#HOME DESIGNER SUITE 2018 GABLE ROOF WALL FULL#
#HOME DESIGNER SUITE 2018 GABLE ROOF WALL PRO#

#HOME DESIGNER SUITE 2018 GABLE ROOF WALL FULL#

Select 3D> Create Camera View> Full Camera from the menu, then click and drag a camera view to see the results in 3D.

Select Build> Roof> Auto Dormer from the menu, then click between the knee wall and the exterior wall closest to it to place a dormer at that location.

Open the Dormer Defaults dialog as described in the first section of this article and specify the size and style of dormer that you would like to create.

On the Roof panel of the Wall Specification dialog, check the box beside Knee Wall, then click OK.

Click on this wall to select it, then click the Open Object edit button.

Temporary Dimensions will not display if there is already a dimension measuring the distance.

In prior versions this toggle was found in the CAD> Dimensions> View Temporary Dimensions menu. Note: If you do not see Temporary dimensions select View> Temporary Dimensions from the menu. Click on the wall to select it, then click on one of the temporary dimensions that display to use the Move Object Using Dimension function which displays an in-line text box where you can enter in a value to move the knee wall to the desired location.Select Build> Wall> Interior Wall from the menu, then click and drag an interior wall that runs parallel to the dashed ceiling indicator lines.The dashed lines that display on the top floor are ceiling indicator lines, which show you where the flat, full height ceiling meets the sloped ceiling directly under the rafters. Notice that the roof planes do not display on the top floor of your plan, but rather on the floor below.This is easiest to do before interior walls are drawn. To build a roof that rests on knee walls, temporarily set the ceiling height of all rooms on the top floor to the desired knee wall height, build the roof, then restore the default ceiling height.

Ignore top floor will build roof planes that rest on the top of the exterior walls one floor down from the top floor. When you do so, the Allow low roof planes checkbox will also become checked. Check the box beside Ignore Top Floor.Check the box beside Build Roof Planes.Make any desired changes, then click OK to create your second floor. In Home Designer version 10 and newer programs, this will display the Floor 2 Defaults dialog. In the New Floor dialog, select the first option, then click OK.

Auto Dormers are typically built in an upper floor loft area, so select Build> Floor> Build New Floor from the menu.

#HOME DESIGNER SUITE 2018 GABLE ROOF WALL PRO#

To create an Auto Dormer in Home Designer Pro Notice that it builds upward from the roof plane but not downward into the room. With the ceiling removed, the floating dormer can be seen from the interior.

Select 3D> Create Camera View> Full Camera from the menu, then click and drag a camera view to see the results in 3D.

On the Structure panel of the Room Specification dialog, uncheck the box beside Ceiling over this room, then click OK to close the dialog.

Click on an empty space in the room below the dormer to select it, then click the Open Object edit button.

Select Build> Roof> Dormer from the menu, then click within the perimeter the interior walls and also of a single roof plane in your plan.

Because floating dormers to not extend into the room below, Form Room Inside Dormer is not useful.

Open the Dormer Defaults dialog as described above and specify the size and style of dormer that you would like to create.

Click OK to close the dialog and create a roof.

If using Home Designer Pro check the box beside Build Roof Planes.

A minimum of 1:12 is required, but when creating a dormer, a pitch steeper than 6:12 is recommended.

Select Build> Roof> Build Roof from the menu.

Additionally, individual dormers can be edited once they are created. Dormer defaults can be edited at any time to change the style of dormer that is created when the automatic dormer tools are used.

Home designer suite 2018 gable roof wall