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To create a basic salt box style of roof, follow these instructions

1. First, launch your Chief Architect software program and start a new, blank plan using the Default template.
   
   
   
2. Select Build> Wall> Straight Exterior Wall  and click and drag out 4 walls to create a basic 40'x30" structure. 
   
   
   
   
   
3. Use the Select Objects  tool to click on the left 30' wall and choose the Open Object  edit tool to display this wall's specification dialog.
   
   
   
4. Go to the Roof tab and place a check mark in the Full Gable Wall option. 
   
   
   
   
   
5. Click OK to apply this change.
   
   
   
6. Follow the same procedure for the opposite wall.
   
   
   
7. Select Build> Floor> Build New Floor  and choose to Derive new 2nd Floor plan from 1st floor plan. 
   
   
   
   
   
8. On the second story, follow the same procedure for setting the two vertical walls to Full Gable.
   
   
   
9. Move the top horizontal 40' wall in so that its distance from the opposing bottom horizontal wall goes from 30' down to 20' 
   
   
   
   
   
10. With this wall still selected, click the Open Object  edit tool to display its specification dialog.
    
    
    
11. Go to the Roof tab and place a check mark in the Knee Wall box.  
    
     
    
    
    Check Knee Wall to define the selected interior wall as a knee wall. Only an inte­rior wall can be defined as a knee wall.
    
    A knee wall’s height is defined by the roof above, not the ceiling height.
    
    
    
    
12. If you are not using a template that already has the Auto Rebuild Roofs option checked, then you will need to select Build> Roof> Build Roof  , and click OK to rebuild the roof planes to reflect the changes that you have made.
    
    
    
13. Take a 3D Camera  view to see the results.