Jo_Ann

Those plans were all modified by Keith.

The brick material you see isn't being hidden because the crown molding leans outward. There is no 'cap' on the top of the crown molding, and no ceiling to hide what is behind it. Give it a 'cap' with a box shape (blue, in the pic). Don't use a soffit...it will give you trouble.

If you added west and east exterior walls on the 2nd floor showing in your 3rd pic, (completing the rectangle with the 2 existing walls) then you did not form a 'room'. Those 2 existing walls (north & south) are attic walls. Either draw over them, or change their settings.

This seems like such a dangerous staircase. It needs a landing midway, for safety. However, to do what you want...I would 1st make all 3 exterior floor walls invisible, so that you can see what you are doing. Delete the floor 1 stairs. Delete the 2nd floor extended room (used to connect the stairs?). Open the staircase and use the settings that are shown. Move the stairs into the correct position.

By using a combination of cabinets, shelves, and box shapes (open front & back), you can assemble most anything. Once created, use the "edit area" marquee to select and move everything together, OR... In the 3d window, hold down control, select ALL components, and then block them.

1. I see 4 walls (not 3) in my diagram. Upload your plan with your best efforts currently done, so that it can be seen what you have (or have not) done. 2. Solver (Eric) answered your pitch question.

The plan that you posted is incomplete. You created a 2nd floor, but there are no definable rooms. Roof settings on some of the walls are wrong. Initially, temporary ceiling heights determine where the roof eaves sit on the walls. Non of this info is available. This roof is easy to auto-build, when given with the correct information.

If you want help with something, you need to post in Q&A.

What Eric says is true, however, you need to explain better exactly what you mean by " barrel radius in the gable" (roof, ceiling, doorway?).

I'm not getting the same results as you. Maybe you could try adding a light?

Nope. Not an understandable explanation.

You do not have a definable room on the 2nd floor, and you have really not explained the problem very well.

Have you been downloading 3d objects (Sketchup maybe?).

You have placed a garden object WAYYYY out beyond the south east corner of the terrain perimeter. This will also affect 3d performance.

Just guessing this is what you are trying to do?

You posted all those pics, and yet failed to post the plan file.

??? It does appear that your ceiling is set too low.

If you search the knowledge base for 'farmhouse sink', you will find info on how to install one.

I thought you said that you wanted the roof ridges to align.

On level 0, use 3 half-walls to draw your 'room' (half-walls allow you to manipulate their height). Set them to 8" thick (like foundation walls) and set concrete as their material. Set the room structure as having 'no roof'. On level 1, (terrain perimeter level) draw a 'terrain hole' inside the room. On level 1 or level 0, draw a straight deck edge wall, at the end wall of the stair room, and set it's top floor (C) to be at ground level (this forces the stairs to rise to meet that level). You might want to add a floor thickness to floor (K) and set it's material as concrete (this also creates a landing 'pad'). Draw in the stairs. On level 1, place the cellar door. If you downloaded the bonus catalog for exterior attachments, you will find cellar doors listed under 'bulkheads'.

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