DavidJPotter

Vector view camera views are composed only of lines and color fills. Walls are defined in 3D views by Wall-poly-lines. You can see this when a wall is selected in a camera view (Like in Eric's image above, is a perfect example). So it is quite "normal" for vector views to show the edge lines of individual wall poly lines especially in vector views and other line-based camera views. One can reduce such lines by minimizing manual edits of wall polylines which is sometimes necessary to straighten out elevation views. There is no "rule" for this, you just have to develop judgment as to what works and what makes things worse. I am spoiled by Chief Architect Premier due to the presence of a tool to select and delete such unwanted lines. One can also draw in missing lines with this tool, it is one of the many perks one obtains when upgrading to Premier. When you find a manually edited wall polyline it will show up on the "Structure Tab" of the "Wall Specification dialog box - Structure Tab-Default "Wall Heights" checkboxes, if you see one of these unchecked, place a check there and see if that lessens the presence of unwanted lines. Manual wall editing of wall polylines is "permanent" until or unless you then undo the manual edit using the method above addressing the Structure Tab- Wall Heights checkboxes. DJP

In Home Designer there are no preprogrammed "Window and Door Schedules" like in Chief Premier, so to create one, you do so manually using "Text" and so forth. DJP

In order for your .skp symbol to show properly, you will have to make a hole in the deck which surrounds the pool object and also cut a hole in the terrain (if you have created a terrain Plane). Since I cannot see your plan file, that is my advice for now. DJP

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Fix what, exactly? The animated water (or lack thereof) or something else, please? DJP

Your posted image says "Client Viewer" which is for viewing plan files created in Chief Architect Premier only. It is not capable of creating a thing, only viewing what others have created in Chief Architect Premier. If you, in fact, have Home Designer Pro 2016, it does have the ability to create up to three, above ground, story buildings and structures. Why does your posted image say "Client Viewer"? How to create a new floor is covered in detail, in your "Reference Manual" and "Users Guide" that can be found under the "Help" menu in Home Designer Pro 2016 when the software is open and running. Are you using a "Client Viewer" or are you, in fact, using Home Designer Pro 2016, please? DJP

You can set any line style that Pro offers by way of "Display Options" dialog while in plan view. I do not remember how many line styles are available but you can certainly look and see for yourself. Your "Reference Manual" that can be found under the "Help" Menu contains information about all the tools and extant variations available for any tool in Home Designer Pro, it is over 2,000 pages long but it is also "Searchable" by topic and tool. DJP

That is why Architectural cannot import anything except pdf files, which you can then make sure the scaling is correct and then trace over the PDF. That is my advice DJP

+There are a couple of ways: Left-Click-Select a stair object and in that selected object's "Edit Tool Bar" (the one that only appears when something is selected) and from that toolbar select "Flair-Curve Stair object" (probably not exactly what you are looking for) Create the flaring stairs out of custom slabs you create from closed poly-lines to emulate the stair steps, this is most like the photo you shared. DJP

Post the troublesome .dxf file so others can inspect the file, You should be able to import it. DJP

a demonstration of Ceiling Plane creation DJP

Try this. DJP

Right you are. DJP

Being a native Texan myself and having traveled extensively around the State, I can underline that Texas has many different areas: Deserts, mountains, plains, Coastal areas with beautiful beaches, The piney forest areas start just East of where I live in Austin. Austin is on the Southern edge of the Great Plains that runs North to the Dakotas and is on the edge of the Hill Country that stretches Westward from Austin. I love it, its people and its places. The attached photo is of downtown Austin across the Colorado River, dammed up into Lady Bird Lake DJP

If you have not already solved your "no floor" problem then please try making a copy of your plan file and compress it into a .zip file to share here. I am sure that there are many here who can solve your problem once they have the file. How to create a compressed zip file in Windows: Using Windows Explorer you locate the plan file, "right-click" on it and select from the resulting choices "Send to" "Compressed Archive". That command then makes a smaller version in terms of kilobytes your plan file and with the smaller size, it can then be more easily shared here. Give it a try, please. DJP

What software application do you have? DJP

https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/discover/unread/ this is the forum for you please. DJP

Save, saves finally, the plan file you are working on. Save as- is used when you wish to make a copy of the plan file you are working on. When you save as you end up with two files (clones of each other but with different names). These are standard "Windows Operating System" commands that every Windows application has as a choice. Your post sounds like you are using Chief Architect Premier and NOT any Home Designer software titles, this forum is for Home Designer Software users, not Chief Architect Premier users. What software do you have, please? DJP

My prior advice is not true for Architectural but at that time I did not know what you have, software wise. The only thing I noticed from your posted images, other than the missing floor is that that space's Room Specification Dialog shows that the defaults for "Stem Wall and Floor" are unchecked. That indicates to me that you are not then following the defaults preset for the software (a common new user mistake which causes no end of trouble). In " Edit - Default Settings- Current Floor" you define what the majority settings are for the current floor. When you skip that which defeats entirely how the software is designed to work, you get the software as an opponent instead of a helper. I cannot tell just from your images what is going on. There are two things you can do if you wish to get any useful help: 1. Create a zip file of your plan using the "File - Backup Entire Plan" command which should create a small enough file archive to share here 2. Make a "Save as" copy of your plan, removing non-essential objects like plants, furniture-just walls, roofs, windows and doors and then .zip that for sharing here. Without your plan file, all we can do is guess. With your file, we can carefully inspect and find exactly what is wrong. .zip files compress .plan files to a smaller overall size which makes them easier to comply with the attachment size requirement of the software forum. DJP

If that room is marked "Floor provided by the foundation" on its Room Specification Dialog and you have not yet built a foundation floor, then there would be no floor to show, check for that, please. DJP

Jo Ann, on the contrary, if you can help this person without their having to upgrade, I am happy to be wrong. DJP

Oh, then your answer is Yes. But the array of choice for drapes is limited, there are several types of elevation cameras for that purpose DJP

I believe, in order to emulate this roof you will need to do two things: 1. Upgrade to Home Designer Pro and 2. Learn how to use its manual roof creating and editing tools DJP

What sort of "Help" are you looking for? Were you looking for symbols that look like drapes? There are some available (I think) at the Home Designer Website-Catalog Downloads page. I think you would do better printing the elevations to paper and then draw in by hand your drapes the old-fashioned way. Home Designer titles just do not have the custom symbol making ability to give interior designers the complete freedom that they require like Chief Architect Premier Interiors does. where you can make your own symbols as you need them or make them in Sketch Up to then import into Home Designer or Chief Premier. Anyway, please be as specific as is possible when you ask for help, rather than make us guess what is needed and wanted. DJP

Rookie65 is correct, what he told you to do is the ONLY way to bring back the "Living Area" display if it has been deleted, unless it is turned off in "General Plan Defaults Dialog". DJP