FRAMECAD MANUAL

November 2012

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FRAMECAD ProDesign User Manual November 2012

Basic Table of Contents 1

PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................... 8

2

INTENDED USE OF SOFTWARE .................................................................................................................. 9

3

STANDARD CAD HOT KEYS ..................................................................................................................... 11

4

SUGGESTED BASIC PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................. 12

5

WALL LAYOUTS ...................................................................................................................................... 13

6

TRUSS LAYOUTS ..................................................................................................................................... 43

7

FLOOR LAYOUTS .....................................................................................................................................70

8

ROOF LAYOUTS ...................................................................................................................................... 91

9

MISCELLANEOUS .................................................................................................................................. 107

10

COMMAND SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 112 112

11

SOME COMMON PROBLEMS ............................................................................................................ 122

12

ENGINEERING STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................. 124 124

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Table of Contents 1

PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................... 8

2

INTENDED USE OF SOFTWARE.................................................................................................................. 9

3

STANDARD CAD HOT KEYS ..................................................................................................................... 11

4

SUGGESTED BASIC PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................. 12

5

WALL LAYOUTS ...................................................................................................................................... 13

5.1

NEW LAYOUT DRAWING ............................................................................................................................. 13

5.2

BSET BORDER SETUPS ............................................................................................................................... 13

5.3

COMMAND REFERENCE ............................................................................................................................... 16

5.4

PTF TRACE FRAME .................................................................................................................................... 17

5.5

PANEL EDITING ......................................................................................................................................... 21

5.5.1

PE Panel Extend............................................................ ................................................................ 21

5.5.2

PT Panel Trim ............................................................... ................................................................ 21

5.5.3

IP Inherit Properties ................................................................ ..................................................... 22

5.5.4

PF Panel Fillet ............................................................... ................................................................ 22

5.5.5

PJ Panel Join ...................................................... ................................................................. .......... 22

5.5.6

PC Panel Cut ...................................................... ................................................................. .......... 23

5.5.7

PS Panel Square ........................................................... ................................................................ 23

5.5.8

PM Panel Mitre ............................................................ ................................................................ 23

5.5.9

PL Panel Lengthen ........................................................ .............................................................. .. 23

5.5.10

PX Panel Crossing ......................................................... .............................................................. .. 24

5.6

INPUTTING OPENINGS................................................................................................................................. 24

5.6.1

UD User Defined Door Input .............................................................. ........................................... 24

5.6.1

UW User Defined Window Input ....................................................... ........................................... 24

5.7

PSA INSERT A STUD ARRAY ......................................................................................................................... 25

5.8

PIB INSERT BRACING ................................................................................................................................. 26

5.9

PLA PANEL LABELLING ............................................................................................................................... 27

5.10

REF REFERENCE POINTS ............................................................................................................................. 28

5.11

PIC PANEL INTEGRITY CHECK ...................................................................................................................... 29

5.12

PLI LIST FRAME ........................................................................................................................................ 30

5.12.1

Coding a Frame/Beam .................................................................................................................. 30

5.12.2

Listing an Opening ........................................................................................................................ 33

5.12.3

Listing a Brace Panel ..................................................................................................................... 35

5.12.4

Listing a 3D Entity ......................................................................................................................... 35

5.12.5

Listing a Beam ............................................................... ................................................................ 36

5.12.6

Listing a Reference Point .......................................................... ..................................................... 37

5.13

DIMENSIONING ......................................................................................................................................... 38

5.13.1

DH Dimension Horizontally ............................................................... ........................................... 38

5.13.2

DV Dimension Vertically .......................................................... ..................................................... 38

5.13.3

DA Dimension Aligned ............................................................. ..................................................... 38

5.13.4

DOH Dimension Ordinates Horizontally ....................................................... ................................ 38

5.13.5

DOV Dimension Ordinates Vertically ........................................................... ................................ 39

5.13.6

DL Dimension Lengths ............................................................. ..................................................... 39

5.14

ADDING TEXT............................................................................................................................................ 39

5.14.1

QT Quik Text ...................................................... ................................................................. .......... 39


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5.14.2 5.15

6

Add/Edit Categories ................................................................ ...................................................... 40

OPENING LIBRARIES ................................................................................................................................... 41

5.15.1

The Basic Format .......................................................................................................................... 41

5.15.2

To Edit a File ....................................................... ................................................................. .......... 42

5.15.3

To Create a File ............................................................................................................................. 42

TRUSS LAYOUTS ..................................................................................................................................... 43

6.1

ROOF BLOCK THEORY ................................................................................................................................. 43

6.1.1

Basis of Operation ......................................................... .............................................................. .. 43

6.1.2

Roof Theory ........................................................ ................................................................. .......... 44

6.1.3

The Basic Truss Procedure............................................................................................................. 47

6.2

THE BASIC SETTINGS .................................................................................................................................. 48

6.2.1

Border Setups ..................................................... ................................................................. .......... 48

6.2.2

TSET Truss Setup Options ....................................................... ...................................................... 48

6.2.3

Loading Settings ............................................................ ................................................................ 51

6.2.4

Roof Batten Settings ..................................................................................................................... 52

6.3

THE BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................................................... 53

6.3.1

Quick Truss Command Reference ................................................................................................. 53

6.3.2

RRS Creating Roof Shapes ................................................................. ........................................... 56

6.3.3

CRL Creating Roof Lines .................................................................... ........................................... 56

6.3.4

TR/TS Coding as Roof Lines or Support Lines .......................................................... ..................... 57

6.3.5

DT Detailing Truss and Veranda Layouts ..................................................................................... 58

6.3.6

TLA Truss Labelling ................................................................. ...................................................... 59

6.3.7

TTO Truss Takeoff ........................................................ .............................................................. .. 59

6.3.8

NTD/STD Truss Building .......................................................... ..................................................... 59

6.4

TRUSS ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................................ 59

6.4.1

TAN/TAR Using Truss Analysis .......................................................... ........................................... 59

6.4.2

Hints on Fixing Truss Failures ........................................................................................................ 60

6.4.3

TLI Editing Truss Materials ................................................................ ........................................... 61

6.4.4

Listing a Truss Joint ....................................................................................................................... 62

6.4.5

TBM/TBP Boxing Truss Members ................................................................. ................................ 62

