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I would let the contractor doing your concrete work calculate rebar/mesh. It can vary from what the software shows depending on local customs/codes. And draw a CAD detail showing your floor assembly.
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Yes, I post that for every new user. Have you tried doing what you want -- defining the floor structure?
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Have you tried?
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You are using the term Gable incorrectly. What you are talking about is roof overhang, and 1/4" is too small. Just make it bigger until the unwanted walls go away. You could also change the problem walls to invisible, but the program works better with a larger overhang. A gable is the triangle shaped wall -- what's shown as wood in your image above.
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What is "remove the gables from the trusses"? Tell us what you want instead of what you don't want
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Have you reviewed this KB article? https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00850/drawing-a-plot-plan.html
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You need to delete the Roof Baseline Polyline -- Edit>Delete Objects. Then build the roof.
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Draw in your own exterior wall to replace to interior wall the program created. Read in Help about Lower Wall Type When Split By Butting Roof. You may or may not need this option.
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You need to create the porch.
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What would you like them to look like? What happens when you build a roof?
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Open Help, search for thumbnail
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Did you save a thumbnail with the plan? Not sure what you want to show in the image, but it could be anything displayed when you save the thumbnail.
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Post at ChiefTalk in Seeking Services for the best response. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/forum/15-seeking-services/
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I'll use CAD lines, and center the block on them. Guessing you are referring to the material list? Not positive, but I don't believe there is a way to change. In my experience, you don't use a continuous sill when building over piers. Just a single block of treated material on top of each pier.
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Are you asking about the gap between the wall and floor framing? Turn on the Floor Surfaces layer.
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You will need to manually draw it. Use a joist and resize it.
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In a framing overview, select the framing member that's above the pillar and open it. It will give you its dimensions -- elevation of the top and bottom etc. Set the top of your pillar to equal the bottom of the framing member. You can do the same thing by taking a cross section and using the dimension tools to measure.
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i did not look yet at your plan, but this is what I would do. Take a cross section. Use CAD lines and the angle measurement tool to find the slope. Draw in a ceiling plane. Review in cross section. Adjust as needed.
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Start by building a stemwall foundation. That will get your floor platform. Then delete the foundation walls.
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You should post a screen capture of the error message. Have you done a reinstall with the repair option?
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What's not working for you? Posting a plan that represents your best effort will give others something to start with. The software will not build this type of foundation automatically, so you will need to create and place any piers, and possibly some of the framing.
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What are you finding difficult? Select the slab and temporary dimensions will show. Change the dimension. Grab one of the handles and drag to resize. You make the top height of the pier the same as the bottom height of the LVL. What part of this do you not understand. Can you determine the bottom of the LVL? Do you know how to raise and lower the pier?
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I don't recall ever doing what you are, and don't understand why the soffits do not align as expected. Unfortunately, the program is full of oddities like this and I just work around them. Suggest you send this in to support.
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A couple of tips. When you post a plan showing a specific view, save the camera so whoever looks at the plan sees what you see. Use the full camera to look inside. Ceiling planes are like roof planes in that they need to be joined manually. They may look like they join in plan, but may not. Consider what happened when you moved the ceiling planes up -- what happened to the top edge.
