attaching garage - wall connections

[apex_predetor]

I'm in the process of modeling my existing house and then modeling a garage addition.

Aside from having a hard time adjusting my floor heights to match existing model (it is a colonial style modular so the floor offsets are a bit larger than usual because of the framing requirements of each module) I am having trouble "butting" the floors.

When I draw the "new" walls for the garage addition attached to existing exterior walls I can't seem to make the second floor wall butt together seamless. ANy ideas. Must I change the old exterior walls to interior?

[David J. Potter]

Just insist that they align manually. Walls go where they are commanded to go, wall poly-lines are adjustable, dialog box settings are adjustable, adjust them to suit your purposes.

DJP

[perryh]

Your walls might have a main layer assigned to the surface layer and the other to the framing layer. Check your wall definitions

[apex_predetor]

Thanks guys. I'm kinda newbie at this. used on and off for a few years.

Perryh, can you elaborate a little bit on the two layers you mention?

Thanks again

[perryh]

The wall definitions need to have the main layer the same to align up.

[apex_predetor]

Best I can tell, the wall types are identical. I think it has something to do with the existing house portion that I am connecting to is still defined as an exterior wall perhaps?

When I modeled the house as currently built I had no problem. IT started to happen when I added the garage before changing the existing exterior wall to an interior wall definition.

ANy other ideas?

Thanks for the help guys.

[apex_predetor]

Update. I just realized that I can use a command "align with walls below". That seemed to fix the problem.

Thanks for the help fellas.