3D Truss Models
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My naming convention for the 12/x series of common trusses.
Trusses sure are beautiful things.
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The common fan truss now has raised heels, plates, materials and layers:
I apologize for the slow progress. I've had some 12 hour work days last week so I didn't have much left in the tank once I got home, usually just eat and then went straight to bed.
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I've been thinking about stub trusses, is there any need for those?
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I originally made the roof pitch a drop down box/option since most people use standard roof pitches with their roofs (ie. 4:12, 7:12, 9.5:12 etc...) However, the problem with that is it does not allow one to enter in values other than those provided in the drop down list. The alternative would be to make this a simple text field where the user specifies the roof pitch however my thinking was having the drop down list was more convenient. For the metric templates (when the plugin switches to metric mode) the pitch is given in degrees rather than the customary US pitch (x/12) method, and there is no drop down list, the user just enters in the degrees.
I guess what I should do is add an option into the global settings which allows one to toggle between the drop down list or a simple text field for the pitch input, for the imperial units template.
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Version 1.8.3 - 02.12.2017
- Enabled metal plate connectors, materials and custom layers for Fan trusses.
- Added energy/raised heels for Fan truss (3 variants: wedge, slider and vertical w/ strut).
- Roof slope can be toggled between Pitch or Degrees (input) for common trusses in the global settings.
Currently the metric template forces the roof slope to degrees however in the imperial templates (inches, feet) the user can select between Pitch or Angle for common truss types. I will need to update all of the truss types with this global setting option.
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Version 1.8.4 - 02.14.2017
- Enabled roof cladding for gable and hip rafter roofs.
- Roof slope can be toggled between Pitch or Degrees (input) for gable and hip rafter roofs in the global settings.
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To create this roof was not an entirely automated process but I'm slowly getting there. The trim tool comes in really handy for creating valley and jack rafters but ultimately it would be nice to auto create L-Shaped, T-Shaped and U-Shaped roofs.
View model here:
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=28c0e0f9-a245-4ff9-a923-f8c268bc9828
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Impressive work here! Thanks for the update!
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Found a small bug/typo in the latest release in the gable roof cladding, rolled a minor rev. 1.8.4b.
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Version 1.8.5- 02.18.2017
- Enabled roof cladding for dutch gable and TJI rafter roofs.
- Added TJI rafter roofs with dual glulam beams.
- Added Soffit Cut within Advanced Options for TJI Roof w/ GLB.
View model here:
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=82a033b2-acc6-4216-a04c-f3707c68a49e
First new roof type in added in quite a while. Lately I have been focusing most of my effort on cleaning things up and making sure all the options are working correctly for each roof type and configuration.
Soffit cuts with TJI (I-Joist) rafters gets a bit interesting but I've finally implemented it:
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Same house, just a lookout between the beams:
View model here:
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=d9963853-7596-433d-8855-7f5a8641e089
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Trying out the Rayelectron Rendering plugin, I'm fairly impressed.
View model here:
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=3cbb85a2-7f92-426c-995e-65262991accc
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Version 1.8.5b - 02.23.2017
- Addressed minor bug with "Front Only" gable end scissor trusses.
- Addressed minor bug with soffit cuts and TJI rafter roofs with dual glulam beams.
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Working on 2 ply and 3 ply headers as well as LSL headers:
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Have you try this free real time one?
SimLab Composer Light : Maxi 1920 * 1080
(can load any format of 3D file)
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Version 1.8.6 - 02.25.2017
- Added 2x sawn lumber and LSL headers for Gable Dormers.
- Enabled interior wall sheathing (Gypsum Wall Board) for Gable Dormers.
- Enabled ceiling sheathing (Gypsum Wall Board) and ceiling battens for common trusses.
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An example dormer created with the dormer tool and the gable roof created with the common truss tool. Note that I have enabled all of the cladding, sheathing and GWB in the global settings.
View model here:
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=2ff7c406-7fe4-44af-b6ed-c4c817122285
When you select "YES" for the gypsum ceiling in the advanced options of common trusses and additional dialog is presented which then allows for manually adjusting the GWB thickness, ext. wall inset, and ceiling battens (size, spacing).
You will notice that in the global settings within the "Sheathing" tab a couple of new items have been added for Gypsum Sheathing.
Now I just need to enable ceiling sheathing for vaulted truss and rafter roofs, yet another large task added to the todo list.
Attic and Gambrel attic trusses will require not only ceiling GWB but also the attic GWB on walls and flat and sloping ceilings.
With the addition of all the interior and exterior cladding, the plugin can now generate the majority of the structural features of a roof.
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This probably pertains more directly to the Wall Plugin I have been working on but I could also test out the concept with the dormer module.
If the user enables the exterior wall cladding I could also enable a further option which will draw the corner and window trim as shown. This option would only become active if the cladding option is selected. I would create a new tab in the global settings for the all of the trim options (size, material etc...)
I'm also considering a rudimentary door and window module that can auto-fill the window and door holes in the Wall Plugin, however I don't know if architects and designers would find any use for it since they may be inclined to use more sophisticated 3rd party window and door plugins.
The reason I am considering this is that it would further automate the creation process and I have yet to find a window and door plugin that I am 100% satisfied with.
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