CharlesVolz

From CA X16 Help searching "scissor truss": Roof Truss Placement The shape of a roof truss is defined by the space between the roof above and flat ceiling platform or manually drawn Ceiling Plane ../../Resources/img/btn/customceiling.png below. . . If the bottom chords of trusses are defined by a sloped ceiling plane, a Scissor Truss will be created. See Scissors Trusses. If the program either does not find both roof planes and a ceiling, or if there is not enough room between them to model a truss, a warning message will report that this is the case if you position one at that location. The problem truss may still display in plan view with a label of the form “TR-*”. If it does, it should be either moved or deleted. See Editing Trusses.

It is always best to post the plan, since it could be several things. My top guesses since it is so consistent, are: 1. the “Build Platform to Exterior of Layer” setting in the Wall Type Definition DBX> Wall Properties being set to the exterior wall layer (instead of the Main Layer) which make no siding or exterior surface cover the floor platform, 2. the exterior wall layer set as a “Main Layer” in the Wall Type Definition DBX, 3. the exterior wall layer set as a “Framing” layer in the Wall Type Definition DBX, Try those first. Good luck, Charles

Create PDF and DWG and start over in X14. If you have a "finished" model and have to rebuild it in an earlier version of CA, export a DWG file and import that into the earlier version of CA to trace. Here is a rough step-by-step I put together for others. Using DWG Files to redraw model in an earlier version of Chief Architect.pdf

PTP aka post the plan

Why is that crazy? Indoor gyms, swimming pools, basketball courts, gun range...

Post the plan/symbol.

Exactly.

Use 2 roof planes. Curve the bottom one.

The ceiling outside of the room (walled area) is a soffit. Look at the settings in your roof plane.

1. 2. Add a wall on floor 3. 3. Connect flat roof to shed roof. Delete ridge from the flat roof. 4. Use a single roof plane for the shed roof and roof holes.

Did you get this figured out? All of the sudden I am having this problem. They changed the program in X16.

Howdy, I suggest you post your plan if you want someone to explain that behavior. Guesses: That is a post to beam railing wall. Walls moved in 3d. Ceiling ht changed. Remember that roof planes are built on top of wall plate/ceiling settings, not a wall that has been altered. And a wall will build to the default plate/ceiling ht unless it encounters an existing roof or ceiling plane.

Yeppers. You cannot bring the roof plane through part of a wall. A roof plane and its structure will only go to the outside surface of a wall. You can make the lower wall a party wall as mentioned. "Reset To Defaults" tool does work but you have to re-frame your walls or have auto-framing on or just open the wall DBX and close it.

Try this... I just turned on the Default Wall Heights for the adjacent wall and the attic wall above. If you want the lower wall brick to end at a lower height, make it a pony wall. Brunk3 CV1.zip