Pro2023UserMatt

David, Thank you for the time you took to respond to my question. Both the foundation and the dimensions were created automatically. I ended up creating a second plan just to end up with a foundation plan that matched the necessary dimensions. When I left the exterior wall type as default, HD Pro created a foundation that aligned with the outside of the main layer. If you look closely at the first picture I posted, the software created the foundation with the outside of the main layer centered on the stem wall. That gives it extra width and depth. In Eric's video he stated that HD Pro aligns the outside of the stem wall with the outside of the main layer. I cannot determine why it did not in this plan. Thank you

I am ready to turn the foundation plan in to my concrete contractor, and found that the auto foundation does not match the 1st floor dimensions. I watched Solver's video and I confirmed that all walls are facing outward, the framing is the main layer, and all walls are aligned with wall above. The exterior walls are a 2x10 pony wall with ledgestone wainscoting. The foundation wall is 8" wide, and I have attempted to input 9 1/4" sill plate, but it auto reverts to 5 1/2" for the sill plate. Please help me understand what step or concept I have missed.

nevermind...I must only work on this when my brain is already fried.

I have missed a step somewhere. What am I doing that is causing the ceiling height to be negative? This is how it started, but notice that the floor structure (grayed out at the bottom) is 4", when I set the garage slab default at 5". Does the pony wall elevation of lower wall top have anything to do with this?

You are correct in your assumptions on what I am trying to accomplish. I was attempting to model it with the same mindset that I would build it. Your instruction gave me the direction that I needed. Thank you. I expected my past experience to translate more quickly, but working with/around the auto generation is going to take more getting used to.

No, sir. Thank you for your response and for checking in. I had help over the weekend, so I've been on the job site and haven't had time to spend in the office. I'll be back

Eric, I read and followed the entire (all 150 pages) user's guide. I've watched the boot camps and all the videos with similar content to my questions that I can find. I've spent most of the day searching the home talk Q&A for answers to my questions. I've read the pinned topics about guidelines and best practices...all to avoid the response that I just received. It seems that you are one of a very few willing to take your time to help others.....but there is a trend I see in a lot of your responses...some sensitivity training may be in order. Please offer a little nudge instead of shaming. I'm sure there are those that ask before trying, but most people spending the money for this software have enough skin in the game to put forth their best effort before asking for help. I'm not going to participate in the chest puffing and list all the software that I'm trained in. Maybe I'm a little slow...point is, this is where you go to get help. If you're up for providing that help, I would be grateful. If you're more interested in proving your superior knowledge, then all you have done is put a bad taste in my mouth and given me an excuse to get my money back on the software. No matter how simple it is, if I can't understand it, then it is useless to me.

I'm not sure what I did, but these interior walls are on floor 1, and I can't figure out why they aren't following the floor 1 defaults as shown above. I got them to sit on the floor, but now they are to high to build second floor on. When I try to build the same wall on Floor 0, this is what I get. Neither are following the default settings I tried to adjust. My goal is to create a two stories of rooms between the two interior walls with a balcony extending toward the back room of the building.

New problem. The garage room specification won't save my inputs. I can't make Floor 0 values match the garage values which is what the interior wall propagate from

Has this been changed since OP?

How do I create interior walls in a detached garage model that sit on the slab and don't have their own foundation? The garage foundation is 16"x8" spread footing with 3'x8" poured wall on top. Exterior walls are 2x10 pony walls on top of stem wall. Floor is 8" below SWT. I want the concrete floor to be the floor in the interior rooms as well, and create two stories in part of the garage. Thank you in advance for your time.