Jo_Ann

It IS smaller, isn't it? You didn't specify that. Go back to floor 1, open each of the 3 walls, and under the 'roof' tab, set the pitch to 0. That should fix it.

I have no idea what you did wrong, because I don't get that result. Is your 2nd floor railing 'room' smaller than the 1st floor room?

I think it is the way that you defined the pony wall, that is causing the problem. Open the pony wall, and open the drop down menu to select the default type shower wall for the upper, and also change the lower wall to a default interior wall(from the drop down) menu. I found that designating that room as a 'slab' closed up the floor height wall opening. You now have concrete as your ceiling in the area below the 'balcony'. Go back to the 1st floor and section off the room with a room divider wall. Open up that room and check 'ceiling over this room', and be sure to check 'default' for the ceiling finish.

Just draw your railing on the 2nd floor of that room, and that will eliminate the roof. Remember to designate the 2nd floor room as 'no roof over this room'.

Not showing off Mick! Just wanted to show Kenny that by adding an additional thin countertop to each step (the tread), the pattern on the thin countertop can be changed to be more normal looking, as it would be when applied on a step. Lots of things are possible to customize. No plan to show, because I didn't save it. It's just a custom shaped countertop!

Easy to customize, too.

This entire tub surround, and steps too, were made using the custom countertop tool (shaped and wrapped around the tub).

If you open every one of the wall sections on level 0, and uncheck 'foundation wall', the floor reappears. Like Kbird said, there is a rogue wall section south of the ship (on level 0). I also noticed that there is a gap between floors 0 & 1, at the front (south) side of the ship.

In the elevation view, it appears that the front wall (with the hinged glass door) is a gable wall. In the exterior image posted, it doesn't look like that wall has been designated as 'gable'?

Keith, You mentioned using the stem wall to get the brick finish above ground level, and maybe this is how you did it? The room is set as a 'garage' type room, and the stem walls are manipulated in the level 1 room dbx. Try it in a new sample plan and see if it triggers a distant memory. This method does not use the pony walls.

I'm not understanding Scott's question at all. #1: You need to state your software TITLE and it's VERSION (as DJP requested). #2: Do you want to copy/paste the whole house plan so that you will have TWO house plan versions to work on? OR... are you wanting to build a 2nd story onto the existing house plan??????

Are you referring to the ceiling slope at the outer wall? Pro has more tools and options than HDA, but with HDA (my program) I would initially set the ceiling height at maybe 8' ? Then...(when I was sure the roof planes would never have to be rebuilt) I would turn off 'auto build roof' and raise the ceiling (maybe to 9' or 10' ?).

YIKES! You've got a lotta fixin' to do!!

Extend your porch wall over the walk-out. Make the wall invisible. Open that room and designate it 'open below'. Make sure that 'roof and ceiling over this room' are checked. That should give you the continuous roof. My 2d floor pic is for level 1. The terrain is drawn on level1, and the terrain retaining walls are drawn on level 0. Look on the toobar under 'TERRAIN' for 'elevation data' > 'elevation lines' and 'elevation region' (it is the 'flat' region tool, that I think you are looking for). You should draw a terrain hole (toolbar>terrain>terrain features>terrain hole) on level 1 over the walk-out area. The south basement wall (level 0, walk-out area) should be made invisible. Terrains are finicky. Keep adjusting until you get the right results.

This most likely means that the skp file that you downloaded, was done in a newer version of sketchup (that HD won't open). So, you have to download and install the free version of the sketch-up program. Then, open the symbol in sketch-up, and do a 'save as' sketch-up 8 for the symbol (in the drop-down menu). If the symbol still won't open for you, do a 'save as' sketch-up 7. Installing the sketch-up program isn't a total waste, because you will need to use it frequently to do a 'save as' for most symbols.

Garage 1 or garage 2?

2nd floor: Use 3 deck railing walls, post to ceiling style. Designate the room a deck>choose 'ceiling over this room'. Front wall roof tab is set as gable.

You have not correctly set the roof tab on the walls that need to be set as 'gable'. Then you will get the correct result.

My HDA10 'TEMPLATES' folder has several sample plans that contain gazebos (backyard retreat, blue cottage, gazebo, and octagonal deck). Maybe HD9 has them, too? Also look in your 'SAMPLES' folder.

David, You have walls in outer space!! Go to 0 level in the 2d view. Zoom waaay out and you will see 3 renegade walls. One at about 10:00 and 2 more at about 4:00. Delete them! THEN...zoom way way out, and at about the 4:00 position you will see 1 more crazy wall. Delete that too!! NOW try a 3d perspective full overview. All should be good again. But....YIKES! You have issues! Why is level 0 only 33.5" tall? And the guest bathroom has no floor.. it is open to the abyss! You've got some fixin' to do!

The wall to the right of the door, and the 2 short walls on each side of the window bump-out, need to be set as gable walls. To extend the roof next to each side of the bump-out, use the gable/roof line tool (look in the toolbar roof icon). Check your reference manual or the knowledge base for info about the gable/roof line tool.

Right side toolbar: Highlight the little square icon above the 'print preview' icon. It should say 'drawing sheet'. If it has a checkmark on it, then you clicked it.

You're welcome!

I figured out it was the gable overhang size causing the problem when opening HDA10 plan in a newer program version. I hope this plan looks correct, when opened. It would have helped to know the roof pitch, and the exterior wall height on the 2nd floor of the living module. Also, the metric conversion of dimensions was confusing for me. To the right of the skylight (pic 2) a portion of the fascia is missing. Not all things are possible, I guess. Maybe something can be found in the library to fill it in, because I don't think sloped soffits have been added to Suite. off-set roof.zip

This is what I was able to model with HDA10. However, when I opened the file in HDA2015 trial, it refused to cut off the attic walls at the roof. That is why I did not upload the plan (still trying to figure it out).