Vikki_WA

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  1. 1st, edit the base cabinet to turn the blank panel or drawer panel at the top of the cabinet into an opening that is high enough (low enough?) to accommodate the height of the sink. Make sure there is nothing above that opening such as a blank area or separation. Make sure to remove any countertop edge moldings from that cabinet as well. This method works well for me.
  2. I upgraded to HD 2026, then cancelled 2 days later after discovering that features available in my HD Pro 2025 were no longer available in the new version. Unfortunately, I saved a couple of my favorite plans in the new version and now they won't open in the previous version. Has anyone found a way around this other than having to revert to an old archived version?
  3. In the new Home Designer 2026 there is no "properties" panel for any of the Define Material dialogue screens. I was always able to adjust transparency, brightness and emissive level for any material with all previous versions. Can someone please tell me how to find it? If this function is no longer available in the HD 2026 version I'll be getting my money back!
  4. 3d view issue with HD 2026. I have just upgraded from HD Pro 2025 to HD 2026. See attached photo: drawer on the left is framed panel short drawer. Drawers in the center cabinet are Recessed panel drawer. The problem occurs when I use Recessed Panel Short drawer, as in the right panel. No mater what color the panel is, it displays as that bright, luminous white. This occurs if the drawer height is less than 5.25". Any thoughts? This appears to be a flaw in the new program version.

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    Scroll bars

    My horizontal and vertical scroll bars have suddenly disappeared. Help! How do I get them back?
  6. 1. I have found no evidence that I can download an older version of the core library without overwriting my current version. If someone knows of a way, please tell me. 2. I need kitchen cabinets with basic profiled, recessed panel doors and flat face, profiled drawers. These used to be included in the core library cabinet doors & drawers but have disappeared with version updates. Style needed shown below. I want something that I can import into the library that can be edited as part of the standard cabinet dialog. I have no desire to import each door and drawer front as a separate 3d object. I don't understand why this style would be eliminated as it is found in just a few million kitchens across the world???
  7. As the core libraries are updated with each new upgrade version of my HD Pro 2023, it seems that I lose a number of items that existed in those libraries in prior versions. Is it possible to download the core library from say HD Pro 2016 as a file that I can then rename and add to my collection? I just want to be sure that I don't mess up the current core library.
  8. 3d Warehouse might be your new best friend. All manner of things can be downloaded, saved to your computer, then imported into your drawing. Once you place it in your drawing you can adjust size and colors. https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/?hl=en
  9. My enormous user library has become hopelessly (maybe not?) corrupt over time. Items have moved to weird spots or lost their names, etc. I have reinstalled HDPro 2021 and re-downloaded the core libraries. Is there any way to restore my user library without rebuilding the whole thing from scratch?
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    Libraries corrupt

    My libraries are continually being corrupted. It's not that they're unusable, but odd items will show up in a core, bonus, or manufacturer library (those that can't be edited by the user). The attached screenshot shows an example of how random appliances from my user library have suddenly copied themselves into one of the core libraries. This sort of thing has been happening for quite some time and with previous versions as well. Running the library update doesn't fix the problem. How do I fix this and can I prevent it from continuing to happen?
  11. No matter what wall or railing type I choose I don't have a "wall cap" panel. According to the "Creating a Stair Rake Wall" article, this should be an option when editing a railing. Any ideas?
  12. Thank you! After watching your video I realized that I had inadvertently dragged my edit toolbar behind the child toolbar so it was just hidden, not missing. All is better now.
  13. Thank you for getting back to me This picture shows the vertical toolbar at the far left that used to always open automatically whenever I selected an object. The behavior now is that the vertical toolbar stays on whatever the last child toolbar was so now I have to go to the VIEW menu and click Tool Palette to get this to open. Also, once I do have everything looking and working the way I want it once again, can I save the profile somewhere so I can easily restore it when I manage to mess it up again? Thanks
  14. A couple of days ago I somehow accidentally changed my toolbars and now when I select an object the Tool Palette doesn't open automatically. I can go up to the view menu and click on the Tool Palette there to get it to open, but it used to be automatic whenever an object was selected.