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There was a roll-up metal garage door posted in the Symbols Forum at one point. M.

One thing to consider if going 2018 to 2023 is that it may not run on older computers, so look closely at the Hardware requirements and perhaps add you hardware specs to your Forum Signature ( see Ryan's and mine for examples) so others can give you the correct information. M.

Go up a Floor or Down a Floor ....my guess is they are not on Level 1 in Plan View which is the norm. Mick.

The FAQ says that Additional licenses will be $1295/yr after Jan.10th. whether new OR on existing SSA perpetual Licences ( though it sounds like the SSA PL additional copy is still yearly Sub. not Perpetual )

Hard to tell from the pic , you haven't just assigned the wrong material to it have you ? ...looks like siding to me in pic... another thought - have you rebuilt the framing ? otherwise as Rob said you might need to post the plan. M.

Oh I don't disagree Gene, it's a pretty common/normal practice, I was just pointing out what I think is happening, which it seems Jacob has confirmed now, but perhaps we could have a "Do not Auto mull Casing check box" , *or other defaults so the auto-mull doesn't use the mulling defaults which we can't access. M.

I think the Mulling programming is working as expected, and you see what is expected from a "Factory-ganged" window Unit, the Issue it seems is that, that same programming is affecting the Casing when two window Casings "touch", and Chief does what I'd call an "auto-mull" using the same Programming (code) as if we had asked for a ganged Unit rather that casing them separately and need so the overlaps don't disappear. M.

In woodworking they are generally called appliques Google search link M.

As a general rule Joe, Laptop graphics can't be upgraded......( looking at your sig. ) It also has 1/2 the memory of your 1070 8GB.... M.

There are some Library items in Chief you could possibly re-use eg. the IAMDesign Catalog or Indital ( old IAMDesign? ) M.

You can import directly into the Layout if needed too. Did you change your Background Color perhaps? Edit > Preferences > Appearance > Color

Thanks Len, posting a few screen grabs ( Window's Snipping Tool ) will help too perhaps get a few more interested too .... 1 pic is worth a thousand words sounds like you may have pics of the "real" situation too.... Mick.

Would be good if you do your Forum signature Len as it appears you might be using X6 ( 1st post File Name) , and most here won't have X6 available anymore as far as posting plans back for you if that is in fact the case, and you may waste someone's time. See my sig. below this post for an example........

I believe they normally only allow it online 30 days before it expires ( when you normally get the Email reminder ) but you can call in and setup a yearly autopay with your CC or pay for multiple years ahead, at least both were allowed last time I did it. ( just before last price hike - $525 > $595 ) they also used to allow pro-rating so you can move the renewal to July for example if you are away every Jan. ? ie pay for 18mths now.... M.

Something has changed then as Chief has always allowed Transfers of Licenses, I have several Clients who bought 2nd Hand copies of Chief, eg X12 and paid the $50 Transfer fee at the time ( this does not include SSA since it has never been transferable, you had to upgrade to the latest version to receive SSA ). ( see Section 3 of the EULA ) https://cloud.chiefarchitect.com/1/pdf/eulas/chief-architect-end-user-license-agreement.pdf M.

They used to as I bought 2yrs before the price went up to $595 I think it went to $595 Jan 9th 2021 didn't it ? been a while .... M.

Did you make sure to make your Default No# of lights is something like 200, as the default is only 20, so with a rope light you soon run out of "lights", I've done this in my Template, so I don't need to do it for every camera shot.... Making a Light Set for each Room can also help............

That's not what I think he is asking Scott, He is asking if he sells his Perpetual License, how it is handled since SSA is not Transferable currently, ie will it be Transferable going Forward for the new Owner? M.

I stripped your plan down to a single floor due to other issues and auto built the 2 upper floors with a gable roof auto ( 4/12) and then did as above instructions, going 12/12 on the 2nd floor so ridge meet nicely. I don't know the real ceiling heights for the build so you will likely need to play with this some. M. PLAN FILE : BeachHouse_MHD.plan

It should work fairly easily doing it like Michael showed above, ie built a 3 story building ( 1/2 height 3rd story?) and let chief put the Roof on Auto, turn off auto roof and then on the 2nd floor draw a roof plane over the Hip walls ( can draw 1 and copy reflect it to other side ) and then join them together. Then cut the notches, using 2 breaks to get the "U-shape" plane. I usually pull this cutout wider than the house and then let chief "snap" the cut back to the walls. I'll take a quick look at your plan above..... Mick.

As Ryan mentioned it doesn't show if the Walls are Aligned or more than about there own width OFF ( seems wider in X14 to me ) Otherwise Chief assumes the misalignment is done on purpose .....if you nudge the wall over with the arrow keys the icon will appear when it's "within range" of the auto align tool. M

Nice use of a Style Palette! M.

I think you missed this Roland.... M.

this is helpful for that...... M.

It sounds like you may need to be over on HomeTalk as it sounds like you have Home Designer Pro ($600), not Chief Architect Premier ($3000) ? https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/ also good to do for both forums is: https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/18908-signature-here-at-chief-talk/?tab=comments#comment-155662 But the New Layout Option , should be seen in File > New Layout , while in PLAN VIEW, which will open a new Layout file , which you need to SEND the Plan views too. https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00527/creating-a-layout-in-home-designer-pro.html Mick.