What is Raising Plate Height?

[AlpineGeoff]

Having trouble with roofs. Simple gable roof; rear roof is fine, front roof site up higher. Plate heights should all be 109 1/8". When I draw manual roof, front roof adds plate height. I can't figure out why?

 

Any help appreciated.

 

Thank You

Floor Plan Complete Shrink to 86 Feet Deck-Porch Auto Fix Roofs 10-11-25.plan

[scottharris]

Geoff, in the roof plane, you can lock the plate height to the level you want.  Manual roof tools can provide a lot of flexibility in creating unique roofs.  I typically start with the automatic roof tool and then modify them as needed with the manual tools.  Your plate height is probably different because of the popout entry?  I noticed several of the foundation walls were not aligned with your main 1^st floor which can create issues when generating the auto roof.  Also, for the auto roof tool, many walls seemed to be toggled hip/gable in conflicting ways.  In the attached image, I used the auto roof tool after addressing those issues.

 

To troubleshoot, turn on the auto roof tool, then simplify your design by removing the garage, entry and others until you get those areas looking the way you like; then, add them back.  You can do that by disconnecting a wall from the main house to break the room connection.

 

 

[AlpineGeoff]

Scott;

 

Thank you, those ideas worked; greatly appreciate your time.

 

Yes, some foundation walls don't line up. I did this on purpose in the entryway to gain more width; installing framing walls on the inboard of 8" foundation wall and will flash over wall and pour porch.

 

Thank you much for your time!