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What problem, what video, and where are your pictures?

I forgot to mention you can move the endpoint manually from the outside of the wall to the inside. You might tell us what the purpose is of these dimensions. A framer will want dimensions from the outside of the exterior wall. You can use interior dimensions to dimension inside rooms.

There is no room labeled Slab, but rebuilding the foundation seems to create a foundation for all rooms. You should probably leave Auto Rebuild Foundation checked so it updates with changes in the plan.

I think your holdup will be removing the roof in front of the dormer. Otherwise, you should be able to get close. Essentials is limited in many areas, so post back here for workarounds. What's happening to your roof? This was done with the Auto Dormer tool, how are you doing a manual dormer?

Why don't you post your plan file.

Posting images, your plan etc is helpful. Draw four walls and place a roof to replicate the issue. Post this simple plan.

Add the molding to the soffit itself.

Building a roof, roof plane, using auto or manual roof tools does not build framing. If you do not build framing, there is nothing in the materials list. Have you reviewed the materials list? It sounds like you plan on giving it to your supplier and expecting to get a materials package tailored for your build.

The program does not do this natively, so you need to trick it. There are multiple ways to do this, and the attached plan shows one. There are 2 stairs, one with no railings, and a narrow one, hidden in the railing wall to provide the railing. I did this to get the newel out past the first tread, as the software wants to build the newel into that first tread. Pay attention to the railing wall and how it's defined. I set it to No Room Definition, and No Locate. Don't know how this will work where the stair has multiple sections. Another way is to use solids like the shapes found in the library -- search for wedge, and/or a custom backsplash. A custom backsplash may be placed and shaped in elevation. Redefine it to be the thickness of your wall, make one for the wall cap etc. Try out some of these ideas, and post back with questions. chadkee stair 1.plan

http://www.davidmichaeldesigns.com/free.html I just Googled chief nanawall symbol, and this was in the first few results.

About $2,300.00 There is a comparison on the Chief website, and for the best answer, call and talk to someone in sales. Pro is limited to 1 Layout sheet at a time. You just need to use multiple layouts. Pro has 1 layer set that cannot be changed, Chief has as many as you want, and you can modify them all, and also has annotation sets which are a collection of settings/defaults. There are many productivity enhancements and the ability to create a variety of solids, create symbols and much more. I modeled this wall hung fireplace in Chief. No way to do this in Pro. Chief has ray tracing to produce a more realistic image. Good for exteriors, very good for interiors. And various other rendering options. It's a lot of money to upgrade, but if you are using it as part of a business, it may be worth it. You can download the trial and see for yourself.

What don't you understand about this? I'm not trying to be difficult, but your answer is in that one sentence.

You don't add floors to rooms, you create a new floor, and create rooms as required. What are you trying to model? What don't you understand about adding a floor and then rooms?

Draw it with CAD lines.

I deleted the extra planking. New Deck Plan - Clean (eric).zip

Rooms are defined by walls. Need a room definition for floors, ceilings etc. Use a room divider or other wall to extend the railing wall across the gap. Have you reviewed Park Model homes? They are 400 sq ft, well designed and very livable.

Thanks. We also need you version info -- 2015, 2017 etc. It's important to those working with your plan file.

Good use of the backsplash tool. It's far more useful for things like this than most realize. Never seen Chief use it in a video except as a backsplash.

1) Please fill out your Signature -- see below. 2) Your 2nd floor should look like this. Raise the ceiling height in the center room to whatever it is, and make the rooms to each side 1-1/2" ceiling height. You should use a brick wall where your house has brick walls, and not a siding wall with brick painted on. Use a room divider wall to partition the fireplace bumpout into its own room, and turn off the roof -- one problem at a time. Uncheck Ignore 2nd floor. Build the roof, see how it looks. Once the roof is correct, you will not rebuild it, and will be able to change interior walls as needed. -------------- It helps if we know what title (Suite, Pro etc) and version (2014, 2015 etc) you are using. You can add this info to your signature by clicking on your user name at the top right of the page, click Account Settings, then Signature on the left. Doing so makes it always available, and this info is often key to providing a good suggestion Resources for self help: The built in Help System (always a good place to start) Getting Started Knowledge Base YouTube

It does look like you need to place a base cabinet, then choose a dishwasher and click on the cabinet to place it. I have one saved in my library already in a cabinet, and just select it instead of placing a cabinet, then a dishwasher. Give that a try -- placing a cabinet (any base cabinet), then just click on it after selecting your dishwasher in plan.

This is from Chief Premier. If you don't see this, then Pro lacks the option. You can always create one manually.

Configure 1 window to match the Anderson. Add it to your library. Use it when you want an Anderson window. Resize as needed.

You need to contact sales at Chief (Home Designer) for a definitive answer, but I believe the latest versions no longer open .PL1 files.

Did you get that workshop built Charles? Do you have a picture of what you want to model? How to depends on the details.