Help needed.

[maxdesigner]

Hello

I recently made the move from AutoCAD to Chief Architect X5 and have using the software for about three weeks.

I am currently at a standstill and I am unable to locate a proper solution to my problem.

On standard AutoCAD, I would have this issue solved in about five minutes so this endeavor has left me frustrated. I am sure there is a simple solution out there.

Anyways, what I am trying to do is create a tower entry with a plate height of 12'-0". For reference, the plate height for the rest of the house in 9'-0".

Below is the PDF file of the of the elevations of the model home we build. Focus on the tower entry.



With this being the current plan I have in X5. As you can see, the column on the left side is complete, but the one on the right which will be built over the roof as a pony wall is not there.



How do I build the rest of the tower entry?

Thanks in advance.

[gawdzira]

Where you want the tower element you need walls to build the roof on. You can either create invisible walls or in this case you will probably end up making them attic walls where they are over the main roof area. This will enable you to have the walls to support your roof without needing to break them on the first floor. When you build the roof planes you will need to adjust the roof planes up by adjusting the numbers for the baseline of the roof planes in the roof dbx. This may be sounding complicated now but once you do it once you will do this in 3 minutes in CA instead of 5 minutes in ACAD. I am in my office for the next short while if you want to call I can walk you through this. 831-747-4718

[Curtis Johnson]

You could also create a 2nd floor for the tower area only with a shorter ceiling height for the tower room; call the 2nd floor open below; then you should be able to easily do what you need done. You could even do all that with polyline solids and place your roof over them at the correct elevation.

[Tommy Blair]

I did this using a 2nd. floor as mentioned with doorways. There are a couple of ways I can approach this depending on the model.

[maxdesigner]

Thank you for taking the time to reply and I look forward to becoming a part of this community.

I am going to experiment with these suggestions, and if all else fails, I will return here for more assitance.

Tom