6.4.6

TWR Add Web Restraint ......................................................... ..................................................... 62

6.4.7

Truss Member Loads ................................................................................................ ..................... 62

6.5

ADVANCED TRUSS LAYOUT TOOLS................................................................................................................. 64

6.5.1

TVC Visual Controls ................................................................ ...................................................... 64

6.5.2

CT Code Line As Truss .............................................................. ..................................................... 64

6.5.3

TTC/TCM/TBR Cutting Off Trusses ............................................................................................... 65

6.5.4

TRB/TBB/TCB Adding Roof Bracing .............................................................. ................................ 65

6.5.5

Dimensioning Roof Trusses ........................................................................................................... 66

6.5.6

TIC Layout Integrity Checks ............................................................... ........................................... 66

6.5.7

Do’s and Don’ts of CAD Commands .............................................................................................. 66

6.6

LAYOUT REPORTS AND PRINTING ............................................................................................. ..................... 67

6.6.1

TOS/TOD/TOV On Sheet Summaries ............................................................ ................................ 67

6.6.2

TLR Printable Reports .............................................................. ..................................................... 67

6.6.3

PRIA Printing the Layouts ....................................................... ...................................................... 68

6.7

DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 68

6.7.1

Truss Marker Definition ................................................................................................................ 68

6.7.2

Common Truss Parts ..................................................................................................................... 69

6.7.3

Common Roof End Type ........................................................................................... ..................... 69


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7

FLOOR LAYOUTS .....................................................................................................................................70

7.1


7.2

NEW LAYOUT DRAWING ............................................................................................................................. 72

7.3

BSET BORDER SETUPS ............................................................................................................................... 72

7.4

JSET FLOOR SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................... 72

7.5

SYSTEM EDITOR ......................................................................................................................................... 75

7.5.1

JAS Add Sectional Properties ............................................................. ........................................... 75

7.5.2

JAD Add a Detail Drawing ............................................................................................................ 75

7.5.3

JAP Add a Part .............................................................. ................................................................ 76

7.5.4

JAM Add a Member .......................................... .............................................................. ............. 76

7.6

CODE AS ROUTINES ................................................................................................................................... 77

7.6.1 7.7

TS Code As Support Line .......................................................... ..................................................... 77

LAYOUT COMMANDS .................................................................................................................................. 78

7.7.1

JD Detail Floor .................................................................................................................... .......... 78

7.7.2

JLI List a Floor Member ................................................ .............................................................. .. 78

7.7.3

JFJ Find a Member ........................................................ .............................................................. .. 78

7.7.4

JLA Label Members ........................................... .............................................................. ............. 78

7.7.5

QST Steel Sections ........................................................ .............................................................. .. 79

7.8

OTHER DETAILING ...................................................................................................................................... 79

7.8.1

JDF Floor Sheeting ........................................................ .............................................................. .. 79

7.8.2

JID Insert a Detail Drawing..................... ................................................................. ..................... 80

7.8.3

JIM Insert a Member ............................................................... ..................................................... 80

7.8.4

J3D Create 3D View ................................................................ ...................................................... 81

7.8.5

JSC Create Section ........................................................................................................... ............. 81

7.8.6

JIS Insert a Service Line ............................................................ ..................................................... 82

7.9

FLOOR EDITS............................................................................................................................................. 82

7.9.1

JEG Erase Guides ............................................................................................................. ............. 82

7.9.2

JIC Integrity Check ........................................................ .............................................................. .. 83

7.9.3

JSW Show Web Side ................................................................................................ ..................... 83

7.9.4

JSS Show Start .............................................................. ................................................................ 83

7.9.5

JEX Shrink/Expand Members ............................................................. ........................................... 83

7.9.6

JJC Cut a Single Member ................................................................... ........................................... 83

7.9.7

JJM Cut Multiple Members .................... ................................................................. ..................... 84

7.10

UNDER FLOOR PLANS ................................................................................................................................. 85

7.10.1 7.11

USET Under Floor Settings ................................................................ ........................................... 85

DIMENSIONING ......................................................................................................................................... 86

7.11.1

DH Dimension Horizontally ............................................................... ........................................... 86

7.11.2

DV Dimension Vertically .......................................................... ..................................................... 86

7.11.3

DA Dimension Aligned ............................................................. ..................................................... 86

7.11.4

DOH Dimension Ordinates Horizontally ....................................................... ................................ 86

7.11.5

DOV Dimension Ordinates Vertically ........................................................... ................................ 86

7.11.6

DJH Dimension Horizontally .............................................................. ........................................... 86

7.11.7

DJV Dimension Vertically ....................................................... ...................................................... 87

7.11.8

DL Dimension Lengths ............................................................. ..................................................... 87

7.12

REPORTS .................................................................................................................................................. 87

7.12.1

JOS Onpage Summary ............................................................. ..................................................... 87

7.12.2

JOF Floor Sheet Summary ...................... ................................................................. ..................... 87

7.12.3

JOB Bracket Summary ............................................................. ..................................................... 88

7.12.4

JLR Layout Report ......................................................... .............................................................. .. 88


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7.12.5 7.13

JTO Floor Takeoff ......................................................... .............................................................. .. 88

7.13.2

Small Panel Drawing ................................................................ ..................................................... 88

7.13.3

Std Panel Drawing......................................................... .............................................................. .. 89

FLOOR DETAILING ...................................................................................................................................... 90

7.14.1

JJD Detail Webbed Joists ............................................................................................................ .. 90

7.14.2

JWB Build a Webbed Joist ................................................................................................ ............ 90

7.14.3

JUS Update Single Joist .......................... ................................................................. ..................... 90

7.14.4

JUA Update All Joists ............................................................... ..................................................... 90

ROOF LAYOUTS ...................................................................................................................................... 91

8.1


8.2

BASIS OF OPERATION.................................................................................................................................. 93

8.3

RSET MAIN SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................... 95

8.4

RTOL TOLERANCE SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................... 95

8.5

ROOF LAYOUTS ......................................................................................................................................... 96

8.5.1

TR Code as Roof Line ............................................................... ..................................................... 96

8.5.2

RRS Create a Roof Shape......................................................... ..................................................... 97

8.5.3

RCR Copy a Roof Outline ............................................................................................................ .. 97

