Jo_Ann

HDA 2018 and Pro 2018 build that section of the roof as expected (with pitch set at 4"). Pro 2017 refuses to build that section of roof correctly. Odd. Might be a question for tech support.

Make it a pony wall (bottom half interior6). Select the wall, then drag diagonally.

Use a custom countertop or a slab, sized correctly.

'Dust' floor tile is one of 'those' materials that comes with the software template, but does not appear to have been added to the library. It resides in the folder: Chief Architect / Templates / Textures. It is possible to add it to your user library.

It is here: Library Materials / Home Designer Core Catalogs / Materials / Flooring / Wood / Maple / Cherry-MP Plank. If it's not there, then maybe you haven't downloaded the complete Core Catalog.

Pro handles roof problems better, because Pro has manual roof planes (and it requires a strong learning curve). The bigger question is: Are you willing to spend the huge upgrade price for the sake of a few small misbehaving roof planes?

Check your PM.

I would start out on paper, setting the perimeter size/style of the plot. Then determine the setback requirements on all sides of the plot, and draw that in. With the footprint established, google 'accessible house plans'. There are tons of plans, and some let you select the square footage desired. Pay attention to the dimensions of the plans (to fit within your footprint). Lots of great ideas for layout design, and exterior/interior style. When you have determined what you like, start designing your OWN plan within the software, keeping in mind that this will be a visual way to communicate what you want (to your builder).

Problem #1: Maybe YOU know what you are trying to describe...but probably no one else knows. Post a jpeg of the problem, and maybe the house plan file. Problem #2: Pay attention to what camera you are using.

????? LawB10's house plan is not at all what you described that you wanted.

You have to separate the garage from the house (pic 3). Use a dividing wall (shown as hatched), set as 'gable', overhang set to 1". Open the opposing house wall and set the overhang to 1". The green dashed lines are the roof planes, and they can not intersect each other. Zoom in close and begin moving the entire garage wall as close as you can get, without intersecting those roof planes (pic 4). Any missing attic walls will need to be patched with wedges or soffits. If you want an overhang, you will have to fudge it with various sloped soffits. Your east attic wall on the family room needs to be aligned with the wall below.

Use a wedge shape (library) on top of the soffit.

Like this?

Is this still the same garage you were working on over a year ago?

I clicked the link and the plan downloaded, but it wouldn't open...says it is corrupt. Also: https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00099/accessing-your-archive-files.html

I suspect that you are still not looking in the right place for the archive file. But...you did upload the plan in post#1, so just download that plan back onto your computer.

Uploading a new jpeg doesn't take 25mb. Do a 'save as' for your file. You now have a copy of the file (original file is safe), and should delete ALL the decorations and extras (furniture). Save the file and upload this new plan (under 25mb?). Alternative is to send the file to a zipped folder (which may reduce the file size to below 25mb). By the way, you CAN auto-build the entire roof. Sometimes this is preferable, because the roof planes will all be correctly joined.

If this is what you are trying to do, then you need to look in your reference manual in the chapter about building stairs. Look for 'partial stair wall'.

??? The pic you posted looks just like the same pic in post #1 and post #6 ??? For the ARCH, I found the best setting to be: height 0". Floor to bottom 128". Middle room finished ceiling set to 120".

You need to delete the soffits, and then use the room divider wall to divide the room into 3 separate rooms. Set the left & right rooms to the default ceiling height (95 5/8). Set the middle room to 120". Keep the bump-out separate, and set to the default (95 5/8). You will find the arch in the library: Exteriors / Landscaping / Arbors and Arches / ARCH. Set it's height to 0", and move it into the middle ceiling area. It will take some finagling to size it and position it just right.

You mentioned that you wanted to do an arched ceiling in the area between the soffits that you added (the soffits are not necessary). Is this what you want to do?

If this is what you want, then... First: Open the toolbar roof icon and reset pitch to 6" (leave 'auto build roof' checked). 2nd: Open the porch room and uncheck 'roof over this room'. Next: Break the wall as shown (move the bath window out of the way 1st). Designate yellow walls as 'gable', and also the 2 side railings of the porch. Set the 12" pitch on the 2 exterior walls (as shown). Open the front railing of the porch: Set the pitch to 1". Put a check in the 'upper pitch' box, set 'in from baseline' to 88". Open the porch room again, and lower the 'finished ceiling' to 97". Put the check mark back in the boxes 'roof over this room', 'ceiling over this room', and 'use soffit surface for ceiling'.

Turn auto build roof back on. On floor 2, you have the gable walls set as 'high shed gable'. They should be set as 'gable'. You didn't say what the 2nd roof pitch needed to be, but on floor 1... all 4 outer porch walls need to have the pitch changed to 4", and then the roof should build.