DavidJPotter

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  1. I deliver this sort of help to people like you. I charge $75.00 per hour. Once I see your .plan file I can offer an estimate. DJP
  2. Your deck room is probably following "Edit - Defaults - Floors and Rooms - Second Floor - Floor Height". The probable reason that caused its floor to be higher than the house's floor is you did not change the ceiling height of the first floor in "Edit - Defaults - Floors and Rooms - Second Floor - Floor Height" but just changed the first floor's ceiling height in your Room Specification Dialog Box - Structure - Ceiling height of the rooms of the first floor. The software can be counted upon to robotacilly follow its settings, right or wrong. When wrong you get results like yours. Carefully find and set the intended defaults for each floor and only then will all be well. DJP
  3. Your edited plan file is attached below. DJP DJP.zip
  4. Materials are assigned via the wall's Specification dialog box - Materials Tab, past that there are lots of other tools to make changes with. DJP
  5. Importing a symbol (.skp) file requires you to give the symbol a name and it is then locatable via that name in the "User Catalog" section of the Library Browser. I can be assigned in "Edit - Default Settings - Cabinet - Door/Drawer tab" if you have Pro, not so sure about Architectural or Suite, take a look. DJP
  6. Turn off "Auto Build Roofs", then make your Room Specification Dialog changes per room-Ceiling height. For more detailed advice, post your plan file and more information as to your finished look. DJP
  7. Those tools already exist in Chief Architect Premier X15 and they are COOL! DJP
  8. Turn ON " Auto Rebuild Terrain" found in the Terrain Specification Dialog. DJP
  9. We need to know what software you are using, a picture or sketch of what you wish the roof to look like and ideally a copy of your .plan file. A rule of thumb for roof geometry is and it is locked to the geometry of your floor plan and its ceiling heights. DJP
  10. A common practice for remodeling projects is to first create a relationally correct "as Built" of the existing conditions of the project and then make a copy (save-as) of that renaming it "Proposed" project when in you then make your changes (demo walls, altered electric, fixtures etc. ). You then print both views as plans so the project, start to finish gets graphically communicated. DJP
  11. I have Home Designer Pro...there is no "layer setting" That is not true, please look again, it is there and has been being there in every version of Home Designer and Chief software for over a decade. DJP
  12. Open "Display Options dialog "Tools - Layer Settings - Display Options where you will then find all named layers alphabetically listed. What you are interested in are the "R" layers under the "Room" category ( Rooms, Room Labels , Room, Interior Area, Interior Dimensions and lastly Rooms, Standard Area ). This is discussed in detail in your Reference Manual ( Help - Reference Manual ) DJP
  13. Call Sales tomorrow and upgrade from Architectural to Home Designer Pro. DJP
  14. I looked at your file. What version of Home Designer do you have? Only if you have Pro will you be able to accomplish this roof geometry I believe. The auto roof generator is not really "automatic" but rather a mechanical routine with boundaries. DJP
  15. Can you also post a sketch or photo to help illustrate more what you wish as an outcome? DJP
  16. Can be done in Chief Premier but not in Home Designer. In the attached image I did this model for a company in Hawaii back in old X12 using tools no Home Designer software has. DJP
  17. In thirty years I have never come across a Structural Engineer using Chief. I have several Architect clients over the years. In my experience most of Chief Premier users are also Professional Builders. I myself was a construction supervisor and started drafting using Chief back in 1994. The majority of users I know are self employed builders who also design and draft their own projects, the rest are strictly drafter/designer persons working as part of an Architectural firm. All my Engineers seem to use AutoCAD, DJP
  18. Can you upload a sketch of what you wish to do? I need to have a more detailed understanding of your intentions to advise you with certainty. DJP
  19. Edit - Default Settings - Framing - Roof Rafters -size Input boxes DJP
  20. I can help you with your project, contact me, please. DJP
  21. Then start your own software company from scratch... It does what it is programmed to do and NOTHING else. So one has to get done what needs doing with the tools at hand. I assume you want to have exposed rafters; that can be done as you have seen. I looked at the model that Eric uploaded and noticed that the fascia has been removed, leaving an large air gap between the rafters and the roof decking. Were I to try to do this I would reset the settings in the effected roof planes. Out-of-the-box the rafters are interiorized and are behind the fascia. The fascia is still there between the perpendicular rafters but the fascia is against the house. I would also set Default Settings - Framing - Roof match what I am doing with the roof framing in terms of rafter sizing. Make these same changes in the Build Roof Dialog - Structure to make sure those new settings were applied. It would be great if the software was smart or AI er something but it IS not...YOU have to be smart to fill in via study-practice and only you makes anything good appear. DJP
  22. Post a copy of your plan so others can look at the missed or misassigned settings, please. DJP
  23. If you persist, you will find dozens of undermount sinks, the programming of the "Search" is programmed as it is and oft times you have to try several "search" terms to get something useful. DJP
  24. Start Here and see what is available. DJP