KeyTruss 4.0.5 [Build 6]

Release Notes (right-click in this window to print)

Wood Truss Enhancement Summary

  

 
  • Major Improvements to the piece editor
  • Added a Cap Macro
  • Modifications to moment magnifier - improved the lumber design by modifying some of the underlying assumptions in the lumber analysis.
  • Ability to add persistent dimension to floor trusses
  • Added functionality to attic macro to force to any material
  • Added live load cases to cover three major areas: Unbalance Roof Live Loads, Floor Truss Pattern Loading. Floor Truss Moving Office Loads

  • Added an option to force a lumber width for TC, BC and Webs separately

  • Right click option on main screen to force material of a piece. Useful for end verticals to go 2x6 so plates don't overlap

  • Allow attic collar ties to be spliced

  • Modify how a 2 hit joint cuts when using the "single/double" right click option

  • Allow multiple PPT tables and add 20ga and 18ga high strength plates to the inventory

  • 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.

  • Ability to “Single Cut All Webs” in the roof and floor program.

  • Allow for Intermediate bearings on overhangs.

  • Additional functionality for notes:

    • Set global notes so the same notes show up on all new trusses

    • Allow global override of notes on eng plot and cutting

    • Add a note that will show up in the header on “One Truss per Page” cutting similar to the note that shows up on Engineering Drawing

  • Ability to recognize long cantilevers in roof trusses

  • Enhancements to the drop hip macro.  The drop hip function is now available in the main truss view

  • Automatically include user defined load cases in the load combinations

  • Undo the override of the force vertical at pitch breaks flag on flat top trusses on Family 16 Patter 99 trusses

  • Added option to consolidate web labels for roof trusses

  • Support for "Jet Set"

  • Added the ability to pick bearing details from a picture

  • Added a field to set starting web location for right end of zone with float chase

  • Graphically showing autoweb zones on the main screen

  • Show note when storage is un-checked

  • Enhancements to attic macro to help identify differences with vertical webs

  • Show horizontal dimension on top chord bearing

  • Show the Ce (Exposure Factor) for snow loads

  • Added cantilever logic to floor trusses

  • Added Toe-nail bearing graphic option

  • Consolidate all like pieces from any truss in the batch to be consolidated for saw output

  • Ability to input shear wall locations and the required drag load over that shear wall section

  • Match unbalanced Roof Live Load LC to DOL on standard/auto load tab

  • Cleaned up point load descriptions

  • Changed grade to "lsl" and the species to "generic" or "iLevel"

  • Allow split plates for failed heel joints

  • Added a note on engineered drawing when movable/partition loading is used

  • Modify the moment equation to allow Cs and Cw to be negative

 

Wood Truss Enhancements  

Attic Input

Added 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 Width

Forces width of material during design.  Starts at lowest grade and bumps until the forced width is reached.

 

 

 

Additional Functionality for Notes

Notes were moved from the main screen to presets and new functionality is available:

  • Set global notes so the same notes show up on all new trusses

  • Allow global override of notes on eng plot and cutting

  • Add a note that will show up in the header on “One Truss per Page” cutting similar to the note that shows up on Engineering Drawing

Go to Presets --> Notes

 

 

Cap Truss Macro

Now 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 Products

Note:  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 Trusses

Open floor truss

Select Engineering Presets --> Live loads tab

Check "Floor Truss Moving Point Loads" checkbox

Change defaults as desired

 

 

 

 

 

   

KeyTruss Bug Fixes

  • Fixed some problems with saw output
  • Corrected pitch on Bill of Lading
  • Corrected problem with IMP files
  • Corrected the problem in the Cal Hip where the drop distance was incorrect.
  • Corrected a problem with 4X4 material showing in master list but not in the pricing list
  • Fixed several other bugs and crashes.

 


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