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@gmdesigns45 - This video might help you out...

In this video I build this dormer using just "auto rebuild roofs"...well, for the most part. Hope you enjoy...and thanks for watching.

Everyone is “guessing”. Please post your plan and one of the experts here will tell you exactly.

The picture above is an “auto” roof return...but I also built the same roof manually and got the same result.

Can someone tell me why the "ridge" of this small roof return frames the way it is framing...the "ridge" is angled into the gable end wall. Weird. It has to be a plan issue because I cannot produce this issue in my template plan. Template plan framing...no problem.

You should do a search on Chief Talk...there is much discussion regarding "material lists" in Chief. All I can say is...you better create an accurate model or you won't have a list worth using. The accuracy and dependability of the resulting material list will depend upon your "due diligence". The software collects the data you feed it...and it's easy to miss something. Here's a link to a quick search I just did..."Materials List"

@rgardner - gave you an upvote to get you back to even. No need for downvotes IMHO.

@Michael_Gia - thanks so much!

Just FYI...you can use Auto Rebuild Roofs and use the "roof tab" in the Wall Spec Dialogue Box to set (2) unique roof pitches. I created the attached example model using auto rebuild roofs...didn't manually draw a single roof plane. It's a powerful tool... See pic attached:

It's really fairly simple...watch this short video; Contemporary A Frame Cabin for DBARBEE — Watch Video

@ElkRivers - you might want to learn about my Screened Porch Library. https://www.mychiefskills.com/

@Jambruins - Many issues. I've annotated the attached plan as best I can. The ceiling planes you have @ the 2nd floor are not needed and probably creating a lot of issues. Jambruins - 1706648467_Bueckenhouse - FIXED.plan

@DeilyContractors - this video might help you...

@Michael_Gia - I recreated using my template and got the same thing. So..it's a Chief thing. I played with wall structure settings, floor settings...nothing worked. If time is money...P-Solid and get on with it might be the best answer. Maybe one of our really smart guru's will chime in with the way to go about this...

@Alaskan_Son - magically, I'm doing the exact same process as before but now it works. Must have been a Chief Gremlin...or an evil Christmas Elf? Either way...I've got it working. So much fun....

@Alaskan_Son - I’ve reviewed many of the past posts/comments. I’ve adjusted my heel height...still can’t get it to work. I’m sure I’m just missing a step or something minor. I see it is possible but I just cannot figure it out.

Yes...I've searched the forum. Bill Emery posted a an answer to a post a while back with some very good info (here)...but I still have a question. I can create a cantilevered truss if the overhang is short...like 16" or less. But - is it possible to get a roof truss to cantilever if the overhang is 24 or 30 inches?

Here's a quick video explanation of what everyone is telling you... Defining Upper Roof Pitch - Auto Rebuild Roof — Watch Video

I think @solver shows how to fix it in the video above. I guess it's a workaround...sort of. The program is doing what it is told to do...default to overhang. However, it's is true the software does not compensate for the different overhang distances. I guess Chief could try to fix this...but, it only takes a few minutes to clean up these soffit issues. I'd prefer they work on improving the stair tool. Please!

Leroy... Gave it a shot...see attached. Just FYI...you really need to get control of your layersets... Hunter - Steve Fix Plan 20-1220.plan

@stevenyhof -

@stevenyhof - sounds like the “Chief wiggle” (my tech term) as I’ve suggested to you a few times is the solution.

You mention security in your first sentence. Apple is serious about security...to the point of crazy at times (seems to be at least). This is a really good thing...and something that keeps me using Apple products. I like knowing that all their products are "secure". On the other end of the spectrum is Google. Google cannot spell security...and they have no plans for implementing it anytime soon. They sell your profile all day everyday to the highest bidder. Every click is watched and sold. With Google...YOU are the product. Dropbox isn't google...but Dropbox isn't Apple either. Dropbox (and other like services) will let affiliates and others have access to your data. It's buried in the contractual fine print. We all have become immune to loaning our online profiles to these companies so we can get "cheap" services...like google drive and dropbox. Both are excellent...but, security is not their top priority. I use google drive all the time...so, I've gotten comfortable with google stealing and selling my profile. It's just the world we live in right? As far as the Apple UI changes...yea, I could do with less of this, but in time I bet you won't even remember what you used to do. Right now I think Apple is trying to make it so iOS apps work on an iMac just like they do on an iPad/iPhone. They are slowly but surely moving us toward a seamless operating system across all platforms. Not sure if this is good or bad...time will tell. As fas as X13 goes...the only feature the Mac won't get is "real time ray tracing". You can still ray trace though...just not in real time. This isn't something I'm concerned with right now...so, it's not a big deal to me. Other than that...the Mac and PC will have all the same Chief tools and functionality.

I made this video a while back - but it might help.

@ShaneK - thanks