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On 9/16/2024 at 4:13 AM, MJViking13 said:
The version I am working with is Hoem Designer Pro. The deck posts and beams are both set to view under the display option. I have the 2nd story area labeled as a "Balcony" at the moment. Would that have any effect on why the posts are not showing?
It looks like you have a roof under your deck whcih is going to cause a bunch of problems in this scenario. try and pull your roof planes back so that they do not pass under your deck rails.
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14 hours ago, TCWorley said:
I get this error message no matter what I try. I am attempting to put the stairs on the ground floor, to the 2nd floor and none of the Knowledge Base solutions are working for me.
Anyone had this issue?
Place the staircase on the bottom floor and then create make stairwell. As long as there is a room that is defined directly above your staircase then it will create the stairwell. This cannot be on an attic level, it needs to be a floor above a floor with the staircase on the lower floor
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1 hour ago, riotbrrd said:
The preview on the right of the Window Specification box will only show the exterior view of the window. Is there a way to switch it to an interior view? I'm using Home Designer Pro 2024.
Click and drag in the viewport
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On 8/19/2024 at 4:48 PM, Aspyre263 said:
Hey there, style you mean? I cant see that design i want
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Scissor Truss
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On 8/17/2024 at 9:15 PM, Blazer76 said:Thanks for the info! I was able to make the scissor style but now the end walls have no trusses as seen in the attached.
You're going to want to draw those ceiling planes more accurately and also specify whether or not your gable end walls are balloon framed or not in order to auto build an end truss.
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On 8/16/2024 at 2:43 AM, RLLH01 said:
I am trying to create a soldier course of brick in an arched doorway in a stone wall. The lintel on the right hand side is angled correctly but the left had side is vertical. I gave created new plan files and tried standard walls but get the same effect. Is there a setting or option that I need to select to get the lefthand side to angle? I am using HDPro on a Mac laptop.
Consider posting your plan file. Too difficult to try and recreate
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23 hours ago, Jerrykco said:
Any way I enjoy doing this and really appreciate your help!
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On 8/13/2024 at 10:27 AM, nshahid said:
This question relates to Home Designer Architectural 2020.
The attached picture shows two rooms, a bedroom and a bathroom. How do I stop my camera from showing the inside of walls? Is it a rendering option, or do I need to do something to every surface?
Ideally, I'd like to be able to move around the house as if it were a first-person game ie. you hit a wall, you (or your camera) can't go beyond it. As an alternative, it would be ok to move directly from one room to the next (say if my camera happens to move to the adjoining wall, but I don't want to see all the layers inside the wall, or the ceiling)
Is this possible?
Thanks in advance!
Poche fill is not available in your software version. With a 3dconnexion mouse you can more around the house with camera bumps into walls checked as an option. This is also an option for right mouse only movements but you would need to know how to move your mouse for this effect to happen. So short answer is no, you can not have solid wall fill through a camera section cut
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2 hours ago, StillwaterConst said:
I am running Home Designer Pro 2025. I have a 6/12 pitch roof and I need the 2 floor rafters to sit on the floor joist to create more height in the loft area. Currently, the rafters are sitting differently than how the roof will be built and I am trying to create a realistic view for the homeowner so they will be able to visualize how much ceiling space they will have with the rafters sitting on the floor joist.
I have attached my plans. Thank you.
Would be helpful to bubble or notate the area you are referring to on the plans or put a more detailed description or a saved camera.
In this case it would be nice if you provided a detail.
What are you referring to when you say "Floor Rafters"? Are you talking about roof rafters and their seat cut?
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20 hours ago, JayWebb said:
Thanks. I worked with it for hours and have come up with an acceptable look. Not exactly what I needed but it works lol
I will try your elevation region idea and see if that works out. Thank you so much.
you might try posting your plan file. you posted a material file
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7 hours ago, halversonjl said:
trying to figure out how to make stairs that look like the attached photo (ignore my markups for switching). But it keeps wanting to do this (attached screenshot). I tried breaking the stairs so I could pull one part into the wall but not the rest, but the while i can see the break in the stairs, it all still moves as one block. Using HomeDesigner Pro 2024. Thanks!
break your wall at the intersection of the staircase. what else are you trying to correct? consider posting your .plan file
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21 hours ago, MikeCampos said:
I'm working on an addition and I'm struggling with getting the roof correct.
What software version are you using? They have different capabilities with roofs
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On 7/21/2024 at 7:03 AM, JayWebb said:
I do not need to create a room as this is a submission to county inspectors for approval of the Gazebo on the property.
Would encourage you to not think of a room as an actual room but rather as a tool to generate a mesh that looks like you need it to. A room couldve automatically generated a lot of the features you have shown here automatically. Your roof rafters are inside of your roof plane in the structure of the roof plane. You would need to implement one of the available methods for turning off the soffits to expose the rafters inside of that structure
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On 7/20/2024 at 11:43 PM, Kristine said:
Hi all.
I appreciate certain functionalities that the 3D Viewer Models offer, however as most of my plans are decoration based I find the restricted file size limiting - and the general Room View Mode a little too flat.
