Tips & Techniques

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1. Home Designer Pro 2026 upgrade

   By Janetcrouch, 3 hours ago
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   • Janetcrouch
   • 3 hours ago

2. Home Designer 2026 Tricks and Tips From a Chief Architect Premiere X17 User

   By Renerabbitt, 15 hours ago
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   • Renerabbitt
   • 15 hours ago

3. Commercial False Front - Old Style General Store

   By MustardSeedInt, Sunday at 06:30 PM
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   • MustardSeedInt
   • Sunday at 06:30 PM

4. I created a custom builtin for my custom fire place

   By aero1107, November 15
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   • aero1107
   • November 15

5. Apron Sink

   By LexieSolis, October 24
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   • y-g-m-n
   • October 25

6. Angled Shapes

   By jwbassgarl, October 18
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   • jwbassgarl
   • October 18

7. Unable to show arrow on my stairs

   By ViaRivera, October 14
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   • y-g-m-n
   • October 16

8. Mr

   By Blueberry, October 8
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   • Blueberry
   • October 8

9. How to join 1st & 2nd Floor Roof Planes in Home Designer Pro 2025

   By CJL_Construction, October 6
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   • y-g-m-n
   • October 6

10. Habitable Attic and Ceiling to (next) Floor settings

    By DesignerMAC, October 5   

    • floor separation
    • ceiling to floor
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      • floor separation
      • ceiling to floor
      • habitable attic
      • 3rd floor
    • 1 reply
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    • y-g-m-n
    • October 6

11. Walls will not resize.

    By Heididesign, September 16
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    • Heididesign
    • September 16

12. Dimensions in 3D

    By KrobChief, September 16
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    • y-g-m-n
    • September 17

13. Attic walls on second floor?

    By matdeslaurs, August 29
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    • matdeslaurs
    • August 29

14. Floor sheathing

    By ChiefNZ, August 18   

    • floor planes
    • sheathing
    • 10 replies
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    • ChiefNZ
    • August 19

15. Raised Ranch Build

    By UserTkm, July 6
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    • Rookie65
    • July 6

16. Shrinking Casing between two windows

    By diyDehnel, May 31
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    • Jo_Ann
    • June 1

17. Low Wall Split by Full Return

    By diyDehnel, May 31   

    • lower wall type
    • full returns
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    • diyDehnel
    • May 31

18. Can I change the Auto Dimensions to not show the window centers and side?

    By SherrySpann, May 19
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    • Rookie65
    • May 19

19. Remove ceiling rafters

    By ElliotG, May 13
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    • ElliotG
    • May 19

20. Need Help with contemporary roof lines

    By CONTEMPoraryMan, April 16   

    • contemporary
    • roof
    • 1 reply
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    • Rookie65
    • April 16

21. painting sides of outside Slab foundation.

    By Pittmans, March 17
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    • Robborito
    • March 19

22. Doors, Exterior view in camera

    By greg88, March 16
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    • Rookie65
    • March 16

23. Creating a new plan on a terrain that keep mixed up with the previous plan unwillingly

    By R2M3-B, March 11
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    • R2M3-B
    • March 11

24. rise angle

    By Bac_40, February 13
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    • Bac_40
    • February 13

25. Too much stuff

    By IdahoJaci, February 6
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    • IdahoJaci
    • February 6