Chapter 3: roof tutorial chief architect x5 user’s guide getting started with roofs walls, and one must be a high shed/gable wall. to create a shed roof 1. click on the floor plan view window to make it the active view. 2. select build> roof> delete roof planes . 3.. Configuring a leica disto device to work with chief architect software creating dimensions in inches creating multiple shed roofs drawing a shed dormer manually select build> roof> build roof planes to rebuild the roof, if you do not have the auto rebuild roofs option checked.. To build the roof to adjust roof settings, select build> roof> build roof from the menu to display the build roof dialog. for the purposes of this tutorial, the pitch (in 12) value is set to 12"..
Chief architect x6 user’s guide select build> roof> build roof to open the build roof dialog, check build roof planes, and click ok. shed roofs to create a single, sloping roof plane, or shed roof, two walls must be specified as full gable walls, and one must be a high shed/gable wall.. You need to open the wall dialog boxes of the of the side walls under the intended shed roof and check "full gable" otherwise chief will build the program default: hip roofs. welcome to chief architect old dog.. I have an l-shaped building - part of one leg of the l will have a partial 2nd floor (loft), the rest of the leg has double height ceiling, the entire leg has one shed roof. how to i best go about building this - i have never done partial 2nd floors with adjoining spaces that have double height ceilings before..
