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It worked this time! Thanks for your help. It is much appreciated. CEL

Here it is again.HousePlan.plan Thanks for your help.

Would you please try loading the file again? The file was empty.

It needs to be editable in HD2021. The article I linked in my post provide the location of the settings that need to be changed. Below is the copied text from the linked article. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00516/sharing-a-plan-file-with-a-home-designer-user.html To allow editing in Home Designer If a Chief Architect user wants to be able to send a Home Designer user a file, first check to make sure that the versions that both users have are compatible. If the versions are compatible, then, the Chief Architect user needs to allow for editing in the Home Designer programs before sending the file. Click Edit> Default Settings , and in the Default Settings dialog, click on Plan, then click the Edit button. In the General Plan Defaults dialog that displays, check the Allow Editing in Select Home Designer Products box.

Hi, I have a plan file that was created in Chief Architect version 9 that I want to edit in Home Designer Suite 2021. I contacted User Support for help and was provided the guidance below. I've already completed the first step to change the file type from *.pl1 to *.plan. Now I need help from a current Chief Architect user to change the file properties to make it editable in Home Designer 2021. Done - First, you will need to open the plan with our free Viewer software, and re-save it as a .plan file, since your file is a .pl1 file which we do not use any longer. Versions 9 and earlier used the .pl1 file format that can’t be opened in newer versions without first converting it. We have an online article that will help you do this, you will need to download the free Viewer which is linked in the green box within the article: https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00279/opening-legacy-files.html This is where I need your help - Once you have converted your file to a .plan file, we suggest using Chief Talk https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/ to post a request for someone to open the file in their Chief Architect software and make the necessary changes for the file to be editable in Home Designer. Here is an online article that describes the process the Chief Architect user will need to go through to do this for you: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00516/sharing-a-plan-file-with-a-home-designer-user.html Thank you in advance for your help! HousePlan.plan