8.5.4

RCL Create Roof Lines .............................................................. ..................................................... 97

8.5.5

RAD Auto Detail ........................................................... ................................................................ 99

8.5.6

RCO Set Colours ............................................................ ................................................................ 99

8.5.7

RLI List an Item ............................................................. ................................................................ 99

8.5.8

RID Insert Detail ........................................................... ................................................................ 99

8.6

PURLIN DETAILS ...................................................................................................................................... 100

8.6.1

JP1 Detail a Purlin ............................................. .............................................................. ........... 100

8.6.2

JP2 Purlin Holes ............................................................ .............................................................. 100

8.7

DOWNPIPES ............................................................................................................................................ 101

8.7.1

RLD Low Set Downpipes ........................................................... ................................................... 101

8.7.2

RHD High Set Downpipes ......................................................... ................................................... 101

8.7.3

RSP Spreader Downpipes ............................................................................................................ 101

8.8

ROOF SHEET DETAILING .................................................................................................................... ........ 102

8.9

FLASHING............................................................................................................................................... 104

8.9.1

Flashing Commands ......................................................................................................... ........... 104

8.9.2

RCG Change Gutter Types ................................................................. ......................................... 104

8.10

SOFFITS ................................................................................................................................................. 105

8.10.1

REL Eave Soffit.............................................................. .............................................................. 105

8.10.2

RBL Barge Soffit ........................................................... .............................................................. 105

8.10.3

RVL Verandah Lining ............................................................... ................................................... 105

8.11

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FLOOR JOIST TAKEOFF ................................................................................................................................ 88

7.13.1

7.14

8

JUR Joist Usage Report ............................................................ ..................................................... 88

REPORTS ................................................................................................................................................ 105

8.11.1

ROS Onsheet Summary ........................................................... ................................................... 105

8.11.2

ROT Onsheet Totals ................................................................ .................................................... 106

8.11.3

RUR Materials Report ............................................................. ................................................... 106

8.11.4

RCNC CNC Output......................................................... .............................................................. 106

MISCELLANEOUS .................................................................................................................................. 107

9.1

SOFTWARE FOLDER STRUCTURE .................................................................................................................. 107

9.2

BACKING UP AND ARCHIVING ..................................................................................................................... 107

9.3

PWD - PASSWORD .................................................................................................................................. 108


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9.4

UPGRADING SOFTWARE ............................................................................................................................ 108

9.5

UPGRADING DATA FILES ........................................................................................................................... 108

9.6

CREATING A CUSTOM BORDER ................................................................................................................... 108

9.7

PRIA PRINT LAYOUTS ............................................................................................................................... 109

9.8

RESETMENU ........................................................................................................................................... 111

9.9

RESETTING THE PATHS .............................................................................................................................. 111

10

COMMAND SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 112

10.1 11

COMMANDS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ......................................................................................................... 112 SOME COMMON PROBLEMS ............................................................................................................ 122

11.1

SOFTWARE FAILS TO LOAD......................................................................................................................... 122

11.2

SOME COMMANDS DO NOT WORK ............................................................................................................ 122

11.3

THE MENU IS MISSING ............................................................................................................................. 123

11.4

CORRECTION PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................................ 123

11.4.1

Procedure 1 – Resetting the Alias Commands ............................................................................ 123

11.4.2

Procedure 2 – Resetting the Paths ................................................................ .............................. 123

11.4.3

Procedure 3 – Resetting the Menu.............................................................................................. 123

12

ENGINEERING STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................. 124

12.1

WALL PANEL ENGINEERING ....................................................................................................................... 124

12.1.1

Common Notations .......................................................................................................... ........... 124

12.1.2

Design Wind Loads ........................................................ .............................................................. 124

12.1.3

Stud Design ................................................................................................................................. 125

12.1.4

PAR Load Report ......................................................................................................................... 127

12.2

ROOF TRUSS ENGINEERING ........................................................................................................................ 129

12.2.1

Preface ..................................................................................................................... ................... 129

12.2.2

Principles of Operation................................................................................................................ 130

12.2.3

Load Combinations ..................................................................................................................... 132

12.2.4

Wind Loads ................................................................................................................................. 132

12.2.5

Truss Design Statement for AS/NZS4600:2005 ........................................................................... 133

12.2.6

Truss Design Statement for SASFA Code 2007 ............................................................................ 134

12.2.7

Truss Design Statement for AISI S100-2007 LRFD ....................................................................... 135

12.2.8

Truss Design Statement for CSA S136-2007 LRFD ............................................................... ........ 136

12.2.9

Truss Design Statement for BS5950-5:1998................................................................................ 137

12.2.10

Truss Design Statement for EN 1993-1-3:2006 ....................................................................... 138

12.2.11

Truss Design Statement for GB50009-2001 ............................................................................ 139

12.3

CONVERSIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 140

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1 Preface FRAMECAD ProDesign is a detailing and engineering package for the use of light gauge steel framing. The software is all written in C++ and operates as an add-on to the IntelliCAD package. Its operation is all CAD based, therefore a basic knowledge of CAD is a requirement. All ‘FRAMECAD ProDesign’ modules are CAD based modules. Whilst the level of required CAD skills is not high, some CAD skills are required. The drawing below is what we class as a qualifying drawing. If you are not capable of reproducing this drawing using only standard CAD commands, then it is recommended that they receive some basic training in CAD by a professional training institute before the ‘FRAMECAD ProDesign’ training commences. Each operator should have a basic knowledge of the f ollowing commands and be capable of using them: 1. Line 2. Polyline 3. Copy 4. Move 5. Offset 6. Trim 7. Extend 8. Stretch 9. Object Snaps 10. Fillet 11. Explode

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2 Intended Use of Software The detailing of wall framing is a very wide spread discipline, for this reason the software has been designed to perform best under the conditions listed below. This does not mean that the software is restricted to these conditions, but means that more vigilance is required paying special attention to structural engineering matters and practicalities. It is not really possible to list the precise limitations as these will vary from system to system and region to region. The software also presumes that each operator has a degree of skill and knowledge in the areas of building design and fundamental engineering mechanics. Therefore, the limitations below are a guide and not a replacement for professional judgments.

