Platzie

I called the 800# and got this resolved. Please delete this post. Thanks

If my mouse would be in "stair mode" I should be able to move the one set of stairs near the other and click between them to create a landing. That's what the video says anyway...

I also would like to take a screen shot to ask more questions about a roof. How can I do this? Thanks.

I'm trying to create a staircase and my cursor seems to be locked in the break wall function. It is always present by default, so I can't create a landing between my two stair cases. I'm trying to follow along to a video, but can't get past this. Thanks, Adam. I put Home Designer 2015 in my profile, but not sure if you can see it.

3rd time is a charm, right? Here goes trying to post the drawing again....

Plan View

I've been trying to post up my drawing, but it's not working. It looks like your one on the far left. I built the interior knee walls and the roof, but no exterior walls are showing up and the roof is out of whack. I'll try and just do a screen shot.

I feel I've learned a lot from everyone's help, but that doesn't mean the house I'm trying to draw is looking right! Wathcing Youtube videos and reading the user manual doesn't completely clarify how things work. Failing at dormers, shed dormers and fireplaces. Anyway, here's my progress at a snails pace.

Never mind. It shows in the 3D view, not plan view.

How do I get that toolbar that you have on the bottom left that has the join roofs button?

Thanks Dave, that video was great! It is actually a customers house, but it has a shed roof off the back that I need to draw. That will fix the door issue along the back. I'm going to play with it and try and get where you did with the video. Thanks again!

There is a second floor, but I need to figure out how to do dormers too. The roof just looks like a Cape Cod because of the top plate or bearing height is at the first floor.

I think I may have deleted it at some point trying to make the gable walls. I attached the plan. Wheeler Residence 2.plan

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Here's an attempt to attach a screen shot

The version of Home Designer Pro doesn't have the check box: Ignore Top (First) Floor. Instead is shows: Ignore Top (3rd) Floor. How can I delete this 3rd floor? It seems that the roof somehow needs two walls in this third floor to complete the roof. I'm not sure hwt's going on. The house I'm drawing isn't 3 stories, but it does have an attic though. Thanks

I figured out what happened. I started a foundation plan above my second floor plan and therefore couldn't see my roof.

Hi, I'm a newbie to Home Designer. I own my own business mainly drawing shop drawings for commercial contractors, but had a client request this program. It's very cool, and certainly time saving from what I can tell. I've been watching the various videos and I can't seem to generate a roof to save my life! I notice the roof planes are not being generated automatically. I've tried to generate a roof using the auto settings and another by manually doing it, but I'm missing something. Help appreciated thanks!