DavidJPotter

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  1. What you dimension strings are dimensioning to is the usual mismatch. Make sure all string's dimension points are measuring from the correct dimension points is my advice and make sure, using a back-clipped elevation camera to check, visually how the walls aligning, floor to floor. The software is only capable of doing what you ordered it to do via its Default Settings, if they are wrong or wrongly applied by you, the results will be less that desired. Make sure. DJP
  2. DavidJPotter

    Retaining wall

    see if this helps, please. DJP
  3. DavidJPotter

    Retaining wall

    What you used is programmed to follow the terrain surface. An easy way to make that appear to be level is to create a "custom slab" to match the curve in plan view and set its depth and height to get exactly the visual effect you wish. DJP
  4. 3D faces are each virtual surface that you see in a camera view. Those faces are described in computer language so the more 3D faces per plan file, the more computer power is required to parse it in a camera or plan view. What you see is "0's and "1"s set to describe visibly a virtual 3D construct. Like I said it is simple "geometry and physics". The more you create the more time it takes to show it in "real" time. DJP
  5. Jo_Ann, if you have a better way, then please share it with us. DJP
  6. X7 is a designation for Chief Architect Premier version 17 which is the big brother of Home Designer Pro, it came out in 2015. DJP
  7. The last time I did a commercial multi-floor building, that is EXACTLY what I had to do. I was about a million square feet done in X7 (circa 2015) I believe. DJP
  8. The more 3D faces you pack into a .plan file the more time it takes for a computer to parse them. The is Physics and nothing more, sorry. This is true for Pro or Premier. DJP
  9. I like the poster would like to know how you achieved the roundtop look you posted in your image ,and did so using only Architectural, please. Thank you. DJP
  10. I stand corrected, Jo_Ann, thanks! DJP
  11. If you open the stair dialog you can uncheck "Automatic Heights" and then set the top or bottom of the stair object manually. DJP
  12. If you have Home Designer Pro you can manually change roof materials, if you do not, you cannot. DJP
  13. The software is programmed to create stairs only from where they start. If you want to travel from the basement to the first floor, you draw the stairs on the basement level (Level "0"). If you want the stairs to travel from the first floor to the second, you create the stair object on the first floor, it then reaches the second floor. DJP
  14. In Architectural the answer is NO, you would have to upgrade to Home Designer Pro in order to do as you wish. DJP
  15. I do not have Home Designer Pro 2021 but if you will look at dimension defaults dialog-extensions, if there is a programmed way you will find it there. Otherwise you just use text to create a "CL" text symbol and place that text manually over the dimension extension that you wish to annotate as a "center Line". Either way will work. DJP
  16. Send the view to a layout page where you can control how much of the elevation you wish to show. DJP
  17. CBlasi, I commonly help Home Designer software users. Call me or email me and lets get started, please. DJP
  18. Once you are through creating invisible walls, open "Display Options" while in your plan view and uncheck (Turn off) the "Walls, Invisible" layer. Then they will still be there but no longer visible in plan views until or unless you manually turn that layer back on. DJP
  19. Open "Default settings - Framing - Wall" and carefully study the offered settings. I believe you will find your answer there. Take a long look, please. DJP
  20. Made for Chief Architect but applicable to Home Designer Pro, any version. DJP
  21. DavidJPotter

    LIBRARY

    Commonly I would create a "dry bar" simply using cabinets, uppers with glass doors and base cabinets for the working space. If you were to post an image or photo of what you are seeking, it would then be easier for others to assist you. I am merely guessing at this point. DJP
  22. Obviously the names for enclosed spaces are not just names, rather they come with preprogrammed attributes, which you have seen and experienced. Read your Reference Manual, practice and observe what your settings cause, good or bad. Watch a help video and then practice what you learned to make sure you have properly learned/understood what you watched. The software is a tool and it is up to you to learn how to use it to obtain desirable results for yourself. DJP
  23. Go to "Edit - Default Settings - Framing - Foundation - Floor structure for Floor 1" and make your changes from the out of the box settings. DJP
  24. What software are you using please? DJP