HuskerJack

thanks to all for the responses... my dormers are no longer the wrong color !

I installed two dormers on my roof using the build roof - dormer command.  The small amount of siding on the dormers is the default tan color.  I am using red for the remainder of the house on the exterior.  I cannot seem to select the exterior walls of the dormer, it highlights the entire dormer.    

Also, I cannot seem to change the default siding color for exterior walls.  If I go to edit - default settings - walls - edit, it brings up interior and exterior walls but it only allows me to choose the type (such as siding - 6) but it does not allow me to select the default material.

If I go to edit - default settings - materials - edit , it then allows to select interior walls from the long list of items, but not exterior walls.  

running Home designer suite 2017

thank you.

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Is there a way to permanently group several objects together (such as  many soffits I created to make a Pergola).   I think in Pro there may be a save architectural block tool, but I don't see that in HD suite.    If I do a multiple select and then save to library it saves each individual object separately.   I am thinking something like the "group" tool in Powerpoint or something.  thanks

Thanks for the replies.   I have not touched the material painter or sprayer. I did however, select all the exterior walls and changed their color.  I thought I had changed the default first.  In any event, I think I have a workaround, I saved under a different file-name and that seems to have temporarily solved the problem.   It opens up with the desired color now when opening the new file-name file.

Hello, I am running HD Suite 2016.   I started my first plan and the exterior walls were all the default tan siding.  I have changed the default settings, materials, walls (exterior) to red siding (which I want.).   I then also selected all the exterior walls of my plan (by selecting just outside of the roofline), open object, exterior room, exterior walls, edit material - I choose red.    The siding then all changes to the desired red while I continue to work with the file.  All is good until I save the plan and exit.  Then when I re open it, it is back to tan.   Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong !  thanks.... (FYI it does not allow me to select default settings, walls, exterior walls, material - it only allows selecting the type of siding (siding -6) as an example.