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Roofs cut walls. So…this isn’t possible. I’ve done this in the past by drawing the deck somewhere else in the plan…or a new plan and then converting this deck to a symbol.

Software development seems to have matured to a point where all we get is “change for change sake”. Will PM provide us with noticeable gains in productivity? With all the requests Chief has for adds or improvements…why now such a priority on this new paradigm.

I can assist with training and/or plan development.

This video may help you…

I offer 1:1 Chief Training...see my website below in my signature. You should post the plan file...

I can help...all I do is Chief Training.

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Are you planning on building a deck over the rooms below in the basement? Tell us what you are attempting to construct...

Its under the "rails" section of the Railing Defaults dialogue.

I gave it a shot...a number of issues. Your floors were not at the correct height. Your stairs don't work...see the plan I've attached. I did fix the roof...maybe not exactly as you want. I used a ceiling plane inside the space to eliminate the structural differences between the 12/12 roof and the dormer roof. May not be what you want. Shaw garage - Steve Fixed 2.plan.zip One thing you should do is try to draw your plans as close to 0,0 as possible. Also...to fix your plan I'd set your floor height in defaults and then go to "Edit>Reset to Defaults"....reset floor and ceiling heights, roof directives in walls, wall tops and bottoms. (see attached)

Here is the plan...forgot to attach on my previous post; Chelsea - Fixed.plan.zip

Take a look at the attached plan.... I added a second floor. Used the complete break tool on the stair. Made the wall under the stair a "partition wall" so that the upper wall end is covered with drywall.

I defined the porch wall as shown below...the gable roof went away (with auto roofs turned on). You do get the concrete slab overhanging 1.5" also. You should use a railing wall to define the entire porch...I see you used an invisible wall and then placed a beam. The beam is fine for a section...but, I'd use the railing wall - post to beam - to define the space.

I downloaded your plan...I'm not seeing the problem. Your porch overhangs...and the roof looks correct.

You should post the plan file. Close Chief first...then upload the file. Thanks Also...what is a queen post open truss? Are you referring to a decorative gable end detail? If so...I have a video on that process on my YouTube page. It's an older video but the process hasn't changed;