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The panel is called a Partition in Home Designer. It's under the cabinet drop down.

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http://www.sketchup.com/ Sketchup is free, and you can model things in Sketchup and import them into Home Designer. There is also 3D Warehouse which is a library of models others have built. If you do a bit of searching you will find info on using Sketchup with Home Designer. I've just been using the program for a few months, so there may be an easier way to do what you need. Maybe someone with more experience will respond.

I thought of several ways, but none worked. Do you have a variety of window sizes? I think you could do this in Sketchup. Place a window, then manually place the trim (made in Sketchup) around it.

So simple ... thanks David

Practicing manual roofs with Roof Intersection Points turned on. How to delete them? Searched in the docs and online.

Is it possible to have 2 different structures, each with a unique foundation, and have Auto Rebuild Foundation on? If I create 2 structures on a plan, then Build Foundation, I get the same foundation for both. If I create 1 structure, then Build Foundation, then create the second structure, I can set it to a slab foundation in the Room Specification, but if i go to Build Foundation to create a foundation, the program wants to rebuild all foundations to be the same.

Fairly easy to do it manually. If you use the built in dormer tools, the resulting dormer can be exploded so individual items can be changed. You can always change the roof plain directly to be whatever height you want (if manual or after exploding).

I've built some items in SketchUp and changed the color after import.

I believe a railing always takes over the wall, so putting a rail as the upper wall om a pony wall, it will only show the rail.

You might find a good copy of the plan in the Archive folder, typically located at Documents\Home Designer Pro 2015 Data\Archive Did you paint something gold?

Have you seen the TimberCab 550 from FabCab?

If someone does not respond with a solution, post the plan so we may have a look.

What did not work -- deleting the dimensions, getting multiple dimensions back? Post the plan for us to play with.

That end is supposed to be a gable? Have you tried deleting then building the roof?

Have you deleted all automatic dimensions (Edit > Delete Objects > Automatic Dimensions) and then rediminsioned?

Could you post a screen capture showing the duplicate dimensions? When / how did they show up?

I don't understand -- other than the tile on the door. Are you modeling an existing home? If so, do you have pictures of the space?

If you open the Roof Plane Specification dialog (double click on a roof plane), select Lock Pitch, then add 18" to the Ridge Top Height, that will move the roof plane up 18". If the value is [179 1/2"], just enter a +18 like [179 1/2"+18].

There is a good amount of info here. Here is an article that may help.

I tried it -- short first floor room, dropped second floor above, and that works perfectly. Thanks. I was thinking about how it will get built -- from the bottom up.

Have a room with access off a stair landing. Area under room will be used for storage and accessed from adjacent first floor room. Drawn as a first floor room with elevated floor and roof -- thus no floor underneath on same plane as the first floor. How do I get the missing floor? Should be as simple as the actual framing.

Thanks for the video David. Did you try adding windows and doors? This is why I'd like to see this as a native wall type. The wall I defined, because it's a single wall I suppose, supports penetrations like doors and windows.

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Did not get it to work. Only shows framing in one wall, either the inside or outside, depending on which is the Main Layer. I was thinking about I-joist for walls, and open web trusses for walls. Both a way of creating a deep wall space for insulation. Horizontal strapping -- On a cold climate wall, a plastic vapor barrier is often placed just below the sheetrock. Sometimes, 2x material is applied horizontally to the wall on top of the vapor barrier creating a wiring chase so the vapor barrier is not punctured, and helping to eliminate a bit of thermal bridging. On the outside you could do something similar, for installing vertical siding, or creating a rain screen detail.