Area of Concern

Limitations

Reason

Building size

200m to 400m

Not really a limitation, but the

software’s speed if optimized for

Wall height

3000mm

Storey limits

Two to three

Truss spacing

450mm to 1500mm

Snow loads

To 1.5kpa


building foot prints of this area. Buildings outside of the region could be slow. Walls should still be designed properly regardless of height, however in some cases the tensional effects may need to be considered. The software does not design for this. In theory, the software should be capable of transferring vertical loads through 20 stories. However once beyond the three story mark other items such as tensional effects will need to be looked at much closer. Buildings three storeys and above will also need special attention to the behaviour of wind and earthquake loads. The software designs most items with distributed loads. Therefore, once larger point loads are introduced, the design will not be correct. The software designs for general snow load. However, locations where the snow loads are high, special attention would be required in areas where snow may build up.

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Earthquake loads

Light to moderate for lightweight buildings

Wind speeds

To 50m/s

Building height

To 10m

Braced Wall Spacing

6m

In areas where earthquake loads are high or when heavy building material such as brick cladding or concrete floors are used, special design will be required. The software should design most members regardless of wind speed, however for wind speeds above 50m/s special attention will be needed for hold-downs and possibly external claddings. Walls should still be designed properly regardless of height, however, in some cases the tensional effects may need to be considered and special attention paid to wind effects. For building with large open rooms, special design may be required to ensure that wind and earthquake loads can be transferred to the braced walls

Additionally, the following Limitations and Issues are highlighted for specific component design. Wall Framing Engineering: -

Openings do not take into account large point loads from girder trusses (Warnings issued). - Openings do not take into account large point loads from floor bearers (Warnings issued). - Studs are being designed for the general distributed load and not the actual point load. - Hold-down quantities and their locations are prescriptive only and not calculated. - Brace overturning actions are not transferred to wall panels below. - Brace distribution or diaphragm action is not designed (Warnings issued for brace line spacing). Trusses Engineering: -

Software does not make sure the quantity of screws actually fit at a joint. Girder trusses are being designed for the effective distributed load and not the actual point loads. Floor Engineering: -

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3 Standard CAD Hot Keys Whilst CAD is mainly a menu based program, selection of items from menus is still a slow process. To speed up this process, hot keys have been provided. The standard keys supplied are listed below. The items marked with an asterisk are specific to FRAMECAD ProDesign, all others are standard CAD commands. For more information on the standard CAD commands please refer to the relevant help files. The FRAMECAD ProDesign specific commands will be further explained later in the training.

Hot Key C CI D DD DE DI E EL EP* EX F I L LI M MI ML* MP O

Usage Copy Circle Dynamic test Attribute edit Text Edit Distance Erase Explode Cursor to end point Extend Fillet Insert Line List Move Mirror Move last item Match properties Offset

Hot Key P PO PU QS R RE* RO S SN* ST T V VM VR* VV* X XD Z ZE

Usage Polyline Polygon Purge unwanted entities Quick Save Redraw the screen Reset cursor snap type Rotate Scale Set snap angle to 45 Stretch Trim Restore a view Make a view Return to view 1 Advance through views Zoom previous List extended data Zoom Zoom Extents

Should you wish to create more additional hot keys, this can be done through the IntelliCAD customization command. This command is located on the drop down menus. To access this, go to ‘TOOLS’ > ‘CUSTOMIZE’, then select the ‘ALIAS’ tab on the top right hand end of the dialogue box. For more information on this topic please refer to the IntelliCAD help files. There are only two restrictions with hot keys, and the first is t hat you cannot use any hot key that FRAMECAD ProDesign already uses. If you do use a ‘FRAMECAD ProDesign’ key, then that ‘FRAMECAD ProDesign’ command will no longer operate. The second is more a common sense issue, there is no point having hundreds of hot keys defined if you are unable to remember them, so please keep this in mind.


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4 Suggested Basic Procedure Below is a suggested procedure. This procedure is not mandatory and you may wish to develop your own style thus deviating from the procedure below.

You should also note that bracing should not be inserted until the ‘Reference Points’ stage is complete. This is because for the bracing calculations to be accurate, the applied loads must all be known.

Start a new layout drawing and 'Save As'

Setup borders as required (BSET)

Draw in wall frame layout (QSET, PTF)

Code wall frames and beams

Check job with integrity check

(PLI)

(PIC)

Add windows, doors and openings (AW,AD,UW,UD,PE,ED)

Complete roof, truss and floor layouts

Insert reference points from frames to trusses and floors (REF)

Make any Changes to frames then Update All (PLI)

Add bracing to frames (PCW)

Label wall panels and beams (PLA)

Check job with integrity check (PIC)

Add on-page reports as required (POS,POD,POB,POO)

Dimension wall layout as required (DH, DV, DHH & DVV)

Add any other notations as required (QT)

2 1 Create bracing plan and uplift plan if required (PCW, TUP)

Check job with integrity check (PIC)


Produce wall panels (PPD)

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5 Wall Layouts Dialogue Styles

Most of the ‘FRAMECAD Pro’ dialogue boxes use a smart colour system. When the software changes a value automatically, the colour of the text usually changes to ‘RED’. When the user changes a value, the colour of the text usually changes to ‘BLUE ’.

5.1 New Layout Drawing This creates a new layout drawing using the FRAMECAD ProDesign layout prototype drawing as an overlay. No borders are created, however you should now save the drawing as the required name, then use the border set-up utility. It is important to use this when creating new layout drawings as it sets many settings to the correct sizes and styles, etc. This includes units of measure, line type scales, text heights and dimension styles. NEVER start using a drawing supplied by a client. Always start by creating a new layout drawing and insert your clients drawing into your new drawing. You can never be sure on the client drawings integrity so always start with this command. This prototype drawing is kept in the ‘C:\Program Files\Tanmari\IntelliCAD 6.6\Templates’ folder. It is called ‘icad.dwt ’. This drawing should never be modified by the user, and under the software license agreement you are not permitted to change or alter it in any way, shape or form.

5.2 BSET Border Setups When you first start a new layout, the first t hing you should do is set up the drawing sheet borders. The command for this is ‘BSET’. One of the main purposes of this is to give the operator an impression of scale. The information that you input into the dialogue box is what appears on your drawing sheet borders. Other items such as drawing number or the current date are software generated. At any stage through your drawing session you may add or remove drawing sheets as required, just rerun the ‘BSET’ command again. All current information will be found and retained. This border is not just for looks, it is a vital part of the software’s operation. Without borders set up the software will not work. The ‘Company’ field is the company name that you wish to appear. To change the current ‘Company ’ name click on the dropdown combo box and the available options will be shown. If the ‘Company ’ name is not present, you can simply type in the company name desired within the field.


