IdahoJaci

I have no idea why when I built 3 walls exactly the same....pony wall 36" rock and over that brown metal. It is fine on 2 walls, but on one wall it shows siding to the left of the wind....except a small piece of metal below the siding. This thing is driving me crazy. It was correct until I change the foundation. Then this one wall changed. I finally got the door placed where it belongs, height-wise. But now need to change deck height and the wall covering.

I appreciate the input. My slab is set at 0". But I can't figure how to set the height of the deck. I don't see anything on slab specification or Deck specifications to help. Maybe, I am misunderstanding the measurements offered. I changed Deck Post Footings 24" Above the Terrain, but that did not raise the deck any. I've avoided anything that said ceiling - don't even want to go there! The guy that built this addition could not measure! He put in vaulted ceilings, but they are not consistent and on one wall he totally forgot to account for the drywall thickness, so I have one side of the ceiling off by 5/8" where it butts up to the mobile home ceiling.....So, if I change my ceiling height, to take care of the exterior, later on IF I need to deal with individual rooms, can I put in the correct ceiling measurements then and not cause an issue with my exterior? I don't need to get too technical on the inside. We are adding a raised deck, and possibly swapping windows and entry door on different walls so we get to actually see the mountains.

I'm dealing with a mobile home with a stick-built addition on a bit of a slope. The addition has the bottom of the exterior wall 24" above the slab, with a small raised deck (3-steps) to the front door. The height of this wall is 7'3", the door is 80" tall. So after all is said and done I have about 7" from the top of the door to the soffit. But, when I am drawing this, the door, the windows and the deck are all too low on the wall. Do I change the overall height of the walls, change each door and window with my measurements coming off the top of the walls instead of above the slab? The window next to the door is tall and does sit closer to the floor than the other windows....just now as low as in the photo.

I made 8 variations of my plan. The videos I had watched all seemed to focus on the interior walls and than added the roof. I finally made a basic shell with no windows or doors and only 3 interior walls that were under the area of both roofs. Then I added the roof and it more or less worked. Then I added the rest of the interior walls, doors, and windows. Right now I only have a few inches where the two roof lines intersect that don't line up correctly. I have a training class scheduled for later this week. I will repost and try to summarize what I learn....if it works.

I have my house all done - except 3 things: 1. The roof On the gable roof going north and south, the inside wall at one end is missing the attic wall. The inside roof plane is a copy/reflect of the other roof plane. And it works, until I tie in the perpendicular roof plane. I can see the problem in 3d, but can't correct it because I can't get the perspective correct. And when I am in the layout view I have no idea what needs to be corrected. This also is affecting the gable at the porch side where the roof line is above the wall it attaches to. 2. Height of the deck Our entry door is currently at the top of a small entry deck 24" above the slab (1/2" above current deck). And the height of this wall is 88" to the soffit. I have not been able to get my door sitting on top of the deck and at the correct distance from the soffit (8") 3. Gable room over just the front door After I get the door where I need it I want to put a gable cover over just the door. Looking at the videos, it sounds like I build the gable room line and the gable cover magically appears. When I do that, no lines over the roof show up. If I try to build it, even with retaining manual roof lines, it puts in a hip roof that I can't figure out how to get rid of. I've watched every video over and over, follow the directions, and still not getting what I need. I am open to suggestions (and, please, not just watch another video). There must be some numbers I am not putting in correctly, or some line that is throwing me off. I'm willing to pay for someone to fix these for me at this point. Or tell me where to look for what is causing these issues. When I have worked on one thing, I find underneath it all, I caused an issue some place else. After nearly a week working on these 3 things, I'm still lost and confused. And if you notice something else I haven't gotten to yet ,that is wrong or going to cause me issues, please advise. This does not need to be too detailed. No permits required where I live. My contractor has a simple sketch he is working from and all I need is to decide where to put windows and doors on the deck so we are trying out a few variations. But I'd like it to be reasonably accurate for viewing. I'm happy to share the complete file if that helps, just too big to post here.

Thank you. I spent an entire day clicking each thing off and one to see what it did. That solved 99% of my problem.

I'm brand new, have watched a lot of the videos, but am very confused. I am having a couple issues. Can I turn off all dimensions so I can get a cleaner view of my layout? How do I get rid of the object I just used when I want to move? Once I set a window, when I want to do something else, the window tags along until I decide what I want to do next. I spend more time deleting things that were set in error than entering new things. I don't always want to draw something else in right away. I find the best way for me to learn new software is just keep using it. I did my complete floor plan with all the cabinets and furniture included. But I couldn't see anything I was adding because of all the clutter. So I made a new copy and removed everything except walls, doors, and windows. I am still having issues with seeing the roof plane lines amongst all the dimensions included. Is it a good idea to save each new part as a separate file? If I do that, it seems it might be easier to see what I am doing, but won't be possible to see a good walk-through shot without everything in it. Lastly, I sort of have the roof working. My house is in 3 sections. The middle and right section are a mobile home with the roof peak going vertically in the picture. The section on the left is a fairly new addition with the roof peak going horizontally in the photo. I am able to get one or the other roof planes connected just fine. But when I try to connect the 3rd and 4th planes together I get the error that it can't be done. In the attached photos is the error I am getting and what the roof really should look like. The highlight parts are porches that are being removed, so those roof lines are not in my plans. Thanks for an ideas or suggestions. I've come a long way in just a few hours, but.....

I'm brand new, have watched a lot of the videos, but am very confused. I am having a couple issues. I can't find a way to scroll up to down or right to left without having to recenter the layout and start over, seems counterintuitive to me. Can I turn off all dimensions so I can get a cleaner view of my layout? How do I get rid of the object I just used when I want to move? Once I set a window, when I want to do something else, the window tags along until I decide what I want to do next. I spend more time deleting things that were set in error than entering new things. I don't always want to draw something else in right away. I find the best way for me to learn new software is just keep using it. I did my complete floor plan with all the cabinets and furniture included. But I couldn't see anything I was adding because of all the clutter. So I made a new copy and removed everything except walls, doors, and windows. I am still having issues with seeing the roof plane lines amongst all the dimensions included. Is it a good idea to save each new part as a separate file? If I do that, it seems it might be easier to see what I am doing, but won't be possible to see a good walk-through shot without everything in it. Lastly, I sort of have the roof working. My house is in 3 sections. The middle and right section are a mobile home with the roof peak going vertically in the picture. The section on the left is a fairly new addition with the roof peak going horizontally in the photo. I am able to get one or the other roof planes connected just fine. But when I try to connect the 3rd and 4th planes together I get the error that it can't be done. In the attached photos is the error I am getting and what the roof really should look like. The highlight parts are porches that are being removed, so those roof lines are not in my plans. Thanks for an ideas or suggestions. I've come a long way in just a few hours, but