When creating a plan in Home Designer, either Metric (millimeters, centimeters, meters, etc) or Imperial (inches, feet) measurement units are available. The measurement system must be set before creating a plan and cannot be changed for existing plans.
Restoring the size and position of any of these side windows in Home Designer is easy using Reset Options within Preferences.
If you're experiencing inconsistent behavior when editing objects, there may be a setting that got switched in your design process.
Here we will show you how to reset your program's preferences back to the factory settings.
Objects can be aligned using the mouse crosshairs as a reference. This display feature can help you draw, place, and edit objects quickly. You can, however, turn this feature off by following the instructions below. You can also adjust the properties of the crosshairs to better fit your needs.
Whenever a new plan file or layout file is opened, all of its default settings are drawn from a template file. If you have modified your templates, migrated them from a prior program version, or receive an error message when attempting to create a new plan or layout, you may need to reset your template files.
It's easy to change the size of the toolbar buttons in Home Designer by accessing the Preferences dialog.
Core, Bonus, and Manufacturer Libraries, along with your User Library can all be moved to a custom location in Chief Architect Premier, Chief Architect Interiors, and Home Designer Pro.
Follow these steps to create a new Data folder to circumvent unexpected behavior caused by having the Documents folder stored on iCloud Drive.
Follow these steps to move your Data folder to circumvent unexpected behavior caused by having the Documents folder stored on OneDrive.
Persistent icons that follow your cursor, or mouse pointer, may indicate an uncommon setting is enabled or disabled, an edit behavior other than the Default is selected, the structure or the terrain in the plan needs to be rebuilt, or an object, such as a wall, is not connecting properly or is at an irregular angle.