Balloon framing in 10.08

[dgavin]

CAn I do this for a gable wall? I can't seem to find it in the help or dbx's.
OR am I having a senior moment??

[lbuttery]

there is a checkbox in the wall dbx on the general tab.

Lew

[billemery]

IN the wall DBX under the roof tab; frame with wall above.

There is also another way to do this that I find more reliable. In elevation view break the top edge of the wall and drag it up to form the gable. I like doing it this way because I can easily control what the gable end looks like.
I can bring it to just under the rafter or scisor truss.

[dgavin]

Thanks Bill!

THe raising the wall worked. Didn't see the option under the roof tab. I'm using version 10. (most of the time, I have X1 also)

[louis]

Dennis,

In 10 what he meant was the combine with wall above checkbox.

[billemery]

Louis,
Thanks for the correction.
Dennis,
The combine with wall above option only appears when one of the options under the roof tab has been checked (full gable end, etc.); It would be nice if it were greyed out instead of not there entirely.

Again I like dragging the wall up because I can put it exactly where I want it.

[dgavin]

Bill, Lewis,

The raising the gable works fine. I don't see any option for combine with wall above in the Roof dbx or the gnereal dbx after selecting the gable wall. Sooooooo, I am missing something here........10.08

[billemery]

Dennis,
I think we may have crossed posts. See my post above.