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Why do you ask? Why not use that plan and add the garage and breezeway? And it's always important to say what software (like Pro 2020) you are using as answers/suggestions often depend on it.

The somewhat standard way is to set your truss on a ledge built in to the foundation wall. Is there a reason you are not doing this? How do you benefit from using a top chord truss? As for my question above, trusses are designed by the truss builder, not the program. You will need to understand what truss dimensions/type will be used to build a representation.

I don't have answers, but will ask, what's the purpose of drawing these trusses?

You are asking about Patterns. You want to turn off the display of patterns. Open Help and search patterns. you will find your answer with a bit of reading.

Best to ask sales directly. https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/forum/2-sales-related-questions/ or via phone/email.

The auto truss builder was added only a year or two ago and has plenty of bugs. I reported this one long ago. The easiest solution is to draw your own trusses. See help/videos for how to -- it's not like you need to build them from parts, the program does the difficult work.

I imagine the walls are still there, the roof is just hiding them. Auto roofs build over rooms, so you probably lost room definition somewhere. Attach your plan file for the best help. And here is some general info for new forum users. https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/8582-getting-started-with-hometalk/

Few architects use Chief, so making that a requirement is probably not something I would do. I'd focus on the ability of an architect to develop your ideas into a plan/design you are happy with, and on your potential working relationship with that architect. I'll also suggest you not present your plan, and instead allow them to do what they are trained to do -- take your budget, wants/must haves, and building site, and create a design. All that is if you are looking for an architect and not just a draftsman. And if you do find someone using Chief, there is a viewer you can use to see their work.

You are getting closer. Read about that in Help, or just click it and see what happens.

With Suite and Architectural, you need to get the roof to build as correct as possible, then turn off Auto Rebuild and work on the plan. This might involve adding, or removing walls, or simply moving walls. Take one of those horizontal yellow walls and pull the end back disconnecting it from the exterior wall on one end and see what happens to the roof. Try the same with the other yellow wall after reconnecting the first one.

If using Pro, and asking about roofs, always mention if you are using the auto roof builder, or doing them manually. Your 3rd image clearly shows the problem. What's intruding into the space where the wall should be?

With the Terrain selected, is there anything in the Edit Toolbar that has to do with terrain?