SpotlightPlacing trusses

Tool

Tool set

Truss

 

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

Mode

Description

Auto Connect

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

Truss symbol

Select the truss to insert

Single Insertion

Inserts a single truss object on the guideline

Distributed Insertion

(straight truss only)

Inserts multiple truss objects along the full length of the guideline

Horizontal Placement

Places horizontal trusses; the hanging angle is 0 (zero) degrees

Vertical Placement

 

Places vertical trusses; the hanging angle is 90 degrees

Custom Placement

Places trusses at the specified Hanging Angle

Maintain class of symbol

Uses the class specification from the symbol definition; disable the mode to insert the truss into the active class instead

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.

Concept: Rigging objects

Placing a new truss line

Adding trusses to an existing system

Adding hinges to an existing system

Placing a new hinge

Truss properties

 

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