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Have you looked in Help? It tells you what you need to know, and should be the first place you look with questions.

You do need to generate a new materials list when you make changes. If you add a wall for example, its framing will not show in an existing materials list.

If you will attach your plan file (close Pro first), I'll take a look.

You must build framing. You have the option to turn on automatically rebuild framing, or just build framing once.

And as I'm sure you have discovered, the software does not do round rooms well at all. Chief has a handy tool to cut openings in a roof, but it only works for square/rectangular holes.

The hole in the roof of the lower structure is cutting off the walls.

What's the question?

You can use the manual roof tools to correct.

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Thanks for the sig Deanna. Posting images (.jpg or .png) works best as they show directly in the forum. Use a screen capture tool to make them. And attaching your plan file (yourplan.plan) can be helpful too, and in this case i think someone will need it to help. Close Suite before attaching.

See this thread on ChiefTalk. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/16189-underside-of-a-roof-plane/

Suite is very limited when it comes to this type of thing. You can draw CAD objects -- a Box or Polyline and dimension to them.

I don't understand what you are trying to do. What do you want to locate? Locate how? What is causing you to "continually check the dimension".

This is a room without a roof or ceiling, but the ceiling height raised. I drew in a ceiling plane that I removed the ceiling surface from, so that only the framing shows. This might form the basis of your pergola. With Pro, you can edit, move etc these framing members. With Pro I believe you can select a wall and grab the top or bottom handle and drag the top or bottom up or down. I don't recommend this as it can have unwanted side effects.

If you raise the ceiling height the walls will go up.

I don't understand. That wall would extend above the ceiling. What are you trying to accomplish? Why do you want that wall so high?

You have found the Home Designer forum. To discuss Chief, go to ChiefTalk: https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/ Sales at Chief can give you a good answer, and a search of ChiefTalk will give you more info. I'd start with Interiors and then upgrade to Premier if you find it lacking. See a comparison here: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/products/compare.html

It would be helpful to have your plan file, or at least some images of the area in question. Saves guessing and back and fourth questioning.

No. Just install the new version entering the key when requested. You will have both versions active on your system unless you uninstall 2019.

That's the problem. You can change the wall material -- have you considered that? Say exactly what you want to accomplish and someone will be better able to help.

If it's just one wall, delete the wall and redraw.

You cannot remove backs in Home Designer. Do you have the partition, shelf, custom countertop, slab and soffit tools? You might be able to assemble something from parts. If you show a picture of what you want to model, we could be more helpful. There is also SketchUp, but Pro 10 is probably too old.

Home Designer lacks a story pole tool like is found in Chief Premier. You can try the manual dimension tool or end to end dimension tool.

Why do you have a 2nd floor over the RV garage if you do not want it?