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ship_it.1 (eric 1).plan.zip

Do not check Make Roof Baseline Polylines unless you understand what that does. Go to Edit>Delete Objects, select Roof Baseline Polylines and delete them.

I did it manually. Using Auto Roofs, the garage roof fascia needs to be the same height as the house roof fascia. I would build a foundation too -- and turn on Auto Rebuild Foundation.

Manual roof planes.

I'd think about the stairs, especially the bottom. Adding a step and landing, and moving the door?

It's a saved camera -- look in the laundry.

Then it's probably not a CAD line, but something generated by the program. Post a screen capture showing the line and the plan file (close Pro first) for the best answer.

Much easier. No need for the extra wall. You can create your own symbols like I did for the first image I show above, and place them independently of other objects/walls. You could create a Panel consisting of the railing and screen and apply it automatically as part of the railing wall. With Pro, you could also create the screen with frame from soffits or slabs for example, make an Architectural Block, and position them manually.

Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/O8d5e8_4Gmg?hd=1

The screen panel I made in Chief Premier, and placed it manually between the columns. There is a glass door in the library that you could use. Just paint the glass with a screen material.

Your Porch/Carport wall definition is unusual. What's the reason for it?

Something like this?

See the ChiefSkills YouTube channel for a video or 2. They are for Chief Premier, but home designer has some of the same features. You can sometimes use windows. An image or 2 of what you want to model would be helpful.

For the truss, you can often re-purpose a truss generated by the program. You will also get correct wood grain.

Build the foundation.

Yes -- thanks. If you have a foundation/floor structure you should see something, unless these things are off in Display Options. Attach the plan file -- close Suite first, and someone will have a look.

Are you using a Doll House camera?

I just tested the backsplash method and found the same thing you are. I could get it to center on the wall by changing some settings, but the backsplash would disappear in 3D. Create a new plan with a wall and just your backsplash against it, post it, and I'll make you a symbol that will work.

Delete the foundation. Edit the floor as desired. Turn on auto rebuild foundation.

I'll suggest using a Ceiling Plane instead of a slab.

Setting up Home Designer - Preferences and Defaults Creating a Custom Template Plan Watch On YouTube: http://youtu.be/s-TcAHsiMjg?hd=1

A concrete block texture may be applied to many surfaces. You could draw walls -- use the 8" CMU wall type for example, use slabs, soffits, custom countertops etc to assemble from parts, applying textures like block to the parts that need them. It really depends on what you want to accomplish. A 3D representation, something you could dimension and use the plan to build from etc.

With Suite, you probably will need to model the parts in a program like SketchUp and then import them as symbols. You might be able to do the walls in Suite, but I don't know how you would do the roof.

Are you sure the error isn't saying you cannot have a lintel or sill?

I still do not understand the problem. Your end truss -- I colored blue for clarity.