Medeek Floor

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First look at some RedBuilt (Red-W) open web floor trusses:

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First look at a Nucor/Vulcraft (K Series) steel floor truss (top chord bearing):

Currently these are defined by 13 parameters but I may need an additional four in order to specify a top chord extension and the bottom chord extension on both ends.

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another consideration are vierendeel openings for ducts... etc

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Various configurations and example usages of top-bottom and bottom-top for open web (Redbuilt) and steel trusses (K Series):

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Version 0.9.9t - 11.19.2024

Added the "Open Web" floor family (RedBuilt: Red-L, Red-M, Red-S, Red-M, Red-H).
Added the following TriForce Open Joists: OJ3-14, OJ4-14, OJ3-16, OJ4-16.
Added the "Steel Truss" floor family (Nucor: K-Series).
Added a removal parameter for sill plates.

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Version 0.9.9u - 11.23.2024

Added the "CFS" floor family: ClarkDietrich, JoistRite and TotalJoist.
Added additional logic for non-standard joist sizes for Open Joists (TriForce).
Addressed some minor bugs with metal bracing and other advanced options for top chord bearing trusses (Open Web and Steel).
Added a built-in steel material option for rim joists.

Let me know on any other floor framing system(s) that I should add.

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Version 0.9.9v - 11.24.2024

Added a "Web Shield" option for PinkWood (PKI) I-Joists.
Fixed multiple bugs with the floor preset module.
Fixed a bug related to metric units within the edit menu.
Updated (Manufacturers: LP and PinkWood) links on the Floor plugin website.

They now have this new option called "WebShield":

https://youtu.be/0TqxR6z9Ygk?feature=shared

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Version 0.9.9w - 11.25.2024 thru 11.29.2024

Fixed multiple bugs with metric units within the attribute libraries and edit menu.
Fixed a bug with offset joists and metal bracing, blocking and insulation.

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Tutorial 19 - Steel Trusses and Joists (18:19 min.)

https://youtu.be/758dw5bYWGU

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Version 0.9.9x - 12.01.2024

Fixed a bug with the SUBTRACT_JOIST feature.
Updated the algorithm for large span Open Joist floors.

Rather than insert a fictitious joist size that does not actually exist I decided to insert two short joist products back to back. This seems to be the typical way to handle large span floors with this product (similar examples are given in the product literature). This update was also by customer request.

The update to the SUBTRACT_JOIST feature is a critical update and I highly recommend updating to this latest version if you are using that functionality. Since the boolean subtraction of the joists happens before the final floor assembly is created I had to account for the pre-transformation of the joist geometry and include this within the subtraction method.

gullfo

as a note though, it's also common to stagger the shorter joist sets to get more purchase on the supporting beam, certainly with plain wood or lam joists. thus one set of joists is shift to one side or the other of the opposing joists so they each extend to the full width of the beam.

probably not something you need to code though. if i needed to represent this, i would just create separate floor sections and nest them - so leave it as is now.