DavidJPotter

In the right hand wall, there must be some incorrect settings, check for them. I agree with Dave, that you should post a copy of your plan. DJP

Read the Reference Manual on "custom materials", that is your best answer DJP

Hi Rob, the idea is to represent such things either in 3D or 2D, so you have a lot of choices and ways to represent such objects. DJP

Auto Rebuild Foundation means exactly what it says (any prior work done on the existing foundation will be lost in the act of rebuilding a new foundation). You really should read your "Users Guide" all the way through and read the section of your Reference Manual on Foundations so you know what to expect instead of being taken by surprise. DJP

Here is a You Tube video of me doing what I think you want to do, in Pro 2017: https://youtu.be/diQgjUvaeOc DJP

All the knowledge you need is contained in your "Help - Users Guide" and your "Help - View Reference Manual". It takes a while to absorb all that stuff (over 2K pages) so take it a little at a time followed by practice sessions after study to verify that you can actually do what you studied. It took me over a year to do that with my first Reference Manual and Users Guide but it is the difference between knowing what to do and floundering around guessing. DJP

I haven't a clue what you are talking about for the following reasons: 1. What software title and version are you using? 2. What "downloaded file" did you download? What purpose did it have? DJP

Here is what I can share with you on this subject: https://youtu.be/6v7qEFJndHU DJP PS: to attach a file you need to select "Use Full Editor" by doing so you can attach files to your post but not otherwise

To expand on what Eric has said, no Home Designer title has the ability to import a .dwg file format, Pro, as Eric said will import a .dxf file format. I agree with Eric in that you can print out the .dwg file at a print shop and then using it as a guide, draw the walls, then make them accurate using dimension tools, add windows and doors and you're off an running. You can easily do that in Suite, except for the roof system (Suite has a limited ability to create roof systems). DJP

Not true, look again, do some additional trials before you make up your mind absolutely. Part of the learning curve is making misjudgements and then correcting those misjudgements. DJP

Home Designer Pro is not Deneba Canvas, part of learning software is what it does and does not do. You have learned a new lesson is all. Eric literally means that yes you can mark existing roof planes to remain but "Auto Build Roofs" does just that: it rebuilds all roof planes leaving the prior set in place, so I never use that "feature", I consider it a redundancy. I almost always either manually build roofs or auto-build and then manually edit that result. DJP

It is most likely one or more bad wall connections that cause this phenomena, anyone would have to have a copy of your plan to say more than guess, as I have. DJP

The materials list tool can just display windows and doors listing their occurrence, size and floor, so from that you can quickly tabulate the square footage to obtain the data you seek. DJP

Once you have zoomed in, that act alone will make it easier to manually locate your dimension point. Another thing you can do is to set Dimensions Defaults to seek out wall centers that setting is found on the "Locate Objects" tab. DJP

Post a copy of your plan, we are not psychic here so you need to share the plan with us for a lucid response. DJP

I looked at your PDF and plan file and I cannot figure out what you are talking about, can you be a little more specific? DJP

I made the video before you updated your signature. Suite (any version) does not have the ability to draw trusses much less a scissor truss. If you want to draw and edit trusses you MUST upgrade to Home Designer Pro. With Suite you can piddle around but with Pro you can really start doing construction documents. DJP

Never heard of any objects with that name (KNX), Eric's advice to check 3D Warehouse is a good suggestion, I do not think Home Designer has any such objects. If I knew what you were talking about specifically I might be then able to help with an alternate selection that would serve. DJP

Here is a You Tube video of me placing trusses in your plan in Pro 2017, the method shown works the same in Premier as in any version of Pro: https://youtu.be/m9kBZdeVpzY DJP

I am still not sure exactly is missing or there that should not be, in any case here is a You Tube video of me looking over and commenting on your plan file: https://youtu.be/DCShokbaJFA DJP

Software does not "DO" anything, it is a well studied, competent user who does things once they have studied and practiced enough to know where the Default Settings, Preferences and other settings that control the software are. When you have a problem the data to solve it is in the Help files as Eric pointed out and also in the "Users Guide" (which you should read before touching the software) and for specific technical problems you read sections of the Reference Manual. Nothing is really intuitive until after you have studied how to use it DJP

Creating a second floor to serve as unfinished attic space additionally requires you to name that space via the Room Specification Dialog as "Attic" which will change the floor joists for that space to 2x6's. Otherwise the software will give that add that space to area a living area calculation and make the floor joists as thick as the other floors. just keep in mind that room names are also programing commands. DJP

Also if you want those exterior walls to appear to be foundation walls in plan view go to their wall specification dialog boxes - Foundation Tab and program the walls to have footings using that tab. DJP

You would thicken the floor platform by way of that room's specification dialog-structure tab-floor structure layering it as you desire. I do not understand this statement in terms of a question, you just draw and dimension the wall, nothing arcane there. I also agree with Eric that a signature and concise statements of your questions are prefered. DJP

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