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Thank you--I've previously heard it recommended, so I'll take your advice and get it!

Thank you Rich and Mick!! I took a few days off, but downloaded your new plan today. It looks great and I'm going through and looking at the different objects so I can see how it's done! Dennis, I wish it were just a matter of scale, but all of these terms are new to me too, so I'm learning the names of the building parts. It's very interesting now that I can identify the different components on actual houses. cheers!

OK thanks! I'm starting to get it! I'm actually a molecular biologist (off work), so I'm good at 3D molecules, but I have to learn all the new terms for this! And the new program. I'm a little slow, but I'm trying to absorb everything. Thanks so much!

Hi Mick, thx for the info! turning attic wall display on and fixing default wall height did make the front look good! attic wall display did something weird in the back though (pic). yes, the garden part you show looks good! the slant seems steep though--what is it? the garage part has to drain toward the garden part, with hi side to the right. the back side with no windows is on the property line. yes, i did read that link you sent. i'm working my way through the manual now. i'm using X6 on an imac. Is there an easy way to remove the framing between rooms? garage1a.plan

Hello! The "unusual" roof pitch directions are because of a combination of drainage and looks...this building is an accessory structure in our urban backyard. The inside of the L-shape borders a big concrete patio in our yard, but the rear will be directly up against a property line, so I can't have any drainage or any windows on the back, etc etc. I can't even have an overhang. For the building, the county is mostly picky about drainage, and we're on about a 10% grade. In California, we get very little rain and are in drought conditions now. But when it rains, it pours, and I have to have good drainage in place to get this through permits. The double doors open toward the house and the lowest grade. I'm building a drain channel in the front toward the driveway and the concrete patio. Planning to incorporate rain barrels and a garden basin. Since I can't have the high sides above the doors, I have gable sides above the doors, with gutters when I figure out how to add them there! I'd also like to figure out better how to control the pitches on the roofs, but a simple pitch is okay for now. I'm attaching my plan if you're interested! cheers, Ann garage1a.plan

Thanks for the tips! I have a lot to learn and am paying attention to your ideas as well as reading the manual. Here is where I am now. I got the roofs by correcting the walls! I still have lots of questions, but I'll keep trying to figure it out!

Thanks a lot! I'm trying your suggestions. Since I'm just learning, everything takes me a while--selecting, moving, drawing views! My computer's a little slow too. I'm getting a few variations of closer to what I want. I'll post a pic of my best effort!

Hi! Newby here...I'm training myself and learning from the manual and forums...but hoping someone can give me a point in the right direction! As I fiddle with walls, I can build the roof over one room or the other, but not both! The garage is a simple L-shape, with the garage room taller than the garden room. Between rooms I have a room divider. I want a separate shed roof on each room, with different pitch directions. Garage room has garage door wall as full gable, and garden room has door wall as full gable (roofs 90° different and not connected). The problem seems to be something to do with how I construct/specify the wall adjoining rooms? Currently using room divider and will build the missing attic portion later, hopefully? Ceiling design is open beam for now. Thanks for any tips! Cheers, Ann