Jo_Ann

Don't import stuff! There is more than one way to set up a terrain (per DJP), but this is how I like to do it. Orange areas are the terrain regions. #1: Open the terrain dbx and set subfloor height to 26". Uncheck automatic and flatten pad. #2: Place a terrain flat region by the garage / house front, and set it to "0" (ground zero). #3: Place a terrain flat region at the back of the terrain. Set it's elevation to -66" (5' 6" BELOW flat region "0"). #4: Place a terrain flat region at the front of the terrain. Set it's elevation to +110" (9' 2" HIGHER than flat region "0"). #5: Draw terrain retaining walls.

You just need to practice.

Don't use the floor camera.

The first pic of your terrain looks kind of unrealistic, and the plan file you posted leaves the terrain flat. Maybe if you specified what the top slope of the terrain is supposed to be (assuming the bottom slope is 0" and the house is supposed to be 135' up), someone could offer more solutions. Too much guessing. NO dwg please. My guess:

You have no ceiling because the ceiling finish is set as "0 mm". You have no floor because "floor under this room" is not checked.

Post the plan file.

When you raised the ceiling, it allowed the interior wall to be exposed. Pro has a roof setting to fix that, but Architectural does not. So, you will have to cover it up. Either use a wedge shape from the library, or the custom backsplash tool.

Your dormer window looks to be at about 40" from the floor. Why do you have no stem wall top in the garage? The siding is almost in the ground. I don't think that would pass building codes.

I counted at least 15 elevation regions along that retaining wall. Good grief! Terrains are finicky. Try pulling each of the elevation region sides a little further into the retaining wall.

Hold the cursor over the window, then hit the tab key (selects the window), then hit Ctrl+E to open the window.

That is annoying, isn't it? Open the terrain dbx and uncheck "automatic". Set the "sub-floor height above terrain" to 26".

The "room divider" wall works better. Fewer steps.

To further what Eric said... 3d window active: 3d > Rendering Techniques > Vector View camera. Patterns only show with the vector view camera. A pattern and a texture are not the same. Textures show with the standard camera view. Look for Patterns and Textures in the index of your Reference Manual.

A picture frame is quick and easy. In the library: Interiors > Accessories > Rectangular > Mirrors & Frames. Left to right: thin frame, matted frame, beaded frame.

FIRST...Open default settings > Camera > 3D Views: Put a check in the box for "auto rebuild terrain". Very annoying to constantly have to select "Build Terrain" on the edit tool bar. YOU somehow changed the floor C elevation for the Recreation room in the basement. Change it back to the default and the basement wall will reappear. The north patio wall that you attached to the neighbor garage is causing your patio problem. Add new invisible walls to the patio in that area, and then separate the patio wall from the garage wall (by joining it to the new invisible walls).

In the library: Architectural > Windows > Atrium Windows. Also, the bonus catalog contains complete greenhouses that might be usable.

The problems in your plan would be clearer, if you used red text and arrow lines (on the 2d plan), pointing out what changes, and what it is supposed to be. I suspect the problems might be terrain elevation related.

You do not have the option in Suite, to rotate the deck "boards". So, open the deck "room", and look at the the floor finish (structure tab). Set the finish to a standard 7/8". On the materials tab, you will now have a "floor finish" option. Change the material. In the library, look under materials>decking>plank. With a floor deck plank material now in place, in the 3d view, you can use the material definition tool (rainbow tool) to change the angle of the planking.

InhabitEcoDesign, you have hi-jacked some else's thread. Please start your own thread.

I doubt that anyone wants to download a 7zip application just to open your plan file. Use windows zip file. You say that you used a "floor" camera. That could be the problem. Use a "full" camera.

Double Awning window...change "bottom component size".

You have created your own "frustrations", by your reluctance to study the use of materials (explained in the reference guide). You also seem to be fixated on the term "rotate", and maybe you need to consider "angle".

You have BIG problems with this project. You need to read the instructions about how to use the software and then start OVER. It appears that the main house is a split-level, so review articles in the knowledge base that apply to this type of structure.