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That's one way of thinking about it. Preferences change how the program operates. You can change things that are part of the program, like Fonts, and which directories are used for various things. Defaults change how things in the model are drawn.

Yes it does. Consider doing a test run. Just simple one room structures. Go through the process and decide how you want to do things, then start the real project. You can create new materials -- copy and rename existing materials and use them in your existing or new construction too. You could have Siding - Existing, and Siding - New, for example. Both will show in the materials list, but you will be able to see the difference. You could create a new wall type using these new materials and the material list will show them as unique line items. If you assign a non framing material to a wall and build framing, that wall will not have framing generated. Change the Type to something other than Framing, or choose another material and give it a Type of Framing. With Pro, you can delete framing to, so in a Perspective Framing Overview, or in Plan view showing framing, simply delete what you do not want.

Have you downloaded all the applicable bonus catalogs?

Are you wanting the Wall Elevation camera? Look at the first item under the 3D menu. These items are also on one of the default toolbars.

The software makes a copy of your active layer set when you send something to layout. So you will have layer sets for layout too. You can turn this behavior on or off in Chief -- not sure about Home Designer.

Create a new plan, draw a wall. Review the Layer Display Options. Use them as a guide to the settings in the problem plan.

Home Designer products are forward compatible, so plans created in a lesser version open in higher versions.

Double click the file, drag the file into Home Designer, Library>Import

Delete the bump map.

They are now using Bump Maps by default, which cause this. Some textures they help look more real, but not brick.

Not in Home Designer.

Your terrain is not displayed in elevation views (layer display options). Also, since your terrain is flat, you can mask whatever you want with a filled cad box, in plan, or in layout.

What are you trying to do now -- something different than what you asked about in the other thread? And posting the plan will be easiest for me.

What do you want to see?

You posted this thread but never responded.

So is it working now? There are 2 common sizes of dishwashers -- 18" and 24". The Library should have at least one of each.

I forgot to add, once the roof is correct, turn off Auto Rebuild Roofs, and delete the walls used to raise the roof over the windows. Then change the ceilings to the correct height.

This should get you started. Turn on Auto Rebuild Roofs. Go to Edit>Reset To Defaults Select All Floors, and Roof Directives In Walls As Jo Ann said, you need to lower the ceiling height on the top floor -- Go to your defaults and make the rough ceiling 1728 mm. This should change the entire top floor. To create the raised roof over the windows, draw in 3 walls behind each one as shown in blue to create a small room. Change (raise) the ceiling height in that room to raise the roof.

Do I see a Morgan in the drive?

I forgot to ask if you had an image of the real house you could post. You plan still had the garage, so I deleted it and rebuilt the roof. Does this look correct?

A new feature in Chief Premier is a poor implementation of this feature. I suspect if it's in any of the Home Designer titles, it is a Pro only feature.

Post your plan file and I'll have a look. Close Suite before attaching.

I'm curious if these walls will import into your library and can be used in your plan. They should go into your User Library, and are named beginning with Wall. If they import, you should be able to click on one in the Library, then start drawing with it. Wall Test.calibz

What's confusing? Do you have a 2nd floor? If not, build one. Put walls where you want.

Yes please. No, I'm saying that in Suite, the only way to get rid of a roof is to rebuild all roofs. Why would you think that? If you redraw the house without the garage and build the roof, you will be where you are now -- after deleting the garage and rebuilding the roof. What's wrong with the roof after rebuilding without the garage?