Hip roofs and better dormers
Meet Hip Roof, with improvements to dormer framing, battens, extension gutters, sheathing and A-frame loft floors.
Read the updateAutostrek JournalNotes from model
Notes from model
to building site
Product updates, practical workflows and ideas about making small-building projects easier to understand.
Product thinking and practical work
02 / Product walkthrough
Automatic assembly guides in Project Planner 2
Turn a generated building into an editable first draft, with specifications, measured drawings, parts tables and larger detail pages. Here is how to make the booklet your own—and what still needs your review.
03 / Product update
A faster route from startup preset to project plan
A tour of the latest Autostrek framing workflow—from presets and dormers to clearer measuring, elevations and Project Planner 2.
04 / Design practice
Why structure-first design changes the conversation
A useful small-building model can answer more than what the exterior looks like—it can reveal the parts, sequence and material decisions behind it.
05 / Workflow
From model to material list without losing context
Material quantities are more trustworthy when every surprising number has a visible path back to the objects that produced it.
Community notes
Questions and answers from people using Autostrek
Browse the forum for workflows, troubleshooting and product updates between journal posts.