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The ‘Drawn By ’ field is where you put the detailers name or initials. To change the current ‘Drawn By ’ name click on the dropdown combo box and the available options will be shown. If the ‘Drawn By ’ name is not present, you can simply type in the ‘Drawn By ’ name desired within the field. The ‘Delivery/Checked’ field could mean one of the two things, depending whether your border has been customised or not. Border customisation is covered at the end of this manual. The ‘Job Number’ field may be left blank, but is normally intended for job numbers up to 10 character long. It should also be noted that this field is in various printed reports and also transferred to the truss and joist detail sheets. Fields one, two and three are where you put the client data. These fields all appear on printed reports, however only field one is transferred to the truss/joist detail sheets. Normally field one would have your clients name, with field two and three containing the job address. The drawing below shows where each field is placed.

To select various border sizes, use the dropdown combo box ‘Sheet Size’ field. Currently sheet sizes from A4 to A0 and B0 to B5 have been provided. Just what sheet size is required will depend on the size of the job you are detailing. FRAMECAD Pro also allows for custom borders. In the ‘Border’ field, type in the

name of your custom border, and that’s the border that will be used. A later section deals with creating custom borders. As supplied standard, the border name is ‘ FRAMECAD’ . The ‘Border Qty’ field allows you to select the number of borders you wish to set up. The limit to borders is 25 sheets. Each border inserted creates a view. These views are numbered ‘A’ to ‘Y’ depending on how many borders were created. All views are created from left to right going up the page. To restore a view, type ‘V’  followed the letter of the view you wish to restore.


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The ‘Number Rows’ field specifies how may borders high will be placed. We recommend either two or three. The ‘Border Scale’ field allows you to change the scale, just enter the scale required. Normally a scale of 1:100 is sufficient for most jobs.

If the ‘Use Imperial Units’ field is ticked, then the current drawing will be set up for imperial, otherwise it will be set up for metric units. This setting should not be changed once a job has been commenced. If you wish to update or change information within the border, the ‘BSET ’ command can do this without actually having to redo all the border insertions. Start ‘BSET ’ normally, change the fields as required but instead of pressing the ‘Insert ’ button, press the ‘Update’ button.

The ‘Company ’ name and ‘Drawn By ’ name options are all stored with a data file located at ‘C:\Program Files\Tanmari\Framing Module\Data\rc_0002.da1’. If for some reason you decided to reinstall the software at any point in time, then any custom names that you added would be lost. Therefore, we recommend that you back up this file from time to time.

The only way to successfully add or remove borders is thru the ‘BSET ’ command. You could delete a border using the standard Cad ‘erase’ command, however certain intelligence is stored within the border and losing this border could have an adverse effect, so if you want to add or remove borders, please use the ‘BSET ’ command.

REV – Border Revision This routine allows the user to add revision notes to a drawing and increment the revision number. The revision numbers are always incremented in a numeric sequence.

Even if the user uses the ‘BSET ’ command after adding revision notes, the revision notes will be preserved.

The revision notes are added to the outside top left corner of ‘View A’. It should also be noted that this command only works on layout drawings, and has NO effect on detail drawings.

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5.3 Command Reference Command

Usage

ACNC

Additional CNC Options

FO

Frame offset

IP

Inherit properties

MB

Mirror Brace

MS

Mirror Stud

P3D

Panel 3D

PAB

Panel Auto Break

PBI

Insert bath rail

PC

Panel cut

PCW

Panel calculate wind

PCNC

Create Panel CNC

PDC

Detail ceiling panels

PDP

Detail posts

PE

Panel Extend

PEG

Erase guides

PF

Panel fillet

PIB

Insert brace

PIC

Check integrity

PJ

Panel join

PL

Panel Lengthen

PLA

Panel Label

PLB

Lap Beam

PLI

List Panel (or any entity within a panel)

PM

Panel Mitre

PMI

Mirror panel layout

PRA

Rake to angle

PRF

Reverse Labels

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PRP

Rake to plane

PS

Panel square

PSA

Stud array

PSC

Copy Stud Array

PSN

Special nog

PT

Panel Trim

PTF

Panel Trace frame

PX

Panels Crossing

QSET

Frame settings

5.4 PTF Trace Frame This is the main function for drawing in wall fra mes. It operates on a three point selection process. The first point selected is the starting point of the frame, the second point selected is the ending point of the frame. The final point selected orientates the frame to that side. If you fail to select a third point, then the wall frame will be centred through the first two points. An example of the points selected is shown below. The snap modes on the first and second pick points are automatically set to select an end point or intersection point. These may be overridden using the

standard Cad object snaps. The frame is drawn in at the ‘Drafting Width’, which has already been set in the options.

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selecting a point, right click the mouse or press the ‘Enter ’ key. This will bring up the options dialogue box (Note: ‘QSET’ will take you straight to this dialogue box). Most of the options in this dialogue are basically pre-setup options and can be changed at a later stage if desired with the ‘PLI ’ command. However, there are two options that cannot be changed at a later stage and MUST be correct at the time of drawing. These options are ‘Drafting Width’ and ‘Offset Distance’.

The ‘System Name’ is the system to be used with the wall panels. You may mix systems within a single job.

The ‘Current Model ’ is the sub system to be used with the wall panels. You may mix systems and sub systems within a single job. To find out specifically what the sub system is, you will need to talk with your systems administrator.

The ‘Drafting Width’ field sets the drawing width of the wall frame drawn. This value could be edited at a later stage with the ‘PLI ’ command. The ‘Actual Width’ field is the actual or final width of the frame. In a lot of systems the frame may be considered as 90mm wide, but in fact the finished width is really 92mm. With this setting, the software will allow clearances to compensate for these differences. The diagram below shows this better.

