Placing trusses
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Tool |
Tool set |
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Truss
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Rigging/Braceworks |
The Truss tool and the Magnet tool share the same position in the Rigging/Braceworks tool set. Click and hold the mouse on the visible tool to open the Pop-out tools list and select the desired tool.
The Truss tool places a section of truss on the drawing. Depending on the resource selected, the truss may be a straight, curved (or circular), hinge, or corner element.
You can place one truss at a time, or place multiple straight trusses, to create a truss line. Trusses can be inserted horizontally, vertically, or at a custom hanging angle. In Auto Connect mode, the trusses connect to existing trusses, forming a system. When Auto Connect is disabled, the trusses do not connect to existing systems.
Use the Data Tag tool to add a label to the truss; see Adding data tags and labels.
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Mode |
Description |
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Auto Connect
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When enabled, connects the inserted truss to the current truss system with geometrical precision; also generates a preview of connected trusses that are being moved |
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Truss symbol |
Select the truss to insert |
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Single Insertion
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Inserts a single truss object on the guideline |
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Distributed Insertion
(straight truss only) |
Inserts multiple truss objects along the full length of the guideline |
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Horizontal Placement
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Places horizontal trusses; the hanging angle is 0 (zero) degrees |
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Vertical Placement
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Places vertical trusses; the hanging angle is 90 degrees |
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Custom Placement
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Places trusses at the specified Hanging Angle |
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Maintain class of symbol
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Uses the class specification from the symbol definition; disable the mode to insert the truss into the active class instead |
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Hanging Angle |
Specify the hanging angle for Custom Placement |
A truss object whose symbol definition cannot be located will display with default geometry, until a replacement symbol is assigned.
