pappaloo

Got it, thanks. Unfortunately my plan's roof is too complex for auto roofs (for other reasons than this dormer), however drawing this manually now works perfect.

This is what I get when I draw it...

I created the building on the first floor, add a porch by creating half wall, then made them invisible.

I then build roof planes by setting a full gable on the left/right walls.

I then created a 2nd story derived from the first (left settings default), ignoring the option to move the roof up as well.

Created a few exterior walls on the 2nd story, then when I manually create a roof plane, the walls disappear. 

What am I doing wrong here?

Thanks.

Thanks Eric, can you share the plan file please?

Hi,

I am trying to get a gable dormer over a porch as shown in the attached screenshot. I also have a slight change in pitch as well over the porch.

With the change in pitch, the auto floating dormer doesn't work, so I know I need to manually draw it.

When I try and manually draw the dormer, the exterior walls won't show up above the porch on the 2nd floor. They just disappear right away. It's slightly buggy I feel that I can get them to show up sometimes, but once I attempt to cover it with a roof plane, they will again disappear. If I draw it within the interior structure, I can do it simply as shown in the video online, but that is not what I want.

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/9923/focus-manual-dormers.html?playlist=95

Any tips or tricks?