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My apologies Jeff, I had been responding to David earlier and inadvertently said "Great, thx David, will do" when I should have said thanks Eric.  Eric's video is excellent by the way, resolved the issue and provided numerous other helpful tips.  Worth watching.

Thank you very much Eric, much appreciated.  Just off to dinner (5:40PM here on the coast) but will be back after. 

Thanks again!  Cheers, Bob

Great, Thanks David, will do.  Cheers, Bob

Just clicked build wall framing and it results in all the walls going up into the roof trusses.

Plan file: CH2.0 Floorpan (231011-6).plan

I have a rogue wall that suddenly increased in height, up into my roof trusses, when the roof trusses are added (wall was fine before adding the roof trusses).  I have looked at wall specifications and settings and don't see anything that I think is different or out of whack.  Any help greatly appreciated.  Note the walls are a British Columbia net zero hybrid wherein there is a 2x4 framed wall, sheathed (also the exterior VP), with 9 1/2' TJ's fastened vertically on the exterior then filled with HD cellulose.  I don't think that is the issue I just mention it so nobody ends up wasting time scratching their heads upon first look.

I am using Home Designer Pro 2022.

Cheers, and thanks in advance, Bob

CH2.0 Floorpan (231011-6).plan

Agree Eric, the truss company will do the actual design, but in the meantime i want the image to be as accurate as possible - in this case showing the thickness of the truss over the deck and the dropped ceiling/soffit that will result.  Thanks for the advice, I will add a ceiling plane.

Much appreciated, Bob

Well gentlemen....that was just too simple and logical for me to have guessed!  Thank you.

My next question is: now that I have the extensions in place how do I get the soffit down to the underside of them?  (and hopefully siding along the front and down the side)

I have experimented a bit and don't see how.

Thanks, Bob

Home Designer Pro 2022

I have a house plan with a flat roof truss (1/4"/ft actually).

In one section the upper floor is set back, but the trusses extend out the full amount like the others. like the top truss in the image.

A normal truss in this situation would have a shallower section of truss, rather than just the top cord, projecting out as in the lower truss in the image.

Is there a way for HDPro to do this automatically.

If not has anyone come up with a work around?

Thanks in advance, Bob

I'll start a new topic re my missing rim joists.

Just found it - checked default wall height and it auto corrected.

Not sure hw it got unchecked, but at least now I know to watch for it.

Thanks!

All still set at 231 3/8", which is correct.

Home Designer Pro 2022

File attached.

I developed a design for a two story house with a flat roof (well, almost flat - 1/4" in 12").

I did floor plans for both floors, and the foundation.

I then added roof trusses (just two initially, haven't yet replicated and spread out over entire roof).

When I first added the roof trusses everything was ok, and all my walls - interior and exterior - were the correct height and the trusses sat on top.

I went and did some other fine tuning and then noticed that my exterior walls were now up to just under the top cord.

I have tried everything I can think of but nothing drops them back down to the ceiling height.

I suspect it is something simple so humbly asking for help!

Cheers, Bob

PS  Also just noticed there are no rim joists showing.

CH Ext Wal Height (230124-1).plan

I will do a separate post on the deck/balcony.

Thanks again.

Bob

Eric, THANK you!  What a pragmatic solution - I didn't know that option was there.  ; o)

Ooops, forgot to close it first.  Try again....

Thanks Eric

CH attic wall issue (230119-1).plan

I periodically have this issue and while I usually rectify it I don't actually know which of the many things I try is the solution.  When I do a plan, and it all seems to be going well, until I look at it in perspective view where I find one or more main floor walls projecting up above the ceiling plane, or an unwanted attic wall there.  I can often just drag the wall back down, or delete the attic wall, but other times, like now, I can't do either - I can't get rid of it.  If it is an attic wall and I delete it there is still an outline, like I've made it invisible, but if I click on it it won't delete and in fact becomes back in full view as I've just unchecked "make invisible'.  

I have sometimes found my walls are out a bit and once I rectify that I can move or delete the unwanted wall, but often can't so need to find out why and/or how I am getting myself in this predicament in the first place, rather than just stumbling though and someone getting past it.

Your assistance much appreciated.

Image below, file attached.

Cheers, Bob

PS   I want to add a deck to that little area in front of the door, extending out beyond.  If you have any advice on that it would also be greatly appreciated

CH attic wall issue (230119-1).plan

Thanks Eric!

Ah yes, now I remember: rather than changing the colour of the siding by going in via wall specification and changing the material, I change the colour the trim on the adjacent door, and then used the eye dropper to take the colour from the trim and apply it to the siding.  Then changed the trim back to white.

I don't use the software enough to always remember what I figured out in the past.

Cheers, Bob 

Home Builder Pro 2022

Is there a way to change either lap siding or fibre cement siding (from the Materials Library) to a Sherwin Williams colour?  I have downloaded the Sherwin Williams colour catolog.

I can change the colour of the wall to it but then don't have the texture of siding.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers, Bob

When I click on an item in my material list, a specific door for example, and right click it there is an option "Find Object in Plan" - which if clicked takes me back to the floor plan.  I assume it is going to show me where that specific door is but I don't see any indication of which one it is.  I assume it would highlight the specific door I am looking for on the plan.

Called tech support - problem solved!  Somehow I had ended up with some really weird set up specs, once they were reset to normal the image appeared. Thanks David and Eric, always much appreciated.  Cheers, Bob

Good question, I went to a previous project and yes it works fine there.

Has always worked before but now I go to "Print", the print window opens up, the sheet is visible but blank.  Any suggestions?

Cheers, Bob

Is there any way to increase the size of the font for window labels?  They are by default a lot smaller than any other text.

Cheers, Bob