD Pro 2025

The point to point move tool is not in Home Designer Architectural 2025. It is available in Home Designer 2026.

Hello, I am missing the point to point button in Home Designer Architectural 2025. I have tried everything and searched everywhere and cannot find it. Also, when I select a pdf and open the 'open object' button, the only two options I see are Line Style and Label. I feel like I am missing several buttons/options in the software. Is there a glitch in my software - or are the buttons mentioned above no longer available in HD Architectural 2025? I cannot find a straight answer online. Thank you for your help.

since subscription based and no need to rename you just jump in and give your yearly money and get the latest version no matter what. They do they need to name it by year anymore? Should just be Home Designer . What do they do about file structure though? In the past, the older version could not rear the update version files, or library stuff. what happens here if you do not update on their schedule? Wonder if these companies who change to subscription-based think of everything. And me who only thought magazines and newspapers should be the only thing on subscriptions. Wonder how the bean counters feel now? how is profit versus previous years?

They offered this discount last year when 2026 1st came out. Possibly to ease the pain of having to go to subscription based. I'm guessing that since it's May, the 2027 version might be coming out shortly. Of course, best to ask Chief directly, since they should know what they are planning to do.

Just got this yesterday. Does CA run a yearly discount?

Try out this catalog to represent some of your design's plumbing requirements.

I am designing a Scandinavian-inspired house similar to the one you have. I am wondering how you designed the cantilever for the roof section. Are you doing a big ridge beam or ladder/outriggers? Thanks for any info you can give.

As Rene mentioned the right elevation doesn't match the front so I can't make it "match" what you want but here's what I came up with using some manual manipulation.

I typically create a pie shaped stairwell. https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00125/creating-moving-and-deleting-stairwells.html

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I have to agree, this should really be an available feature for Home Designer. I know they're trying to set Chief Architect apart as the true "pro" software, but come on – even basic interior design work for us DIY'ers need to be able to adjust layers. For example: some pieces of furniture you want on a floor plan, some you don't. Some objects get forced onto layers that don't make sense, like a couch as a "fixture" instead of furniture. Sometimes you have a cushion that fits to a bench that constantly gets in the way of the bench on the floorplan, but you don't want to hide all of your furniture just to hide the cushion. Sometiems you import custom objects and they get put onto entirely the wrong layer. We're not asking for something advanced like layer sets here, just basic layer assigning.

How do I attach a 2nd floor landing to the circular stairs?

I would suggest reaching out to our tech support group to help.

I just noticed my User Catalog is completely empty. I had a magnitude of custom materials in that folder that I frequently use.. how do I get this back? And why did it randomly dissapear? I'm using Home Designer Pro 2024 and haven't done any updates or purges to my settings.