Cupolas

[Ringos]

I've read the posts. Create a new blank floor draw the exerior walls, etc.

 

One story house with an A (attic). I created a new 2nd story. Now there is 1 story, 2nd story with the cupola, and an attic.

 

My cupola is stuck in the 2nd floor which looks like the attic. What do I do?

 

[basketballman]

Select it and raise with transform/replicate ..

[Rosco2017]

Make sure to make the ceiling is high enough in the cupola that it will stand above the ridge. Adjust your roof planes around it so it can stick through. I don't do cupolas often but they are pretty straight forward once you get the hang of it. Practice on a blank plan and then move over to your current plan. On This house mine was created on floor "3" which is technically the attic on this plan.

[Rosco2017]

20 hours ago, Ringos said:

"My cupola is stuck in the 2nd floor which looks like the attic. What do I do?"

 

Break the roof around the cupola to allow it to come through. 

[Ringos]

Yes Ross, break the roof for it to come through is what I searched many hours for.

 

This article is missing the break the roof for it to come through.

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03035/creating-a-cupola.html

To create the cupola

1. Select Build> Floor> Build New Floor , and in the New Floor dialog that displays, select the radio button next to Make new (blank) plan for the 2nd Floor, then click OK.
   
    
2. To display a reference of the walls on the floor below, select Tools> Floor/Reference Display> Reference Display .
   
    
3. Select Build> Wall> Straight Exterior Wall  and then in clockwise order, draw the walls that define the cupola, creating completely enclosed room.
   
   In our example, because there are two Full Gable walls set on the floor below and because the roof is set to automatically rebuild, there are automatically created attic walls to the left and right.
   
   
   
    
4. For this example, the cupola will have a hip roof using the plan's default pitch, so no changes will be made on the Roof panel of the Wall Specification dialog. 
   
    
5. With the Select Objects  tool active, click the center of the room to select it, and then click Open Object . 
   
    
6. On the General panel of the Room Specification dialog that opens, select Open Below option using the Room Type drop-down menu.
   
    
7. On the Structure panel, change the Ceiling Height to the desired height for the cupola, then click OK. 
8. Break the roof for the cupola to come through either by clicking the roof plans and using the break tool or making a hole in the roof.
9. Create a Camera  view to confirm that the cupola is building to the correct height. 
   
   If the roof is not set to automatically rebuild, select Build> Roof> Build Roof , put a check next to Build Roof Planes, then click OK to rebuild the roof.
10. Use the reference display on roof layer to reference the cupola and close the hole in the roof to butt up against the cupola. Use foundation vents to add vents if you need it.
11. If you need to change the cupola height in the future you may need to remove the roof and change the ceiling height, then rebuild the roof. The roof may prevent the height from being changed.

12. If the roof is too high you can change the roof plane height by:

    To raise or lower a roof plane using the Roof Plane Specification dialog

13. Using the Select Objects  tool, click once on a roof plane near one of its edges to select it.
    
     
14. Select the Open Object  edit tool.
    
     
15. On the General panel of the Roof Plane Specification dialog that displays:
    
    
     
    • Lock the Pitch (in12) to keep the pitch of the roof plane the same.
       
    • Specify the new height for the Ridge Top Height, Baseline Height, or Fascia Top Height. You can also use addition and subtraction in the dialog by using the "+" or "-" signs. Keep in mind that adjusting one of these values will automatically adjust the other values.
      
      In this example we have raised the Baseline Height by 12" by adding "+ 12" in the field.
    
     
16. Click OK to close the dialog and confirm the changes.