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I would suggest downloading the Reference manual PDF ( on the help menu and saving it to your Desktop , and have it open while you work in Pro so you can quickly and easily reference topics such as Dimensions.

 

but checking  the box "ignore interior walls" will fix your issue

 

M.

Thanks I found that option.

Alan

Eric

If that is a single story building then yes that is what I need.

Alan

Eric

That dormer is on the second floor.  I just want to replace the hip roof shown in my post with a simple dormer or gable roof if you like over the bump out -- not extending it up another storey.  I really can't make it any clearer than that.

Alan

If you look at the attached the program has created a roof over the bump out.  I want make that a dormer.

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Alan

When I use auto exterior dimensions it places dimensions for interior walls that abut exterior walls.  I know I can delete dimensions but the interior wall dimensions are part of a chain and it deletes the exterior wall dimensions as well.  Is this a bug in the program or some sort of option I can deselect?
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Alan

Alan -- Search the forum. Your question was answered a few weeks ago.

Eric

Okay will do -- I always forget the search option.  My bad

Alan

David

I just read through Building a Gable Dormer in HD Pro as I though it was more suitable for my purpose as i wanted the gable dormer to be on an exterior wall as opposed to just in the roof plane.  However this creates a full height gable dormer on the second floor wall.  What I need is to create a gable dormer over the first floor wall.  Can I use the same procedure or is there a different way?
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Alan

Thanks David.  Yes I was trying to use the default tools.  I guess I need to start looking at these articles.

Alan

On a similar note, is there any way to add a second sink to make a double vanity.  I tried to add a second one but it asked me if I wanted to replace the one that was already there.

Alan

I have a small (7' long x 1'-2" deep) bump out from the front wall of my single story house.  The roof plane ends at the eaves of the front wall and I want to make a dormer over that bump out but am not sure how to do it.  I tried to use the create dormer from walls (not the floating dormer).  As the roof plane does not extend over the bump out I get an error message that says that it needs a roof plane to create it.  I can't extend the roof plane over the bump out as it would not be correct for the front wall of the house.  What I need to do is somehow extend just that portion of the roof plane where the bump out is located but I don't see how to do that.

Alan

I deleted it and created a new one and it appeared just fine this time.

Alan

Actually once I had the penetration through to the second floor that it created, I just pulled back on the stairs as needed.

Alan

I did uncheck the display column check mark.

Alan

I have two dormers that I created with using the Auto Floating Dormer Tool.  I did not want this to appear for plotting so I unchecked the Auto Dormer Layer in Display Properties (a red x says that there were objects on that layer) but they still show up in plan view.

Any idea why?
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Alan

Use the 'edit area' function to draw a selection around the entire bathroom, then copy. 

Open a new plan, tiled next to the original plan. 

On the tool bar>edit>paste into the new plan.

Save this new plan with a descriptive name.

The bathroom layout will now be available whenever you want it.

Thanks JoAnn.  Can then import that layout into a new drawing?

Alan

Walls cannot be blocked.

That's unfortunate.  I have a bathroom layout that I want to save for future use.  Is there anything like XREFs in HD Pro?

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Alan

Just created a floating dormer on my roof but when I look at it in 3D its roof is missing.  Any idea if I'm doing something wrong?
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Alam

Eric

Yes I selected all the walls and items in the bathroom by holding down the shift key but no block item appears in the bottom area.

Alan

There is no room above so I just create walls to make the floor and then make them invisible?
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Alan

I just watched the training video on how to create architectural blocks.  There is no create block icon at the bottom of the screen as shown in the video and the help option does not say how to install it.

Help anyone?
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Alan

I am not using Chief -- Home Designer Pro.  If need to create a room dividing wall that is say 48" high then I cannot use the room ceiling height dialog box.

Alan

How can I draw a wall with a certain height?  I need to add a knee wall on the second floor to support the roof rafters but when drawing a wall there is no option to set its height.

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Alan

I think what I need to do is to shorten the stairs before sending to the plot screen.  If I do that then it doesn't show on the second floor.  Maybe there is a way to turn that layer off and add a shortened stair to a different layer for plotting??
Alan

I have added a porch at the front of the house.  How can I extend the second floor to cover this?   The floor doesn't seem to exist in a form that can be manipulated.  Do I use a slab instead -- not sure if that is suitable as there would not be any framing for it.?  

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Alan

I don't yet have a ceiling over the first floor rooms -- do you think that may be the issue?
Alan