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So I’ve been using chief for nearly 15-20 years, since version 8 but just for my own personal use silver I love architecture and design so much. I’m putting my newly acquired MCM house into chief however I can’t figure out how to make my roof in chief. It’s actually a very simple design however not the easiest for me to replicate and I was wondering if I upload the file if someone might be able to help. Probably would take 5 minutes for someone that understands roofs. I mostly used chief all these years for interior ideas like kitchen remodels, etc. I’m uploading a picture of my house so you can see the basic roof layout. Just an extended gable on one side.

Thanks! I do think the radius of the large window over the entrance actually is different than the main windows. It matches the curve in the brick that is right in front of it. I think the main windows don't have that dramatic of an arch because they are limited to 8' ceilings on the second floor. The balustrades and the columns in front of and above the garage are there simply for design sake. This home is the tiny one of the neighborhood with homes across the street being 6,000 and 8,500 square feet. Pro golfers live in the neighborhood, Missy Elliot lived there and now her Mom lives in the house. So they are simply looking to better fit in with some of the high class homes they are surrounded by. Many having huge columns at the entrance and such. Originally I had quoins on the ends of the garage to match the quoins elsewhere on the house but I thought since he particularly brought up the fact of wanting columns (mostly around the entrance though) that this was a way to fit them in and look different than the neighbors by just using quoins. They would be 1/2 columns. As for the balustrades the new addition of the dormer with window would be set back just about a foot to give the look of a balcony. So many houses have just a simple dormer and I figured this would help with the classier look they were after, Are you saying you think it may look better to remove the transom above the front doors and install very large double doors? In my design since they don't have an open budget I was figuring just painting the doors black and using new brass elegant fixtures on both doors may be enough. New double doors that would be just over 7', installed with new locks and removal of the old could add another $5k onto the project. I do see now what you are saying which I never noticed before. Not seen in my plan I was proposing a much more elegant and larger crystal chandelier for the large foyer window. Thanks for the insight and critiques! =) Anyone else have any words of wisdom or ideas? Or Johhny, anything else to add? Thanks Also, I forgot to add this in the first post (added now as edit): On the sides I designed a fence for them using brick columns roughly every 15' with rows of hedges between them, that's what they are in the design. Also the brickwork to the right of the house is far up at the end of the driveway, just something to visually make the house look wider or more grand. I was considering a stand-alone pergola covering the parking area to the right of the house to make the house feel larger in width. City code won't allow a connected structure that close to the property lines however we could get away with a disconnected pergola. Ideas?

So it's been YEARS since I've posted after joining back in 2004, nice new site by the way! I'm getting heavily back into Chief using X5 and I have a client looking to improve his houses overall design. I use the software as a designer for remodels, not an Architect. Sometimes before spending 100 hours tweaking a design in X5 I'll do something like I did below (pics atached) in Coreldraw in 2d to get a starting point and see if the client likes it, very easy to make changes. His main goal was to bring emphasis to the entrance area which I am having a hard time doing. I forgo to save it but one idea I did was two 8' columns that rested at the front of the stoop and upheld a faux porch idea with a railing system that was identical to the railing/newels used in the new dormer addition to the right. It was good in idea but in design it broke up the height of the entryway ad made it feel less grand, even with the columns and decorative posts. I'm not sure if anything comes to mind with you guys but I'd appreciate any help before I get full started in this. Thanks! =) edit: on the sides I designed a fence for them using brick columns roughly every 15' with rows of hedges between them, that's what they are in the design. Also the brickwork to the right of the house is far up at the end of the driveway, just something to visually make the house look wider or more grand. I was considering a stand-alone pergola covering the parking area to the right of the house to make the house feel larger in width. City code won't allow a connected structure that close to the property lines however we could get away with a disconnected pergola. Ideas?