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Thanks for filling out your signature and attaching the plan. I'll suggest you always start with an auto generated roof. It's usually possible to get close, or even correct quickly, and then if needed switch to manual. I generated this at 6/12. And then this at 8/12, which I'm guessing is what you wanted. You get the hip on the back automatically. Here is a video -- no sound, about doing the gable on the rear. Roof planes are polylines, and are shaped like a slab, for example. Select a roof plane and mouse over the icons in the Edit Toolbar. You will need the Break and Join tools, which are 3 and 2 on the keyboard. You will see I worked in 3D, then switched to plan for cleanup.

Read about Edit Area. For moving things, Point to Point Move. For rotating things, Transform/Replicate. I find Rotate About Current Point works well for many things. You will need to first place a point. You want to end up with your buildings square with the screen, not at some odd angle. Good articles in the Knowledge Base too.

I cheated and used Chief. Just wanted to show a visual so everyone understood. This should get you started in Suite. Build a 2nd floor, setting the ceiling height to 1-1/2". Delete the walls so it looks like I have shown. Change the settings in the Build Roof dialog as shown. Build the roof. It will not be perfect. Post back with other questions.

Is this what you are looking for? How do you want to handle the left side of the shed roof? Here are a couple of ideas.

Why isn't the Architect fixing the stair? Trusses should be sized to carry a load, not just made big for the HVAC installer. Ideally you would work with them on ductwork layout and sizing, then work that into the structure. I imagine a better understanding of framing would also help.

I'll suggest you find another way, but if it's what you want, check code requirements for where they will be built. The winders shown in this image are landings, shaped and placed manually.

Review your Layer Display Options, and make sure line weights are on.

To fix your roof, make this setting. I'll suggest you use the same pitch on both sides of the center section. I raised it to 4-3/4. The gable roof over the porch is 6-3/4.

The simple answer is to draw manual roof planes that are correct. Is this a model of an existing house? I'll have a look if you will post the plan file. Make sure Pro is closed before attaching.

1) Change your terrain skirt to 10'. 2) Place your elevation camera outside the terrain. This causes the foundation below the terrain to be hidden by the skirt. 3) Send to layout. Move one or more of the sides of the layout box in making it smaller. 4) Back to the plan. Move the elevation camera inside the skirt, but don't move it side to side. 5) Send to layout. This will place the two drawings in the same place, one over the other. The first one will show no foundation, the second one will. 6) Trace over the foundation below the terrain with a dashed line. 7) Select the second drawing sent. It will be larger than the first, because you resized the first in step 3. Delete it. You now have line work representing your foundation below grade.

Something like this? I did this in Chief Premier with tools not available in Home Designer. I'll be thinking of a way to do it in Pro.

You need to turn its layer on in your elevation. Remember each view type has its own layer set, so what you see in a 3D view may be different than what you see in a section view.

Thanks for the update. I'll usually ask for the plan file because people often change things that don't need to be changed and having the plan makes it easier to find them.

Draw what I show above. Place a wall on the 2nd level that is an extension of the middle wall -- the one between the theater and garage. So you now have 2 rooms on the 2nd floor. Go to the room over the theater, and change the Ceiling Below height to match the ceiling in the theater, and change the ceiling height of that Upper Level room to be correct. The software works a bit upside down, in that you control the heights of rooms below, from the rooms above, when there is a room above.

Is this the idea. Theater room at lower left, upper floor over both the theater room and garage?

You need to rebuild the foundation and roof.

3D Warehouse Google it for info.

I'm guessing you are using Chief Architect Premier and not one of the Home Designer titles. If so, go to: https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/ You might attach an image or 3 that show the problem, and maybe a simple plan file showing the problem.

Select what you want to move and position with your choice of the available tools.

That's what you do. Only the very latest version of Chief (still in beta) has the ability to pair cameras and backdrops.

I did this with Premier, and believe you would need Architectural to replicate it. I changed a wall definition, and only Architectural and Pro have that feature. I used a user drawn molding for the casing to create the concave curve, so you would also need the ability to apply and size such a molding, but also have someone using Chief Architect supply the molding profile, as Home Designer products are unable to do so.

Try raising the walls.

None of the Chief Architect/Home Designer products are intended to do tile patterns. They all use images of tile that are tiled across a surface. That said, this is a pattern of individual tiles inlayed into a wood floor, so with some work, things can be done. Interiors, I believe is quite limited in its abilities when it comes to creating and manipulating shapes. Also, the articles all have a legend at the top showing which title it applies to, and make sure you are looking at the Home Designer (blue theme) and not the Chief Architect (green theme) site. There is a Chief Interiors product, and a Home Designer Interiors product.