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Your Upwork person used Chief Architect to create the model, and some of the objects, like the solar panels and the small roof on the first floor are not ones you may edit in Home Designer.
Ask your Upwork worker to remove them.
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2 hours ago, PQueSprings said:
I have no idea how to then select all floors to move the plan
The Home Designer website is full of articles and videos, and the default search will also search the forum (but you can narrow the focus as I have done) , so it's a good place to start when you have a question.
When I began learning the program, I drew many simple models to test an idea. It's so quick to do this, and the feedback is immediate -- you see what works and what does not.
Even experienced users have problems where floor and ceiling heights vary.
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13 minutes ago, PQueSprings said:
but I seem lack the knowledge of how the program resolves issues.
Understand, the program doesn't resolve issues -- you do.
15 minutes ago, PQueSprings said:What is the best approach to cleaning up the many parts of the plan so it is a clean/usable one?
Start over
Sometimes starting over is best. There are so many related settings and new users often make random changes trying to make something work.
I'll focus on one problem, and probably the easiest to correct. You have walls in the 2nd image that seem to be showing the exterior side on the interior. You have either placed an exterior wall there, or you have changed the materials on those walls. The program doesn't know what type of wall you want, so you need to tell it.
And if you want to work on fixing your plan, go to Edit>Reset to Defaults.
Select All Floors and check all the boxes below.
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For many questions, and this is one, knowing what software you are using is key to providing the best suggestions. Please see this topic:
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2 hours ago, MandCHouse said:
ceiling planes missing over the loft
Try the setting I showed above.
2 hours ago, MandCHouse said:the mulled window where the kitchen would go, doesn't seem to want to "mull" right.
Delete the problem windows and recreate.
2 hours ago, MandCHouse said:I can't seem to get the front or back gables to have a wall on the outward facing part.
Various ways. Draw in a wall on level 2, make it an Attic wall. In an elevation, select the wall, you will see the wall outline (wall polyline). Place a break along the bottom. Grab the handle and drag up to form the correct shape.
2 hours ago, MandCHouse said:I can't seem to get the walls of the office/exercise room right.
Check your wall types. Also read about Lower Wall Type When Split by Butting Roof.
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3 hours ago, MandCHouse said:
The file included has a room divider wall on the second floor, in the great room to show where I want the loft with the kitchen below it. Note the the ceiling panels above the loft have disappeared and I can't seem to get them back.
I'm assuming ceiling panels should be ceiling planes. I do not see a room divider on the 2nd floor, nor do I see a kitchen.
I see missing drywall where walls would be and it may be fixed with this setting.
It's helpful to attach a screen capture or 3 showing the various problems so we know what to look for.
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11 minutes ago, RymerDesign said:
Any suggestions?
Never seen this.
I'm assuming you are using Pro.
Use Edit>Edit Area>Edit Area (All Floors) to marquee around the plan. Copy and paste into a new plan and save it.
Make sure things are really deleted and not just hidden. Are they gone in all views -- plan and 3D? Open Display Options and make sure Cabinets are set to display, for example.
You should have Archive files and you might try opening an Undo file as well.
Difficult to help remotely and without knowing your computer skills.
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My estimate was a bit off. It has taken over 3 hours to upload.
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You are watching videos for Chief Architect, not Home Designer. Some things are the same, many are not.
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11 minutes ago, DB4570 said:
Is there a way to have a non-enclosed room that will show the floor?
No. The core of the program is a room. Everything builds around that.
In your case, use a Room Divider wall to join the existing walls to create a room.
13 minutes ago, DB4570 said:I couldn't find the No Room Definition you refer to.
When someone uses a term or phrase you are unfamiliar with, open Help and search for it
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Many times, and this is one of those times, showing a screen capture of the problem will help others help you.
Usually this is caused by one or more walls having No Room Definition checked.
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Use a custom backsplash. Draw a rectangle over the windows -- the program will automatically make holes for the windows.
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The Make Parallel/Perpendicular tool is rather simplistic. If the two objects are closer to parallel than perpendicular, it makes them parallel, and similar for perpendicular. Only when they are exactly 45 degrees apart do you have the choice of parallel or perpendicular.
Experiment with CAD lines to see how it works.
There are no dedicated alignment tools.
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The only real difference is one has small flats instead of points.
Completely made up for a Home Designer user in another group.
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12 minutes ago, BoDay1 said:
Am I doing something wrong that my plan file is that large?
No. Make a copy and delete the terrain -- basically anything other than the kitchen.
Zip it if it's still too big. Right click on the file, Send To>Compressed Folder
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17 minutes ago, BoDay1 said:
but when I right-click the sink I do not get a "export Library" option
Sorry -- you need to copy to the user library first.
15 hours ago, solver said:Use Edit Area to marquee around the kitchen, copy and paste into a new plan, save and attach it too.
I'm wanting your plan file, not pictures of the plan. You can also just attach the entire plan file.
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Select one of those sinks in the library, right click and choose Export Library. Attach the file that's created.
Use Edit Area to marquee around the kitchen, copy and paste into a new plan, save and attach it too.
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44 minutes ago, BoDay1 said:
a purple shading
A screen capture so we see what you see would be helpful.
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The program is full of "helpful" automation that will frustrate you as long as you are using it. One of the issues all users face is figuring out if it's them or the program.
Your idea is sound, and I tried a bunch of things that I expected to work, but none did because the program is smarter than I am.
Yes, adding a beam and piers needs to be done manually.
Also, the Home Designer website has a search that includes the forum, and is a good place to look for solutions.
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1 hour ago, Ocean525 said:
I unchecked all the NO Room Def.
You probably did not need to uncheck all, rather only the ones preventing your rooms from having room definition.
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Most likely one of the walls has No Room Definition checked.
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Probably need to place partitions manually if you want them behind a door, but check the bonus catalogs for an already built insert.
Otherwise.
Sometimes starting over is best. There are so many related settings and new users often make random changes trying to make something work. 
12" wall thickness
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Then what's the problem?