DavidJPotter

You close your software application whatever it is. Then find the.plan file that you are working on where it is located on your hard drive. You can, if you have a Windows PC right-click on that plan file and select "Send to compressed archive". This command makes a compressed (.zip) file of your plan file, reducing its size in megabytes and makes it then easy to attach to your forum posts so others can then see exactly what you did to cause the problems you have. DJP

No one can help you with any certainty until we know what version and title of the software you are using. In terms of terrain the tools are all similar but differences do exist from application to application. What do you have please? DJP

No one can help you with any certainty until we know what version and title of the software you are using. In terms of terrain the tools are all similar but differences do exist from application to application. What do you have please? DJP

I answered that in my original post. You are welcome to do as you like. DJP

I rarely use "Temporary Dimensions" for something I actually care about. When I need exactitude, I use manual dimensions and these dimension points can be manually edited and or you can preset such tendencies by way of "Edit - Default Settings - Dimensions - Locate Objects". When it matters I use manual dimension strings and points, zooming in the make sure the dimension points are exactly where I need them to be. That is my advice. DJP

To expand on what Eric said, the Materials List is an inventory of how you built the 3D model and nothing more. If you want an accurate materials list then your 3D model must emulate perfectly in detail the actual structure as it will be built in the field in the real world. This is usually beyond the skill level of most casual users. I have created such models for clients and I tell them up front that such a model will require ten times the effort as a model merely developed for graphic plans. In my many decades of using Chief Premier I have only had two such clients willing to exchange with me for the extra care required for such a product. Simple calculations like how much flooring etc are easy, a fully relationally correct buy list takes a lot of head and elbow space to create. Most end users use the model for raw data and just do a take off the old fashion way, with pen, pencil and calculator. DJP

Me thinks you are the one with the "attitude" and chip on your shoulder. Eric is all about "Help" as are most of us here. If by "attitude" you mean one should be personally responsible for their successes or failures, then I agree. DJP

Leslie, anyone who would like to help needs to know what software application you are using and ideally you should post a copy of your plan. Anything else is merely a guessing game with uncertain results. DJP

The program does not "think" rather it is programmed to work automatically along certain lines, get over that I just use it please. DJP

Nope, sorry. DJP

This series is specifically for Premier but is also useful for Home Designer Pro users

Sorry you are asking Home Designer Pro to do things it is not designed to deliver. Either upgrade to Chief Premier where you can do as you wish or you can become more competent with Sketch Up where you can create custom objects to import into Pro to "solve" custom problems not solvable in Home Designer Pro alone, your choice at his point. DJP

I am sorry, in that I am thoroughly spoiled by the use of Chief Premier and Home Designer Pro; in these applications you can directly manipulate manually roof planes to edit them where and how you need them to be. In these you can just act whereas in Architectural and other Home Designer applications you must use secondary means to effect change. Some of the Non-Pro and Premier users here may have useful advice as to how to help you. Whereas I would merely suggest you upgrade and make it easier on yourself to do what you want done. DJP

If you are using in plan view the "Show Sheet" tool that is controlled by the "File - Print - Drawing Sheet Set Up" in terms of "Drawing Sheet Set up - Landscape or Portrait". This for printing orientation to paper. I rarely use that tool since I mainly use Pro or Premier that have a "Layout Sheet" tool for printing that other Home Designer titles do not have. Let me know if that is the case and what application you are using. DJP

The exterior wall seen in your image stops at the intersection of a perpendicular exterior wall, the reveal that shows is the edge of an interior wall at that intersection (a common occurrence) you can cover the interior wall reveal with a thin soffit or perhaps a custom slab if you like. Repairing such an occurrence using walls is unnecessarily complex and not recommended. DJP

I looked you up and all I could find was Suite 2018. In any case you should be able to make a custom slab with holes in it to serve or if you wanted the holes in the side you could construct four custom slabs that would reveal when blocked a hole or slot in the side of the block is my thought. Selecting a material type that can be made transparent or semi transparent. DJP

If you are still using Suite 2018 your best bet is to make a custom object in Sketch Up for importation into Suite. Suite limits your choices big time in terms of materials assignation, you would be much better off with Home Designer Pro that provides more such choices. DJP

In confined spaces like bathrooms and some smaller kitchens a "Dollhouse overview camera" view is often helpful to communicate the space. You can also make a wall invisible to get a farther out camera viewpoint as well. DJP