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Great ! it seems in the last version or two "Textures" have gotten a little too smart at times, and try to rotate automatically ( eg Fir Framing going 90° for a Joist or Beam vs a Stud) M.

Just uncheck "Flat Ceiling" in the Room Structure DBX ( right underneath Roof Over this Room ) The Roof Plane will automatically "Use the Room Ceiling Finish" ( See the Roof Plane Structure DBX) M.

You don't need to add a ceiling plane manually to a Vaulted Area , Chief will still build trusses using the Ceiling surface of the Roof plane. Above I pulled your Ceiling Plane out of the building and it still built the truss above for example. M.

This is I think some of the is cos' you haven't actually built the Floor ...eg added a quick MonoSlab foundation to the building as The plate Height looks right to me. Chief is not allowing for the Pitch though perse, so there is a Gap between the Ceiling and the CMU Wall as the wall is just built to 109" , and being 8" thick it causes the Gap. ( Chief doesn't build the Plate on top of the Wall Either ) How should the Truss Build? see my pick are you talking about a "flat" over the CMU Walls? *When Michael said Ceiling above he was referring to the Ceiling Plane you drew Manually I believe as you need a Ceiling (Plane) to generate a Truss but vault works fine.

Chief has never built stairs this way , they have always just been a set of "Faces" ie empty 3D boxes , not Solids and definitely not framing. The issues shows up in Vector view too sometimes eg when looking at Deck Stairs from the Rear instead of the front. Same for the "Wall" that generates when you uncheck Open underneath..... I usually just draw my own for that . but it has a few quirks. M.

Not sure if it will help but Michael posted this tip the other day when someone was having issues with fascia board textures. try setting.... 3D View Defaults>Legacy Compatible Texture Mapping M.

This is an old time issue usually seen when trying to put a Shed Roofed Room on a Gable End but Eric's Tip works in this case too. https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/1197-help-with-roof/?do=findComment&comment=6859 It is actually a Setting in the Room DBX not in the Roof Planes themselves as one might expect, all Roof Planes are in Group 0 by default BTW.

This is the issue AFAICT........ the Curb just needs to be a 6" high tiled both sides, Railing Wall ( set 6" high) with Cap ... not a PonyWall And AFAIK there is currently no way to Add a Default Roof Label , though I have made a Feature Request for the same thing myself. M.

Do you actually have roof planes built on the model? the glow is usually because there is no floor or roof Structure above. The Black is usually caused in PBR, as the PBR "Lighting Engine" thinks the Surfaces are in another Room ( or outside) and don't need to be Lit. And I'd suggest you check your Digital Locker as X12 is Free for those with current SSA. M.

Good Tip , ( for me anyway ) think I'll try that instead of Alt-Q and manual clean up next time. M.

If I could reproduce it easily, I would of sent in a report to TS already and shared their answer here long ago, unfortunately I haven't been able to reproduce it constantly so I just use Alt-Q to Clean Up and move on..... * And I don't "meddle" with my Attic Walls -- unless I need too.... M.

It seems I accidentally kicked something off here ......but yes my "evidence" is I see in not only in my own plans occasionally especially when I do Manual roof plane manipulation but also in plans from the Forum and Elsewhere and is not anecdotal ie I didn't read about it on a blog or website somewhere. I personally do not use the Save As Method , I found it had too many "quirks" , though I do have my own Templates , but those don't have Attic Walls already obviously. M

As you know I open multiple Plans every week , and see these "left behind" attic walls all the time , this did not seem to happen in X9 and 10 so much that I remember but , so my reasoning was that they had changed the 'programming" in X11 for attic walls , I find I use Alt-Q all the time now to "Clean up" which wasn't needed in earlier versions. M.

In this case I don't necessarily think it is "Pilot Error" Larry , personally I have noticed that the Auto Attic Wall Builder seems to be a lot more "aggressive" in producing Attic Walls in X11 and X12 than in Previous Versions, and not always removing them as it should , leaving "strays" lying around in the Attic, ( I hit Alt-Q, delete them all and then turn auto back on to "refresh" them) and even though the wall is not marked Auto created, as Michael pointed out, I would not be surprised if it was built as you drew the house and changed it's shape , notching in for the porch area , then adding the railing wall etc etc . Being an attic wall with no room def it actually runs back to the window breaking that Gable wall, so I think the building was a different 'size" and shape to begin with leading to the Strays left behind up above. I think this works as the Auto Attic Walls are "refreshed" in the new plan when you only copy over level 1 ( not edit Area all Floors ) as the Attic is rebuilt when you auto build the Roof again. M.

Try Renaming the Templates Folder in the Chief Data Folder to Templates-OLD and then when you restart Chief , it should notice the Template folder is missing and make you a new copy from the Programs Folder it has as a backup. Then goto Preferences and make sure per the PDF linked BELOW that when you click the browse button it is finding the Profile.Plan in the Chief Data Folder>Templates Folder . https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00333/restoring-the-default-plan-and-layout-template.html The DATAS folder for each Version of Chief is in you "My Documents" Folder or plain Documents in Win 10 ie : C:\Users\YOURNAME\Chief Architect Premier X5 Data\Templates

It's just a bit of fun , lighten up, apparently some do use them in that vain as Cheryl mentioned...... M.

I agree , they should sort them by year or Version and all be available on the Server ...I report them when I find them and find Chief has always reacted promptly when I do... M.

I did Note it was rather Old, ( 2015) , but I didn't do the Tutorial to test it....... must be one they have missed updating for X( pick any two digits) so far. M.

I think this Tutorial is basically what Robert Said...... did it not work? https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01042/creating-a-symbol-that-sits-on-the-roof.html M.

Thanks for the Heads up as I think I missed them in 2018 and 2019. M.

All True and why I asked about the "budget" ...it is ALWAYS the determining factor 93.5% of the time I am still on i7 6 core 5820k and a 1070Ti ( no longer available) and am awaiting for a significant upgrade in Hardware Power to make the "spend" worth while. Or for Chief to start using Nvidia's RTX technology and the new DirectX Microsoft is supposedly working on with Nvidia's RTX , then I'll have to have one If buying now I would not go less than a RTX Super 2070. ( think future proofing) M.

Depends on what the budget is ( as always) and how long you can wait ? as Nvidia should release the 3000 Series cards in Aug. or Sept ( which maybe delayed now???) and you should likely be looking at i9 or i10 Chips for future proofing. I know MarkMC is hoping to built soon so he'll no doubt have some good tips for you.... Mick.

Yep ....... I guess my Pic wasn't as clear as I thought, I really like it , much easier to use that the Room Polyline when needed. Mick.

Thanks , if you would mind sharing the Glass texture that would be great. at the start of the Video you used the Room Molding Polyline to remove the Shower Curb base, with the new No Room Molding set in the Wall Defaults in X12 that wouldn't be need to be done. ......especially if using the Pallet is needed or desired. Mick.

Thanks Rene -- one new feature in X12 you could of also used it the ability to remove Room Moldings from any wall now , you could also set that in the defaults for the Shower Curb Wall in your Template. I'm also wondering which Glass or how you altered the material to get it to show better in Camera Views thanks.