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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…

On 4/15/2025 at 2:37 PM, morganremodel said:

Adding a front porch with a roof with a higher pitch 8/12 than the main roof which has a 4/12 pitch. Having issues getting the new roof to connect with the main main and look ok. Also having issues doing a sloped vault with joists to that sloped vault that go to the top plate of the opposite wall. If you know Chief Architect well and have some paid availability to help, it would be much appreciated

File is for the sloped joists

Thanks

2025-01-22.2084 S Painted Hills Ct Structural Renovation_Revision 1-cropped.pdf 963.67 kB · 19 downloads

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.

Like this?

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;

I created a number of dormer videos that might help you. 

Looks like there is a roof on your house...what specifically are you trying to do?

Gene,

I'm not sure if you are needing help on how to accomplish this...or, just upset that Chief doesn't make it easy? I feel you....

Here is one way to do it...

Susan,

It's not hard...made you a short video. Hope it helps. 

Susan @ BerthaLee - Chief Talk - Watch Video

Are you sure it’s not your template?  Have you attempted to recreate this in one of chiefs templates?

43 minutes ago, PitMan71 said:

Thanks Steve.

 

i have used that tool and there are several things I am not jazzed about. Now, because i am a newbie there may be ways around the things that annoy me, but I haven't had any luck.

 

Best i could tell....

- You cant select or dimension to the objects in elevation view.

- Also, it seems that the beam height is governed by the ceiling ht of the porch. When i do porch beams i hang the joists off the side of the beam.

- I like the heights of beams to be an even 8', 9', etc. above the porch floor.

 

Generally seemed that there was less flexibility with the porch rail tool. But maybe there is something i am missing.

 

i watched the attached video a couple weeks ago and it was very helpful.

 

Thanks

 

Well...some of the things you describe may need "work arounds"...
Not a problem to do the things they way are doing them...but, when you place newels (post/columns) manually...they don't move. They are like cad object in some ways...so, you need to watch things closely or they may move or possibly the spacing may not be correct. 

I do wish we could dimension to the center of a newel in a railing wall...it's been requested as a feature for many years. As such...not holding my breath. 

I've done a series of videos on porches which you can find on my youtube page. Most of the videos are older versions of Chief and there have been a number of great improvements but the concepts presented are still sound. 

That said...I hardly ever use invisible walls to create porches. You almost always need a beam...so, using a post to beam railing wall is a good place to start. 

Here is a link to the porch videos on my YouTube;  

I offer 1-1 training. 
visit my website for more info. 

Drainage is the biggest issue with the roof. Creating valleys that will facilitate drainage destroys the intent of the design. 
 

Oh boy...lots of issues with this plan.

I took some liberties and attempted to put a roof on this plan...had to move some walls around. The roof design will make a number of attorneys very wealthy.

The plan grew so I've placed in on a google drive for download;

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O63BQP3GlQqPjXgle6yPMeU2kLGyDkSN/view?usp=sharing