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Solved! It was not a problem with creating a Custom Material in the Library it was how it was rendering. I played with some settings and went to 3D -> Rendering Techniques and it was set to Vector View, when I changed it to Standard View it displayed as expected: If anyone from Chief is monitoring, this article should be updated (there are already about 6 "notes"): https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-01202/importing-and-creating-custom-library-materials.html

How's this for a question: "I would like to use a .jpg for the texture in the 3D rendering of my design of a retaining wall, but the instructions provided didn't work, has anyone else experienced this? Is there a better post with instructions?" Thanks!

Done, new topic started. thanks

I am trying to create custom textures, and have followed the steps in this article: https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-01202/importing-and-creating-custom-library-materials.html and also in the Reference Manual. I am using HDPro 2022. I have .jpg images from Cambridge Pavers, like this one: I have saved them in `C:\Users\Brian\Documents\Home Designer Pro 2022 Data\Textures`. But when I first tried to use them they were white, I played with some settings and used "Set Using Texture" under Material Color in the Texture Panel, as shown here: That gave me the color I was looking for (or close enough), but just a color - arrow #1 below. Then in the Pattern Panel, I selected a Pattern Type from the Library and I got arrow #2 below: Any help or guidance is greatly appreciated!

I know this thread is a bit aged, but I thought I would chime in. I too am a DIY Homeowner and my town expects plumbing, electrical and HVAC to be shown on plans before issuing a permit. It doesn't need slopes or fittings called out, but it does need to show that you aren't going to put a vent 20' from a fixture for example. I also want to plan these things out because its a lot easier to move a wall a couple of inches on the drawing than it is once the wall is built. When I pulled a permit to redo a half bath into a full bath I was able to get by with the line tool, but now I am planning an addition with plumbing running under footings and slab and between floors, load bearing walls, etc. It really needs to be considered during the design phase.