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An option may be to do it with a base cabinet. Delete the counter, change the height and the width. Then select corner cabinet and delete diagonal door. Change the number of shelves to 1 and as long as you don't mind 2 vertical pieces in the corner, it could solve your dilemma?

In your picture on the right, above the plain walnut comment, there is a little picture of a house w/a yellow roof. look there and change it from "physically based" to "standard." It will change how the material looks and it may be what you want.

What happens if you change the view from "physically based" to 'standard?"

From the reference manual - a great place to start. The settings on the EDIT panel of the Preferences dialog control the appearance of the cursor

Turn on "interior furniture" in the elevation view.

If you can put it on the plan, you can see it in elevations. Open the item in plan view and see what category it's in, then make sure it's checked to display.

when you are using the camera you want, go to the "display options" box (the white one w/a red check mark in it). Then find the item group you are trying to show and see if that is checked or not. If it isn't, check it and it should show. Or take a look through your reference manual and see if that helps you as well.

and for what you don't see in elevation view, make sure those particular items are "visible" for that camera view. Remember, every camera has their own choices for what you can and can't see

you have to enter them yourself. they do not show on their own

try a string of manual dimensions vertically at each object in elevation view. Or you may be able to now click on each item and see the description box and the dimensions should show up there

You will have to manually dimension them to see. Each item should have their own dialog box where you can set the distance from floor or ceiling, depending on the item.

Hi Chris, This is a forum for people who use the Chief Architect Home Designer series of CAD products. It's not a place for home repair tips.

Try using a soffit and changing the material to mirror

The program will ask you if you want to save the camera view once you modify it.

Are all of your foundation walls joined and are they aligned with the walls above? Have you got the room set as "unspecified" and the display living area turned off?

The auto interior dimension tool was deleted in HDP 2020 if I remember right. I think it was a good idea, as it would generate so many dimensions the plan became almost impossible to read. Now just set your manual dimension tool to how you want to generate dimensions and run "strings of dimensions on your plan to get the interior ones you want. For interior area of rooms, go to the "display" tool and look for "Rooms-interior area" and that will show the interior area of each room that has it's label displayed.

that could be another limitation of architectural.

Try under "edit>default settings>windows>casing" and that's where the option to change it for all window you put on the plan. Existing windows may still need to be changed manually.

If you have the original ".plan" file of the first project, open it up, then "save as" with the new name you want to use. Then you can make the changes needed on the new plan without it affecting the original.

Start with setting how your dimensions will be generated. Easiest for a remodel like that is to have them measure to the surfaces so it is easier to match whatever drawing you did by hand getting the dimensions. You can also set it to measure windows and doors to the casings or sides. If you need to double check something, you can use the interior dimension tool. Watch what it's reading to, because if it is reading to the stud and not the drywall, you'll need to account for that in your dimensions. You can also dimension to the surfaces of the interior walls. A suggestion is to start with a basic box and put some walls in it. Then play around with the dimension tools to get a combination that works to what/how you gathered your information.

Build the house straight along the x & y axis and rotate the plot.

I suppose you could try taking the roof, transform/replicate and shift it to either side. Then expand it and take the original roof and size it to just be at the gable walls. Then you can open your new roof, open the soffit material and copy it w/a new name. Then take your new roof, change the material to the new soffit and just have it overhang the walls the depth you want.

You're welcome. Glad I could help. Probably don't need to copy each reply in a new post.

That will give the stairs a starting reference point to determine the treads, rise & run to reach the deck.

Have you set your terrain?