Jo_Ann

If you want your terrain to slope, you need to open the terrain perimeter and uncheck 'automatic' and 'flatten pad'.

Set your terrain elevation 1st. If you have 12" of foundation showing above ground at the front of the house, then set the terrain perimeter to 24" (floor structure accounts for the extra 12"). Choose the Elevation Region tool, and draw an oversized shallow region (prevents jagged terrain edges) at the front of the house, set to 0" (the ground region is 0", as opposed to the house floor set to it's own 0"). Choose the Elevation Region tool again, and draw a shallow region at the back of the property set to -65". This should give you a nice slope. You might need to open the house basement dbx (floor 0), and make the stem wall taller in order to bury the footer. When you have done this, and then properly placed the garage, you will be ready to start fixing the garage level (don't forget to rebuild the foundation under the garage).

Another view.

You can also enhance/ tweak that roof by setting an upper/lower pitch on the east wall. Then manually add the roof returns using library shapes.

Open the room dbx, structure tab. Put a check in the box 'use soffit surface for ceiling'.

Use the railing wall on floor 1 to make a 'room' (designate it as a 'porch') below the cantilever room. Set the railing to show only the post and beams.

This has been done with 'auto build roof'. It's pretty much like Eric explained, but looking at the plan is easier that trying to explain it. Pyramid type roof.plan

Are you trying to get one of these results?

Widen the single door...it becomes two doors.

If you zoom in on that east corner of the room, there is a short section of the east wall that is defined as an 'attic' wall.

Suite will not open Architectural files, unless you download the free trial. I suggest that you open a new experimental plan, and start playing with the manipulation of slabs (slab tool, not a 'room' labeled as a 'slab'). The patio floor is made from multiple slabs. In this example of a flat roof (only a flat roof with a slab) the slab is elevated way above the patio floor. The 'hole' in this example, is 7'. The slab can not join with it's other half, to maintain the 'hole'. So, a carefully placed soffit (shown in red) has been added to close the visual gap.

Getting results that look good take time, diligence, and a learning curve. If visuals are all that you want, here are two.

I don't know why the shop is not displaying a floor, because when I opened the plan, there is a floor showing. I did notice that the front wall of the shop is not aligned with the wall below. The bedroom is showing an incorrect floor structure (L), and I don't know why it doesn't reset itself... but I have encountered this oddity before. Open the bedroom dbx, and set the room type as a 'deck', then close the dbx. Open the bedroom dbx again, and reset the room type to 'bedroom'. Close the dbx. Open the bedroom dbx again, and this time, go to the structure tab and correct any of the settings (that Suite allows), so that they match the jpeg posted below.

I think you have gone about this all wrong, and made it complicated. I can see your house floor sticking out half-way up your garage door. You have 5 rises on the porch steps. Even if the risers are only 6", that would mean that the porch floor is at least 30" above your terrain. Solver's suggestion, use the divider wall, label the room 'Porch'. Go to level 0, turn on the reference display, grab the foundation wall tool, and draw in walls under the porch.

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.