Technically, the trim that is done over a door such as in your picture is not a lintel.  A lintel is a structural element that supports the weight of the wall over a wall opening and distributes it to the surrounding walls.

In construction the term header is often used in place of the word lintel, although in some building codes the structural element over a wall element is only referred to as a lintel, and header is not defined.

There are technical terms for the crown molding over a door or window but the term lintel is not one of them.  While in classical architecture an architrave was a structural element that spanned columns, in modern times this word is more commonly attributed to the shape of the casing that finishes off a door or window frame to hide the gap between the jamb or frame and the finished wall.  On exterior doors and windows the part at the top that protrudes is sometimes called a cornice.  A cornice (from the Italian word for ledge) is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element. For example, the cornice over a door or window among other architectural feature.  

The end of my architectural history lesson for today.  

Aha!!!  Thanks guys!!!  Brilliant!

4 minutes ago, Chrisb222 said:

Only works if you use one of the parametric door styles, not a library symbol.

Parametric door styles???  Where can I find those?

I know this has come up before somewhere, but for the life of me, searches don't seem to find the topic.

When a window mimics the roof pitch (can be done in the window DBX) you get a window with a top slope mimicking the roof slope.  So far so good.

Not so much for doors.  Because the door is made of a door symbol and a door frame assembly the door frame can get adjusted but not the door itself.  The door ends up sticking out through the sloping part of the frame and ends up exposed, sometimes over the roof. (This is particularly true of doors under stairs)

Does anyone know how to actually make a door that slopes like the frame?

On 11/26/2022 at 3:38 PM, Alaskan_Son said:

 

According to your drawing, all you need is 82.036° .  96 in 12 is about 82.875°.  Where is the problem?  By the way, we only have that limit in the Wall Specification dialog.  The limit is 89° in the Build Roof and Roof Plane dialogs.

Good catch Michael. The limit wasn't a problem for this job but it conceivably could be a problem at some point.

I use the A S D W keys... oh wait, that is for world of tanks!  Never mind. 

I agree with Joe, plus an i7 twelfth gen is lots.

My system generates PB views within a few seconds.  What more do you need?

4 hours ago, MPDesign said:

Hey Doug,

I had to try my idea of how to make this. Seams like it works.

sample included

Mansard-roof-testing.plan 6.07 MB · 1 download

Well done!  I have done the same, but haven't had the time to post the result.  I was surprised by CA's limit on roof slope to 96 in 12 though.  That is a bit of a problem but this as built drawing will be good enough for my purposes.  Thanks for posting this.

Here is a video that I did on dormers and other tricky roof planes.

For your case, skip forward to 2:29 in the video.

The truth is that the Charles Mansard family launched an attack on building design slaying Greek and Roman influences in wall and roof designs based on the Golden Ratio.  Several designs were killed in an inky slaughter that haunts and horrifies not only designers but also builders' dreams.  This clearly demonstrates the danger of design cults and evil practices.  

Pictured below is a photo of Charles Mansard attempting to start a new, but failed cult of the "mini police cap"

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Thanks Gene, I sure hope so.

Here is how I am going to approach this.  I will post the plan file when I get it close.

10 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

I'm not even sire what I'm looking at there.  Those look like inverted dormers where the "dormer" is actually just an inset lower pitch roof with lap siding instead of shingles.  Very strange.  Can't advise without knowing what's actually happening there. 

I am going back to the site today to take a few more pictures of the roof.  The top of the roof meets as a hip roof with shallow pitch planes.  We "Mansard" part is sort of like sloped walls. with vertical planes for the windows.  Very strange indeed. 

Any idea how to approach this as build design?

What I am thinking is that this device lets a user zoom in and out, something that you can't do with pen and paper.  So you can focus on getting the details of a room, then zoom out to add the next room.  Many times, I wish I had started with a bigger piece of paper. The other problem that I run into when working on an open building or taking outside measurements is that of wind when using a notebook.  Loose paper and clipboards are ok, but there is always the chance of paper getting away from you if it becomes detached.  

Just wondering if anyone is using Remarkable https://remarkable.com/store/remarkable-2 for sketching building plan views etc when on site instead of a pen and paper?

31 minutes ago, CharlesVolz said:

No. That means that you could not sell that plan to others or build it yourself. You could be in future litigation with that same builder over various aspects of the design.

