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Kevin, Glad I read this thread. Good tip this has been bugging me for a while. Have a great week,Ken

Problem solved. Had to do the molding polyline thing. Just had to try to get the auto roof returns to work. It is my contention that when the program toughs a specific feature it should work as advertised. Kelly thanks for your reply. Have a great week,Ken

I am ready to pull my hair out over these returns. Some will generate and some here and there. Have searched the training videos and seems there is not one on this subject. Does anyone know of one or have a guess as to why these will not generate.

Thanks Jon, Great job.

A joist can bear on a beam but a beam can't bear on a joist thus the name for the two different members.

What version are you currently using?

Mike; Bosch DLR165,it does all I need.Have had it for couple years, can't remember price. Have a great week,Ken

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About the zero level entry, I think code requires 8" distance from earth fill to framing so this will have to be addressed in some way. Have a great week, Ken

Joe, Good job and thanks. Hope this gives your rep. a boost. Have a great week,Ken

Correct, floor /ceiling truss, I stand corrected. Was taking a break from a project and looking through the forum and saw the question and since there were only comments with no real directions, I thought I would start the man down the path to a point that he could pic up and continue on. As pointed out by drawzilla,you will have to determine the depth of the joist as required and also set the framing distance and then draw in the first truss and select multiple copy and drag across the plan as needed to complete the floor system. Have a great day,Ken

I don't see a walkout,Looks like exposed foundation to me. Can't see around the corner though. Have a Happy Day,Ken

Electromen, Make the exposed walls ,pony walls and put your brick on the upper wall, then adjust the upper wall down to show brick as needed. Specify main wall type for lower wall and make upper wall 4" less to allow for the 4" for brick. Have a great week,Ken

Click Build,Click framing from dropdown list,Click Floor /roof truss,Click floor truss and specify in dbx as you like. Have a great week,Ken

I understand chief encourages the use of activate and deactivate licenses on line but your situation is exactly the reason I always buy the dongle even though CA has a long list of reasons not to. Just have to make sure you pack the dongle or dongles when you go to another location. Have a great week ,Ken

Joey, Great link. Thanks,Ken

Thanks Joe,Will have to try that. Working on a plan already started in x-5. Have only been playing in x-6 to get familiar with new stuff. Have a great week,Ken

Joe, Are these for x-5 or x-6? Thank you,Ken

You are welcome. The roof plane has to be there for it to generate the truss. If the roof plane is cut to the roof plane of the roof coming into it it will generate rafters for a stick built roof with a valley. tgif,Ken

I have attached the plan with the roof plane adjusted and a pic of the resulting trusses.Ths area for the stairway will have to be ladder framed. The trussbase plane still needs to be adjusted. Have a great weekend.Ken Truss Problem.plan

Did you run the roof all the way through as if there is no valley coming into it or did you cut the roof to align in the valley? Looks to be the issue here.Didn't open the plan but I would start there. Ken

Hope you don't mind Joe,I downloaded your garage door also. Thank you,Ken

We always pour a frost footer to grade on the daylight end and frame with a 2"x6" wall . As was pointed out not enough fill at the daylight corners to stress the wall. Have a great weekend,Ken

Best I remember 3-d wouldn't do a roof.Seems I remember doing floor plan and elevation in 3-d then doing roof on drawing board the old way. Course that was a while ago and I may be wrong. Ken

I think it should open with an early version of chief but will probably lose a lot as far as textures and etc. are concerned. I started with 3-d home and went to chief with Ver.4 and used some of my early plans for awhile for the contractor I was working for at that time. Am only running chief as far back as X-1 at this time. Ken