Click ok to close the dialog and automatically generate a roof.
Build attic room home designer pro.
Select the 2nd floor room that was edited previously and click the open object edit button to return to the room specification dialog.
Practice on a simple throwaway design to get the hang of it.
The longer the truss and the steeper the roof pitch the larger the room.
Select the roof truss and click the open object edit button.
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Do you need a crane to set attic trusses.
The resulting truss will automatically extend out to the eaves.
6 add knee walls and dormers as desired.
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Auto rebuild roofs is a convenient feature in home designer pro that automatically rebuilds the roof in a plan whenever the exterior walls or floor ceiling heights are changed.
Turn off auto roof and leave it off.
To create an attic truss select build framing roof truss from the menu then click and drag a line that is perpendicular to the ceiling break lines and runs from exterior wall to exterior wall.
It s safer to use a crane for all involved.
It s meant to be a space for any automatically generated attic walls that might be necessary above the top living floor of your plan.
Build very short second floor.
Yes at attic truss costs more than a normal truss.
Raise second floor ceiling to normal height.
The attic floor has a very specific purpose in chief architect home designer programs.
If you are using home designer pro check the box next to build roof planes.
In home designer pro this setting is located near the center of the dialog rather than towards the top.
If the plan design calls for a roof structure that is built up to a specific height on knee walls you will need to adjust the height of the second floor prior to building roof planes or rebuilding the roof.
I believe there also may be a how to in the help database on the hd site.