Hi Bob,

First and very important, please download and install the free Punch Professional Home Design Suite Platinum Maintenance Update 4.5.1
http://patches.punchsoft...m/patches/patch_plat.htm

Now, some notes regarding the walls and foundations in your Punch program: the concept is not complex after you understand the process
Let me explain: Punch has 3 floors (levels), and each level has (in Platinum) 9 tabs. You can consider each tab as a different layer, with the exception of the foundation tab. The foundation tab and the floor tab work together, so the exterior walls of the 1st floor are the foundation walls. This means that your basement and the foundations are in the same Punch level (1st)

Perform the following test: Create an empty file (File--> new)--> Go to the floor tab--> you will see a small arrow at the right of the name. By clicking the small arrow you have the option of view / hide other tabs--> click in the small arrow--> the floor tab will be selected--> select also the foundation tab--> draw an exterior wall--> go to the properties bar--> be sure the foundation is selected--> in your plan, you will see the wall + the foundation--> put a window / door, etc--> Go to the foundation tab--> click on the small triangle--> foundation tab will be selected--> select the floor tab also--> your plan will look in the same way in the floor tab and in the foundation tab, right? --> Now, in the foundation tab--> click on the small triangle--> unselect the floor tab--> the wall and the foundation will disappear!
This means that you can draw a wall with or without a foundation, but you can't draw a foundation without a wall. If you draw a foundation, as this step includes a wall, and the you draw a wall, you will be duplicating the process

In other words, in order to create a now foundation wall, just use the Exterior Wall tool--> Right click on the wall--> Exterior Wall properties--> set the foundation

Now in order to delete a wall--> select the wall--> Edit--> Clear or if you prefer --> select the wall--> use the delete key of your keyboard

Hope this helps

Patricia