DavidJPotter

You can predetermine which sliding window is to be default for any plan by way of Window Defaults - Sliding Window, I do not care what you call it. OR you can simply select the window in plan view and in the Edit Tool Bar for that window you can make it slide in any direction you wish on the fly. DJP

Like most new users you have overlooked "Edit - Default Settings - Windows, Doors, Materials etc etc. If you train yourself to set those Default Settings first before you do a lot of drawing, it saves you a lot of time later. Your software is a mechanical device that you lead to a desired result by settings and using proper, learned procedures. DJP

I am sorry to say that Architectural is missing the one of the key tools that you need to fix your plan, the other is the use of a pony wall which you have. The tool missing in Architectural that is present in HD Pro is "Custom Ceiling Planes". Perhaps someone else can offer a solution but I cannot think of one; Here is a You Tube video of me working on your plan in Chief Premier X8, Home Designer Pro 2017 has the same functionality in these cases as does X8 https://youtu.be/Hu-Wgop7QlE DJP PS: I just thought of this, Architectural does have "sloped soffits" which can be used to fill in your gaps over the gable's ceilings!

You might want to search the Knowledge base of help articles for more data, I found this article about .stl files, there are others: https://hometalk.chi...fix-the-models/ DJP

Images are by default 2D and will not show properly with a 3D model, Eric pointed you in the right direction. DJP

"Wrong" is not the right word, perhaps "failed to control" might be more apt. did you preset stem walls in "Edit - Default Settings - Foundation" before building your foundation? Did you try changing settings in Room Specification Dialog on the Foundation after the foundation was built? You know you can manually adjust stem wall heights using an elevation camera per stem wall. DJP

You can also use "Custom Ceiling planes" instead of roof planes as in the KB article, it is not that hard but can be done just using HD Pro. DJP

Home Designer Pro has the ability to draw stair railings manually (Check " Follow Stairs" on the Rail Style Tab), Architectural does NOT have this ability. Using it you can have any rail style or panels in your LIbrary Browser. DJP

Post a picture of these extra tall wall cabinets, some accurate dimensions and I can then tell you how to emulate it. DJP

Please post a copy of your plan file. DJP

The Home Designer title with the largest paper output is Home Designer Pro @ 18" x 24" paper. You can also export views as individual .dxf file exports or print to PDF and e mail your layout pages as PDF files. DJP

There is a dimension tool that creates its own dimension points, that is the only one you can use for your exact purpose, look for it. DJP

I started a video of fixing your plan but got interrupted by a paying client (sorry). After looking over your terrain elevation data the mistake you made was 1. using terrain elevation points (I NEVER USE THEM, EVER, it is too hard to edit them afterwards and makes editing terrain way too complicated) 2. elevation points off or outside the terrain plane are nothing graphic clutter and only confuse matters. I would recommend that you delete all elevation points and start over using elevation splines and elevation regions and as few of those as is possible. This makes editing your terrain easier and more manageable. The ideal way to edit terrain is to make a measurement using a camera view usually an elevation camera. Then apply that value change to specific elevation objects, then view that result in isometric camera views to verify its correctness or the lack thereof. Then further slight changes until you get a visual result that is desirable. This article may be useful to you: https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00718/modeling-a-sloping-terrain-for-a-walk-out-basement.html DJP

The best help can arrive if you state what software you are using (Version and title) and if you share a copy of your problem plan so lucid and concise advice can then be offered, otherwise all you can receive is guesses. DJP

yes, use the CAD tools to curve the sides the use a poly line driveway object. DJP

I have not observed any degradation in any Home Designer software rendering. DJP

Look it up on the WWW or perhaps the manufacturer's website. Specifications of various fireplace objects are not held secret. DJP

A better more precise explanation could be forthcoming if you also were to post a copy of your floor plan. In the absence of it, nothing but guesses can be offered. DJP

Here is a You Tube tutorial video of me creating a curved roof (segmented) manual dormer in Home Designer Pro 2016: https://youtu.be/-A1WrUrUCP8 DJP

The Nana wall symbols are so designed and originally created by a Chief Architect Premier user Named Michael. He shared his creation freely with other users and that is how he designed an otherwise complicated symbol. If you think about it how would you make such a symbol of such complexity? Michael made a decision and his symbols work perfectly used as designed. Things generally are as they are not not always as we might like them to be. DJP

"Wall Specification Dialog - Wall Covering Tab - Add New". Using that tool you can add as many interior or exterior wall coverings as you desire. Please read all or some of these help articles: https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/search/?q=Wall+coverings DJP

Also look in the dormer specification dialog under "Roof type" drop-down menu DJP

Nana wall symbols are not doors per se, they are symbols and as such you need to create a doorway and then place the nana wall symbol in that opening created by the doorway. This is how they are designed to work in Home Designer and Chief Architect software (they are not doors rather they are symbols of doors) DJP

In such cases the dormer tool may not be your first choice. In such cases one would manually construct dormers, some of these help articles may be of help: https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/search/?q=manual+dormers DJP

Check the room specification dialogs directly underneath where the roof generator is working incorrectly, look for settings that are causing the roof generator to fail. DJP