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Post the plan. Quickest way for us to see.

You can always select and then delete a mis-drawn wall. Then draw it correctly.

Lots of helpful information http://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/category/3/0/10/Home-Designer/ Look under Driveways. Also the Chief Architect YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ChiefArchitectInc/videos

I get these type of problems with almost every plan. Sometimes they go away when something seemingly unrelated is changed.

There are lots of really helpful videos available from Chief on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/user/ChiefArchitectInc/videos Take 8 or 10 hours and watch them. Most are geared to Chief Premier, but much of what you will see translated to PRO. Here is one to start with.

It's likely there is something wrong with your platforms -- the floor spacing from level to level. The program does not see your upper floor and so it builds the roof where it thinks it goes -- on top of the ground floor.

Also the "(1)" in the filename indicates a file with the same name -- without the (1), exist in the same folder.

google "windows 8 screen capture" for instructions.

You might contact Chief support about this, or be more specific about the problem. Could you post a screen capture? Could you address the questions DavidJPotter asked above?

What did you do that caused that error? After you download the .calibz file, just double click the file name and it will load into the program.

Had this idea later last night. Select the 3 invisible walls that form the porch. Use Transform/Replicate to move them to the right 48". (could be any distance where the roof has room to build) Build the roof. You now have the hip roof over the porch. Select the 3 porch walls, and the 3 new roof planes, and using Transform/Replicate, move them back left 48". This will leave a triangle shaped hole in the main roof. You can select the main roof plane and simply drag the edges of the hole so they line up with the porch roof. You will need to do a bit of fixup where the dead valley is, and add the sloped roof. It's best to understand manual roofs as DJP shows, but for someone using the program for one house, I think letting it do the grunt work makes sense.

I just knew you were going to say that.

I'm accustomed to sections having an indicator line on a plan showing location and an identifier. Big Chief does this perfectly -- see image. Are we forced to do this manually somehow?

Here is a "cheat" to do the roof like DJP. Open your plan. Save As some new name. Turn off the roof on the garage. (Because without it the porch roof will build correctly) Turn on roof for the porch. Build the roof to get a roof over the porch You now have the three roof planes for the hip roof over the porch. Select the 3 roof planes and copy them. Open your original plan. Paste > Paste Hold Position. This will place the 3 roof planes over the porch. Manually adjust the main roof as DJP showed in the video. Add the small roof plane to fix the dead valley.

Did you ask the program to build the roof over the porch? I changed the ridge shingle color so the shapes would be easier to see.

You may turn ceilings on or off in the Room Specification dialog, or just set the ceiling thickness to 0. I believe if you draw your trusses first, then build framing, standard framing will not be generated where the trusses are. You could also just turn off the display of the framing you do not wish to see.

Post an image, or better, the plan. You may also be interested in a thread I started. https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/419-framing-not-showing-in-self-defined-wall/

No need to manually draw anything. Framing is not displayed by default in 3D views. To see it, first tell the program to build the framing, then turn on the display of the framing you want to see. All views (3D, Plan, Section etc.) have individual settings for what to display. The program has built the house as it would be built in real life. The camera views are correct. If you do not want the gap, you will need to fill it in just as you would if building the house. Study Tools>Display Options. You may turn on or off the display of many things.

One of the keys to using this software is thinking about how one thing could become another. A niche is basically a hole in a wall, with a back. A Pass-Through is the hole -- I believe you could use a window too, as a Pass-Through is the same thing, and a Soffit or in my case a Partition becomes the back. Windows (Pass-Through) can have round or arched heads. Learn the tools you have available. and think a bit outside the box.

There is a 1-1/2" gap at the top of all the concrete walls. This gap is there for a 2x Sill -- see the image. Framing is not normally shown in these views, but I built framing and told it to display. I believe what you are seeing is normal.

Here is your plan with most of the problems fixed. It also has a few changes, but I think you can safely start from this one if you wish.

Could you post your plan?

I think Jo_Ann had the best answer. The amazing, do it all soffit.

If you have the slab tool available, then you can use it to create the countertop. Use a soffit to cover the back of the cabinets to provide a finished look. You can also make the top from soffits. I made this one thick and red so you could see it. Just needs to be droped down on top of the cabinets. The other image shows how the 3 soffits I used overlap. With PRO, I can also add a molding profile to the edge.

Don't have an answer, but maybe a clue. I deleted and rebuilt your foundation and the image shows what was built. I created a structure with the same type of foundation and same wall type, and it shows as expected in framing and 3D views.