I have been trying for a while now to find someone that can design a covered deck on my house, roof attached to roof, without success.
I finally decided to design it myself, and figure out what I can do to built it..
CA Premier trial has been amazing.. in less that 24 hours I had a reasonable design. materials list, etc.. (pics attached,roof color for visibility in design)
there are some quirks I still haven't figured out..
I used my survey to layout the slab, and walls. can't get the terrain right, rear elevation is 16 inches off the ground, front at 0.
roof planes are a pain in the rear.. there is no snap to..
I cannot figure out how to draw the roof I have, auto generate gives me something else.. (I am building a roof over an existing roof)
I somehow turned on interior dimensions and 3d perspectives but can't figure out how to turn them off
I have posts for the deck corners, want to add cement footing for them.. can't figure that out.
I want the deck to be walkout, door bottom at 16 inches from existing cement patio slab. slab, door, and deck move together or not in unexpected ways.
I drew this design, does CA validate anything for me? it auto generated the roof over the new deck area, and did what I wanted, but does that mean its OK to build it like that?
because of the low side walls and walkout, the ceiling needs to be cathedral, so I can have a fan, I don't have a collar tie between the two outside posts (6x6)
but, i can't save, or print. and I think I have just lost the actual design info (floor plan), but have the 3d perspective still open.
Now, what version do I need to buy.. I am just an individual.. these prices seem ok if you are a business of doing stuff like this.