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I’m trying to create a “complex” truss roof. I have drawn the secondary roof to the dimensions I need, but it doesn’t add an end truss unless I extend the building length dimension to past where I...
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I would take a look at Tutorial #2 and #30 here: design.medeek.com Medeek Design Inc. - Medeek Truss Medeek Design Inc. - Medeek Truss Here is an example of valley set detection: If you have a valley...
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I’ve started working on adding in a scissor truss option into the module. Here are some quick and dirty (sorry I must have set my lunch down on my engineering pad earlier today) calcs for the heel...
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I was recently asked by a user how to create a gable (rafter) roof with the pitch being the same on both sides of the roof but one side of the gable being longer than the other. At first I was stumped...
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Version 3.6.4 - 03.13.2025 Enabled subtractive geometry for all dutch gable rafter roofs. Read full topic
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Version 3.6.4b - 03.15.2025 Enabled subtractive geometry for all TJI and Glulam Beam rafter roofs. Read full topic
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Good timing I was just working with this today. FYI after a couple of tries the Truss extension did not update until I closed SU and restarted it. Might be a 2025 thing, I havent had that happen...
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It has been my experience that to ensure a successful update I always uninstall the current version of the extension and then install the latest version. A fresh install is guaranteed that way and...
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Version 3.6.5 - 03.16.2025 Added energy/raised heels for coffer trusses (3 variants: wedge, slider and vertical w/ strut). Enabled a feature to selectively remove specific trusses from coffer truss...
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I haven’t revisited this image in a few years but I still need to put together a complex porch roof module: Time to put the old thinking cap back on. As I look at this image from about 8 years ago,...
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Version 3.6.6 - 03.21.2025 Added the option to specify a separate front and back gable overhang length for all truss types. Augmented the web generation algorithm for coffer trusses with deep coffer...
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Version 3.6.7 - 04.06.2025 Added collar ties for symmetric and asymmetric gable rafter roofs. Fixed a bug with gable wall cladding for all truss types. Note that the height of the collar tie is...
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First look at square cut rafter/truss tails: I will probably roll this out first for common trusses and then after some further testing and feedback update all of the other truss types and rafter roof...
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Version 3.6.8 - 04.07.2025 Enabled square cut top chord tails for the following truss types: common, attic, scissor and cathedral. Read full topic
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Tutorial 32: Square Cut Truss Tails (7:43 min.) Medeek Truss Plugin Tutorial 32 - Square Cut Truss Tails Read full topic
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At the behest of some users who use this plugin for large agricultural buildings, I will be adding at couple more options for large trusses. Specifically a “Quad Howe” and a “Penta Howe” common truss...
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Version 3.6.9 - 04.10.2025 Enabled options for wood grain texture for lumber in the global settings. Enabled wood grain texture for common and scissor trusses. Added a Quad Howe and Penta Howe option...
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Version 3.7.0 - 04.13.2025 Enabled wood grain texture for the following truss types: attic, symmetric cathedral, cathedral, cambered, tail bearing, coffer, tray, and parallel chord. Added the...
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Does anyone know the correct name or term used to described web member “W4” in the attic truss diagram below? I guess I would call it “attic furring” but maybe there is a more commonly used term in...
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Version 3.7.1 - 04.18.2025 Enabled wood grain texture for the following truss types: flat. Added metal plates for all attic trusses. Added an attic furring option for attic trusses. Fixed a minor bug...
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Work in the truss manufacturing industries for 25+ years and design lots of attic trusses I don’t really think there is an actual term to describe “W4” we just added as a filler pcs for insulation...
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Version 3.7.2 - 04.22.2025 Enabled wood grain texture for the following truss types: gambrel attic, monopitch, monocathedral, monoscissor, polynesian, dual pitch, bowstring, bow barrel. Enabled wood...
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