VistaGroup 0 Posted December 29, 2016 I'm fairly new to chief architect.....I have a design I'm working on and I can't figure out how to get a gable roof over the front porch.....I've tried everything. Can someone point me in the right direction? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solver 1636 Posted December 29, 2016 It helps if we know what title (Premier or Interiors) and version (X7, X8 etc) you are using. You can add this info to your signature by clicking on your user name at the top right of the page, click Account Settings, then Signature on the left. Adding a name would be nice as well. --- Do you have any roof over the porch? Is the porch a room with a room type of Porch, or just a space you are referring to as a porch? Are you able to create a gable elsewhere? Posting your plan file is always a good idea -- images too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrownTiger 91 Posted December 29, 2016 Probably post a design. Can't really tell what you are trying to do. 1) Are you trying to have a floor with a gable over front porch? 2) Shed roof [half gable front porch] 3) Shed roof on outside, gable on inside opened gable looking end 4) Gable porch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joey_martin 392 Posted December 29, 2016 Select the front wall, open the DBX, go to the roof tab, and select gable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parkwest 139 Posted December 29, 2016 Have you tried clicking on the wall you want the gable on and then clicking on the little house with the pointy red roof icon located on the edit bar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VistaGroup 0 Posted December 29, 2016 Sorry guys. My name is Scott and it's premier X8..... it's a standard front porch....elevated off the ground about 4 ft. I tried clicking the wall and then making it a gable and then Auto rebuilding the roof.....that didn't work. The porch is literally like a deck off the front of the house. 8ft out 38 ft long. It's not going to be a screened in porch or anything like that just a front porch that has a roof over it that also adds an architectural appeal to the house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MPDesign 29 Posted December 29, 2016 Shift select all your walls of the Porch, open dbx and uncheck no locate under the general tab. then your roof commands will work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joey_martin 392 Posted December 29, 2016 If you drew the walls with the deck rails tool, make sure that you have selected to have a ceiling/roof over the deck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VistaGroup 0 Posted December 29, 2016 10 hours ago, parkwest said: Have you tried clicking on the wall you want the gable on and then clicking on the little house with the pointy red roof icon located on the edit bar? Yes that didn't work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VistaGroup 0 Posted December 29, 2016 24 minutes ago, joey_martin said: If you drew the walls with the deck rails tool, make sure that you have selected to have a ceiling/roof over the deck. I didn't use the deck rails tool..... I drew the deck and railing then added walls on top of the deck and adjusted the height of them so that they are only 10 in tall......should I be using a different format? Are there any other videos or tutorials I can watch to better understand this program? I've watched everything I can find. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
javatom 131 Posted December 29, 2016 Make sure your room dbx says "deck" and is marked to have a roof over it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joey_martin 392 Posted December 29, 2016 2 hours ago, VistaGroup said: I didn't use the deck rails tool..... I drew the deck and railing then added walls on top of the deck and adjusted the height of them so that they are only 10 in tall......should I be using a different format? Are there any other videos or tutorials I can watch to better understand this program? I've watched everything I can find. Yes. Just use the deck rail tool and tell Chief you want a ceiling and roof over it...poof, done. Just a couple clicks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMDesigns 163 Posted December 29, 2016 I have a FREE training video showing you how to do that http://www.chieftutor.net/the-basics-free.html About half way down that age -Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VistaGroup 0 Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) Success! I didn't label it as a front porch....once I did that I just checked the right boxes and poof....a roof appeared! And the videos helped so much! Thank all of you again. I'm sure I'll have more questions in the future. I should clarify that I had it labeled as a deck originally once I changed it to porch boom all the options I needed were there. Edited December 29, 2016 by VistaGroup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites