Drawing trusses

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Step 1


- Open the drawing Trusses.dwg

- Click on the icon Truss between columns

- Select the column on intersection A11


- Select the column on intersection C11

- Double-click the macro Oblique truss


- Then press <Enter> to accept World as the orientation of the truss

- Select the column on intersection A10

- Select the column on intersection C10


- Press <Enter> to accept World as the orientation of the truss


- Press <Enter> again to end the command.

- If necessary, move the Review macro window so that the new trusses are visible

- Modify the number of struts to 15


- Then press <Enter> to apply the new number

- Zoom in to look more closely at the trusses

All the smaller connections that are dependent on the struts, cuts in this case, are automatically recalculated.


These trusses can also be copied using the Smartcopy tool.