The ‘Offset Distance’ will offset the wall frame from the first two points selected in the direction of the orientation selected by this offset distance. If the third point is not selected, then the frame will be drawn using the centre line method and no offset will occur. This setting is generally used where a plan has been supplied and the frame width on the plan includes cladding thicknesses. ©2012 FRAMECAD Limited

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If the ‘Code As You Go’ button is ticked, rather than just drawing in a raw frame, the software will draw in a frame with the height and other relevant information added. The first time the ‘PTF ’ command is initiated with the ‘Code As You Go ’ ticked, the ‘Code Frame’ dialogue box options appear.

The ‘Code Frame’ options box will not appear again unless you opt for it. Once ‘Code As You Go’ has been enabled, instead of showing the setting dialogue box above, the ‘Code Frame’ dialogue box will now appear as the settings. To deselect ‘Code As You Go’ , re-enter PTF and enter twice to bring the settings box up again.

The ‘Maximum Length’ field stores the desired maximum length of the wall panels. This value is later used by the ‘PIC ’ command to warn users of frames of excessive length. This value could be edi ted at a later stage with the ‘PLI ’ command.

The balance of the settings are to do with the panel creation rather than the layout therefore these items could be set at a later date using the ‘PLI ’ command.

The ‘Truss Location Tolerance’ number means that a stud will be placed under all trusses found to be landing on the wall frame within the given number. This field means that when placing a stud under a truss, if another stud is found within this distance, then a stud will not be placed under that truss.

The ‘Joist Location Tolerance’ number means that a stud will be placed under all Joists found to be landing on the wall frame within the given number. This field means that when placing a stud under a Joist, if another stud is found within this distance, then a stud will not be placed under that Joist. These two fields override the automatic stud placement in such a way that only a higher level of structural integrity is provided.


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‘Use LB Clusters’ - If this option is ticked, then cluster studs will be placed at the wall frame intersections on load bearing wall frames. ‘Use ST Clusters’ - If this option is ticked, then plaster studs or cluster studs will be placed at the wall frame intersections on structural wall frames. ‘Use NLB Clusters’ - If this option is ticked, then plaster studs or cluster studs will be placed at the wall frame intersections on non load bearing wall frames.

‘Plaster Stud Increase’ is the distance by which the plaster studs will be increased. Normally the plaster studs will be spaced at the thickness of the wall frame. If the

dimension is set to ‘5’ and the frame thickness was set to 75mm, then the gap between the end plaster studs would be 80mm. Alternately, if this dimension was a negative number, then the gaps would decrease.

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5.5 Panel Editing With the layout drawings and panels detailed within the CAD environment, we use the entity type called a ‘Trace’. Whilst this serves our purpose well, it has a drawback in the fact that most of the standard CAD editing tools cannot edit it. To overcome this deficiency we have created a range of commands similar to the standard CAD commands for this purpose. A description of their functionality is listed in the proceeding section.

5.5.1 PE Panel Extend This function will extend one member to meet another member. First select the member you wish to extend too, next select the member or members you wish to extend.

This command allows you to continue to select members to extend until the return key is pressed, right mouse button is pressed or no members are selected. This routine will work on all ‘trace’ entities only and retains all intelligence, layer and colour properties.

5.5.2 PT Panel Trim This command is used to trim off a member using another member as a cutting line. First select the member to be used as a cutting edge with the following members selected to be trimmed.

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pressed or no members are selected. This routine will work on all ‘trace’ entities only and retains all intelligence, layer and colour properties.

5.5.3 IP Inherit Properties This routine is used to copy the properties of one wall frame to another. This included layers, colours, line types and all extended data. Very useful when you have coded the whole job and discovered that you have missed one frame. It saves having to remember what was done some time ago.

This routine will work on all ‘trace’ and ‘line’ type entities.

5.5.4 PF Panel Fillet This command will fillet trace corners. To operate, select the two points close to the corners to be filleted. The first entity selected is the wall that will go the long

distance. This routine will work on all ‘trace’ entities.

5.5.5 PJ Panel Join This function is used to join two adjoining members. To operate, select one member, then select the other member. If the two members are not adjoining or in the same plane, then a new member will be drawn from the furthest points of the members selected.

With this command, it does not matter which end of each member is selected as the new member will be drawn from the furthest points of the members selected. This

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5.5.6 PC Panel Cut This function cuts a wall panel at a given point. To operate first select the wall panel to cut, next select the point where you wish to cut the panel. When selecting the cutting point, the cursor snap mode has been set to select an end point or intersection. If needed you may wish to draw in a guideline to represent the cutting

point. This routine will work on all ‘trace’ entities.

5.5.7 PS Panel Square

5.5.8 PM Panel Mitre This command will mitre trace corners. To operate, select the two points close to the

corners to be mitres. This routine will work on all ‘trace’ entities.

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5.5.10 PX Panel Crossing

5.6 Inputting Openings 5.6.1 UD User Defined Door Input Use this command to input user defined doors. This will prompt the user for the door trim height, trim opening width and location. Refer section 5.15 on creating Opening Libraries.

5.6.1 UW User Defined Window Input Use this command to input user defined windows. This will prompt the user for the window trim opening height, trim opening width and location. The finished head height for windows is set in the ‘Windows’ tab of the wall settings dialogue box (‘QSET’ ) or by selecting ‘S’ at the beginning of the ‘UW’ command. Refer section 5.15 on creating Opening Libraries.

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5.7 PSA Insert a Stud Array The stud array routine is used to place studs at specific locations overriding the automatic stud placement routines. This is very useful when studs need to be located at specific locations for the fixing of claddings. For this command to work correctly the wall panel must already be coded. When first initiating this command, the user is given the option to press return for setup. A dialogue box will then appear showing all available settings.

The ‘Material Type’ combo box shows the type of stud to be used. To change stud type, select a stud as required from the drop down list. Only studs available within your system are shown within this list. If the required stud is not on the list, then you would need to contact the system administrator to have it added. If the user selects ‘Auto’ then what ever type of common stud that would normally be used in that wall would be used.

The ‘Starting Position’ field is the location or position of the first stud. This is the distance from the starting point to the face or web of the stud. If the ‘By Entity ’ or ‘Single Insert ’ options were selected in ‘Insert Type’ field then this field would be disabled.

