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Auto dormers will not cross where two roof planes join. You will need to build them manually. You might find a video on my YouTube channel, or something on the Home Designer website if you are unsure how to.

Why not download the trial and experiment for yourself? To answer your question, individual Pro 2023 Layouts may now have 5 pages.

Home Designer lacks this feature -- and it would be a CAD Block, a feature that Chief Architect Premier does have.

I suggested this back in 2017. Still no way to do it. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/13605-roof-better-control-of-raiselower-from-ceiling-height/

Click on it. You will select the wall. Then Tab to select the CAD. Or, select one of the CAD tools -- the Line tool will work. Hold Shift and marquee select.

Look at the image -- it's a 2017 version of the program. Things change. Your program has the same ability -- look at the Offset and Angle section. My image above showed materials in the library, not cabinets. You need two materials -- one rotated 90 degrees. No workaround needed.

Manually changing wall top and bottom heights is always a last resort tactic. You need to understand exactly what happens when you do so, and new users never do. Start by Edit>Reset To Defaults Choose All Floors, Wall Top Heights, Wall Bottom Heights. The software uses the concept of a Room to automatically control things like ceiling heights. Divide the garage into two sections -- there is a Room Divider wall type for this, change the ceiling height, build the roof.

Group select. Yes you can. Have you watched my video on creating a custom template? I think it covers plan templates only, but some things should apply to layout templates.

If you want specific answers to your individual questions, best to contact Chief directly for questions about does the latest version do this, or starting multiple threads (one question per) asking how best to use the software you have now.

Suggest you download the latest trial and see for yourself. You might also consider one of the Chief Architect titles, Premier or Interiors as they will do far more than even the latest version of Pro.

Search the Knowledge Base linked below for an article. Or give Chief Architect a call or email. They can help. You would think this would be easy but it probably requires manually copying files spread over multiple directories from the old computer to the new. Many questions have been asked and answered. The Home Designer website is a good place to start your search. Here is a video about searching the forum: https://youtu.be/dDT6wbrrVRM Resources for self help: The built in Help System (always a good place to start) Getting Started Knowledge Base YouTube Home Designer - Getting Started - Setting Preferences and Defaults

That's a long standing bug. Soffits and Shelves are cut visually by the railing wall. Use a Slab for the shelves.

Custom Countertop.

Probably. The key is learning the tools the program provides, and then using them to create the model. If you have a good understanding of the program, you may be able to use its automated tools to do some of this, but even then I suspect much manual work. You will need details for all the rebar and anything the program does not do, like the floor system you described above. I don't really understand this question. The program has no concept of a pile cap , so you use the best tool (Soffit, Slab, Shape from the library etc) to model it. Then create a detail to explain what it represents. The foundation builder has a Grade Beam on Piers option that you might review. It depends on the assembly. Railing walls can automatically include columns, and Panels might work for the breakaway parts. You can place columns independently as you wish too. As it will be built. Using a detail drawing is your best bet here. If you know SketchUp or another similar program, you could create symbols and import, manually placing them to represent these options.

You will certainly need an engineer to design the structural -- columns, beams and slab, so why not let them do the work? For a house like this, you really need a team -- you, your builder and an engineer working together.

Do you intend to submit your plans as construction documents for permitting, or are you simply wanting a visual representation of the house?

That condition is typically called a clerestory. Search the Home Designer website for info more info.

You need to raise your roof, using manual roof tools, or by turning Auto Rebuild on.

I'll suggest you learn the manual roof tools. This is an easy roof to do manually, and while you could start with auto roofs, you will probably need to finish manually. Don't overthink things or focus on what you don't know. As David says, practice a bit with simple plans. I pointed you to some learning resources in your Landing thread, David has lots of roof related videos on his YouTube channel as do I. That condition is typically called a clerestory. Search the Home Designer website for info more info.

Enter your own label for each cabinet. Dimension the cabinets. Upgrade to Chief.

@tascheck Best to start a new thread (Topic) with your question and say exactly what you are wanting to accomplish. Click the 3 dots to the right of your comment to delete. Attach images of what you are trying to model if available, and a plan file that demonstrates the problem.

Review your wall definition.