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Wall lengths for rooms is best set using the dimensions (not inside of the wall DBX). See this article to learn more.

https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00245/setting-exact-wall-dimension-lengths.html

You will need to use a custom countertop.  See this how-to article

https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00890/placing-an-apron-sink.html

Maybe try using the Joist Direction Line tool on the floor below.

Have you tried using a casing profile that shape?  It might work.

Home Designer Suite, Architectural, and Professional will be retired later this summer.  A new singular product will be announced soon simply called Home Designer.  There will be discount pricing if you own a current Home Designer product 2020 or newer.  Details will be forthcoming as the product is announced.

If you are renting, and you continue through the rent-to-own period, you would own a license of Home Designer Pro 2025.

You could download a new Trial version and see if that works.

A couple of things to verify 1) automatic deck framing is turned on and, 2) the # of deck border planks.  

Still not working?  Post your plan.

Verify your computer meets the system requirements; your video card driver is up to date.  If those items are taken care of, you can also contact our tech support group for add'l assistance 

If the plan is too large to post, do you have a cloud you can copy to and post a link?   You can also send the file into our support group.

That's likely an automatic attic wall that is being generated due to an issue from the floor below.  You can turn it off.

There’s really not a good way to do that.  Someone could give you Chief Architect Premier plan, you could open it in Home Designer; but you cannot edit those items in Home Designer.  Maybe get your student license extended thru your school needs.

The electrical items are under the mechanical, electrical and plumbing category.  If you need more, like you post in your image, see the Chief Architect Premier library.   Chief Architect also includes schedules, like an electrical schedule.

Looks like a roof or ceiling plane that is cutting the surface maybe. Can you post the plan?

On the first floor, name the ‘garage’ room type and lower the floor ~24”.  For the patio room, consider using a ‘living’ room as well so it does not take on the foundation properties of a patio - if you want piers underneath.  When you build the foundation, consider building it on piers. 

Once you build the foundation, you will then need to manually adjust the automatic foundation to the one you want.  I posted the plan so you can reverse engineer it (Pro 2025).  Note the foundation is mostly manually created following the automatic build.

ToskinTest1-HD.plan

Here's how the plan would look with the main floor and foundation.  I labeled the end walls that were set to Gable; hope this helps.

4 hours ago, CallTheCondor said:

are you saying to use the first floor as standard then set the foundation after?  

In most cases, you would always start with the main first floor.  Then, you build the foundation and other floors using the first floor as your design anchor point and its structural elements.

You might start with the first floor and foundation.  On the first floor, set your end walls to gables and the define the garage room type.  For the foundation, use the option ‘grade beams on piers’, it will ask about your garage setting, try something like 36” for the min. garage height.  You will then likely need to manually adjust the foundation to your specific needs.

Now build a 2^nd floor, adjust the living space to only be in the center of the structure.

Makes sense for the print screen cursor.  On recording video, there is no way to hide the cursor in Home Designer.  Have you tried using the program's 3D Walkthrough path tool to record the video?

Kristine, I often use a screen capture tool like you.  I first move my cursor to the side of the screen so it cannot be seen, then I press print screen to capture the Home Designer view w/o the cursor included.

Can you post your Home Designer plan?

Can you post your plan?

You might start with this knowledge article on a One and a Half Story Roof

https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00358/automatically-building-a-one-and-a-half-story-roof.html

You should be able to build this roof using Home Designer Architectural 2025. 

There is a bonus library of Materials Accent Wall Paneling  

I could not download your plan.  You might see if this story and half article helps - it involves building a 2nd floor.  Here’s an example: