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Learning about manual roofs will be helpful. For example, there is a tool that will move one roof plane so it's coplanar with another.

Only Pro has the ability to change framing -- other titles are stuck with the default. If you need a thicker floor, then yes, adjust the finish floor thickness.

The standard floor structure is 3/4" OSB, and 11-7/8" I-Joist. You should build a slab for your first floor, if that's what you are asking about.

Send him a test plan, or get the Pro trial and see for yourself. I send Home Designer users plans done in Chief all the time without issue, but have not sent a layout.

There is no method for saving text in the library. You could add it to your default plan (or layout) template, or maintain it in a separate document.

Set the wall to use the default material.

Post your plan file and I'll take look. Close Pro first.

And, you are painting in Component mode ...

What happens if you apply the materials via the Materials tab? Or, define a new wall type with the correct material and use it as part of the pony wall.

How are you changing the material?

This is the wrong website for your question. Try Houzz https://www.houzz.com/discussions

Why do you ask? You say "it seems to work".

The PDF above was set to Fit To Paper, this one is To Scale. X9 - p 108 2 Floor B - 2 a xxx.pdf

And have you printed a test -- say a blank layout sheet with just the text?

Did you follow the instructions in the KB article I linked above? Here is one I just made. Pro produces the same quality as Chief, just does not have the larger sheet sizes. X9 - p 108 2 Floor B - 2 a.pdf

I searched for layout on the Home Designer site. This was the first result. https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00527/creating-a-layout-in-home-designer-pro.html

If you are looking at a website, make sure it's for Home Designer (blue themed), and not Chief (green themed).

Have you checked the Help, Knowledge Base and searched the forum?

See if Stringer At Wall is checked.

Search Help

See in Help: Roof Cuts Wall At Bottom

With Pro, you can draw in the roof manually. Don't use a dormer -- make a room and raise the ceiling. Explode the dormer and then edit the roof.

You will need to turn off auto rebuild roofs.

Did you see my response in your other thread? Raise the ceiling height.

Did you delete a thread this morning? I replied to one showing how to make the truss display. For the end trusses, select one of the end walls, set it to No Room Definition. Select the end trusses and force rebuild. They should build correctly. Uncheck No Room Def on the wall.