j2narchitecture Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Hi. I created roof trusses using the roof truss tool. I am not sure why the are not displaying in the camera views - even when I have "all on" in the view set. The trusses show up on the floor plan and in the cross section/elevation view. In the photo, you will see the roof extensions that I created using 3d boxes displaying, but the main roof trusses (TR1) are not showing. Also, I was originally able to create the trusses using the truss tool. Now I get an error "Could not create roof truss at this location because no roof planes were found" and I did not change any of the roof/ceiling specifications. Any help is appreciated. Thank you kindly. -Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2narchitecture Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Eric, Thanks for the tips as I have not posted in the forum many times before. Attached is plan file. Thank you for any insight. Roof Structure Model_for CA__02.23.2018.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlackore Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 You need to define a depth for the roof structure in Roof Plane Specification>Structure>Roof Layers>Structure. The roof plane in your drawing has this set at 0". Chief won't draw a 0" deep roof truss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlackore Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 You also need a Ceiling Plane - I can't find one in your plan file. Once you define a depth for the Structure (any depth really, it shouldn't matter), use the Ceiling Plane to control the actual depth of the trusses. Then Chief should draw a truss for you: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Just a note.... I found recently on a MonoSlope (Shed) Type Roof, without a Flat Ceiling, it is best NOT to check the Trusses Box when you 1st Build the Roof even if you know you are going to Build them as Chief will automatically Build a 3 1/2" deep Roof Plane ( Chord depth of the Truss) and may not allow you to build or even place a Truss as it thinks there is no Roof Structure (warning message) , even though you can see it... I can't remember if I was in X9 or X10 though when working on that one..... It may also depend of the sequence you do things in Chief as you Build the Roof..... M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2narchitecture Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Hi. Thank you everybody for your feedback. I'm up and running now. Have a great weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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