Pesky closure walls

[winterdd]

How do you guys fix this since I have never had luck drawing a wall and it letting me break it into the shape I need. If I do a pline solid and make it drywall material it won't show siding on the exterior. Is there a proper way to do this?

 

[Radius1]

I draw a short attic wall. it should snap to the bottom of the roof. then in section view, adjust the bottom to match your rake. I'm sure there is a better way, but that seems to work for me rn.

[JKEdmo]

1 hour ago, winterdd said:

How do you guys fix this since I have never had luck drawing a wall and it letting me break it into the shape I need. If I do a pline solid and make it drywall material it won't show siding on the exterior. Is there a proper way to do this?

 

 

Rob,

 

Here's my technique.  I learned it off the forum or perhaps a Chief tutorial, so can't take credit.

 

The diagonal segment is a separate exterior wall segment with "Roof Cuts Wall at Bottom" turned on:

 

 

Then, I copy/ define it as a new wall type, say "Siding 4 - Dashed Above."  Purpose of this is that the new wall type's plan display will be changed to show dashed line above in plan view.  I set all layer fills to none and the linetype of the interior layer (drywall) to a dashed line:

 

 

You can see the plan view result below with those diagonal wall segments dashed.  They just about line up with the dashed ceiling break line running left/right in plan.  Probably could be adjusted to line up exactly.

 

 

- Jim

 

 

[winterdd]

Thanks guys, I will give both a try!

[JKEdmo]

Pretty good Chief video tutorial here.  (about minute 11 is your case).

 

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/1521/manually-drawing-dormers.html?playlist=95