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  1. Select a framing member -- you can delete it, resize it, copy it ...
  2. You can manually edit the wall framing for the single wall.
  3. Auto roofs build over your exterior walls, and wall height is controlled by the ceiling height of the adjacent room. Manual roofs may be placed anywhere and will cut off the wall under them. Search the Home Designer site for cape cod -- there should be an article explaining how to build a story and a half house.
  4. Chief usually has upgrade promotions between now and the first of the new year. You can download the Pro trial and experiment. It has a Transform/Replicate tool that makes it easy to make multiple copies at a specific interval as well as other.
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    Railing colors

    Problems like this are sometimes related to the video card. Make sure your driver is up to date. No clue what you are doing ... To paint the railing, open the library and select the color/material. Click the object to apply.
  6. Lights will snap to the intersection of CAD lines.
  7. solver

    Railing colors

    This works the same as most everything else -- open the object and change its materials, or use the Material Eyedropper to paint the object. Many items have defaults that you can set prior to drawing.
  8. Suggest you research Patterns and Textures, how they are different, and how they relate to materials.
  9. Next time it happens, check some of your archived files to see if they show something different.
  10. I just opened Pro and tried -- you don't have the same tools as Chief does. I sometimes forget the differences. You will need to model this from parts. Use partitions and shelves, slabs etc. You can make an L shaped slab, but not an L shaped shelf. Once all together, make an Architectural Block.
  11. Where does clearcoat walnut come from? I don't see it in the standard catalogs.
  12. Always look at things in the plan -- that's the only place they need to look correct.
  13. solver

    Dirt not visible

    I've never used Essentials, but in all other titles, terrain is checked by default (out of box configuration) for camera views.
  14. solver

    Arched shutters

    When you add shutters to an arch top window the shutters will take on the correct profile. Are you wanting something different? Have you checked the available Bonus Catalogs -- I believe there is one or two containing shutters.
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    truss to girder

    Could you post some screen captures so we can better understand?
  17. solver

    Foundation changes

    You probably need a room defined where you want to make the change. Add a foundation wall and then select the room you created and change its floor elevation.
  18. solver

    Foundation changes

    I forgot to ask -- please post images (screen captures) when appropriate as they show directly in the forum and don't require a download and running a program to view. Yes it can be changed -- changed to what?
  19. I don't use the materials list, but my first thought was to increase the brick size as you have suggested. For brick quantities, I'd want a few extras, maybe quite a few extras for future projects if there is a place to store them. I would create a test structure using the larger brick method and manually figure quantities and compare to the materials list. I'd also ask the person who will be doing the work about how many extras are usually ordered. UK users typically have problems with doors and windows too, so you might want to check those as well. Searching the forum should provide some insight into the issues.
  20. solver

    Foundation changes

    Not sure what you are asking. Changes in height of what and shown how.
  21. Sounds like you are. Your title mentions Gable/Roof Lines -- they can be selected and deleted, and i think you can use Delete Objects (Edit>Delete Objects) to delete roof related things too. Adding an image (screen capture) or two will help others help you.