DaveFite Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I'm using Home Designer Pro 2015 (Build 16.4.1.20x64) Every attempt to add a dormer results in "Cannot find walls for the room to which the back of the dormer should connect." I checked the documentation and can't seem to figure out whats going on. I did try changing the room type from unspecified to Attic. That didn't work and removed ceilings! Another set of eyes to point out some obvious trivial oversight on my part! Any experts with a solution? Pinecrest.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_NY61 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Go to the second floor and build a wall there for the dormer to connect. Put the wall along the dashed ceiling line. You should be on Home Designer Pro Forum, this way if someone uploads the plan you can open it. Maybe Dave here will pick it up he had HD pro version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evergreen Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Try www.hometalk.chiefarchitect.com. The folks on that forum will have the same tools as you to help with your dormer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbuttery Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 also check out the Hometalk forum for advice there as it is dedicated to the HD product line HD PRO users can benefit from following the Chieftalk forum also Lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFite Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Thanks Greg. The wall your suggesting 'along the dashed ceiling line', is this a real wall or just something the tool needs? I thought the wall the dormer was attaching to was a perimeter wall??? I wish the HD forum was as active and knowledgeable, it's not so that's why I asked here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFite Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Your picture makes it perfectly clear Greg!!! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_NY61 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 NP Dave, Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFite Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Follow up question... The auto-dormer tool requires a back wall to connect to. (My problem from above) My initial though was to just have a dormer without any interior wall (maybe there's a different term other then dormer?) The floor I want to add this 'dormer' to has a short (3') exterior wall. I'd like to just add the dormer, increasing the exterior wall height at the dormer and then have the two dormer roof planes created. New wall created under those roof planes down to the original roof plane that's being cut out. Is this just something that has to be done manually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Did you try the Auto Floating Dormer Tool ? or just the Auto Dormer Tool ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFite Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Just the Auto dormer tool. Just tried the floating and of course, that's exactly what I want!! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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