The ‘Stud Spacing ’ field is the spacing of all the other studs after the first stud. This distance is measured from face to face of the studs. If the ‘Single Insert ’ options were selected in ‘Insert Type’ field then this field would be disabled. The ‘Stud Type’ combo box shows the available methods of insertion that will be used. The options available are ‘Single Stud ’, ‘Back to Back Studs ’ and ‘Boxed Studs’. If the stud type selected was a closed rectangular section (SHS or RHS), then the ‘Boxed Stud ’ option will only generate a single stud. The ‘Insert Type’ option allows the user to select either ‘Single Insert ’, ‘By Points’ and ‘By Entities’ methods. With the ‘Single Insert ’, the user selects a single point anywhere along a wall frame, the cursor snap mode remains set at end point or intersection. The stud is inserted in the wall with the insertion point being the middle of the flange of the stud, unless a ‘Back to Back ’ option was selected. In this case the insert point is the middle of the ‘Back to Back ’ studs. With the ‘By Entities’ method, the user is prompted for a reference point and the setout is calculated from this point. For the selection of the set out point, the cursor snap mode has been set to select end points or intersection and may be overridden using the standard Cad object snaps. With the ‘By Points’ method, the studs are set out from the first point selected through to the second point selected. ©2012 FRAMECAD Limited

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These dialogue settings are stored in your systems register plus within ‘Layer Zero’ of the current drawing for future reference. When studs are inserted, the software will not insert studs at the ends of each wall panel or within a studs thickness of the starting and ending point of a window. The tolerance for this is 1.25 times the stud width.

5.8 PIB Insert Bracing

This function allows the operator to insert bracing into the wall panel whilst they are in the layout stage. This command works with several different styles of bracing. The types of bracing available are K-Brace, Double Strap bracing and Single Strap bracing. When the command is first initiated, you are given the option to ‘Enter for Setup’ , this is where you can change the desired brace type. The setup will load a dialogue box showing all brace types available in your system, to change the bracing type simply select the option required from the dropdown combo box. If the brace type desired does not appear, you will need to confer with your systems administrator to see if it can be added. To exit the setup press either the ‘Save’ or ‘Cancel ’ button as required. These dialogue settings are stored in your systems register plus within ‘Layer Zero’ of the current drawing for future reference. For convenience, the command prompt also shows the bracing style that is current. The command works as a continuous command, in other words whilst you continue to pick points, it continues to insert bracing. To end the command either pick a point in the middle of nowhere, fail to pick a point, press t he right mouse button or press the ‘Enter ’ key on the keyboard. To insert a brace select a point where you want the brace to start and the software will do the rest. The point selected should be a located somewhere between the studs, there is no need to be accurate as the software will find and calculate all other necessary items. The command only inserts a single brace with every point selected. If the bracing layer is not visible when the command is first initiated, then the software will make the layer visible. If no studs are found within the drawing, then the ‘PCW ’ command will be initiated to update the drawing. Your data file contains all the settings governing the minimum and maximum lengths. In all cases the software endeavours to insert a brace is such a way that the maximum strength is obtained. If the brace is less than the minimum length, then no brace will be drawn and a warning will be issued in the command prompt area.


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Where a brace is allowed to go over multiple stud bays, the brace will be drawn away from the closest end found. The closest end is defined as a wall panel end or an opening end. If there is an RHS or SHS post within a panel, then this is treated as another stud. If an existing brace is found within the last stud bay, then this brace will be deleted and the new brace inserted. On completion of each brace insertion, its racking resistance and overturning capacities are calculated and stored within the entity. Braces are inserted on a layer called ‘BRACE ’ with single braces shown in the colour ‘50 ’ with double braces shown in the colour ‘100 ’. The entity type ‘TRACE ’ is the only entity type used for drawing braces.

‘Bracing ’ can be manipulated with all the standard cad commands and trace editing commands. The ‘PLI ’ command will allow you to view the bracing strengths and capacities. If you wish to change the associated material type, this can be done by listing the associated panel and edit the material definitions there.

5.9 PLA Panel Labelling To label the wall panels, use the ‘PLA’ command. This command gives the option of selecting the required panels or doing a global selection. If you select panels, a secondary dialogue box will ask you what number you wish to start the labelling at. The height of the labelling text is currently fixed at the same height as the dimensioning text. Labelling prefixes can be altered in the ‘Misc’ tab in ‘QSET’.

If you want to label your panels in a specific order, go into the ‘Misc’ tab in ‘QSET’ and tick on ‘Disable Sorting’, then select the panels in the required order within the PLA command.

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5.10 REF Reference Points The software is basically a 2D program however with the ‘Reference Point ’ system it has all the functionality functionality of a 3D program. program. By inserting a ‘Reference Reference Point ’ on the wall layouts and corresponding ‘Reference Points’ on a truss layout or floor layouts, the software will see this as an overlay, thus transferring loads automatically. The first point inserted is called the primary point and subsequent points are called secondary points. The primary point is the point where the structure is built from. When the software needs to transfer loads, or build 3D views etc, the primary point is where they are build from and all entities associated with secondary points are transferred to the primary point location.

For the ‘Reference Point ’ system to work correctly there are four rules which must apply: 1. The first rule is that there can only be one ‘Reference Point ’ within a border. 2. The second rule is that there must be a minimum of two ‘Reference Points’ for each reference number used. 3. The third rule is that there can only be one ‘Reference Point ’ number for each structure. 4. The final rule is that each ‘Reference Point ’ must be placed in a ’. corresponding point within a border to the primary ‘Reference Point ’.

The ‘PIC ’ command will check and warn if any of the rules one to three are broken, however the software cannot check the forth rule, so it is up to the user be aware and be careful.

When the first ‘Reference Point ’ is inserted into the drawing, it is automatically a primary point and will be given an ID of one. All subsequent points inserted will be secondary points given given the same ID number. The ID number will not change until such time as a new primary ‘Reference Point ’ is inserted. To inser t a new primary point, press ‘P’ before inserting the ‘Reference Point ’. ’. The ID number will be automatically incremented. There is no way to add a specific ID number however, the ID number can be edited through the ‘PLI ’ command.

When a ‘Reference Point ’ is inserted, it is placed on the layer ‘Defpoints’. This is a special layer that does not print therefore ‘Reference Points’ are only visible to the operator. The primary ‘Reference Point ’ is shown in a bright green colour and secondary reference points are shown in a dull green colour.

