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    I was given a 2008 version of Home Designer,  version 8.4.0 which I just recently installed.  I have drawn up a house plan, which, at the moment consists of the rooms of a house and now have decided that I want to mirror or reverse the floor plan. Under TOOLS there is a feature to REVERSE PLAN however it does it about the vertical axis and I want to mirror it about the horizontal axis.  I could use the vertical axis feature if I could then rotate it CCW 90 deg but don't see this feature also.  Is there any way to accomplish this?

    Thanks

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      artlaf

      David,

      I changed the footprint of the first floor and now I realize the basement doesn't change with it.  I looked under build-floor but don't see anything about modifying foundations.  I can delete it and start over but then I would lose the rooms I have added to it.  Any way of avoiding this?

      On another matter which I don't need to do right now but would like to know if it can be done.  I wanted to increase the width of the living room by increasing the footprint of the house.  I tried to move the upper outside wall outward and it changes the kitchen area.  I assume I would have to reconfigure the kitchen back to what it was by moving the living room walls and anything else that was affected by the stretch?

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  2. artlaf

    I was given a 2008 version of Home Designer,  version 8.4.0 which I just recently installed.  I have drawn up a house plan, which, at the moment consists of the rooms of a house and now have decided that I want to mirror or reverse the floor plan. Under TOOLS there is a feature to REVERSE PLAN however it does it about the vertical axis and I want to mirror it about the horizontal axis.  I could use the vertical axis feature if I could then rotate it CCW 90 deg but don't see this feature also.  Is there any way to accomplish this?

    Thanks

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      artlaf

      Okay, that worked nicely as far as seeing an overlay of the first floor onto the basement plan.  However, I am having trouble creating the stairs as I would like.  I want the stairs to enter the first floor in the space I created for them.  It is show between the half bath and the kitchen storage.  It looks like an open space with walls but I intended it to be the stairwell.  So when I start drawing the stairs in the basement view I start below the kitchen storage area and draw the first set from right to left.  Then I draw the next set perpendicular to these between what I intended to be the stairwell exiting on the first floor.  I then create the landing and click "make reach" to break through the first floor.  When I look at it in camera view nothing shows.  Additionally, I would like the majority of the stairs to go from the first floor to the landing, then fewer stairs to the basement floor.  I have tried multiple times and can't figure out what I am doing wrong.  Attached is the plan.

      Home Plan 1 - RT-14 Lot-Reversed (3)_auto_save.plan

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  3. artlaf

    I was given a 2008 version of Home Designer,  version 8.4.0 which I just recently installed.  I have drawn up a house plan, which, at the moment consists of the rooms of a house and now have decided that I want to mirror or reverse the floor plan. Under TOOLS there is a feature to REVERSE PLAN however it does it about the vertical axis and I want to mirror it about the horizontal axis.  I could use the vertical axis feature if I could then rotate it CCW 90 deg but don't see this feature also.  Is there any way to accomplish this?

    Thanks

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      artlaf

      Looking up "Half-Wall" in the tutorial says to use Build-Wall-Straight Railing.  I got it good enough to be representative.

      So I have a question regarding stairs.  I have the first floor pretty well laid out.  I have a basement that is completely open at the moment.  I want to create a stairway with a landing.  The construction of a stairway says you need to start from the lower floor to the upper floor.  I have a location for a stairway entrance on the first floor, however, I have no reference point on the basement from which to start so that it connects where I want it on the first floor.

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    I was given a 2008 version of Home Designer,  version 8.4.0 which I just recently installed.  I have drawn up a house plan, which, at the moment consists of the rooms of a house and now have decided that I want to mirror or reverse the floor plan. Under TOOLS there is a feature to REVERSE PLAN however it does it about the vertical axis and I want to mirror it about the horizontal axis.  I could use the vertical axis feature if I could then rotate it CCW 90 deg but don't see this feature also.  Is there any way to accomplish this?

    Thanks

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      artlaf

      The plan is editable and I have been working on it a little at a time every few days so thank you for that.  I am trying to furnish the master bath.  I would like to create a glass block privacy wall around the toilet.  I want a wall about 32 in wide and 54 in tall.  I can't seem to find and modify a wall to these dimensions and make it an opaque wall.

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    I was given a 2008 version of Home Designer,  version 8.4.0 which I just recently installed.  I have drawn up a house plan, which, at the moment consists of the rooms of a house and now have decided that I want to mirror or reverse the floor plan. Under TOOLS there is a feature to REVERSE PLAN however it does it about the vertical axis and I want to mirror it about the horizontal axis.  I could use the vertical axis feature if I could then rotate it CCW 90 deg but don't see this feature also.  Is there any way to accomplish this?

    Thanks

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      artlaf

      Dave,

      I was able to open it and if you click on a wall the dimensions do appear.  Haven't had time to try any editing today as i am doing house chores.  Will let you know.

      Thanks very much.

      artlaf

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    I was given a 2008 version of Home Designer,  version 8.4.0 which I just recently installed.  I have drawn up a house plan, which, at the moment consists of the rooms of a house and now have decided that I want to mirror or reverse the floor plan. Under TOOLS there is a feature to REVERSE PLAN however it does it about the vertical axis and I want to mirror it about the horizontal axis.  I could use the vertical axis feature if I could then rotate it CCW 90 deg but don't see this feature also.  Is there any way to accomplish this?

    Thanks

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      artlaf

      Dave,

      Thanks for the quick reply.  See attachment "Home Plan 1 - RT-14 Lot".

      Home Plan 1 - RT-14 Lot.plan

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