Deck Wizard

Draw the closed shape in the main editor first, then choose Deck in the Hardscape Add panel. Select the prepared outline when the canvas asks for it. With one compatible shape already selected, the wizard can open directly. The wizard opens a full-window workspace with a preview; it does not ask you to draw inside an inspector sidebar.

In Elevation, set the deck height and review the Attachment choices. A ledger-attached deck requires a suitable House wall edge; a freestanding deck has its own support arrangement. Skirt Boards and Board Orientation control the perimeter finish when offered. Read any support or bracing warning: the preview is a planning model, not a construction approval.

In Boards, Deck Surface selects Solid Color or Material texture. Clear an assigned material when you want to return to a color finish. The offered board settings include width, thickness, Board Direction, Board Seams and any related offset controls. Inspect the visible controls rather than assuming that every finish exposes identical settings.

Picture Frame Border provides border width, gap and corner-join controls. Accent Strip provides inlay width and offset, with perimeter-band or linear-strip choices where offered. Large border and inlay combinations can leave too little usable field; correct the footprint-size validation message before applying.

In Wood style, choose the offered finish and adjust Weathering and Moss coverage if needed. Inspect the generated wood members in the preview. This does not replace the separate choices for the deck layout or support arrangement.

Use Back and Next to inspect the wizard settings and preview. Correct any validation message before applying. Apply on the final step creates or updates the object; Cancel leaves without applying the current wizard draft.

Select the placed object to use the Inspector’s available editing controls. Whole-object wizard settings and individual Structure editor member edits are different operations. Reapplying a wizard can ask how to handle existing member edits; read that choice before confirming. In the Structure editor, Done keeps member edits and Cancel attempts to undo available changes back to entry.