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Phil, it's difficult to say what the issue could be - I suggest reaching out to tech support.  If you file a support case v. calling, be sure to attach your plan.

A couple things you can check. 1) is that layer turned on in 3D? 2) if the layer is turned on, what's the elevation of your beam? 

It should be saved with your camera - if you saved your camera.  If you want as a default for every view, you can do that - see attached.

VR is scheduled to be in the next release due out this Spring.   

Jeff, the default print would create a single PDF file with all 5 pages.

Try setting the upper ptich on this wall.  I used 4/12 and the upper pitch of 9/12 in from baseline at 122"

Do you have a photo?

Kristine, it appears the alignment of your invisible wall for room definition is misaligned.  I would first try to align the invisible wall according to the image I posted (A or B).  Based on your 3D view, it appears one area has a ceiling the other does not.  It that case an invisible wall takes on the properties of a 4” interior wall to correctly generate the attic walls above.  Aligning the invisible wall to the other ‘visible’ wall is preferably done to the wall’s main layer (“A” in the diagram).  It could be that issue as been resolved in a newer version (the plan I attached is Home Designer Pro 2023). 

Hope this helps!

Room.plan

Is it possible to post your plan Kristine?

Jeff had a great idea.  Here's a similar variation.

Kristine - if you manually lower the walls they could be cutting your ceiling platform.  You might replace those walls with "half walls".  Half walls are railings, you can set the height and they won't cut the ceiling.

Carolos, attached is an image; also, here's a link.

https://accounts.chiefarchitect.com/360/view?share=704150194536504

I'm not sure you can get that look exactly.  You can put a wide casing with a bevel and a thick wall.

In Home Designer there is a 360 export under the File menu.

Heather, you can 'zip' your file.  Usually, find the file on your system, right click and then zip.  It should condense it so you can post.

Heather, welcome to home talk!  Looks like you have several questions here.  It might be helpful to isolate some of those separately; and if you post your plan, others can take a look.

On your door/window question, frequently if you cannot move those, it may be bumping a ceiling or floor platform or even another wall.  You can override bumping/snapping by holding down the control key and then moving the object with your mouse.

Cheers,

Jonny,  welcome to the forum!  Here are the steps I would use:

1.       Open both files

2.       In the as-built file with your house

• a.       use the tool Edit Area (All Floors), drawing a marque around the outer edges of the as-built, then
• b.       use the copy tool in the lower edit menu

3.       in the terrain file

• a.       be sure to have all your floor levels created – foundation, second, etc. – and they are empty (no walls, etc)
• b.       set the floor heights to the same as your as-built – e.g., 8’, 10’ ceilings
• c.       use the paste tool and then move the as-built around on your terrain
• d.       it’s best to move the house and not the terrain

Hope this helps!

You can change the molding for the floor default; or room by room.  Double click in a room and go to the molding panel

I'm glad it worked out!  Wow, in Coeur d'Alene?   Would love to see it; even in construction phase.  Send me a PM if you’re open to it.

Cheers,

Your plan is very impressive!  It appears it was created using Chief Architect?  The ‘rim joist’ on your deck had been modified in such a way that Architectural did not have the tools to make the change.  I turned off the auto deck framing and was able to paint it.  The file is located here

Hi Morgan, can you post the plan?

You can use a fence symbol, place it, and then rotate.  This is how the scene below was created in Chief Architect.  You should find a fence symbol in the Home Designer library.

Rob, I'm running a MacBook Pro with the latest Ventura.  It seems to be a very fast machine with Home Designer.

Here’s a video on  Creating a Custom Cabinet Door in Chief Architect.

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/5532/creating-a-custom-cabinet-door.html