Shed Dormer on Main Roof


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I am having an issue with adding a shed dormer to a main roof. I have drawn the three walls and classified them as gable walls. But once I do this it's like I am unable to select the side walls and modify them. I have watched the videos and went through step by step but I am still struggling with this for some reason. I am running CA X9 but when I google the issue this link came up and its been recent so I figured I would post my problem here. I have tried breaking the front wall at the dormer width and set that broken section to a shed/high roof but in the attach plan you can see the craziness I am dealing with. This is as close as I can get to be "correct" but it seems so far away.

 

I assume that the roof is to be built on the first floor correct? 

Do you raise/lower the roof from the ceiling height in the roof height section of the roof settings?

Do the three walls for the dormer need to be drawn on the second floor or first floor?

When I draw the front wall of the dormer is gets incorporated in the main front wall of the house and I can't modify it.

 

I feel like it's something small/simple that I am missing but I just can't seem to figure it out. Attached is the test plan that I am working with now. I have removed the walls of the dormer area since I wasn't having any luck with them working. Also attached is a picture of what I am trying to accomplish. 

Dormer Test.plan

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Okay started digging into it this morning. I feel like I have everything set the same as what you had but it's still not working correctly. The attached plan is the actual plan that I am currently working on. I have all three walls in and windows set, I know its not perfectly centered but I am more concerned with figuring out why I can't get it to work properly. Please take a look at it and see what might be the problem. 

This is blowing my mind!

CChance_Dormer.plan

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