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05-12-2014, 10:16 AM #1
In an effort, to not allow the soft-ware to defeat me, I started a brand new plan. So far I've managed to do the manual dormer, with MY home made round top vent/louver; however, I am unable to get the gables to draw correctly (they are now missing at the porch) and even though I followed DJP's You tube and attempted to edit the height of the cupola.....NO DEAL....no matter the changes I make it has reached it's current height and keeps telling me to go take a hike when I attempt to set a new ceiling height. So what you see is what I have at this point.
I am still working on it! I have only drawn the exterior walls visible and invisible to this point. @ 1 you see the cupola just stays at that height no matter what. imaginary bottom drops lower when I fiddle w/different heights. @ 2-no gable at the porch area and even if I try to draw it manually nothing shows.
So, I keep working. I had to change the porch from invisible walls, to railing with post to beam no shoe, top or bottom rail and also put a ceiling in although I didn't want one. Then the software cooperated and put my gable walls back in. While clumsily searching for gable vent, I came across Arched top vent louver in of all places-Mech, Elec, Plumbing "ventilation" well imagine that. I guess to keep the gable ends I'll have to do what the software wants, and doctor the posts up to get a Wood wrap with cultured stone base.Last edited by BB boy; 05-12-2014 at 11:23 AM.
BB Boy (Bob E)
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05-12-2014, 12:45 PM #2Registered User
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Bob...
When you said 'round top' I thought you meant the roof, or even the cupola. So i tried making a round cupola and the software won't allow it ( it sends the roof wonky). So I made this 6 sided cupola that I think looks nice.
Then you clarified that it was a round top vent that you wanted, and I was going to tell you that there was one in the library, but I see that you found it!
Anyway, if you would post a floor plan jpeg with some dimensions and ceiling heights (use LARGE TEXT), I would have like to have some fun trying to replicate it (to see what's going on). And leave the grid turned on, too.JoAnn
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05-13-2014, 07:03 AM #3
JoAnn, maybe the snip will work. I can get most everything, except now I can't get the cupola above the roof (even though I have it drawn on a blank 2nd floor) Hmph!?!?
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05-13-2014, 07:41 PM #4Registered User
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Bob,
Thanks for the 2D jpeg. You didn't say what the ceiling heights were, or what the main roof pitch was...so I guessed.
I think my dimensions are pretty close to yours, so I added all the interior walls too. Roof problems (just like yours) appeared
only when I tried to pull up the interior walls of the cupola so they wouldn't hang down in the open ceiling of the interior.
This happened because I didn't turn off 'auto build roof '. The floor heights then climbed, and so did the walls and the roof.
The windows and vents went up in the air ( I think it's because their 'floor to top' setting doesn't change).
So, I still think all the crazy roof problems relate to floor and/or ceiling heights.
I did the middle cupola on floor 2, and had more problems with it than with the other 2, which I built as floor 3.
Keep raising the ceiling height until you see the cupola.JoAnn
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05-15-2014, 05:47 AM #5
Looks nice. Not working on it any more until I hear back from their board. HOW DID you get or where did you get the columns? I think in the end they are looking for a "NICER" column and I am experimenting using shapes and modifying?
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05-13-2014, 11:17 PM #6