Jo_Ann

On the 2nd floor, open the "open below" room dialog, and uncheck "ceiling over this room." Open the materials dialog and select the planking for the ceiling finish. Open the "cat-walk room" and follow the same steps.

??? Unclear what you did or what you want?

dormer example.plan

Maybe this will help.

I'm guessing when you mention "splitting walls", you are asking about the "wall break" tool. Read up on that. It would be beneficial for you to learn how to use the manual roof planes...BUT...this project can be done using the auto build roof function.

idrivea911, Home Designer has a steep learning curve. and you have chosen a complicated roof design. The video tutorials, knowledge base articles, and reference manual..are there for a reason. T I P: Do a full perspective view of the plan, then vertically tile the view. In the 3d window, choose rendering technique VECTOR, and turn OFF patterns and color. When you change a setting, the change is easy to see in the 3d view. Experiment and practice, to gain success.

I hear you complaining about getting help, but your description of the problem, (and the posted image) do not offer much for anyone to have an opinion about what needs to be done.

Is this what you want?

Make your own drawers within the software Box shapes,cabinet fronts (front only), then the handle. Block the components to each individual drawer, and that will allow you to open and close each drawer as you please. Above the drawers, add a custom countertop (shaped to fit around the short wall extension).

I suggest that you turn off the display of roof baselines, on your floor plan. Then delete all the roof planes, and reset all the defaults. This should give you a fresh start.

My example was done using auto-rebuild roof.

Is this closer to what you want?

Post a jpg image of the roof (no pdf, please).