Chopsaw Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Does anyone know what the Roof Truss Maximum Height setting does and how to use it. Can I set that to my max shipping dimension and trim the truss with it ? Again the manual is not so helpful "• Specify the Maximum Height of the selected truss." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJSpud Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Good question .... ????? I wonder why it is there. Maybe someone at Chief was playing around with the idea of creating piggy back trusses and never got there and this entry is a remnant of that effort? Maybe we need more coffee! Glenn probably knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QualicoreHomes Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I'm searching for how to make piggy back trusses and find this. Is it possible to make piggy back trusses in X12 or is there a round about way to achieve this? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 If you noticed that option has been removed from the DBX with no explanation from Chief. However it is possible to build a piggy back truss system with the existing tools but it sure is tricky. I have not done it for a while so would have to review the procedure myself. If you could post a plan file with the required specifications, I will see if I remember how and possibly make you a video or do a 1 on 1 screen share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 This can pretty easily be accomplished one of 2 ways... 1. In the truss detail 2. Using the truss polyline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QualicoreHomes Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 14 minutes ago, Chopsaw said: Also it looks like it is time to update your signature. Oops, you guys said something about this a while ago so I should know better. My bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QualicoreHomes Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 17 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said: This can pretty easily be accomplished one of 2 ways... 1. In the truss detail 2. Using the truss polyline Does this have to be done manually to every truss? That be a bit of a pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Something like this maybe ? Not sure it is the same as last time I did it, possibly easier with some of the new tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 1 hour ago, QualicoreHomes said: Does this have to be done manually to every truss? That be a bit of a pain Each different type of truss yes, but not each individual Truss in the Plan , though a Force Rebuild is likely needed to update each Truss to the New Shape and Size. (Clicking Roof Truss Tool then do a Shift Select (Marquee Selection) around all trusses and "Force Rebuild " is usually enough.) M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 You can optionally use some temporary roof and ceiling planes to get each layer of trusses to generate more automatically. May be worth while just converting the trusses to symbols if you’re going to go this route. That way there will be no accidents that cause your trusses to change or disappear. In short though, there are a lot of options. You can also use manual framing, solids, 3D molding polylines, or even simple CAD. Really just comes down to what works best for your workflow and your specific use case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QualicoreHomes Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Thanks for the advice! The roof is a gable roof so that sounds like a bit more work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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