DavidJPotter
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Here is a You Tube video of me working on your plan: https://youtu.be/9htZvf9ChVY DJP
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When a State Licensed Structural Engineer who is consulting on my project and that person requires the annotation, I commonly create a wall typical that denotes what the consulting Engineer requires. In thirty years of such work, I have yet to work with a Structural Engineer that wanted them shown in plan views. The majority require certain 2D details that show specifics, annotated with text and arrows. DJP -
After you upload a file you must also click on "Attach File", otherwise nothing, useful then happens. DJP
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See if this does not help please: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6mra1PpSL8 DJP
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Yes, you can create a soffit to emulate a shower curb and then control-key-drag it into place placing tile material on it, You can also add a shower pan object that might serve as both a pan and curb, give it a try. DJP
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What OS do you have? DJP
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I downloaded your file and then made a You Tube video of me looking around and solving your issue: https://youtu.be/urHU8K_DHzI DJP
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This is there first year having a Mac version, so there is little "track record" by long time users like us on the PC. Be sure to report things to Tech Support so bug fixes can be tabulated and fixed for all. DJP
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Some titles (that cost more than Suite) have additional tools and ways to do what you want to do. In Suite, you mainly have "Soffits" (found under cabinet tools). These can be shaped thin and used to cover parts of interior or exterior walls and will carry whatever material you assign to them. Additional library catalogs can be chosen and downloaded for Suite at the Home Designer Website. DJP
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Gable roof is forcing balloon framed rake walls, I want platform walls
DavidJPotter replied to scott_v's topic in Q&A
I believe what Eric meant is that default results can be considered the "default result or condition". Anyone who will study and practice with Pro can make precise details in either 2D or 3D once they learn how to manipulate things to a desired result. How to do this is documented in the Reference Manual. It is your earned skill and not the software that creates preciseness. DJP -
Robert, part of learning something new, especially software, involves trial and error practice. Doing it wrong is what you do until by study followed by practice you get a desired result. We all got it wrong until we got it right, the way out is the way through something. DJP
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Edit - Default Settings - Framing - Wall Framing, that is if you have Home Designer Pro, if you do not, you are out of software. DJP
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Draw the missing wall using your wall tool. DJP
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You have Home Designer Pro, so the thing to do, if you require a roof, is to manually draw one. Get over the notion that the software does things for you. The truth is you use its tools to acquire the results you need and want. DJP
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I do not understand your comment " the roof line does not match the sketch." (There are no "roof lines" in the attached sketch images). When I examined your plan file, it looks like one would expect to see for a gambrel roof. DJP
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Space under the floor surface is controlled in the room dialog box locally, globally per floor is controlled in Edit - Default Settings - Floor - Structure tab. Posting a copy of the plan or expose image will help clarify the situation for those who wish to help DJP
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The key to any roof design you desire rests on two fundamentals: Basic styles are accomplished by "settings" described in detail in your software found in the Build Roof Dialog - Roof Styles Tab and secondly, learning how to use Home Designer Pro's manual roof tools; this requires study and lots of practice to learn. DJP
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Home Designer Pro comes with some basic "Atrium Window" symbols which can be fitted together. I have used Chief Architect Premier to design numerous sun room additions for a firm here in Austin so it can be done. Is it "easy"? No the software is merely a tool and must be learned to produce anything really useful, it is up to you. DJP
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Gable roof is forcing balloon framed rake walls, I want platform walls
DavidJPotter replied to scott_v's topic in Q&A
Like Eric said or indicated and I underline, the software does NOTHING in and of itself, it is you, controlling it via settings and manual editing which then causes it to arrive at a particular result. You do that, not the software by itslelf. DJP -
Depends upon what software you have, knowing that will then indicate what can and cannot be done. DJP
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You modulate terrain, then when you have multiple buildings with varying floor heights, such must be manually changed, one structure to the other a dialog box at a time. You should want to not rotate actual structures off right angles if at all possible (off right angles just makes editing harder to do but if you must, you must). I would expect that such work is most easily accomplished in Home Designer Pro and any other title would be extremely difficult if not impossible to do (too many variables for comfort). DJP
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Gable roof is forcing balloon framed rake walls, I want platform walls
DavidJPotter replied to scott_v's topic in Q&A
You can control how the software frames in "Edit - Default Settings - Framing", that is easy and straight forward. The gable part is also straight forward, though a picture or sketch would aid precise understanding and thus precise advice. Please post a sketch or photograph and then, fully understood, useful advice could then follow. DJP -
In order for anyone to offer help, they would have to know the ceiling height of each floor and the platform thickness of the second floor. Also the angle (pitch) of your roofs. Having that data, another could then help, without that pertinent data, nothing can be done other than by you. DJP
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Pamela, I opened your file in my copy of Chief Architect Premier X5 and programmed it to be editable in other Home Designer titles. You will be limited to 2014 titles only, yes it can be opened in 2015 and 2016 but usually this things are version specific (if the file is opened and saved in anything newer than 2014 titles you will not be able to afterward continue to edit the file in any 2014 title. DJP 0901Pamela (2).zip
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To precisely 3D model the window in your posted photograph will require Chief Architect Premier, I do not believe you an duplicate that look using Home Designer Pro, provided you are not a perfectionist, you might be satisfied with Pro but I am certain that Chief Premier can and will get the job done. It is unreasonable to expect a cheap application like Home Designer Pro to do high level 3D modeling. DJP
