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Use walls like it will be built. Pass through to make a hole, and one of the fireplaces from the library. There is fire too if you want to add it. You will find that the convenience tools like build fireplace, bay and box windows etc are not very useful. You can make them simple or more complex, when built from parts.

Images?

Uncheck Auto Adjust Height on the soffits.

Visibility in all view types is controlled by layers. The Framing Overview layer set shows framing -- so you will need to turn on additional layers to make the foundation visible.

Read about Roof Cuts Wall At Bottom, and Lower Wall Type When Split By Butting Roof. You will need one or both of these settings for the side walls. Add your knee walls

Post the plan and I'll have a look.

Layer Display Options

Is the Ceilings layer on in the camera view? All views have their own layer set.

Don't use the dormer tool. Create a room where you want the dormer. Raise the ceiling height in that room. Build the roof.

It usually helps to attach images and your plan file (close Pro before attaching the plan). With Pro, you have manual framing, so you can change what is generated by the program. I'm showing what I think you are describing. I used a pony wall, with a Room Divider as the upper part of the wall. You would fill in the missing beam and post manually.

Chief Architect is discussed at ChiefTalk https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/ To answer your first question, use a Perspective Floor Overview camera. And read about it and the Full Overview camera in Help.

Are you saying you have made manual changes to the roof? If so, just do the gable manually.

If you are using the software as part of your business, consider creating a new template that has all the automatic features off. Things like auto roof build and auto dimensions. For transferring field notes into a plan, temporary dimensions work well. You draw the rough shape, then using temporary dimensions, working clockwise, you adjust each wall as required. You need to turn off auto dimensions for temporary dimensions to work. Exterior dimensions will change with the wall type. There are multiple good videos on YouTube -- here is a good place to start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeEQHt3fvgE Suggest you spend an hour or so every day watching the videos and practicing what they show. As Jo Ann said, the Users Guide contains a tutorial which will also be helpful. The program is designed to build the 1st floor first, and then build up or down from there, but if all you are doing is a basement remodel, there is no reason not to draw just the basement.

Where are you clicking? Where is the checkmark being inserted?

Post at ChiefTalk please, and fill out your sig there too. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/ The quick answer is you will need a macro to round to 2 decimal places. This has been discussed, so a search should find your answer.

Home Designer products have no way to change what is displayed.

Post at ChiefTalk please. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/

Pull the roof planes back so they do not intrude into the building. Pull the upper roof out over the walls and they will extend up to it.

Yes and no. Chief Premier is to Pro like Pro is to Suite. They look and act the same, just more features.

Is this what you are after?

Look up Full Camera and Floor Camera in help. Experiment with using each one.

Contact Chief Architect/Home Designer directly for the best answer.

Here's a how-to video. http://youtu.be/ZuNN0yWDmi4?hd=1

You have 1 in a CAD Detail. Look in the Project Browser. Delete it or the other one in plan.

You zipped the DWG. We need the .plan file.