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Needs to be done manually.

Sounds like a bug to me. Home Designer lacks user accessible layer sets like your Framing Layer Set. What happens if you save and then open the plan? If this persist, I'd send in to Chief or give them a call.

Nothing automatic.

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You are asking about a frieze? Experiment with a Custom Backsplash. Tip: They may be selected, then reflected, copied and moved to another wall etc.

You might try a soffit or slab or shape from the library instead of a cabinet.

Make a copy of the brick material, change the direction and give it a new name.

That's all it is.

This is what I was thinking. I'd clean this up by changing the structure of the roof planes used for the fascia. Adjust the angle of the fascia by changing the pitch of the roof planes.

I'd work with stacked roof planes as you suggested.

I'd go buy an inexpensive surface to use as a drafting table, a T-square, a couple of triangles, some pencils and a good eraser and be done Before you get too far into the basic structure, you might want to experiment with deck railings. Done manually.

There are dimension videos on the website showing how to modify dimension strings, and check your dimension defaults for what is located. Make friends with the various handles when a dimension string is selected.

Just what he said. He made modifications to materials in plan and not in the Library.

That's been available since at least the 2015 versions.

Suggest you rent Pro for $59/month so you may experiment for yourself.

There are a bunch of plans available on the Chief website, and maybe the Home Designer website too that you may download and work with.

Only you know what is required for permitting. And keep in mind, this is not deck design software. The deck related parts of the software need lots of work and you will probably need to things manually to create an accurate model. The program does not automatically do this. Search the Simpson website and the 3D Warehouse for symbols you may import. Also search for CAD details that already show the needed hardware and include them. You might find some already in the Library, or in one of the Bonus Catalogs. The materials list reflects the model. Accurate model equals accurate materials list.

Draw CAD in plan. Place a note.

You can mask the numbers and/or cover with your own text. I'll suggest this is generally a bad idea as changes to the drawing will not be reflected in the dimensions.

You might try a design focused site. HomeTalk is really about the software. I'm sure there are others, but see houzz.com for one.

Home Designer does not have this feature.