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Perry and Charles- Worked through it based on your input and all good. Thank you both.

Much agreed with Lew- When I started out with CA I would draw ANYTHING to get the ball rolling with the knowledge that the on the job training was paying for itself. I made sure that I was very competitive in my pricing to get my foot in the door and used the 3d capabilities of CA to show off my services. As I progressed and became faster I was able to finish jobs quicker -thus making more per job. On the flip side - as quality my work improved, especially the renderings for client presentation, I was able raise my prices for any given project.

Will do- Thanks again

Perry- Thanks much for the work on this plan. Makes sense that it would be something like that since it was only on the one side. Unfortunately I am still working in X8. I will try moving the room dividers in my version and se if I can get it straightened out. Again - much appreciated for the help.

I thought I had auto built roof framing in the earlier version I posted. It is in this version. SMITH_ADDITION_7TH_IDEA.plan

Michael- Thank for having a look- I think the roof you are looking at is the one over the front porch which was behaving properly in my plan. The roof on the opposite side is the on that is creating the issue. What I was showing in the screen shot id the difference in the trimmed tails on the right to the full tails on the left.

Attached is the plan- In the very prelim design stages now. The area in question is the new covered deck at the living room addition. SMITH_ADDITION_7TH_IDEA.plan

Perry- Thanks for the response- as you can see in the attached pic I am getting a different result from one roof plane to the other - I have checked the sub-fascia and it is the same on both planes. Compared all of the other suspects I can think of also- trim to soffits, structure setting , etc... Just not sure what is going on. Would be happy to post the plan if someone would have a look

Sorry to be late to the party........really late.....but I just did a search on this problem and it led me here. I am having the same issue on a remodel design I am working on and was wondering if you could elaborate a bit more on what caused the issue with the 2x12 rafters not trimming on some roof planes and trimming to the fascia on others?

Was just starting to type my reply when Michael's popped up. Nice job Michael. Larry- after the truss profile is created you should be able to check "lock truss envelope" and edit as needed.

I can see how local jurisdictions can implement their own area specific codes that could be based on planning concerns, but as far as the IBC or other building codes go I agree with Joey.

We have certain criteria here when designing accessory dwellings and how they may be oriented in relationship to adjacent properties but the features that are reviewed are generally upper floor decks and the like. Can't think of a situation where window location would come into question but in a largev municipality I guess that may be an issue.

I use X8 for all kinds of kitchen and bath remodeling. Quick and easy to get the needed walls in exact locations so that you have an accurate base to work from. Perspectives are great for clients to understand the overall design and the elevations are easily revised to create all the cabinet details any cabinet shop would need to get going.

The override is to use a ceiling beam

Define walls in the structure tab to have only single rim joist

You need to make sure thathat the deck is defined as a deck or porch, so even sort of exterior room. CA think that it is just another interior room and adjusts the doors according.

Wish I could with this guy.....but I have a special per square ft price for him

Much agreed as Rich said- Never thought of he tab function and drawing walls to proper dims as I go- Thanks Michael

Very true Lew- I have one builder that has Home Designer and knows that I can send him plan files to "edit and revise"..... Wish that had never come up. The plan files he send back are COMPLETELY jacked up.... and the he says "well can't you just clean up my design and finalize the drawings" Right.....

Heck of a good job for your first stab at a design in CA. A few things I saw- 1-In regards to the main floor free spans mentioned above,the truss company will design girders to pick up the loads and transfer them to bearing locations- most likely exterior wall lines but sometimes interior bearing lines or points can be used to reduce large loads at the ends of those girders. 2- Also, as Brown Tiger mentioned the joist spans in the basement are far to great. Some bearing walls or beams to cut down on those spans will be required. These walls or beams can possibly be incorporated into picking up truss loads from above as well. As a rule I try to get the truss designer involved as early on in the framing layout process as I can so that we can account for chasing these loads to the foundation. It may help to remember that you should trace your load paths fro top to bottom- and adjust walls accordingly when possible. ( I didn't mean to get too in depth on the structural side- but structural and architectural design go hand in hand when considering overall building efficiency.) 3- Regarding dimensions you are needing several more interior dimensions on both floors. Also when dimensioning to window and door openings try to locate the centers of each. Walls should be to face of framing. Good looking design overall. Keep after it -the details will come!

Spent way too many years in the field laying out for framing crews. I always wanted my walls pulled from the outside face of stud on the exterior wall to the face of stud on the next wall- the hook framing and go to framing. As for doors and windows - hook outside wall on face of stud and then pull to center of opening. This allows to layout the header for each opening and mark on top of plates for easy identification. Had one builder that drew his own plans and always dimensioned to the wall- dimensioned the 3 1/2" wall- then from that wall to the next. Had to get him straightened out right away

Do you mean that you want a separate layout box that contains only the kitchen that is of a different scale than the main floor plan? If so- send a separate view to layout at a larger scale - on it's own layer set maybe? Then crop the layout box to fit.

agreed on the p-line solid- just takes a minute

Scott- Sorry to be so late in responding. I won't be able to attend the GTM - with all melt off and water damage we are having I am crazy right now. Thanks for the offer and I hope to attend one in the future.

Always thought temp dimensions should have the ability to move dimension lines. Maybe an idea for X9?