I know there are video walk-through options, but again I find the quality lacking and execution difficult, on top of this I love the idea that my clients can direct their own exploration.
For these reasons I would like to use a series of my own 360° Panoramas to create walk-throughs instead (similar to virtual real-estate tours).
I have been playing around with some third party software options which do what I need, but they're all subscription based and too expensive for me as a hobbyist. So I just wanted to ask if this is a capability I have missed? Or if anyone has some great suggestions?
Thank you.Twinmotion is currently Free
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42 minutes ago, Infinite said:
sorry, I'll try this again.
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40 minutes ago, Infinite said:
Sorry, I'll try this again
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1 hour ago, Infinite said:
You have to close the plan file before attaching it here or it would have no data
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1 hour ago, Infinite said:
you have to close the plan file before attaching it here or it will have no data
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16 hours ago, Infinite said:
I've set the floor to 11 7/8" I joist and 3/4" plywood.
Why doesn't it show in the materials takeoff list in HD pro 2025?
You may want to post your plan file so we can take a look. It works on my end
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Roof Design
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6 hours ago, JasonSJ said:Renerabbitt, and Jo_Ann; Thank you both for all of your time and input your ideas have helped me vision something beyond the limited versions I came up with earlier.
I have lived in this house most of the time since the late 80's, I have only ever seen one home with the same floor plan, I believe that one remains unchanged at least as far as the roofline goes.
Renerabbitt, I like the many options created with your second proposal of cutting the trusses at "C", this will also preserve all of the rooms that are already remodeled. I know this option will add more expense and difficulty, compared to 'only' removing the two smaller sections over part of the living room and family room. Jo_Ann I also like your clerestory window design, but, as Renerabbitt wrote; the truss framing for the main/back portion of the house is bearing on line "B and E" from Rennerrabbitt's. I am not sure how I could incorporate the clerestory design into a roof plan that would work, I will work on this some more. Maybe only having the slightly raised ceiling in the new kitchen, instead of tearing into the living room and family room (as much). Now I feel like I have some really good ideas to work with, and experiment with and am closer to presenting options to a professional to move forward.
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On 7/4/2024 at 8:22 PM, mthd97 said:
Yes I can see the potential and have set out a house just using them. A bit trickier when the external walls are wider than the internal walls but very much improved.
what do you mean tricky? maybe i can help you out. Typically exterior walls will be a thicker assembly than interior walls
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Roof Design
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2 hours ago, Jo_Ann said:A visual look at the clerestory window design, with ceiling removed, and a truss exposed.
Existing trusses only reach to line B on my post if that's what you are showing.Could pick it up with a flush beam and do your clerestory on the back 8'
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Roof Design
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5 hours ago, JasonSJ said:Jo_Ann, Thank you for the additional 'perspective view' of the first idea, as well as the second new idea. I really like the second one! I will work more with this one!
Solver, yes, you are correct, thank you. I should use better/proper terminology. I am clearly not a draftsman! I will check the houzze.com link, thank you for that as well!
Renerabbit; Thank you for your input, I appreciate any input, whether in favor, with ideas, or opposed to the entire project. I am aware this is a big undertaking and likely to be expensive which is why I am looking for some creative ideas. My primary goal is to update and enlarge our kitchen and to do this I feel that area which is now deck is the best option. The 'back'/bedroom portion of the home has already been modernized and remodeled, now this is the last portion that I feel needs help. My house is located in central California with the neighboring homes mostly newer, or remodeled. I think a project like this would be a good investment in this area. Below I will post a couple of poor (phone quality) pictures of our current truss roof framing;
Have you checked sat view to see what neighbors have done a remodel on the same model home. I am from california and typically we can find multiple homes within the area with the same house plan. A heck of a lot cheaper just knocking on their door, being friendly, asking them about their lovely home and grabbing their floor plan.
So this is the truss roof for the hall and kitchen and bath, and the bottom chord is bearing on line A and E from this image:
which means the gable trusses are overframed on the sheathing of your truss system. Also means your truss probably has a standing heel heigh at line B to create the eave overhang
So if you wanted a cost effective design you would not disturb this truss system which means you could modify this portion of the roof system without incurring cost on re-engineering the truss system:
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get it re-engineered and cut your trusses at line C and if there isn't one already, support the wall at line C under floor. There likely is already support at line C as you have a ~25' span.
You're in California so an engineer might make you sheer wall line C.
that means your, patching your trusses:
and then braced wall up:
If you were my client I'd be asking you a ton of questions such as how long do you plan on living here...projected return on investment over time, comps, are you pulling equity from the home etc.
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14 hours ago, Kristine said:
Thank you. I have watched multiple tutorials and I still struggle to get them right for my particular applications. That said, it does help to rewatch the instructional videos as my understanding improves. Cheers.
see video:
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Set up Toolbar
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Chief always will select last action used regardless of using the tool palette or the drop down menu. There is no option to change the behavior of last object used. Was it just that you wanted the drop down menu?