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Did you zip the plan?

I downloaded your plan when it was posted on ChiefTalk and had a look. 1) I noticed stairs, so I assume you will have a 2nd floor. If so, it needs to be built prior to working on the roof. 2) You have set the pitch in many of the walls overriding the default setting. 3) Use Gable Roof Lines as a last resort. To answer your questions, add the 2nd floor. Go to Edit>Reset to Defaults. Choose All Floors, then check everything below. That gets things back to a known state. Set the desired walls to Full Gable. For the gable on the rear, break the wall and set it to Full Gable. For the gable outlined in red, probably manual roof planes, so I'd get the rest of the roof as close as you are able, then tackle manual roofs. With Pro, you really should learn about manual roofs. Not difficult, but do take some practice. Also, it's rare -- really rare that I see a DIY design, both plan and exterior that does not need work. If you are open to having your efforts critiqued, post in the Building a Home forum on Houzz. https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/build And here is what I came up with, not knowing much about the interior.

That's the 2021 Pro trial default settings. No way to control -- turn on/off that I see.

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It is showing. Somehow you entered it as a quote. Just delete what's there and type in the info -- thanks.

Use a Custom Backsplash. Here is a video to get you started. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/edhaV2f_Ucc

You have created a Roof Baseline Polyline. You may turn its display off in Layer Display Options. You can delete it via Edit>Delete Objects

You can only rotate a slab in plan. What are you trying to do?

Always -- when something does not show, check your Layer Display settings.

Do you understand Your software isn't missing anything, newer versions simply added the word flat to be more descriptive. You must have a ceiling plane drawn first. That's how the program knows where to build the bottom of the truss.

Newer versions of the software use “Flat Ceiling Over This Room” instead of “Ceiling Over This Room”. You will find tutorials and videos show various versions of the software.

That option is always there. Please post a screen capture or 3 showing the problem.

Read about Use Soffit Surface for Ceiling.

Open the office/bath etc rooms and on the Structure panel, check Shelf Ceiling. Make sure they have the shorter ceiling height too.

Another video showing how to use a soffit and landing. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cJ7oAEG15UA

Don't know, but the links are fixed now. Having some odd trouble with YouTube last day or 2.

All good solutions above, but in reality, raised areas like that are normally poured along with, or on top of the garage floor and don't have additional stemwalls or footings below.

After watching David's video ... Edit>Reset to Defaults Select All Floors, and then check all the options below. That will clean up all the problems. Reset the walls to gable and you should be good. ----------- And one more request ... Please post images directly -- no need to make a PDF of an image. This makes it easier for others as an image shows in the forum.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R9Chn_LQO1M

You cannot use the dormer tools to do what you want. Notice the wall on the dormer is not aligned over the wall below. You will need to explode the dormer, and then the dormer roof becomes a manual roof plane. What part of the roof is giving you trouble?

Open Defaults. Set the backdrop in the camera settings.

The simple answer is to learn and use manual roofs. Nothing wrong with starting with auto build, but you will save time and be less frustrated using manual instead of trying to coerce the auto builder to do what you want. People will look at the image and see a full width dormer, I see a 2 story house with an extra U shaped roof plane -- something that may be added at any time. Search for decorative truss. I've shown how to manually do them. You can also just use a truss generated by the program. And try to build a complete model. If you want a porch, it should be there as it will make a difference in how the roof builds.

Is the plan publicly available on the internet? The request was for your Home Designer plan file, not the one you are copying from.

A different way using a landing and a soffit for the raised part. Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/0x5OxKpjZ3k?hd=1

No settings to do that, but I'm curious what advantage this alternate procedure would provide. And generally, you would click (left-click) not right-click. You still need to move to the end point to complete the action.