Tips & Techniques

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1. Terrain Wall

   By RicBrown, Thursday at 02:45 PM
   • 2 replies
   • 157 views
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   • RicBrown
   • Thursday at 06:32 PM

2. Importing DIY images into library

   By Meticulous, March 8   

   • importing
   • library
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • importing
     • library
     • images
   • 0 replies
   • 165 views
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   • Meticulous
   • March 8

3. Stair Height

   By RicBrown, February 18
   • 4 replies
   • 294 views
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   • Rookie65
   • February 19

4. Objects on ceiling over rail of loft- need to remove

   By JessicaB, February 2
   • 3 replies
   • 815 views
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   • y-g-m-n
   • February 4

5. 2nd floor square footage not showing up in total living area

   By jgilcon, January 31
   • 3 replies
   • 295 views
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   • jgilcon
   • February 4

6. Changing One Specific Roof Plane

   By Txcustom, January 14
   • 1 reply
   • 261 views
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   • y-g-m-n
   • January 15

7. Dryaway

   By wellsandwhiteoak, December 17, 2025
   • 3 replies
   • 611 views
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   • y-g-m-n
   • December 19, 2025

8. Glass Garage Door

   By RicBrown, December 10, 2025
   • 0 replies
   • 248 views
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   • RicBrown
   • December 10, 2025

9. Free Raytraced Optimized Textures For HD2026 Users.

   By Renerabbitt, December 4, 2025   

   • raytrace
   • materials
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • raytrace
     • materials
     • free materials
     • free symbols
   • 10 replies
   • 1.1k views
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   • BalutFX
   • January 8

10. Home Designer Pro 2026 upgrade

    By Janetcrouch, December 2, 2025
    • 6 replies
    • 886 views
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    • Angie15
    • January 7

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

    By Renerabbitt, December 2, 2025
    • 0 replies
    • 308 views
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    • Renerabbitt
    • December 2, 2025

12. Commercial False Front - Old Style General Store

    By MustardSeedInt, November 30, 2025
    • 0 replies
    • 323 views
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    • MustardSeedInt
    • November 30, 2025

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

    By aero1107, November 15, 2025
    • 0 replies
    • 260 views
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    • aero1107
    • November 15, 2025

14. Apron Sink

    By LexieSolis, October 24, 2025
    • 1 reply
    • 637 views
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    • y-g-m-n
    • October 25, 2025

15. Angled Shapes

    By jwbassgarl, October 18, 2025
    • 4 replies
    • 707 views
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    • jwbassgarl
    • October 18, 2025

16. Unable to show arrow on my stairs

    By ViaRivera, October 14, 2025
    • 3 replies
    • 551 views
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    • y-g-m-n
    • October 16, 2025

17. Mr

    By Blueberry, October 8, 2025
    • 2 replies
    • 446 views
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    • Blueberry
    • October 8, 2025

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

    By CJL_Construction, October 6, 2025
    • 1 reply
    • 453 views
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    • y-g-m-n
    • October 6, 2025

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

    By DesignerMAC, October 5, 2025   

    • floor separation
    • ceiling to floor
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • floor separation
      • ceiling to floor
      • habitable attic
      • 3rd floor
    • 1 reply
    • 398 views
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    • y-g-m-n
    • October 6, 2025

20. Walls will not resize.

    By Heididesign, September 16, 2025
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Heididesign
    • September 16, 2025

21. Dimensions in 3D

    By KrobChief, September 16, 2025
    • 1 reply
    • 3.3k views
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    • y-g-m-n
    • September 17, 2025

22. Attic walls on second floor?

    By matdeslaurs, August 29, 2025
    • 0 replies
    • 2.9k views
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    • matdeslaurs
    • August 29, 2025

23. Floor sheathing

    By ChiefNZ, August 18, 2025   

    • floor planes
    • sheathing
    • 10 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • ChiefNZ
    • August 19, 2025

24. Raised Ranch Build

    By UserTkm, July 6, 2025
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
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    • Rookie65
    • July 6, 2025

25. Shrinking Casing between two windows

    By diyDehnel, May 31, 2025
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • Jo_Ann
    • June 1, 2025