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I messed up the walls playing with the roof and will have to go back and clean them up again.... Thanks Solver, I had missed your earlier post and really appreciate you breaking down the steps.. Also not opposed to lowering the pitch;and using more gables Alaska, but was trying for a certain look. (call it "English, Maybe") . The end result is suppose to flatten or lower the pitch at the overhangs (not sure the term) and add a round top dormer above the window at the front room Breaking up the hips. (AgChief) (Still struggling with the auto dormers.) , Between the two, AgChiefs Manually built roof and Solvers Autobuilt, wondering which works the best.. if either Framing from an interior wall?....I did think about it and at one point changed an interior wall type to an exterior type hoping to trick Chief. A Thanks for all the effort. This really helped..gonna try again both manual and auto.........sounds like practice is key to quick... The Goal.... make Texas Big Boxes unique

The question really had to do with approaching roof plans that may be a little more challenging than basic roofs in a more methodical way than the trial and error way I have worked with this one. It has just taken me a really long time and was looking for a little insight. Just wondering how others do it.

another try Trying to Zip plan.zip

just kidding guys

snobs? Really?

So I could be explaining it wrong. If you look at the front of the house rendering: note that the ridge is moving side to side. (on another version the ridges goes all the way to gables at sides). Looking at the floor plan the house design is much longer than the house plan is wide. I Think Chief is going to run the main ridge with the longest run of the house. (in this case front to back). This is what I am talking about when I titled this "roofs that Don't follow the rules" I called it salt box style because I set the back wall derivative's to a really low pitch and then built the roof at 14 pitch to move the main ridge toward the front of the house and running side to side. I have been wrestling with this roof for much time and it has evolved since then. The question has to do with my approach to the building a roof rather than just trial and error of raising plate heights or wall derivitives or moving walls in and out of position. Not sure if that clears up the question

Think I'll try again tomorrow night....Early morning tomorrow...Thank you Solver!

Hmm Berkshire plan re-save.zip

I'll Try Zip.... I think I have the back but still has been a real chore maybe it comes with experience Front still has added ridge over the porch....the 1st plane should flow into the one above.....Ssorry do not knowhow to draw arrows ZoyeA (2).zip

The Footprint of the floorplan is much longer than the width of the plan and I am trying to create what I think is a cross gable roof plan. see attached. Using a saltbox style roof, I can come up with a very close rendering of what I want the front of the house to look like but am really struggling with extending the roof all the way to the back of the house in a way that seems workable for framing and also the overall look of the roof shape. You will also notice the plate heights vary depending on the style..Also, moving walls just a bit to smooth out the roof or reduce the number of ridges. The question has to do with the planning of what needs to happen to directives in the roof planes and walls and the location of the walls as plate heights change. Currently for me it is trial and error with the auto roof tools and manual changes, pushing walls in and out and raising and lowering plates to see what the result is and hoping I eventually get the look I set out for. There must be a better way to approach the roof than trial and error. Could not get the plan file to load

Thanks Lew, Certainly you guys can give a straight answer without being above it all!

That did it...Not sure what I did to get it there but thank you guys

Thanks ZoyeA.plan

saved it to desk top then tried to drag and drop but did not take

Not sure how to post plan as I do not spend a lot of time here

I can use the work

Does anyone know why the kitchen and living are greyed out?. I don't even know what to do a search for

So Lew.... your saying that Revit Archicad autodesk ect ect communicate to one another . Is this why job seekers are usually advertising for drafters with experience using these programs. I haven't seen an ad for someone using Chief

Thank You Lew!

What is sketch up and how does it tie into what we are doing with Chief Architect. I downloaded the loaner version and have tried to create a couple of building but really have not given it a chance. I'm Guessing it's not BIM.

Would be nice to see a snap shot of some of the setups. particularly you Joe because of the way you described it as being more like an original drafting table.

Where does it specify the size of the beam? because shouldn' the door still have a header as the screen door would be a standard height?

Window heights were equal to ceiling height......guess I won't make that mistake again...and labels were turned off Thank you all!