New to Chief. How to approach modeling a custom sunroom?


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Hello, I'm new to Chief Architect and am still learning the ins and outs. I'm looking to eventually model a sunroom that my company has designed and wanted to ask if there are any suggestions as to how to start. I've attached an image of the sunroom which is constructed with custom aluminum and glass panels. 

 

Would it be best to create a custom wall type? Perhaps just a glass wall with aluminum framing around it and posts every 3.5' to represent the panels.

Or would it be better to represent the panels as custom windows? Each could be the size of a full panel and be put along a default wall.

Perhaps there is an easier way altogether?

 

Thank you.

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Welcome!

 

Searching the main Chief site for "sunroom" you'll find there's an article that gives some pretty good tips for this type of design.

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/search/?default_tab=all&q=sunroom

 

You'll notice too the search results give articles, videos, chief talk threads... it's a great place to start with most any how-to questions.

Also, if you haven't yet, try to get in the habit of pressing F1 -- or the ? icon in the toolbar -- the program's built-in Help is SUPER handy.

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5 minutes ago, TeaTime said:

Welcome!

 

Searching the main Chief site for "sunroom" you'll find there's an article that gives some pretty good tips for this type of design.

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/search/?default_tab=all&q=sunroom

 

You'll notice too the search results give articles, videos, chief talk threads... it's a great place to start with most any how-to questions.

Also, if you haven't yet, try to get in the habit of pressing F1 -- or the ? icon in the toolbar -- the program's built-in Help is SUPER handy.

The article is perfect, thank you! Seems like there's a lot of features and settings involved that I haven't learned quite yet.

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Hi,  there a few threads on the Forum on doing Store Fronts and those may help with the Walltype used , here is a post of mine from about a year ago for example

https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/31982-store-front/?do=findComment&comment=251724

 

* and it appears in that KB article someone forgot to uncheck "Trim Framing to Soffits" in the Roof DBX as the Rafters are notched.... they even hung some plants off it :)

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Mick.

 

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