Walt-Novice Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I'm having trouble getting the exterior wall and roof design on a second floor bump out with a gable roof. Difficult to describe, but the attached photo illustrates what I am trying to do in Chief Architect. Is this possible to design? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 10 hours ago, Walt-Novice said: Is this possible to design? Yes, depending upon what actual software you actually have (what is that, please? Chief Architect creates Chief Architect Premier, Chief Architect Interiors, Home Designer Pro, Home Designer Architectural, Home Designer Suite, Home Designer Interiors, Home Designer Essentials, which one do you have?) DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt-Novice Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 Thank You! My product is home designer suite 2019. I am continuing to seek guidance from the user guide, on line videos etc. and they have been very helpful. But this one has me stumped so far. Thanks again. Walter Home Designer Suite 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 What's the problem? Draw in walls on 2nd floor, set one to full gable. Posting images of what you see (screen capture) will help others help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt-Novice Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 Thanks Eric. I have gotten this far, but I need the wall on the 2nd floor Bump out to be about 2 feet taller, Like a dormer roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo_Ann Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Enclose the bump-out with walls to make it a 'room'. Open the bump-out 'room' dialog and raise the ceiling. It appears that you have extended the entire wall on that side of the house, instead of only the bump-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 What Jo Ann said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt-Novice Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 OK, I have created the room and tried raising and lowering the rough ceiling. But the exterior wall on the Bump does not change. Walter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 You need to rebuild the roof. Set the ceiling height back down in the main space, set the ceiling height up in the bump out. Build the roof, then set the ceilings back to their actual height. Remember roofs build over walls and wall height is controlled by the ceiling height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt-Novice Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 Success! Thank you! I don't know how long it would have taken me to figure that out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt-Novice Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Well I decided to start over to get the basic dimensions more accurate and now I cannot get the roof right despite trying to follow your earlier guidance. No mater what I do with the room walls, Open, enclosed- I get an odd roof on the bump out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Take a look at the image you posted above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt-Novice Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 I'm sorry to bring this up again, but I just cant seem to recreate my initial success. See the attached. The bump out roof seems to be stuck as a half gable and half hip. How can I correct this without disrupting the other dimensions? I have tried everything and rebuilt 3 times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 See how the room is defined, and how yours is different? The wall type does not matter -- just that you define a room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt-Novice Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 OK, what are the edits highlighted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I don't understand the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 It looks like you are drawing walls inside the exterior walls -- just butt them against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt-Novice Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 Thanks! I think I got it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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