Roof & Beams

[JenHibb]

Can anyone help a student here on how to get this pitched roof with beams illustrated with the floating fireplace in the middle of the room?  Thank you 

[GeneDavis]

Give us a few screenshots of what you have tried doing, and please, name the Chief product you are using.  Here is a hint:  if that pitched ceiling is sheetrock against your rafters, your roof creates your pitched ceiling and you see it when the structure is defined as having no ceiling above.

 

Watch a training video or two about all this.

[JenHibb]

Hi thank you.  i've not attempted this yet.  Using Chief 17.  Thanks very much

 

[DBCooper]

This tech article goes through some of the basics of creating a fireplace:

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00058/creating-a-custom-chimney-and-fireplace.html

 

This article covers the vaulted/cathedral ceiling:

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00471/creating-a-cathedral-ceiling.html

 

This article covers having exposed trusses:

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00416/creating-decorative-exposed-trusses-in-a-cathedral-ceiling.html

 

The exposed trusses is probably overkill for what you are doing.  You could probably create the basic beams using framing tools, sloped cabinet soffits, or plain old polyline solids.

 

Give it a try and then ask more questions if you get stuck.

 

[para-CAD]

Is it cathedral or vaulted?

Are those beams real or fake for show?

What is the ceiling pitch?  Take a level with one end touching the lower part of the ceiling, and when you have the level horizontally correct, measure vertically from the end that is not touching the ceiling up to where your tape measure touches the ceiling. and then divide those number of inches by how many feet long your level is, and that will give you the pitch.

When you go outside, is the roof pitch steeper than the inside ceiling pitch?