Restoring a Missing Living Area Label

Reference Number: KB-00390

Last Modified: July 29, 2021

The information in this article applies to:

Home Designer Professional or Home Designer Architectural or HomeDesigner Suite

QUESTION

The Living Area label is no longer appearing on my plan. What procedure should I use to make the Living Area reappear?

ANSWER

The Living Area label displays the area of the floor platform for living areas in a plan. It is found near the bottom center of the plan as soon as a room area is defined by walls and/or railings.

Living Area label displaying on a floor plan

To restore the Living Area label

Select Edit> Default Settings from the menu.
In the Default Settings dialog, select Plan from the list, then click Edit.
In the General Plan Defaults dialog that displays, place a check in the box beside Show Living Area Label.
Click the OK and Done to confirm the changes and close the dialogs.

If the Living Area label still does not display after enabling the setting above, please try the following:

Select Tools> Checks> Plan Check from the menu. In the Plan Check dialog, click the Done button. When the dialog closes, check to see if the Living Area label displays.
Next, ensure that the "Room Labels" layer is displayed in the Layer Display Options dialog. This is the default layer for the Living Area label.
In Home Designer Pro if the Living Area label still doesn't appear, click on an exterior wall within a floor plan view, and use one of the resize edit handles at either end of the wall to detach it from one of the other exterior walls that it's connected to. By opening the enclosed room area, the living area calculation will be forced to update. Navigate to Build> Floor> Rebuild Walls/Floors/Ceilings . Reconnect the walls to restore the enclosed room area, then navigate to Build> Floor> Rebuild Walls/Floors/Ceilings once again.