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Thanks to all who replied. As a new user, I have much to learn. This was a project for a friend building this barn for his daughter who is here for the weekend from out of state. He wanted her to see his design n 3D. Mick -- The above quote from your post was the key. I now have what I need. One suggestion I'll be making to CA is to add an "Apply" button to the dialogs. Would make this trial and error cycle much easier! -- Eric

Thanks guys. David -- Have tried the soffit tool using the sloped option, even found a KB article (http://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00902/) that says "Angled timber members can also be created in the Home Designer Architectural and Home Designer Pro versions by using a sloped soffit.", but doesn't do much to explain how. Mick -- The truss on the front is a stock truss with the king post option checked. It happens to match the design I'm trying to replicate. Your suggestion is what I tried first, but because of the width of the building, the truss generated has too many members. I'll keep trying. -- Eric

Trying to draw a decorative truss on the side gables like the one on the front. Will be embedded in the stucco. Used the soffit tool to make the horizontal and vertical parts, but unable to do the angled members. Is there a better way? Using latest Home Designer Pro.