KeyTruss 4.0.5 [Build 6]
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Wood Truss Enhancement Summary
Created a new lumber usage type called “Force material" which will allow for the capability to use other sizes and types of lumber in trusses besides 2x materials. Will able to use (force) 4x material for floor trusses to use for bearing blocks, vertical webs, etc. Also able to use engineering wood product in trusses primarily for isolated high required strength areas of a truss such as the floor section of an attic. |
Wood
Truss Enhancements
Attic InputAdded functionality to attic macro to create lvl bottom chord attic trusses:
Select Attic Icon - This is a new streamlined view of the attic truss dialog
The room bottom chord feature allows the ability to quickly force another material in an attic space from the standard bottom chord material.
Hold WidthForces width of material during design. Starts at lowest grade and bumps until the forced width is reached.
Additional Functionality for NotesNotes were moved from the main screen to presets and new functionality is available:
Go to Presets --> Notes
Cap Truss MacroNow able to create a cap with a truss open. Select Macros --> Cap Macro from the menu
When the Cap Truss macro is selected, the following screen appears:
Engineered Wood ProductsNote: The material will never bump to engineered products. You need to force the material.
Master Lumber Presets Presets --> System --> Master lumber list
Select Eagle Generic LSL from the list and press Add
Select your material and Add to List
Material list will be updated
Edit the Material List From the menu select Edit Truss Material
In the Lumber Priority List Editor - Current Truss, select Chord Forced Material from the drop down for Lumber Usage.
Select the drop down for Lumber and choose the appropriate material and Press Add Row. Repeat as necessary.
Force material example: Right click on bottom chord Select Material Select material to be forced
Movable Point Loads on Floor TrussesOpen floor truss Select Engineering Presets --> Live loads tab Check "Floor Truss Moving Point Loads" checkbox Change defaults as desired
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