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Welcome Please start by reading over the official guidelines. And the official how to get good answers guide. The forum is divided into sections. Questions generally go in Q&A. Tip: Notice the post count for Q&A. That shows where most of the activity is and is a good indication that is where you should post too (on any forum), unless your question/suggestion or other clearly fits elsewhere. If unsure, simply browse the section and review the activity. What follows are simply my suggestions. I'm not a moderator, just a helper. Signature Knowing what title (Suite, Pro etc) and version (2018, 2019 etc) you are using is key to providing the best response. Something like Pro 2023, or Architectural 2018 is all that's needed. Since this is the Home Designer forum, no need to include that, or anything about Chief Architect. Please don't comment saying you included that info in your post, and please do not make another comment saying what you have, instead, place this info in your Signature so it's always available by clicking on your user name (or the 3 bars) at the top right of the page, click Account Settings, then Signature on the left. Doing so makes it always available, and keeps others from having to hunt for it. And, turn on signature display too. Video about doing your signature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlbX3Uzrelw ---- Many questions have been asked and answered. The Home Designer website is a good place to start your search as it searches there (Articles and Videos) as well as the forum. Here is a video about searching the forum (shows ChiefTalk but works the same here): https://youtu.be/dDT6wbrrVRM It's often helpful to quote parts of a comment so others understand what you are referring to in your response. Here is a video about doing that: https://youtu.be/B6qVnfSNyWM Resources for self help: The built in Help System (always a good place to start) Getting Started Knowledge Base YouTube Home Designer - Getting Started - Setting Preferences and Defaults

How about your ceiling heights? Wall height reflects ceiling heights.

I just looked at Architectural 2021 and 2023 and do not see a way to adjust hardware placement on individual doors. Pro and the Chief Architect products have it, but not Architectural and Suite.

Things like this are annoying aren't they. I think it's a bug and don't see a reason it should be building a wall there. You can turn off the auto attic wall builder in Wall Defaults, then delete the wall. For your deck, don't know what advice you are looking for, but I would experiment with using a Balcony too.

The plan file you attach cannot be open in Home Designer. See your post above the attached plan shows 0 B.

I just tried using the shelf ceiling and see just what you are seeing. Looks like you will need a 2nd floor. Two ways to do it. 1) Build a 2nd floor only over the shorter rooms. 2) Build a 2nd floor over the entire building. Use an Open Below room on the 2nd floor over the larger room.

Try the Delete Surface tool in a full overview. But I'll ask why would you want to?

Roof, walls, subfloor?

Is this a construction question? Your wording makes me think you don't understand the components of the wall you are building. However, you may create your own material if one does not exist in the library. But my real question is why add all these layers to your wall? Especially ones that are 0" thick.

Did you have a question? If so, please start a new thread.

Try dragging your ceiling plane over to cover, or use a thin soffit.

No need to paint the trim first. You could also create a new material with your chosen color and use that material in the wall definition.

Try making the wall a Pony Wall. Lower Room Divider, Upper your normal interior wall type.

Explore your options when using the Material Eyedropper.

Google 3D Warehouse for a repository of SketchUp models that will import into HD. A web search for furniture symbols might find some more. Be sure they are in a format HD will import. Have you checked the Bonus Catalogs for furniture? Have you checked the Bonus Catalogs for tile? Make sure you understand Patterns and Textures. Patterns are lines, Textures are images. They generally go together along with a set of settings to make a material. Search tile on the Home Designer website for more info. Here is a blog post to get you started: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/blog/advanced-custom-materials/

It's important to understand the difference between Patterns and Textures. Patterns are lines, Textures are images. I imagine there is info in the Knowledge Base on creating a new material, maybe some info here on the forum, definitely some on ChiefTalk (feel free to read, but please ask questions here). Have you reviewed the available documentation and searched for answers?

When something does not appear in a view, it's often a layer display issue. Make sure deck related layers like Framing, Deck Framing are set to display.

It's important to understand Defaults and what may be changed using them. Once you have manually changed a setting (dimension or material) it will no longer respond to changes in defaults. Unfortunately, many settings do not respond to changes in defaults. See Defaults>Materials>Cabinets You may group select. Click the Full Height Cabinet tool (this causes all cabinets to be included. Select the Base Cabinet tool and only base cabinets get selected), then marquee select your plan (only works one floor at a time) which will select all cabinets. Only items common to all may be changed. If you select an upper and a base, you cannot change the toekick because an upper does not have one. The Marquee Select Similar tool is sometimes helpful, as is the Object Eyedropper. I understand your desire to make this as simple as possible, and it's been asked for multiple times. The Chief Architect products have tools to make this easier, but it's still not perfect.

Read about the differences in the documentation.

Build, or turn on Auto Rebuild wall framing. Be sure to set the top plate count to 1.

Select an edge where you do not want the molding, open the countertop, click No Molding, close the dialog, repeat.

For applying tile to a wall, you really should be using the Custom Backsplash tool. Read up on it to understand how it works if you do not already know.

Individual walls may have a Wall Covering applied. Wall Coverings may also be applied to a room. For a single piece of molding, use a thin Soffit or Custom Countertop with a molding.