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Set the "Finished Ceiling Height" to 10' in each shed roof covered area and on the Structure Tab you check "Flat Ceiling over this room" check box. When done each room you so mark will have a finished flat ceiling at the height you specify. DJP

You create a "new material" for each angle of the 45Degree siding if you want a left and right run of such a siding pattern (Adjust Material Definition tool per instance, you copy the original material and rename it, alter its angle etc). These video tutorials may also be of help: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=custom+materials+in+chief+architect DJP

Watch some of these videos or help articles on  the Chief Architect Website, please. DJP

Start over from scratch but try to learn from your mistakes and avoid repeating them. All of us had a hard time when we started to use this or any software, you are not unique in this. DJP

Open your "Display Options" dialog for Plan views and you will find the "Dimensions" layers named alphabetically there where you can display or not display or lock dimensions or any named layers in terms of display or not as you desire. DJP

This thread helped me advance my knowledge. At 75 years of age it is not too late to learn useful things. Thank you Eric! DJP

Mark, Cable railings are NOT supported (never have been) for stair objects. For specific railing types you have to turn off railings in the stair dialog and then manually draw such railings using the railing wall tool setting such manually drawn railings to "follow stairs". This has been so for many versions. DJP

You can use this file that I exported from my X14 LB, if you like. DJP Fences and Railings.calibz

x 14 -Library Browser-Architectural-Millwork DJP

In Chief there over 11 different "Display Options" dialogs, one for plan view and one for EACH camera type individually, so if the "Ceilings" layer is off in the camera type you are using, then it would appear that one has no ceilings. When I opened your shared file, all intended ceilings were visually present. If, you were perhaps using the "Floor Camera" it is programmed to not show ceiling's by default. Take a look and see... DJP

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Open the outermost wall of your intended Porch and then go to its "Roof Tab" and uncheck "Eaves" Move the slabs up until they cover the visually unwanted portions of your walls that are showing. Or delete the slabs and emulate the porch using a Roof Specification Box-Structure Tab. Relative to your roof it is quite easy to just manually edit the roofs that it built automatically. You WILL need to learn how to manually create or edit auto roofs, believe me. Best to get started NOW. DJP

Many pre programmed tools in Chief often work flawlessly but sometimes they require manual help and adjustments from you to arrive at just the right look you wish. Sometimes those pre programmed tools do not work and require that you manually do what they did not do. The point is getting for you. Watch Eric's videos for sure, be intent to succeed. Your own intention to succeed and your persistence in getting just the result you intend is the most important "tool" you have. DJP

Chris, I just opened my X8 and it works EXACTLY the same as in X14: you turn off "Rails, left and right" in the stair dialog. Then you draw a railing wall on each edge of the stair object you wish to have rails. You then program the rails to whatever style you wish. Open the railing specification dialog of each railing wall, go to its "Rail Style" tab and select at the bottom "Follow Stairs". If the result is not visually correct moving the railing walls with your arrow key until they do display properly will then produce the visual results you wish. I just did this in my X8 so I know what I am talking about. DJP

I seldom think about it, commonly I just want to see, verify changes I made in plan view or an elevation view. It does not matter which camera used for that purpose. Such considerations are purely individual and not otherwise. Getting your work done is more important than how it is accomplished. DJP

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Terrain holes do NOT "alter the terrain" other than making a hole UNLESS they are programmed by the end user to do so. As I see it now you just need to make the hole smaller to reduce the reveal of the front of the house structure so it reveals only as much as needed to poke through the terrain. DJP

Of course you can using Chief. In terms of real help here, you need to post some images or ideally a copy of your plan file so others can really help, in detail. DJP

No. No freeze ups, no crashes in Beta Testing or since. It does seem a little slower than X13 but only slightly. DJP

When I started, years ago it took me over a year to learn the software to a point where I felt "competent". Your intention followed by study and practice will get you there if you persist. There is a lot to learn (settings, icons, tools and figuring how the software is programmed to work and not work and how you must respond to obtain your products). DJP

I commonly help people like you. DJP

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Have you created a second floor? DJP

Using Text and 2D CAD you make your own manually. DJP