Project server 2013 master project and site with subprojects and subsites

i have a master project and try to create a sub site off the master project site. when I use project pro and publish and check "Provision the site as a subsite of another project I get an error. I have notice that the target URL changes. so unchecked
I get http://sharepoint/pwa/project1. so when I check it the target url becomes
http://sharepoint/masterproject/project1 where masterproject is the master. any ideas what I can do to have my sub project be a sub site of my master project. my master is a
http://sharepoint/pwa/masterproject. so my subproject should be http://sharepoint/pwa/masterproject/project1

So what i am getting from your question is
1. Problem you are getting error while trying to provision a site as subsite of another project, to resolve this we need to know what is the error you are getting ?
Also when you say URL Changes, what does that means?
2. For having your sub projects as part of master project, you should first publish your Master project which would create a project workspace for Master Project and then insert your sub projects within the master project(Or individually) and start
publishing your Sub projects and select provision this site as part of Subsite and in there select your master program name
Now when you goto the master project site and do view all site content, it should show you both other sub project sites underneathh it
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[Images below].
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Once more, those are large and complex subjects that require a deep dive into your business model and tons of tests in a test environment.
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