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    Hip and Gable Roof Design

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    Hi, I am working on a roof with hip and gable combination, I'm having a difficult time connecting the ridge (where the gable is over front entry and hip is on end) as well as the valleys.  I've done quite a bit of manual roof editing after auto building the main areas. Any helpful suggestions? The roof is 5/12 and it was designed on Chief X11. A fast way to connect roof planes would really be helpful as well. I keep getting holes and gaps in my roof. Still in the design stage and may make more alterations.....

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    Creating a Flat Ceiling Under A Deck Roof - part ll

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    Ok so I'm not making progress like I thought I would had some suggestions from a couple of Solvers (Eric another gentleman -whose name I've forgotten), which I tried but I need more details on how to make a flat ceiling under a deck roof that is covering a split level entry. The deck is smaller than the roof itself. It was suggested to move the roof up to second story which I did and to make a ceiling with an open below room. How do I create the open below room? I tried room divider , it did not work correctly. I cannot get a flat ceiling to generate. Also the deck keeps dropping down to the first floor. I'm stumped. More detailed instructions please, Thankyou

    Hancock House Plan.plan

    Matching the ridgeline on a gable and hip combination roof

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    Visual accuracy

    I have a plan with a  gable and hip roof combo. The problem is Gable peak is 10 ft. ceilings and the hip is 9 ft. ceilings. I want them to join at the top. So far I automatically built the roofs, then went back in and manually made adjustments to roof pitch etc. Gable  is 5/12 pitch. Hip areas are now 6/12 pitch (so they now are same height). Problem is I have and small overhang where they meet at the ridge - It's something like a T shape. Anyway it overhangs where they join. Any suggestions? 

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    Generating roof pitch and window dimensions

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    Is there an option to generate a roof pitch dimension on the story pole dimensions or in 3D views?  I'm also unable to generate window dimensions directly on the plan .  I have a window schedule but the builder prefers seeing dimensions directly on the plan of (exterior dimensions) as well. I have turned dimensions on in preferences for windows  but they're still not generating.  Suggestions?

    Generating a roof over a cement patio

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    Ok, so I cannot find a way to generate a roof over a covered patio. Basically it will be over the front entry door (a mini gable), not the same height as the rest of the single story gable roofed house. The roof generates over top of cement patio which is at ground level OR at the same height as the rest of the house. I have tried room divider walls, slab foundation, changing the level (from 0 to 1) and I've also changed the settings on the Room Specification Structure options to add height to my 4 in. mono slab. Any suggestions or other options?

    Designing a high (interior) wall to meet end of a vaulted ceiling

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    I'm having a difficult time making a wall meet the heighth  of a vaulted ceiling, the house is a fairly simple structure - rectangle with the vaulted part stretching from north to south, ending at wall in the kitchen (where the appliances) are butted up against. This wall is not the end of the gable roof line; it is about 75% of the length of the house . The ceiling  (which is A shaped )meets at the middle of the gable roof. Bedrooms on the right side with a main wall running directly down middle of house, living and kitchen on the left. Seems like it should be pretty straight forward but I cant make the needed change, I'm ending up with a void at the top of my 9 ft. walls and therefore the sky peeking through!