Rookie65

Try changing the walls the doors are in to "no room definition".

A wall likely auto-rebuilt. Copy the window location, then check the walls to see if one or more says "Polyline produced by 3D wall editor." Delete it, and If you go too far, the wall you need will disappear. Then just just back up a step to put it back. Then you should be able to place the window you copied back. Sometimes the walls could be misaligned too. Without a plan to look at, it's just guesswork at this point

One thing that is surprising me is that there don't seem to be any people posting about how to do things in HD 2026. Usually people would have questions on how to make something work, different features, etc. Yet I haven't seen any and it makes me wonder if people are bucking this "forced upon us" subscription for HD 2026, which is a big letdown from what HD Pro 2025 offered. Or are people making the expensive switch to the Premiere version? I don't know what the next option will be in HD, yet I hope it's made worthwhile, and resets the multitude of idiotic changes made from 2025 to 2026. Time will tell, I guess.

If you want layers, you'll need Chief Architect Premier. Otherwise, you'll need to copy your Home Designer plan as many times as you need to have different elements shown. You can send each of those pages with the elements on them to the same layout though, so the finished plan looks cleaner.

Home Designer .plan file

I don't think you can create one to add to that list. You can create a plan with all of the specifics you want in it, then save it as a master. Then when starting a new project, open that master plan, save it as the new project name, and make any changes for that particular job that you need to. Then your master will stay as you originally made it for the next one.

Do you have a ceiling thickness set up? If so, that would be where you'd put the ceiling material

I would suggest that you try posting your plan and maybe someone can help you. It's not something I could take on, as I am hitting the busy season and have my regular clients to design for. When you post your plan, be sure to note the location of the project, so maybe someone in your locality, or is familiar with the codes for your state, can work on it with you. You should also update your signature so people know which year and version of Home Designer it was originally drawn in. That will be important information to supply in order to get help.

Are you planning to pay someone to do this for you?

Draw the deck, go to the structure tab, and set floor height to a -6

The only option to purchase now is Home Designer 2026. The other versions are now gone, and everything is rolled into Home Designer 2026

Open your stair specification drop box. Under the "section heights" area, check "top tread" only and set it to "lock top". Then you can adjust the materials, etc. as needed. You should update your signature with the program version and type so everyone knows what you're working with

Are you doing manual or auto roofs? The reason you're seeing the tail is that likely you have roof framing showing in that view. You could also adjust the size of your eave trim. You can't edit just the rafter tails

As I mentioned, build the roof at all 2x8. Then once built, change just the side that needs to be 2x6. Keep the ridge height the same for both roofs

Is this what you're looking to do?