SteveCanbury

I created a 15 page layout similar to how Rookie65 describes. It's not fun, but doable. just create 3 separate layouts (1-5 perspective and elevations) (6-10 Floor Plans, Framing Plans etc) (11-15 Kitchen and Bath renderings or elevations, anything else you want) Export said layouts to 3 separate .pdf's Take 3 said separate .pdf's and merge them using Adobe Pro or one of many 3rd party applications There you have a 15 page Layout in Home Designer

Of 145 .plan files currently in my reserve, the largest is 46mb and the smallest is around 5.5mb. because of meta data, it isn't necessarily how much detail is in the plan or how many items per se', as it is how cleanly was it drawn. If you have revised the same plan 15 times, even if nothing was added (just moving cabinets and walls) all that data is still saved into your file, therefore making it a much larger file than your first revision. It is my impression that behind the scenes, the software operates as such: (not exactly, but you get the idea) draw exterior wall wall is 120" in length wall is 96" high wall materials are XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXXX delete wall note wall was deleted undo redraw wall draw exterior wall wall is 86" in length wall is 96" high wall materials are XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXXX because we have the "UNDO" function, the software essentially will note every single click you make, BUT Undoing or Deleting doesn't make information disappear (if anything it will add MORE information) it is still embedded in the file, therefore making it larger. OR AT LEAST ... that's my take on how the software works.