Designer_Ryan

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  1. If I select something, anything in the drawing, how can I see what layer it's on? I shouldn't have to pull up layers, click on the layers with a plus mark, then select OK to see if it was turned off. Since there's not an apply, to see if the selected object disappears, I then have to open layers again and do the process all over.

     

  2. 12 hours ago, DavidJPotter said:

    The software is basically a robot mechanism that ONLY does exactly what you tell it to do or not to do by way of settings. Simply naming a room "Garage" is merely a starting point. Garage floors are commonly sloped for drainage purposes but the software does not natively slope floors. Any way the floor level of any room is commonly "zero inches" on the first floor until or unless you change the "Floor Height" level input box.

     

    DJP 

    David Jefferson Potter,

    I'd like to say thank you. Once I place my order for the software, I'll just export it to AutoCAD and do touch up work, But, at least the major parts of the elevations will be drawn in a faster time then having to manually draw them myself in AutoCAD.

  3. On a monolithic foundation there's a step down from floor to garage. When I specify the room as the garage, I can see in 3d (inside view) that there is a step down in the 3D drawing. But, on the elevation view the drawing looks like the garage floor is going UP. 

    My question, why does it look like the garage floor level is higher than the house floor level? You can see the left floor lines are higher than the floor lines on the right. 

    Pic 1: Floor plan

    Pic 2: Inside view

    Pic 3: Elevation, the garage is on the left side

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  4. 1 minute ago, solver said:

    There are a bunch of plans available on the Chief website, and maybe the Home Designer website too that you may download and work with.

    I've been looking at those plans to learn HD Pro, but I can't export anything to see how it appears in AutoCAD.

  5. I'm a long time AutoCAD user so if I draw a complete house in HD Pro I'd like to do all my detail work and annotations in AutoCAD. I didn't want to have to draw the house twice and update changes every two times, one in HD Pro and one in AutoCAD. But, I would like HD Pro for the exterior and interior views. I'm still working with HD Pro Trial Version, therefore I can't save or export. Can someone draw walls, just IFC or CMU, then export as .DWG, so I can open it in AutoCAD to see what I can do with it?

     

    Thanks in advance.

     

     

  6. 1 hour ago, DavidJPotter said:

    Such specialized conditions take additional manual adjusting of wall polylines and specialized settings (Shelf Ceiling) to achieve.

     

    DJP

    DJP,

    Thanks for mentioning one phrase, "Shelf Ceiling." I did a search and accomplished the lower wall in front of the higher wall.

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  7. I'm trying to add different wall heights in the same room. Where the fridge and pantry is, the wall height is 8'-1/4", and the wall to the left of the fridge is 10'. The only way that I have found wall heights can be adjusted is use a half wall. Can I not add bi-fold doors in half walls? I wasn't able to add some types of doors. A door type that can be added the opening goes all the way up. 

    1- How can I adjust a new wall that is created to a specific height, so I can add a bi-fold door, to the right of the fridge?

    2- In a half wall, what is the trim that's on the ceiling height. above the short wall? Can it be moved down to make a flat, drywall closure?

    3- Why can't a regular sizes interior wall be right next to a half wall without being cut at the top?

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