HumbleChief

I removed 2 windows and want to replace with a railing using the same opening sizes. I then broke the wall in 3 places replaced those 2 wall sections with a railing section, added a p-solid header and I keep getting these strange notches below the railing ends. Here's a pic Here's the plan WALL NOTCH.plan THANKS

Yeah, good call.

With a molding poly line you can add crown any where you'd like.

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Thanks for taking the time Johnny but in this case I want a full gable wall on that chimney wall. It seems to have something to do with that little invisible/gate wall but I'm not sure I'll ever know what the cause is/was.

I was changing some walls around on a very simple plan and I got this warning. Chief cannot build a roof plane over the back wall Stumped. Thanks Looks like it has something to do with an invisible wall/gate creating the situation. Hmmm... It's invisible, no locate and no room def but Chief wants to build a roof with it. If I delete it the roof builds OK - but I kinda like it. Weird. If I unselect 'no room def' the roof builds over that now defined room. If I re-check no room def then the rear wall roof rebuilds OK. Never seen this before... ROOF PLANE 1.plan

Rod, I would start with 3D>3D View Defaults>Interior Ambient and try and get a little more light in general. the rest of the details are pretty much magic and more experience with what works for you.

Not sure either and please remember....Resistance is futile

SWEET - Thanks Eric, Took me a minute to figure out what you did but once I did I was able to add a missing detail quite easily. Great solution.

THX again

That would be awesome thx

THX I'll that a try

Hadn't thought of landings...

Thanks David, How?

+1

I've got an interior space that is giving me fits and would appreciate another look at the plan and design approach. As can be seen from the pic below there is a lot of cut up sections to the space and each approach (attic wall, pass throughs, doorways) has failed on some level. Curious as to what approach you might take to achieve the pictured results. Thanks Here's the plan WALLS 1.plan

I think that's (another) fascinating topic. "What obligation does an Architect/Designer have when designing a home as regards to budget." Is it their fiduciary duty to insure their design fits within the client's budget? Do they have any other duty other than getting the client what they want? I'm sure there are some pretty strong opinions regarding same but if there's no clear agreement between the Designer and client what are the obligations? I give NO budget numbers EVER, make that clear up front, and leave all costing to the builder and client but again many different approaches out there. Started a new thread. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/10294-construction-budgets-and-our-fiduciary-duties-as-designerarchitects/

I think you're right Perry - we all know that.

Maybe it's the creative application of great and creative ideas that gives this industry a 'great' name?

I've used that mentality for many years and hopefully I haven't single handedly given the industry a bad name. I actually didn't realize 'this industry' had a bad name and if it does then it's really more individuals who have a bad name because they focus on just one part of the process and don't follow all of the suggestions in this thread. If a reader wants to take one piece of a post and make a federal case out of it one is surely free to do so but if you read all the response that same reader will not find a single suggestion to ignore any single piece of the building process. The process is complex for sure and no part should be ignored but there seems like there's room for a few wild ideas in the early stages but not for everyone and I get that. One has to follow their own course in such matters and find something that works for them. There is more than one approach that works and each designer/builder should find the one that works best.

Meant only in the 'general spirit'. We all know the details can get messy and secondly I would not proceed with caution, I would proceed with abandon and see what you come up with, then deal with the 'messy'.

Hard to imagine how badly a Frank Gehry design would freak out the 'rules' crowd on this forum. Of course there will be construction challenges. Of course every design has the potential to need structural changes. Of course it's not easy and requires a good hard look from an engineer - there's not one post here suggesting otherwise. I'm only suggesting there's a time for design and a time for engineering. Unfortunately some of us (I include myself too many times) let our engineering knowledge get in the way of free flowing design ideas which can, at times, cripple the design possibilities. I remember a homeowner who wanted a huge open floor plan like 45 ft. x 120 ft. with a huge open ceiling and I began our conversation with, "That will be very expensive and difficult." The client looked at me a little sideways and I realized I had just shut down the creative process. The design was, of course, expensive and difficult but I learned that just leaving the creative door open and my practical 'how to build it' side out the conversation was valuable in the creative process. It's not easy but try it sometime and see what changes.

Really? I saw an interesting design awaiting lumber sizing and structural calcs to see how feasible the design might be to build. To the OP - have fun with your design and figure out how to build it later, it's so much more creative and a much more interesting adventure. Leave the rules behind for now and leave them for those who think those rules must be followed.

Never thought of doing things this way but would love the option to do so. Great idea.

Well maybe there are some absolutes and no room for creative differences - I was probably mistaken and I've changed my mind - there is most likely only one way to proceed.