Thanks for looking at my post! I am a new user to Punch! Home & Landscape Design although experienced in other CAD programs (Autocad, Draftsight, UG/NX, Solidworks, SketchUp). I am using Punch! Home & Landscape Design Premium version 17.0.0 to design a new back porch on my house and an addition to my garage. I’ve been able to design the existing garage and addition without an issue. However, I am having a problem laying in my lot lines with the proper distance from this garage. Also, my lot is a very odd un-even pentagon shape and I have not figured out how to lay the lot lines at the proper angle or length. My city is a sticker for having all of this defined on their drawings. Does this version of Punch! Home & Landscape Design offer a way to define a lot line by length and angle? The Help Function did not lead my to a solution.

If this is not available in version 17.0.0, does the most recent version offer this functionality?

Patricia:

Thank you very much for your quick response! I really appreciate it. You are correct: I am using a very old version (v17.0.0) of this software. It is running on an older machine which was recently updated to Windows 10. I am starting to believe that not all of the functionality of this software is in place.

- I tried to manipulate the property line via the rotate function, but that function rotates all of the property lines the same amount
- The software does not allow me to draw these lines individually: I must complete the shape of the property
- I really liked your idea to import the property line as a .DWG file. Unfortunately, that did not seem to work. I am using Dassault Systemes DraftSight as a 2D CAD software and saving it in the .dwg format

I am now considering an upgrade to v20. I want to get these plans done and submitted to my city rather than fiddle with work-arounds.

I'll check out your eBooks: thanks for the link!

Patricia: Thank you very much for this tutorial! After reading it I found my errors:

1. I had not saved it in the proper format. I re-saved the file in R14
2. I had to import it with feet as the measurement rather than inches

After doing both of these it imported without a problem. I used those lines to form my landscape boundary.

I was literally just about to purchase Home Designer Suite 2020 when I received the notification of your response. Thanks for steering me in the right direction! I'll keep using my current Punch! software (and maybe upgrade it to v20).