Ross-Kzoo

online help go to Edit\Defaults\select Dimension and click on help button on bottom right of DBX.

note you can do this on almost every DBX in the HD titles

Reference Manual is under Help\View Reference Manual\ it will download the Reference Manual in PDF if you don't already have it, it is more extensive on a number of topics than the online help and is always my 2nd stop.

Thanks, I didn't know that was available. It is now on my desktop.

After going through the video tutorials again I found out how to change it under Edit>Default settings> Dimensions.

You say read up on dimension defaults. Where would I find that info?

Does Suite2014 have some kind of 'auto rebuild foundation' setting that needs to be turned off?  You should be able to manually draw in the foundation walls below the window without affecting the rest of the basement.

I'm about to attempt that. First I'll do a test drawing and see what the dimensions of each section would be and then try to apply that manually to my real drawing. I'll keep you posted.

I designed my house plans the way I wanted it it to be modifying the dimensions to suit my needs. When I made my automatic dimensions I noticed that the dimension were down to the gnats eyebrow but when viewing the foundation/ walkout level it gives outside of wall to outside of wall dimension of 12' 9 5/8" for the bedroom bump out. Is this common? should I change it to 12' 9" or 12' 10" or will the foundation contractor do that?

24 years ago when I built this house each corner was an additional $50. The 4 corners on the basement would have been $200, probably $600 now.

Actually Home Design Suite 2014 has an "oriel" window which is nice but by definition doe not go to the ground. I want 1 to put my love seat in and another to have a seat with storage underneath. The one in HD 2014 has nice flared copper roof that I would like to incorporate in mine design.

The contractor was worried abot insulating and other ????? He's built 2 houses for me before. I'll talk to him again.

I have my home plans about 95% finished and then decided to put a bay window in the study. It's a picture window,$' flanked by a 2' window positioned at 45 degrees. My builder said he would like the basement walls to follow this profile rather than cantilever it past the basement walls. I have the lower level all finished off so when I build the new foundation wall I lose all my lower level, basement, design. Is there a way to mimick the upper level bump out with losing all the detail of the lower level. 

I kind of noticed that also but i attributed that to the lack of traffic on this type of forum. Others get a lot of traffic but it seems that with forum people just drop in time to time. JMHO

That's strange I go to the library and type in television-----NOTHING. Later I decided to some drop downs in the library and came across Home Designer Core>interior>electronics>Home entertainment> Television>Flat screen . It doesn't look like the search feature is very effective.

Where could I find a wall mounted, flat screen, television?