glennw

Mick, What does "totally automatically" mean, is the big question. We have to give Chief some information to be able to build an auto roof - you can't build an auto roof with a blank plan!. The rules I was referring to are the rules imposed by Michael regarding what sort of information we can use to build the auto roof. I will post my plan today if I can (Christmas eave here), but it certainly is different from your approach, and it does use the Auto Rebuild Roofs command.

I deleted groups of objects and tried the zooms after each deletion. It then doesn't take too long to figure out what is causing the problem.

Michael, I will post the plan tomorrow if I get a chance.This is an auto roof using the Auto Rebuild Roofs command. No extra walls or rooms inside or outside. Auto Rebuild Roofs can stay on. No cleaning up afterwards. (I wonder how many rules there are?)

I believe the problem is caused by an errant polysolid being used for a door. It is located on the left hand side of the 4064 door that leads into Kaylah's Kraft Korner. Delete the polysolid and the zoom works as expected. Also...when I try and use Edit Area, I keep getting font replacement error messages - not quite sure what is happening there as the error dbx keeps opening.

Do you need windows and doors in the wall?

Because you are missing a room definition?

OK, I get the distinction now.

I cannot see how selecting the roof plane also selects the baseline. Here are 2 pics - one showing the roof plane selected (the baseline is not selected), and the second pic shows the baseline selected (the roof plane is not selected). I cannot see any other pictures, nor can i get the baseline to be selected by selecting the roof plane. PS, maybe we are talking about cross purposes here. If you select a roof plane and move it, the baseline will move with it. The baseline isn't selected in the traditional sense that it has selection grips like the roof does when it is selected. I guess it depends on what "selected" means. eg, you can't select a roof plane and expect the baseline to be selected for individual editing independent of the roof plane.

Or...Preferences>General>New Plans>Open and Save As I always have it set to Use This Folder. I am not sure what the OOB setting is.

Robert, Is that correct?

Turn on auto roofs. Build the roof on floor 2 - not floor 1 - don't use raise off plate for floor 1. Create a room on floor 2 with invisible walls where you want the higher gable. Raise the height of that room. Adjust the depth that the room goes back into the floor 2 to build the roof properly.

If you can post a plan I will give it a run on my basic iMac.

Something like this? Prave dimenzije v2 GLENN.plan

What was the mistake?

How do you know what can't be done with the auto build roof tool? And what is wrong with doing 90% auto and 10% manual?

Mick, FIR may be hard coded, but there is no problem changing the framing name from Fir to something else. Or...I guess you want automatic, which would be ideal.

Here is another auto build roof. I had to make a room of the garage pushout to get the small gable. Otherwise everything else seems to build OK. It is best to leave Auto Rebuild Roofs toggled on so that hen you change a room or wall you get instant feedback on what you have done.

If you follow the steps in the help file for the different types of roofs, all should be revealed. Pay particular attention to the roof settings in the wall definition dbx.

I assume you are talking about a Dutch Gable? In which case you can use the Dutch Gable tool. Open the Build Roof dbx>Roof Styles and pick the one you want.

Another way that seems to work. Place a wall that contains studs you don't want included in the ML on their own layer (say an existing wall). Uncheck the M in the layer display options for that layer. The wall will not be reported in the ML (which is probably what you want anyway). But...also, the studs won't be reported either, even though they are on a different layer (Framing, Wall) with the M checked.

Scott, Maybe not! You should be able to filter the studs by height by using the Lumber Reporting Method Control in the ML. The reason your studs are coming in at the same height is probably because you are using Lineal Length which is not filtering the studs by length. The is reporting the studs of the same width and height by totalling all the stud lengths. For starters, try using Cut List - this will sort the studs into their actual length and ignore any set lengths (Buy List) as defined in Structural Reporting. You may need to edit your Structural Reporting defaults - but I don't think you will need to. PS. Make sure in Build Framing, you have Use Wall Framing Material checked, otherwise chief will use the framing default.

Scott, I am guessing that all your studs are all the same size and height? If they are different sizes and heights, there may be ways to do what you want.

I assume that you want the drywall to extend down and cover the face of the concrete step? You can do this by setting the Brick Ledge depth to 12" in the Wall Type Definitions dbx. The problem is that the baseboard builds hard up against the concrete and not the wall lining. So you would then need to do the skirting manually with a molding polyline. I would never build it like that. I would always take the wall down to the lower slab to allow for any adjustments to irregularities in the concrete pour. Like this:

Instead of making that corner from solid walls, you could try making it a hollow wall junction made from thinner walls. Post the plan for more detailed help.

Use Centre Object to centre the windows and doors.