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I already spoke to support and confirmed that HD Pro is a one-layer and one layout version. Once multiple layouts are made it has to be 'saved as' therefore no longer interconnected with the original floor plan. Just make sure the floor plan is final before thinking of doing the rest of the construction drawings.

I wish I am in the business of making floor plans and Premier would be a slam dunk. I just happen to have a one time project coming up. I guess I'm just a Pro guy for now...

Thanks for the help! 

Forget about 'temporary'. Let me call it Final Layouts.

My question still remains. Is it how it is supposed to be done on the Pro if it does not have the Plan Views capability like the Premier?

Having the preliminary multiples plans already sent to the layout and continue working and designing seems like it works similarly to the Plan Views with the Premier X12. I can go back and forth between plans and layouts do changes, revisions, etc. while the layers are there for the specific plans.

I'm still on both trial versions. I don't know what is the actual behavior of the software on the paid version of the Pro once saved on the computer.

Can the experts on the forum help me understand this workaround for the lack of layer set capabilities of HD Pro 2021 compared to Premier X12?

I found that if I send for example the preliminary electrical plan or landscaping plan to a temporary layout the layers that I opened for that specific plan stay even if I do some changes, updates, or revise the main floor plan. At the layout view for the electrical or landscaping plan, all the changes on the main floor plan are updated live for each drawing. I can click on the camera for that specific plan and update whatever needs to be updated based on the changes from the main floor plan.

Later, my idea is to send the final plans into final multiple layouts and save for printing then delete all the temp layout. I don't want to 'save as' multiple files from a single plan because I like the idea that the changes from the main plan are updated live into the different types of plans.

Is this how it is supposed to be done?

Door & Window Schedules

1.       Finish Floor Plans

2.       Click Tools >> Material List

3.       Calculate Material List (Select Floors or All Floors)

4.       Open Material List Display Options

5.       Under Categories, select only Doors or Windows

6.       Under Columns, select on desired columns. Move up or down to the desired location, MAKING SURE THE SELECTED BOXES ARE GROUPED TOGETHER ON THE TOP SIDE FOR EASY EDITING

7.       Highlight everything, go to Edit and Copy

8.       Go to Floor Plan View and Paste

9.       Open Object and Edit and remove unnecessary items

10.   Under Attributes, click on Display Border and Display Grid Lines or Alignment and centered if desired

11.   Continue Editing. To add Headers, place cursor above the column line and type your heading

12.   Once finished, tile vertically the new Schedule and Floor Plan to verify the count and location

13.   Click Edit >> Preferences >> Appearance >> Colors >> Selection Fill (select color which is easier to see on the plan)

Wall Framing & Blocking Detail

1.       Select Backclipped Cross Section and clip only on the specific wall.

2.       Open Display Options, Select All and Uncheck Display.

3.       On the same box, check Framing, Ceiling Blocking, Framing, Headers and Framing, Wall only.

4.       Go back to Floor Plan View

5.       Build >> Framing >> Joist Blocking

6.       Place Joist Blocking on the Wall area.

7.       Position Joist Blocking to the side of the wall either interior or exterior.

8.       This is a Ceiling Joist Blocking, therefore it is located on the ceiling height.

9.       Click on the CJ Blocking and open Framing Specification.

10.   Specify the Depth and Width of the Blocking.

11.   Specify Top or Bottom Height and click Lock on the desired radio button.

12.   Drag the single blocking left or right to extend to the desired location.

13.   Copy and paste and drag another set of blocking to another height on the wall if desired.

14.   Dimension and complete the view.

15.   Save and name the Camera for that specific view.

These 2 tricks should bring HD a few notches closer to the Premier Version...

A neat trick to create either Window or Door Schedule

1.       Finish Floor Plans

2.       Click Tools >> Material List

3.       Calculate Material List (Select Floors or All Floors)

4.       Open Material List Display Options

5.       Under Categories, select only Doors or Windows

6.       Under Columns, select on desired columns. Move up or down to desired location, MAKING SURE THE SELECTED BOXES ARE GROUPED TOGETHER ON THE TOP FOR EASY EDITING

7.       Highlight everything, go to Edit and Copy

8.       Go to Floor Plan View and Paste

9.       Open Object and Edit and remove unnecessary items

10.   Under Attributes, click on Display Border and Display Grid Lines or Alignment and centered if desired

11.   Continue Editing. To add Headers, place cursor above the column line and type your heading

12.   Once finished, tile vertically the Material List and Floor Plan to verify the count and location

13.   Click Edit >> Preferences >> Appearance >> Colors >> Selection Fill (select color which is easier to see on the plan)

A neat trick to create either Window or Door Schedule

1.       Finish Floor Plans

2.       Click Tools >> Material List

3.       Calculate Material List (Select Floors or All Floors)

4.       Open Material List Display Options

5.       Under Categories, select only Doors or Windows

6.       Under Columns, select on desired columns. Move up or down to the desired location, MAKING SURE THE SELECTED BOXES ARE GROUPED TOGETHER ON THE TOP FOR EASY EDITING

7.       Highlight everything, go to Edit and Copy

8.       Go to Floor Plan View and Paste

9.       Open Object and Edit and remove unnecessary items

10.   Under Attributes, click on Display Border and Display Grid Lines or Alignment and centered if desired

11.   Continue Editing. To add Headers, place cursor above the column line and type your heading

12.   Once finished, tile vertically the Material List and Floor Plan to verify the count and location

13.   Click Edit >> Preferences >> Appearance >> Colors >> Selection Fill (select color which is easier to see on the plan)