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#HOME DESIGNER SUITE 2018 WINDOWS#

In the 2nd Floor Defaults dialog that appears, specify your desired properties.įor this example, the preset defaults are used.

Choose Derive new 2nd floor plan from the 1st floor plan, then click OK.

Select Build> Floor> Build New Floor from the menu.

In order to generate a stairwell, a second floor needs to be generated.

Now that the staircase is configured, it's time to create the stairwell.

In the 3D view, notice that a railing has been created along the wall.

Select the middle Move handle, and move the staircase up against the wall.

Use the Select Objects tool to select the staircase, and note the edit handles that display.

Change the Treads back to 14 and click OK.

In addition, when using the Lock features, you can customize your staircase to your exact specifications. Note: Home Designer also provides a recommended tread depth here, and can calculate all of the settings for your staircase automatically.

If you change the number of treads to 18, you can see that Home Designer has detected this, and has let you know that the 'Shallow staircase reaches next level'.

Notice that Home Designer has updated the Length and also gives us a message at the top saying that the 'Steep staircase reaches next level'.

For the purposes of this example, we want to have 14 treads, so move the radio button under the Advanced Options heading to Lock Number of Treads, then change the Treads value to 14.

In the floor plan view, activate the Select Objects tool, select the staircase, then click on the Open Object edit tool to display the Staircase Specification dialog.

Now that you've created the staircase, open it to specification once more so that you can configure the structure of the staircase.

You can now see that your staircase reaches the next floor.

Let's click the Make Best Fit button, then click OK.

Home Designer gives us a way to automatically extend the staircase to reach the second floor.

Notice that Home Designer has detected the short staircase, and gives us a message to let us know.

In the floor plan view, activate the Select Objects tool, select the staircase, and click on the Open Object edit tool to display the Staircase Specification dialog.

In this example, the staircase is intentionally drawn too short, which allows you to modify the staircase so that it reaches the second floor.

With the floor plan view active, select Build> Stairs> Draw Stairs and click, drag, and release the mouse button to create the stairs.

Select Window> Tile Vertically or Tile Horizontally so that you can see the 3D view side-by-side with the plan view.

#HOME DESIGNER SUITE 2018 FULL#

Select 3D> Create Camera View> Full Camera and click and drag with your mouse to create a 3D view looking at the room where the staircase will be built.To make it easier to see our stairs, lets tile our plan view with a 3D view. Home Designer makes placing stair cases fast and easy. How do I create a staircase with an opening to the floor above? I know this is a bare-bones type of question, but I want to ensure I have full understanding of the programs default settings for calculations before we make such a large investment.The information in this article applies to: and I cannot ensure accuracy if I am unaware of the framing default figures for my rough openings.Īt this time, I would also like to clarify that if I have installed a 24 x 54 single casement window in the program, that the program has installed this as the frame size of the window, correct? and whatever the default framing settings are will be added to the window frame size to equal my rough opening size, correct?

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We are getting ready to order our windows and doors, but they are a European window with thicker framing than standard US windows and doors so I need to ensure we are purchasing products that will fit into the spaces I have designed in Home Designer Suite. My question is this: Can you please tell me what the default window & door framing settings are for the Suite software? I know that I cannot modify the framing settings in the Suite version, but I am equally not able to view the default settings either.

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We realize now that we definitely should have purchased the Premier or Pro version of the program, but we are about to break ground on our new home now and don't feel that we need to upgrade given all that has already been accomplished in the Suite program. We have been using this product to build our new home.

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