contractcad Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I'm running into difficulty creating a studio apartment with a mezzanine storage area above that is to placed at one end of a pole barn. I've tried using the shelf ceiling feature in the room structure dialogue that kinda gets me there but for me to make a deck above I right now have to create one manually using a shape and then specify it's material for a subfloor. I also have problems when I create partition walls in the studio area the program creates errant attic walls automatically in the attic area above which is not acceptable. I've also tried making a second story above the studio area and when I do I start getting drywall up to the barn roof that I don't want either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contractcad Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 This 3D view is showing how I've laid out my plan, Tan Pole Barn is the existing original, 1st Blue barn is the addition the customer is adding which I've already fleshed out with the foundation and most of the framing (except around doors and windows). I don't have the old and new tied together because of previous problems of walls and gable ends making strange extensions and disappearing act when I attempted to do so, I'm just going to stitch together plan and elevation views within the layout to get the results I want. 3rd partial blue barn is just a partial copy to place and layout the interior studio, and that's the one where I'm getting the problems. I'm not going to have the studio shown in my main barn addition layout to keep the barn structure construction separate from the studio buildout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contractcad Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 This is the customer approved plan I'm working towards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contractcad Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 These 3 pictures show the area of the full barn where the studio is going to be placed, the studio placed in the partial barn using the shelf ceiling option, and finally the bizarreness I'm getting when attempting to add the mezzanine using the 2nd floor option. It seems to be attempting to add a ghost floor in between my 1st and 2nd floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contractcad Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 I guess nevermind, for some strange reason it seemed to work for me this time. I'm not sure what I did different (except for it not being 11 o'clock at night) but it appears for now I'm getting the result I want. But the day is not over yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contractcad Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 Even my partition walls on the 1st floor are not giving me any problems for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rp112466 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 How did you make the pole barn walls? Specifically the horizontal 2X wall purlins? Thanks Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 17 minutes ago, rp112466 said: Specifically the horizontal 2X wall purlins? Look up the help file for Horizontal Framing - new to X13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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