Expert: Bob - 2/27/2004

Question
I am just learning AutoCAD Architectural 2.0 and I am having trouble with the roof.  It is a big home and the side rooms have 10 foot ceilings while the center rooms have 12-foot ceilings.  The entrance porch and foyer are 16 feet in height. My question is... What is the correct way to add a roof? Do I create the roof for the whole house all at once or is it done another way?  When you enter the command to create a roof it asks for the header height. Do I just change the header height to the height of the exterior wall as I move around the house?  Anything you can suggest will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
Eddie


Answer
DO NOT bother to learn a program that was quicksand 4 years ago. Unless its "just for learning" not to make $$ on, do'nt use it.  I hated it.
Get the new one and learn  a 50 times better program in half or less the time. NO ONE has asked a question on this in ages. The first decent release was 3.3.
If the rooms with high ceilings have their own outside walls-- not clear if your roof is on 2 levels or slants up to the higher part-- draw a separate roof.
Bob