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It's a shape, not a soffit

The shapes will not have a base molding option, while the soffit does. The open front to back box isn't "thick walled", so you'll need to do something to beef it up. See attached if that helps

To keep the crown, you could try a soffit for the top, with the "open front and back" box shape for the bottom. Put a "closed" shape on the sides and top to make it look "thicker"

What did you make that object out of?

Try to see if you can just type in a new dimension in that box. If not, it may be a locked default in the Architectural version.

Again, which version of the Home Designer software do you have, Suite, Architectural, or Pro????

My 2 cents is to start with the bonus room roof. Draw that manually so it sets your fascia height since that is actual living space. Then manually draw the roof over the house along the whole length, setting the fascia height the same as the bonus room. Then you will see which roofs need to be adjusted using line break tool and the connect roof tool and adding roofs as needed to get them all to attach. It will give you a taller attic, yet you should be able to do it without crickets once they're on the same ridge plane

This is something sent to me a long time ago. I hope it helps. % symbol items.pdf

Solver had sent me a sheet once of the different items you can put inside the % signs. I use it for my windows as %width%x%height% so it shows the unit dimensions as width x height. I'll find it and post it tomorrow

Please just post questions in the "Q&A" tab. Delete this post here please. This is where people post tips and techniques to share with other users, not to ask questions.

What version of Home Designer and year are you using? Filling out your signature will help people help you.

I don't think the mull feature is available in Home Designer Pro. There is an option to make 4 panel sliders, yet the center opening operation is not what he was looking for

In the stair section, you have landings. You can drag the corners to change the shape of them, if Suite lets you. If you are looking to do anything out of the ordinary, Suite is not the tool for you. It's very limited. Look at the product comparisons on the HD website.Again, read your reference manual so you can find some of your answers yourself

Depends on if Suite lets you build custom landings? Those will be your solution to that. For a wall underneath, you can do it 2 ways. When you build the stairs, uncheck "open underneath". Or you can draw walls under them if you want full width ones. Just make sure your trim board sticks out past the drywall so it will be underneath. Maybe some time with the reference manual will also help answer your questions too

Not a lot of people will open an attachment from someone very new to the forum. Jo_Ann is asking to see your plan, not someone else's. I know Suite is very limited in what it can do. Ideally for this detailed of a house, HD Pro may suit your needs better. Or maybe take up the offers from the responses you got on Chieftalk and be done with this. The pictures you have posted there looks like you have the dormer issue solved?

Maybe try adjusting the height on the last section and add it to the run, and not include it?

Create a master plan that you start all of your projects with. Put that wall type into it, and then it will always be available to you when you save the master. Then when you start a new plan, just "Save As' with the name of your choosing, and your master will stay.I also color code the wall framing of each type so it's easier to find each different wall type on a plan for your section details. It's always helpful if you fill out your signature so people know what version and year program you are using. Not every feature is available in each version.

I just drew this in HD Pro 2025, and the baseboard shows up just fine. I did it with an opening, no casing, no jamb.

Have you looked at the bonus catalogs for the Nanawall door systems? Not sure if they have an option that might work for your application.

Can't really tell what's what from your picture, yet maybe read about "shelf ceilings?" Also, please update your profile signature so it shows Pro 24 at the bottom as well.

If those symbols are on a PDF or something, you can import the PDF to your .plan file on the page(s) you need, and trim it to show just the symbol section of the page.

Should update your signature if you are now using HD Pro 2025. Have you tried anything yet? Maybe build the house 1st floor with auto-foundation on? Then turn it off and build the room that connects the 2 areas with no foundation? What would you do after that?

You can send multiple plans to a single layout sheet, depending on the size sheet you use.

Draw an as is plan, then copy it and make a proposed plan. Walls being removed can just be made invisible. Depending on how big an area it is, they both might fit on one sheet. Delete the as built window on the as is plan and make it a door on the proposed. It's not a difficult process.

I have a bunch of different wall types saved in my master file that I start all of my plans with. Just pick a wall type, copy it, rename it, and change the fill type of the framing to identify each type. For closed openings, I'll draw a CAD block and trace the opening, delete what was there, and use the angle hatch fill style