BenPalmer

Just create a wall type for the interior footings, that has no wall or white lines for the walls. I have mine set to have a centered dashed line to represent the center line and it will get you want you want. That will probably get rid of your interior wall, door blockouts, as well. However, you can go to the main floor doors and to the 'rough opening' tab and under 'plan display' uncheck 'show in floor below' to turn them off. I have that off by default on all my doors, except garage doors, so that I don't get those. Hope that helps.

Join the two roofs where they intersect and the attic wall will fill the space.

Do you have 'auto rebuild roofs' checked on? Just a guess without viewing your plan.

Typically something with the ceiling heights/room definitions, roof definitions in specific walls, adjacent rooms, roof baseline definitions, etc. Only guesses without seeing the .plan file.

That's still how I do it because it's fast, easy and automatic...I just recess or delete the foundation and the 'floor above' isn't create unless you create it...but if you don't want to use walls and all the auto stuff, then draw the roof manually...will take 2 clicks...plus any beams or corbels you may want added.

If doing a auto roof, then create a porch on the first floor using a wall at the depth you want the porch/roof. Then either make the wall invisible, or make it a wood material and put a doorway in it to create the beam that will hold the roof. Or draw the roof manually.

Are you printing to a 3rd party pdf printer or using Chief's built in pdf driver 'save as pdf'? Reason I ask, when printing to a 3rd party driver and the plan has transparency, I often got pixelation issues, but using Chief's built in driver eliminated that. I haven't tried that in a while, so it might not be your issue, but I thought it was worth mentioning just in case. Good luck.

This is how we do it as well.

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00719/importing-terrain-elevation-data-from-a-dwg-or-dxf-file.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/1056/import-a-surveyor-dwg-file-for-a-site-plan-or-terrain-perimeter.html

You need to have the .pl files...without those, there isn't anything you can do.

more info here: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00279/opening-legacy-files.html

That is how I do it...draw them up in separate plan files, then assemble in layout in whatever format/order I want.

You're welcome. Yes, you will need to unblock and convert each. You may be able to have the person who is sending the file unblock them before they send, to save you some time. But, may take more time to have them do that. All the best.

A couple guesses without the actual .plan file: you already have a terrain perimeter...if so, delete it and try again the lines aren't actually closed...in the screen shot you attached, I don't see anything filled, demonstrating that it is closed, so it may not be closed. Again, just some guesses...if those don't do it, upload the file for better answers. Hope that helps.

I keep my basement plan and foundation plan on Level 0...works well with layers and terrain. Only time I split them up is if I have a 2 level basement next to an underground basketball court...but then I'm always fighting the elevation heights in my brain. Hope that helps.

I use a solid black fill, set to 75% transparency and it prints grey very nicely on black and white prints and looks great on the screen as well....I used to use the patterns, but I found that added to the PDF file size and screen redraw time was effected with larger projects....haven't tested that in some time, so might be better now.

To support @robdyck post. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/709/compound-curved-roof.html?playlist=95

Agree with @robdyck this is how I handle these as well.

A 'cross box' would probably be a better tool for this situation. Or two cad lines. Then you can get it to look exactly how you want without fighting patterns.

I have used this tool while designing plans with different wings of the plans at different angles...I'll 'temporarily' rotate the 'view' (not the plan) to the angle I'm working on so that it is straight on my screen and easier on my brain and faster to work on, then switch to another angle to work on, etc. But it is a 'temp' tool and is helpful in specific circumstances and I set it back to zero as soon as I'm done using it. Hope that helps.

Based on your screen shot, the 'Auto Rebuild Roofs' is not checked. Check that and it should adjust each time you adjust the overhang.

Right, so the connecting room with it's 3/12 or 4/12 pitch (whichever you choose as the designer) will not have the same fascia height as the existing house with it's 12/12 pitch because they have different pitches (12/12 vs 4/12). Per your original post, you want the plate height and fascia heights to be the same as the existing house. That isn't possible with different pitches without making adjustments, such as those I listed in my previous post. Side note: I'm a little confused by your comment quoted above "both roof planes on the connecting room needs to be the same" ...because the plan you posted they are the same...? Is your issue with those planes or with the fascia heights being the same as the existing like your original post declares?

If I'm following this correctly, you want to have 2 roof sections perfectly align by having: same plate height same fascia height same overhang distance but different pitches? (your posted plan has 12/12 pitch at existing and 4/12 pitch at new connection) If that is correct, that isn't possible. All of those would have to be equal for them to be equal. You can however make adjustments to get the fascia heights to match. Such as: different overhang distances than each other (extend the 4/12 overhang to get it to the desired height, but will result in a larger overhang...can increase pitch to minimize the overhang distance) different plate heights (lower new room height in this case due to the lower pitch...you could raise that pitch to minimize how much to lower plate height) or just accept that the fascia heights will not align if you have to have the plate heights the same and the overhangs the same etc.

Select the window, 'open item' (Ctrl+E) to get the Window's Specifications, select the 'Lites' panel and adjust the Across and Vertical as desired. While you are in that panel, press "F1" and the Chief Help will give more information on the dialogue you have open. F1/Help is really good...you can search topics as needed.

I've seen it render differently in different Adobe readers. I've seen it show in some readers and not others. Perhaps post the PDF file, versus a screenshot, so we can all view it with our different readers to see if we all see the same thing.