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  1. Rookie65
    Well, I don't know the particular local codes there. If you can make those notes and changes, I can get your sketches into a ".plan" file and send it back to you. Then you can change it as needed.
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    Where are you located?
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    I'm not sure even a truss company would enjoy or be able to do that one!
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    I believe the Matterport Pro 3 will now do exteriors as well. It's about a $5K investment which is over what I am comfortable with. Especially since they don't have a buyback program for the Pro 3. We all have our own ways of getting to the end results.
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    Compared to the time it takes to measure a job by hand is where the real savings show up. Can scan a house in maybe 90 minutes versus 3 to 4 hours, or more
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    The camera was about $3K. A yearly plan can start around $680, I think. The plan back from them starts at $15
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    Clients like the 3D captures with the Matterport, and being able to measure the scans if needed. Great to forward to their subcontractors so they can get an look at the job before going to a site. Good rule of thumb is to check everything before ordering materials. Yet to get a close layout for an "as-built," it's a huge time saver.
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    roof

    Rookie65 replied to decorators3's topic in General Q & A

    It would be helpful if the roof PDF was facing the same direction as the drawing. Though in looking at it, the ridge for the main roof is not straight like the PDF shows. That could be from a number of factors, yet without having the plan to look at, it's hard to pinpoint.
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    I have a Matterport Pro 2 that I use for interior scans. I can't say it's as accurate as they claim it is, yet it does save a lot of time from measuring by hand. Especially for additions where the town wants the existing house layout with it. When I am on site, I will use a laser to measure a room's length and width. That way when I get the floor plan PDF back from Matterport, I can set the scale on the plan from the dimensions I took to get the floor plan from them closer to actual size. Then I will trace over the walls to make my plan from it.
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    Roof

    Rookie65 replied to decorators3's topic in General Q & A

    He hasn't been on the HD forum since May 14th..
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    I will see it in HD Pro as well sometimes. It can happen when walls are set to rebuild automatically. If you click on the wall in question, sometimes it will read as a "Polyline produced by 3D wall editor." The layers can build up, and you can delete them. When you get to the note that it is an auto generated wall, don't delete any more and see what it looks like. Sometimes that will take care of it. It could also be what the other folks posted, yet I wanted to offer this suggestion as well.
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    Looks to me like your trusses are going perpendicular to the roof pitch? If they were parallel, then you might be able to get an opening in the end if you don't use an end truss and just stick frame the gable wall?
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    Doors and windows are typically called out in width by height as a common practice, at least from what I was taught and always seen
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    I had some confusion with clients when I first started. What I do now is specify the label as %width%x%height%", and it will put the (") symbol in the description. Or you can put RO before it if you want it to read that way so it comes out as RO 60" x 48". I also put the style window in the description..DH, CSMT, FXD, GLDG, etc. Chief just does them as a default in inches. It doesn't make it wrong. Just need to know how the program does things.
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    Lock the ridge height and the pitch. Let the fascia's take care of themselves
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    You could also try "Wall Covering" for the exterior only. I use hardie trim in arctic white, and adjust the location height.
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    M-Reed, I have a couple of HD licenses I would like to sell. I bought them for people who were going to work with me, then they decided it wasn't what they wanted to do. I have a Pro 2021 and Suite 2022 license key I would sell for much less than buying it new. PM if interested.
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    Mike, That sounds good. I'd be happy to help with this. If they are pdf's, then they should be easy enough to copy. I'd send you back the .plan file and you can modify as you need. Let me know your thoughts when you can. What state are you in? Thank you, Keith
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    Mike, I use Home Designer Pro 2025. What style and sf are these house plans you have? You can message me so we can discuss more in detail. Thank you, Keith