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Thank you @SH_Canada, helpful information

@Kbird1 Mick, that is exactly what I was needing. Along with Michael's list I should be off to a great start. Thank you for being willing to share your experience. CA should include both in their starter courses! Brian

@Michael_Giathat is what I was looking for! Thank you. I am the client and the designer so that makes that piece a little easier. These plans are for the house I plan on having built in the spring. I will be participating in the build handling all trim carpentry, flooring, insulation, painting, electrical and plumbing fixtures, etc. Thank you also for the advice on the framing. I would have made that mistake. I do plan on setting all the defaults and preference ahead of time, so I don't have to go back. I developed the entire plan in HD Pro but quickly found its limitations and am now working in CA Premier X14.

@solver I am a private individual with trained drafting skills. I designed the entire plan using Home Designer Pro then felt I really needed the extra capabilities of Chief Architect to more easily build out the plan layers, plan layouts and include manufacturer specific details I wanted to show. I am transitioning that plan, from scratch, into CA Premier X14.

@DavidJPotter That much I had figured out. It is the rest of my question I really need guidance on.

I have been thru many of the videos, getting started and advanced and can feel reasonably comfortable with the application. I The one thing I have never come across is the preferred or best practice in building the overall plan. Looks like it is best to start with setting defaults and preferences then the overall floorplan but what should be next and then after that, etc. Framing, foundation, roof system, etc.? What is the best practice order of the build?