![]() After watching a few of their massive library of tutorial videos, I endeavored to model my entire house in the software. My intention was to just poke around, but I very quickly dived into the deep end. I started with a trial of the Architectural version of Home Designer. I got this software a month and a half ago because I need to rebuild the deck at my house and wanted to play with some designs and be able to easily make quality drawings for the permitting process. ![]() It’s either just the way it’s set up or I’m starting to think it a waste of time to search and open a case right away. I will have to open a case to get this seemingly simple and commonly used feature explained. I read the online help and search the knowledge base without success. Example is how to create, save and use a plan view to isolate specific object groups like electric, plumbing, cabinets, etc. I find it describes objects and processes but incompletely. I am also struggling with the help system. Support guided him to create a new one and it worked as intended by selecting fields and updating pricing from master list. UPDATE FROM CHIEF ARCHITECT: User’s Master List file was corrupted. ![]() I opened a case with support and they are responsive however this is a program bug. For a builder that is very disappointing. NONE of the prices saved to the Master List are used in the Materials List. That feature is using the Master List to populate the Materials List every time the Materials List is recreated. Having only just purchased Designer Pro I am still in the process of checking out the features but have come across one issue I find particularly disappointing. So I had no choice but to buy Designer Pro expecting all the feature advertised. I do not like Chief Architect is a subscription only, a purchase option should be available. Having left that endeavor for a period of time I’ve reentered that market. I used Chief Architect v9.5 for residential building.
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