 

I say this knowing that a builder is not going to make you rich enough to be worth it.

You make a very good point in your post.

1 hour ago, DRyeHD said:

I've been staying away from doing spec homes for builders but have agreed to work with a builder to do his.  For a custom home, I typically charge by the square foot (under roof) and by the hour for over three revisions.  Revisions would include minor square footage changes, changing elevations, etc.

 

I saw somewhere that a designer added a set fee for a spec home and gave the builder sole rights to build as many as he wanted.  I don't want to have to track how many times the builder uses the plan.

 

Here are questions for which I'd like to get some input:

1) Should I give a builder sole rights to a design?

2) If so, is an added fee the best way to do it?

3) If anyone does this, what verbage to you use to convey this situation to the builder and on the drawings?

 

Thanks in advance for any input!

My practice is on Ontario Canada.  Most of my work is Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area.  Here you must be a certified designer, architect or an engineer, do design work, be incorporated if you deal with the public (including builders) and be responsible for the design.  Because of that, I would never allow a builder to take my design and use it for more than one building unless the builder retained me to certify each copy for each building.  No two buildings get built the same way, there are room changes, differences in grade and slope and so on.  My designs are also insured to make sure that if I am in error, the resulting costs to cover the blow back is covered (subject to a deductible of course)

On every page of each drawing is the following text:

© MEASURITE, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, DUPLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PLAN WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED

In the Scope of Work Agreement the following paragraph is included:
 

19. Proprietary Information.

The work done by the Designer is for the use of the Client for one building in a specific location.  This agreement does not transfer the copyright of the design to the Client beyond the use for construction or renovation of the building or buildings at one specific location.  The Client may make sufficient copies of the documents to convey information to contractors, suppliers and the municipality as required for the project.  The use of design information on any other structure or in any other location is a direct violation of the copyright.

I do like the anti-gravity foundation.  

I use the matterport system, a Leica Disto 920 laser, a 25' tape and a notebook.  The matterport is incredibly useful for creating the floor layouts, door locations, window sizes, and finding void spaces that a person might miss with just a tape and paper.  The matterport has saved me from making second visits when the tape and paper doesn't work out when making the CA model.  I have tried doing the laptop and creating CA drawings on site, but then I get asked so many questions from people at as built locations, that it becomes distracting and I end up missing things, or taking way too long.

Nice website!   Just getting this before the eyes of the clients will do lots for you.  Well done.  I looked at this on Aug 31, is that the updated site?  In any case, well done indeed.

16 hours ago, VHampton said:

 

 

The pier can be made with thinner poured concrete walls. As a result, the footings will join together. 

 

Cover the gap (inside the pier) with a CAD poly-line or CAD box.

 

Don't use a line property on the CAD object in order to create the camouflage. 

 

What I especially like about this solution is the ability to increase the footing footprint, very important for the increased load of the pilaster.  Although technically that isn't a pilaster, it is a column at the end of a wall.

Having a CA certificate is certainly an accomplishment, but that certification is not a requirement for anything in the construction or architectural markets.  It would help if you were teaching CA to others, that is for sure.  

I just can't see how that would help you in marketing your business.

Michael makes a good point, although it does sound a little harsh.  You only need to update if you want to use the full potential of real time rendering.  I did, but for a myriad of reasons other than CA, but CA was the straw that pushed me over the decision hump.  Now that I did, I am glad I did.  There were some early memory problems using dd5 and RTX 3080Ti but in the end it was worth it for me.  My new computer is very fast, not just for CA but for AutoCAD as well.  

The problem with being on the bleeding edge is that you might just bleed.  

Just out of curiosity your signature says that have the following system.

Lenovo ThinkStation D30

MS Widows 8/7 pro x64

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 @ 3.5GHz

NVIDIA Quadro K2000D 2G; Dual Dell 24" Monitors

256GB SATA SSD x 2; 32GB RAM

Chief Versions 2.0 - X11

Is that correct?  

Shanek.  I suspect at least part of the problem may be your computer.  I run X 14 on a laptop and a desktop and have not experienced problems anywhere near the severity that you are experiencing.  If can get some diagnostic software chech memory and drives for problems.  Just a suggestion.