This feature was in 3D Home Architect by Broderbund Software (1993 for Windows 3.0

. And actually it helped very much. For example, most houses are more or less rectangular in their basic layout. So I start with a rectangle, which I can measure precisely, with a given wall thickness. But my house has two bay windows (different in sizes) and one prominent wall; they have also different wall thickness. So I break the main wall and add these extra shapes.