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Essentials is the only Home Designer or Chief Architect software product that DOES NOT have grid lines as a feature, sorry. All other Home Designer titles do have that as a feature. DJP

I sometimes just set the interior wall's "Main Layer" to "Drywall" or a color to handle this anomaly, in Chief I often use a custom 3D object to cover anomalous instances as well but that is not an option for Home Designer users. A thin, reshaped soffit sometimes works to cover such blemishes also in HD programs. DJP

Carefully study the "Roof Styles" tab of the "Build Roof Dialog" for the required settings to produce the common roof types in Architectural. Then practice creating such roofs in a simple Test Plan to work out the kinks in your competence to produce such roof types at will. Only then, start applying your newly acquired skills to your house model. DJP

Symbols use images in plan views and the symbol's 3D faces to be seen in camera views (that is how they are programmed to work, whether as an imported symbol or like the symbols that come with your software. Your Software is not programmed to natively dimension to them like other 3D objects like walls, cabinets, fixtures etc. If your software has the "Tape Measure" tool under "Dimension Tools" you can at least get an approximation of its dimensions and also via the symbol's own Dialog Box where you should be able to see a display of three dimensions that define the symbol's size. DJP

Save your desktop view as an image (Control Key - Print Screen), as an image file, it should include your visual grid lines. They are designed not to print otherwise as far as I know. DJP

Name it "Balcony" and then uncheck "Ceiling over this room" and "Roof over this room" on the room's Structure Tab. DJP

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In order for auto-build roofs to work in this case you would either have to work out the exact setting in that single wall the exact height for the transition of the second roof plane. I myself would just draw it manually using trial and error until I got just the right combination of pitches to get the desired result (I never was good at math per se, so manual roofs, trial and error works best for me). DJP

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If perfection is what you seek, you may want to consider replacing the glass wall, making it invisible (just to separate the shower from the bathroom) and use a soffit carrying a glass material for the purpose of emulating just the wall. Perfection in this software (no matter what you are using) is sometimes difficult requiring one to think outside the box to get a result. DJP

Well, Eric, you are right. What I saw is that the tool is greyed out unless you are in an elevation camera mode in both Architectural and Pro, I can see how that makes sense since it can only be used in an elevation camera view. My bad, I should have looked harder. In plan view mode the tool is greyed out to a point where I could not see it clearly. Thanks for making me look again! DJP

I just checked in Architectural, Pro, and Suite, none have a custom backsplash tool. That is a feature of Chief Architect Premier only. Take Eric's advice and use a thin soffit placing your backsplash material on it. Training Videos are all marked as to what versions and titles they apply to whether at the Home Designer or Chief Architect Websites. DJP

The way that library is designed to be used is you first place a doorway the width and size you desire and THEN place the Nana Wall symbol into that doorway. Nana Wall symbols are designed to be placed into an existing doorway first. DJP

Not necessarily, if you become completely competent in and with Just interiors you can do much. In terms of Home Designer of course, Home Designer Pro is the best choice, especially if you need to design roof systems. But for just interior remodeling Interiors, Suite and Architectural are plenty good provided you study and really learn your tools, settings, and procedures with what you have. DJP

What do you have, please? If I know that I can tell you EXACTLY how to do what you need/want to do, otherwise we all have to guess at an answer. DJP

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I repeat, why do you need this done? DJP

In Suite, your only control over roof baseline heights is the "ceiling height" setting in "Room Specification Dialogs - Structure Tab". Where roofs go and how they are configured are by way of pre-settings that YOU do in Wall Specification Dialogs per wall. This is explained generally in your "Build Roof Dialog - Roof styles Tab" per roof type. In order to obtain the exact result you want, all settings must be set properly before building the roof system. DJP

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Architectural has no Manual Roof Tools, Home Designer Pro does but it requires a lot of study and even more practice to become competent with those tools. Expecting quick results is unreasonable when competent skill is required, stay at it and you will get there. DJP

I would not try to use the truss tool at all, rather I would use the soffit tool and sloped soffit tool to create such a truss. You make the first in place then copy paste as required. DJP

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No matter what you have you should be able to use reshaped soffits for such a purpose. Sloped soffits are only in Suite, Architectural and Pro though, otherwise you should be good but also do as Eric suggests, it helps others help you to know what software you are using. DJP