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Hello, I am designing a split level home where we are adding an addition off the back of the house. Part of the addition with be covered and part will be an uncovered deck. I really only need the roof for aesthetic purposes so I can show the clients and engineer what the new roof should look life, however, when I actually build the roof in Chief Architect, it messes up all my interior ceilings. Is there a way to put the roof on just for looks but now have it be technical? I hope this question makes sense.

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Thank you! I see a lot of people suggesting the one on one training, so that might be a good option for us. Thank you!

Yes, I use the wall elevation cameras often. They work mostly well, but it seems like there's not always a hard line around the edge if that makes sense? Like sometimes when I try to dimension end - end, it won't connect to anything on one side. No, I do not know how to make pattern and texture match in 3d and 2d. That is my ultimate goal. I am not using CAD drawings, just using the elevation camera. Then when I send them to layout, I change to "plot lines" so that they look more CAD and less cartoonish.

Thank you for your reply! Would you be able to tell me what you mean by drawing templates? I have attached examples of the tile drawings we do. Untitled design.pdf

Thank you for your reply and your message, as I am new to this forum. I have attached a couple of drawings showing examples of tile drawings. I was actually able to accomplish the second one using Chief, but it took me so much longer than usual getting used to the line tools. I may be doing something wrong, but I also wasn't always able to snap my lines to the end of the wall, so I ended up starting by drawing a rectangle around my elevation to give stopping points. I hope that makes sense. Maybe I am already doing it correctly and just need practice? Also, our clients absolutely love Chief's 3D perspectives. I have been frustrated trying to make these drawings happen on top of the 3D because it seems I have to do them separately. For example, if I put a tile on the wall to look correct in 3D, then it is a different size of shape on my elevation. Someone from the support told me that is because the 3D's go by a ratio, so you can't fill in the exact tile size. I'm very confused by all this. I hope my question makes sense. Ideally, I would love to be able to create my own patterns and place them on the walls and have them be correct in both 3D and elevation. Untitled design.pdf

How does everyone do detailed tile drawings? We do very specific drawings for our contractors where we show where we want our tiles cut, patterns, etc. I know there are a lot of catalog downloads, but I haven't had much luck customizing them to do exactly what I want. I have also tried using line tools to do more of a CAD drawing, but the program isn't set up for that kind of work. I have also tried drawing a CAD box on my wall and using the fill tool to make a pattern, but again, you can't customize it much. Any help would be appreciated.