447Debbie

Home Designer Pro 2017

Well, the instructions from Elovia that worked, but my layout is so complex I don't know how to go any further with it.  I thought that once I drew in the shed roof I'd have a starting place for the rest of the items I wanted but it's just too complex for me.

I've attached the plan.  What I'd like to do is have a decent overhang over a slab at the front entrance (front door is 96" high).  I'd like to be able to display the 40 high by 30 wide chandelier in a picture window above the door.  The light can hang from a chain; chain's length yet to be determined as it is solely dependent upon being able to display the light in the window.  I'd like to not have to raise the ceiling too far but somehow I have to get it up high enough so that it's not hanging behind the "porch roof" over the slab.  Seems the overhang gets in the way of the window.  I do have a 30' height maximum on the structure at the front, left side and rear.  The max height on the right garage plane is only 20'.  Max roof pitch can be 5:12 but I'd like to keep it as low as possible so that I don't create an attic space high enough that will force me to install fire sprinklers.  Yes, I'm also mandated by code to install fire sprinklers in this structure. One of my problems with getting this overhanging entry to look right is that it is right next to the garage wall.

I was thinking of something like this, but the "dormer" has to have a larger window to display the 40x30 entry light.  The 2' overhang from the garage adjacent to this entry space invades this space and ruins the look as well. 
https://jeleba.com/front-entry-ideas-entry-contemporary-with-front-entry-pendant-lighting/front-entry-ideas-entry-traditional-with-standing-rib-roof-door-hardware-6/

floor plan.zip

8 hours ago, Elovia said:

Hi Debbie.  Welcome to the forum.

 

Since you have HD Pro, the easiest way to achieve the result you seek is to use a single manual roof plane drawn after you have the exterior walls placed.  Draw the manual roof plane above the lowest wall and then stretch it across all three.  Then select the roof plane and use the break line tool to break the leading lower edge of the roof plane and set the new overhang distance for each set-back section.  See the attached plan for an example.  Of course, I have no idea what dimensions you need for your design, so this proof of concept technique works as demonstrated on a simple plan with semi-random dimensions.  It should work for yours too.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Debbie447.plan

I'll try it out this weekend.  My plan has a wall in the rear that goes at 45 degrees between two other walls and it's not real simple design, but I'll see if this works.  If not, maybe I'll upload my plan.  I'm also trying to get a two story entry way  (total of 13 - 14 foot ceiling, so not a full two stories) out of the deal but I think I need to get the standard roof on first.  My default ceiling height on the first floor is 10'.

Is there a command in Home Designer Pro 2017 where you can put a shed roof over the entire front of the house and have the walls adjust automatically so this is one continuous roof?  For example, my house consists of three wall planes in the front elevation.  The front of the garage, the front of the entryway, and the front of the master bath.  However, I'd like to cover it with one continuous roof, sloping up to a ridgeline.   It would seem you should be able to draw a roof manually over each area, say join roof planes, and you'd be done.  However, this does not work.  I understand that my walls have to change heights to do this, and I guess it's dependent on ceiling height, but I don't want to go changing and guessing at the ceiling heights everywhere to get this job done.  I only want the exterior wall heights to adjust as needed with the wall furthest out being the "master" wall and then the other two wall heights should automatically adjust and go higher as necessary.  As far as I'm concerned, the ceiling can stay the same as planned, and the extra height can get put into the attic.

Attached is an example of what I want to do.  However, for the example I manually made the rooms the right size so it would work.  I don't have that luxury with my real plan.