katalyst777

KB-00358: Automatically Building a One and a Half Story Roof

The third section entitled "To adjust the second floor" under its second step explains how to adjust the ceiling height.

Select and Delete it.

Or, if you think you'll want to reference it again later, turn off the display of the CAD, Default layer in your 2D floor plan view.

None of the Home Designer articles are Mac vs PC.  The only difference I personally have observed is that Preferences is under the Edit menu on the PC, and under the program menu's name on the Mac, and usually with that one I've seen them actually put both instructions in the same article itself.

So, this article should work just fine for learning how to modify a material, such as tile, for it's size as well as rotate it, if needed.

KB-00583: Adding Tile to Walls
 

UPDATE: Ahhh, I think I see you're confusion with your statement:
 

The knowledge base explains using right clicks. So no matter what combinations I try I can't select to copy and even to get its parameters.

Check out this article on "How to Right Click on a Mac" since you're unfamiliar with the process.

http://www.wikihow.com/Right-Click-on-a-Mac

Since you have Pro, you can get the roof to generate as close as possible using the automatic tools, and then just manually adjust the roof planes as needed.

Mick is correct, there's no way to automatically do what you want, you'll need to manually adjust the walls appropriately.

David's method only turns off the display of existing dimensions.  It doesn't delete them or stop them from updating.

Instead . . .

Edit> Default Settings> Dimension> Auto Exterior Dimension Defaults
Uncheck Auto Refresh Dimensions
Click OK

Then, Edit> Delete Objects> All Floors> check Automatic Dimensions then click the Delete button and Done to actually get rid of them.

Or just select one of the auto dimensions and click on Delete.  It will prompt you asking if you want to turn off the Auto feature and you can choose Yes and only get rid of the dimensions you want.

David, I don't believe Architectural has the Transform/Replicate edit tool, unless it was added in the most recent version?

Based on your earlier questions, it does sound like going with anything less than Pro (which has layouts, manual control over roof and framing, advanced CAD tools, etc) is going to just be a disappointment for you. 

The company's Sales folks are going to be the ones best equipped to answer these types of questions on the comparison between programs and their features though.

https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/company/contact.html

 

Renaming a floor to attic would have nothing to do with the roof generation (basically, your question makes no sense), so I second Mick's recommendation to attach the plan so we can figure out why your roof isn't being created when you build it.

You can only have 1 terrain perimeter in a plan, so the line is probably something else?  Post the plan and we'll take a look.

As a side note, I think only the Premier version allows you to create actual bowed in cabinets like what are shown in your image, but you can probably fake the look with a bunch of custom countertops stacked on top of one another.

I apologize for misunderstanding.  If you don't have the data already to import, it would be easier to just go ahead and model the terrain using the terrain tools.

Check out this article for what I think you're trying to accomplish based on your description.

KB-00878: Creating a Plant Shelf Closet

KB-00888: Importing 3D Symbols

This Knowledge Base article has instructions on importing, as well as a link to the 3D Warehouse, which is probably the largest resource for free 3D symbols.

If you find a symbol you just want parts of, then its not too much more work to download and install the free version of SketchUp so you can delete the elements that you don't want, resave the symbol, and then import the new version to Home Designer.

You might want to use some non-specific search terms too, like the ones below as examples.

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search.html?q=petrol
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search.html?q=gas+station
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search.html?q=convenience+store
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search.html?q=refrigeration+case
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search.html?q=store+shelves
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search.html?q=display+case
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search.html?q=cash+register

Check under your software's File> Import menu and in the software's Help to learn more about your options for you particular Home Designer title (might be good to add it to your signature so we don't have to ask each time). 

Here's a screenshot of my Pro 2015 Help on the available options.

This is a pretty vague question.  There's a lot of resources in the software's Help, the videos, and the online Knowledge Base on creating terrain.

http://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/category/72/0/10/Home-Designer/Terrain/

http://video.homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com/?search=terrain

If you're having a specific struggle, let us know and we'd be happy to try and help.

So you are wanting to create something like this? 

Since Attic Walls will rebuild, you should make sure that everything is located correctly before changing the material in their Wall Specification dialogs.

In case someone comes across this thread using the search in the future.

KB-00863: Rotating the Direction of a Material

This article applies to the Premier X7 version, but maybe some of the steps may work in Pro?

http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00797/

David's method only turns off the display of existing dimensions.  It doesn't delete them or stop them from updating.

Instead . . .

Edit> Default Settings> Dimension> Auto Exterior Dimension Defaults
Uncheck Auto Refresh Dimensions
Click OK

Then, Edit> Delete Objects> All Floors> check Automatic Dimensions then click the Delete button and Done to actually get rid of them.

Or just select one of the auto dimensions and click on Delete.  It will prompt you asking if you want to turn off the Auto feature and you can choose Yes and only get rid of the dimensions you want.

KB-01009: Using Dynamic Defaults to Update Cabinets

Gates can't be placed as independent symbols, you have to click on a fence segment (created using one of Build> Fencing tools, not just individually placed millwork panels from the Library Browser) to add them.

The best thing to do would be to just fix the objects the dimensions are locating so that they are the actual distance you want them to be.

However, you can also check in your Dimension Defaults to see what kind of options you have there for how dimensions display.

I wonder if this information might help if you didn't want to uninstall the Dell Backup and Recovery service?

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/3526/t/19525968

There is no true 3D Board and Batten available but there is a board and batten siding option in the CertainTeed Library in newer versions under siding/vinyl siding/vertical siding. You can then apply any material to it as needed eg a real Cedar look. 

 

That option isn't available to me in Pro 10 so earlier this year I dug around the old Forums here, and here is what I managed to make using info from some old threads and a texture found here too.

 

Board and Batten 8-10-12 inch_Vector.JPG

 

3 different Sizes being standard 1x8,1x10 and 1x12 with a 1x2" batten over the joints, once again it isn't true 3D, they will import into your User Library as Board and Batten 8,10 and 12". If they don't look right let me know and I'll figure out why but I don't think you need the pattern file since you are importing them as materials.

 

Board and Batten 8-10-12inch_MHD.calibz

It doesn't take too much to copy/paste what was in the earlier referenced thread to save some time searching.