HumbleChief

It currently has 2 x 6 tongue and groove fir decking which rotted really fast (DOH) and the deck has virtually no detectable bounce. Our plan is to add a 4 x 6 (maybe a 6 x 6) between each existing joist/beam and use Ipe decking - after replacing the rotted joists/beams.

Good eye!! Yes it's actually built that way and we are going to replace some rotted members and rebuild the deck as it is now. We think the 18" concrete caissons were poured too high and the joists had to be notched to get the proper deck height. Wasn't spec'd as a bearing beam (even though it is) and wasn't spec'd to frame as you see it but auto frame would cut off those beams when reopening the plan.

I had auto framing on and yes the top of the beam is higher than the bottom of the deck joists - they are actually notched over the beam (not bearing BTW). It rebuilt that weird cut off situation till turned off auto framing. Thanks for the heads up Mick/Scott.

All of that will be re-framed with custom beams/joists as the config is pretty out of the ordinary.

Yeah darn I guess I did post the fixed plan. That plan was in the early stages of development. All of the lower framing for that deck will be changed to fit the new configuration. Was hoping the pimples in the plan would not be a distraction to the issue of the gable.

Another take http://www.screencast.com/t/XBichN6K7YL

I'll have to try that Perry, thanks for the suggestion.

Yeah sorry the plan was such a mess but I was just trying to show the problem as it seems to manifest itself in many different ways on many different plans. I'm in the same camp and just take care of it without any worries but was just curious about the phenomenon. Maybe Perry's got it figured out to generate automagically?

Thanks Mike, Most of the time it works OK but sometimes the shape of that wall gets all messed up and dragging it over can create more problems. Thanks for the reply.

Always run into this on many type of plans. There must be a setting I'm missing? http://www.screencast.com/t/WGqOkaR1Llb GABLE WALL.plan

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Ralph, I think if that 'safe room' had been defined as a room with a floor height that corresponded to the height you wanted for the room, auto build foundation would have recreated the foundation around that room. And PLEASE do no think I'm apologizing for Chief's many land mines and pitfalls. I've been caught out so so many times it's crazy but another approach to your dilemma might be to post what you want to accomplish and get some help here. Safe rooms are underground correct? It seems like an underground 'room' could be created quite easily but I haven't really tried. Maybe this will help. http://www.screencast.com/t/2NHcdWo96AB

...or create edit points and use the 'Edit Line Parts' tool.

and make sure All Layers are on in the All Layers Layer Set.

Start by setting your 'floor' defaults to what you'd like. Defaults/floor/Edit - make sure you're on the floor you want to set the default for. Then sometimes you just need to muscle through each floor/room to get it right. I've been stumped many many times by a similar thing. Just this morning all my rooms were -6" instead of 0" for some mysterious reason. Checked defaults and still had to change each room back one at a time.

Todd pony wall heights are changed here.

There is no way to 'auto cut roof at intersection" but it's a great suggestion and one I have advocated in the past. Currently you must manually cut each roof where they meet and form valleys but once you do then the join roof tool will do the job. Should not take several hours - perhaps several minutes.

Will this help?

Not messing with you. 2 different tools. http://www.screencast.com/t/1Cb67ecpSUB7

Yeah it's closed. Click the 'New Chief talk Now Available" Button. Oh wait but you already know that or you wouldn't be here. Hmmm What's up Antoine?

http://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00683/

Thanks very much for the tip Perry - really is appreciated.

This is probably true but darn I wish I could trace the culprit brain spazz down. Anyway onwards and upwards to bigger and better things.

Must admit I've never used the texture toggle but I'll try later today and see if I have a problem.

Thanks Jay, My defaults are set to unspecified room name. If that changed to a porch or a garage then that's another thing that mysteriously overtook that plan.