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Depends on contractor and subs they hire. Talk to them and ask before you get to far. Most like feet and whole inches for framing but they should be able to handle fractions. Question is how accurate will they be? And what happens when they are off? like will cabinets still fit? the alcove apron bathtub gonna fit or is their too large a gap? So make sure your design has some ability to adjust for errors in framing and sometimes Wallboard peeps put the mud on heavy. example would be cabinets placed between 2 side walls. Make sure you have a bit more inside width between wall board and overall cabinet width. remember if purchased cabinets they can get filler strips- I like to ensure 1.5" space on each end for filler strips that can be cut to match wall and give spce for cabinet doors to open fully without pulls or knobs hitting wall.

well that would be a special Exterior door. Fancy smancy like NANA WALL in the catalog depository. still free download. Doors and Windows - Catalog Category (chiefarchitect.com)

Not sure I have ever seen one nor how it would work. OR I do not understand what you mean by PANE? To me pane is each door panel?? so 3 pane on each side would start with first pane pinned to door jamb area and swing out into room Second panel would pin to the first panel end in room and go back to door jamb and pin to track on top as minimum So then the Third would pin to this second panel @ the track and what happens to other end it would need to go into room but has nothing to support. It would flop in the breeze so to speak. GOt any manufacturer info on this type of door?

just draw walls around kitchen, add doors, door ways etc. Then maybe use the ROOM DIVIDER wall type to enclose off space so you can have a room and then have floors and ceiling. All depends on your kitchen. But you do not need to draw entire house. I know as I am checking on ways to redo a bathroom so I just drew the bathroom walls.

add lot to house plan. Make a few copies by SAVEAS command. Then in each copy move and rotate lot info to get the different looks you want. Or rotate and move house - but when done Grabe everything and rotate so front of house is pointing DOWN in plan view.

can you upload plan file? Have you messed with terrain?

IF you google and look on interweb you can find freeware that can edit DWG. I would edit it in DWG to what you want and then import to HD. OR I am unsure but maybe import it nto SKetchup and then edit and save and then import back into HD. SKetchup files tend to have the bits where you can change materials of items within parts 3d model.

you would need to also look at whats new 2024 since you skipped that one. From 2023 to 2025 - yes lots of new features I would say are worthy of the change if you use program. I found just the features they added to doors, windows and cabinets worth it. but from 2024 to 2025 - not sure it is worth it for 5 or 6 things you could live without - seems more like an Update then an upgrade. But we all use the program differently and have different needs so do as stated about try the trial.

Yeah I have this issue sometimes and can never figure it out. Happens a lot if you have brick exterior walls too. For me sometimes when in a 3d view the entire door will be stuck ina sort of concrete wall mix as you can see concrete up in opening. Personally I think it is due to garage floor being lower and the program well does not handle slabs well. Always have issues with brick ledge on corners where it meets a different exterior wall material. Or say have a opening like patio. I guess they do not do many monolithic slabs in Idaho and just do not get how we mke them here in South where they just sit on ground since we do not have freeze line. Also try adding a second story when you have slab - it does not let you have proper framing of joists with 3/4" sheathing on top - thinks you use slab for second floor. All I can say is try moving side to side, manually editing foundation after it is created. play with garage door casing and jambs and position with respect to wall. Another issue as most garage doors front face is is flush with interior wall surface - recessed into wall. Program does not like that either. Save model close software reopen try again I never figure out how I fix it because I get so frustrated I move on and come back to it and sometimes it seems to fix itself. but it is a GLITCH for sure. What they need is more Slab editing tools so you can cut your own cutout, make your own brick ledge and decide for yourself how wide and deep it is. areas where you can cut out and sunken slab levels or raised, holes in slab for shower/tub drains, info on anchor bolts. And do not think to try post-tension slab or slab poured over pilings driven in the swampy muck. Send some of them programmers down here and watch a slab being formed up and poured. maybe that time of year where I send in questions about slab problems again.

not a lot of upgrades over 2024 IMHO. Could have had more

ask the forum for help. seems like you did something incorrectly in your plan so when you added or changed something else it changed something else probably due to all the automatic functions. your issues do not seem to be software related but more how you created your plan.

thought those were called wine fridge

USB and CD? Really heck my new laptop (from 2 years ago) did not have option for CD drive I had to buy external. Really just download software to any and all computers you use it on a you have to be connected to internet to use program. Then check their website and they tell you how to turn it on one computer while turning off on another as it can only be working on one computer at a time. This is all covered on their website.

What type of room is it? This can have effect on defaults values. Example garage have floor thickness at 0 so it is just the slab.

chief architect or Home Designer? This is home designer forums. CA has its own forum.

maybe try another software? AutoCad or something.

What does the STAIRS Edit screenshow? Any screen shots or model fiel you can attach? what are settings for stairs? True second floor right not the attic? Hard to fix this one, maybe attaching model and we canplay with it to find solution?

what is difference? Elevation is from outside Cross section is from inside as you have to CUT the house in 2 to see an elevation. OR am I missing soemthing? There are cabinet elevations and stuff but you can use cross section for that you just have to position camera in the best loaction.

did you not download the DEAN COLUMN library? It has everything.

they have box shapes and then just change dimensions to suit. Not sure what they have in library but I see plain square columns under: HD Core - Architectual - - Millwork - - - Columns - - - - Basic (does have top and bottom band but should work) There is an entire library under manufacturers: DEAN COLUMN COMPANY I tried to find it on HD library page but could not so I am attching.: Dean Column Co. Inc..calibz

Attach screen shot of this existing cabinet with WHITE LAQUER finish? Open the edit page for it. Go to the Material tab for it Post screen shot of Material page for this cabinet. See my example. Show me where you have this white laquer finish to begin with... Then we can find it

Try turning off the CEILING planes to see rafters or roof plane since you have a vaulted ceiling the rafters are sandwiched in between.

does it have frame? look at wall art and just change material of art to mirror. Custom backsplash works for those mirror glass glued to the walls.

where are you placing the camera? inside house or outside? can you post a screen shot of the plan and what you get in elevation views?

wall covering is meant for wall paper or maybe rooms with different horizontal colors. like tan from chair rail down and off-white above. Tile on wall should eb done with CUSTOM BACKSPLASH so you account for thickness OR make a NEW WALL DEFINITION with tile being applied to drywall or backer board or the orange Dietrich water proof membrane. Probably other ways to cheat system and make pretty 3d models - as there are a lot of flat objects you can stick onwall and change thickness and material to be tile. flat mirrors, cabinet partitions, 3D shapes on and on. but I think custom backsplash is best