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5.11 PIC PIC Panel Integrity Check This command is used to check for drafting errors and simple mistakes made by the detailer. It checks for eleven major errors and issues two types of warnings. It should be stressed that this command could not be used enough. It should be used several times on EVERY job. Whilst it should not be relied upon, this command command could be your best friend, and save much embarrassment by attempting to eliminate errors. The eleven major errors detected are listed below: 1. Integrity of reference points (critical warning) 2. Wall panels that are not coded (cyan) (warning only) 3. Wall panels that are not labeled (yellow) (warning only) 4. Wall panels that are short (blue) (warning only) 5. Wall panels that are overlapping (yellow) (warning only) 6. Wall panels exceeding maximum length (magenta) (warning only) 7. Wall panels exceeding transport limitations (magenta) (warning only) 8. Openings spread over two wall panels (brown) (warning only) 9. Braces spread over two wall panels (brown) (warning only) 10. Entities of very small lengths (red) (critical warning) 11. Entities with a ‘Z’ coordinate value (red) (critical warning) 12. Engineering failures (red++) (warning only)

The two types of warnings issued are ‘Critical Warnings’ and ‘Warning Only ’. ’. Should

you receive a ‘Critical Warning’ W arning’ then this MUST be fixed before proceeding any further, but a ‘Warning Only ’ is purely up to your own discretion. Whilst ever a ‘Critical Warning ’ is being generated or present, the ‘PPD Panel Builder ’ command will not operate. Once a ‘Critical Error ’ has been detected, the only way to clear the error is to fix the problem and run the ‘PIC ’ command until the ‘Critical Error ’ warning does not appear. Of the eleven warnings, only the t he first nine are optional and can be accessed via the settings option. We do recommend that options 1 (Reference Points), 4 (Panel ©2012 FRAMECAD Limited


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Length Shortage) and 5 (Panel Overlaps) remain on at all times as these are a major cause of drafting errors.

When the command is first initiated, the user is given the option to press ‘S’ for setup or ‘Enter ’ to continue. If you press ‘S’ then this will take you into the setting options. The ‘PIC ’ settings are saved globally and are not saved within each drawing. If you opt for ‘Enter ’, ’, then all wall panels in the current view only will be checked. It i s important to remember that the ‘PIC ’ command will only check items found in the current view. When an error is found, the location is marked with an asterisk and a warning box appears showing the errors found. An example of the warning box is shown to the left. The asterisk is colour coded making it easy to identify the error at that point. The colours used are listed above beside each error type.

5.12 PLI List Frame The ‘PLI ’ function is basically the command centre for the wall frame software. It is a truly multi functional command. Its function varies with the type of entity selected, and where no entity is selected it shows the available commands for that section. If

you want to perform a task and don’t know what to do, then ‘PLI’ should be able to help you. Below the functionality of each of its operations are described in much more detail. This command allows the user to select one or multiple entities; the first entity selected is the type of entity that will be displayed. 5.12.1 Coding a Frame/Beam

If you select an entity that has been created with the ‘PFT Trace Frame’ function and that item has not yet received its intelligence then this option will be initiated. This is where you give the wall or beam its intelligence. When the command is first initiated a dialogue box appears. This box has two tabs on the top; one is for coding as a wall rame ‘Code Frame’ and the other is for coding as a beam ‘Code Beam’. f rame



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Code Frame Most items within the dialogue box are editable. When the box appears, it will show where the settings came from on the top right hand side of the box. The settings will either come from the register or the current drawing or from the first entity selected. If the first item that was selected already had intelligence applied to it, then this intelligence would be shown in the dialogue box. If the first item selected had no intelligence applied, but the command was previously used within the current drawing, then the last used settings within the current drawing would be shown. If the first item selected had no intelligence applied, and the command had not been previously used within the current drawing, then the last used settings that were stored within the register would be shown. If no settings were found anywhere then a set of default settings would be shown. Regardless of what settings are shown, you need to make sure and adjust so that the settings are as you require them for the current entities selected.

The ‘Structural Code’ field contains the name of the design code that will be used. This is not relevant at this part of the framing stage and will be altered later in the roof setup stage (tset). The ‘Earthquake Code’ field settings are brought through from the ‘PTF’ settings.

The ‘System’ field is the system to be used with the wall panels. You may mix systems within a single job. If you need to change the system name now, you may have left to too late as changing this name will not change the width of the drawn item.

The ‘Wind Load ’ field is the wind load that will be used for design. This field shows the ‘Design Wind Speed ’ as described in our ‘Engineering Statement’. The unit of measure is either metres per second or miles per hours depending on the units of measure used. Where a roof truss layout exists, this field is only used in the design of the horizontal wind loads. However if no roof truss layout exists, then this f ield is used for the design of horizontal and vertical wind loads. If you press the ‘C ’ button

to the left of this field, then the ‘Wind Load Calculator’ will appear. The ‘Vertical Load ’ field is the field that sets the roof load on the structure. Where a roof truss layout exists, this field is not used. However if no roof truss layout exists, then this field is used for the design of vertical roof l oads. If the roof load type you desire does not appear on the list, then you will need to contact your systems administrator to have it added.


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The ‘Support Type’ field sets what type of wall frame it is. There are three choices here, ‘Load Bearing ’, ‘Non Load Bearing ’ and ‘Structural ’. A ‘Load Bearing ’ wall means that the wall will be designed for vertical and horizontal loads. These loads can be either evenly distributed or point loaded. A ‘Non Load Bearing ’ wall means that the wall will not be designed for vertical or horizontal loads (with some exceptions). A ‘Structural ’ wall means that the wall will be designed for vertical and horizontal loads but presumes that the wall is not point loaded in any way. If you have any sort of doubts as to what sort of wall to use, then make it a ‘Load Bearing ’ wall.

The ‘Floor Type’ field shows what type of floor the wall is fixed to. There are currently three choices, ‘Concrete’, ‘Steel ’ and ‘Timber ’. This field is used to calculate bills of materials or the strength of hold down fasteners.

The ‘Current Model ’ is the sub system to be used with the selected entities. You may mix systems and sub systems within a single job. To find out specifically what the sub system is, you will need to talk with your systems administrator. If you need to change the current model now, you may have left to too late as changing this name will not change the width of the drawn item.

The ‘Wall Height ’ sets the height at which the wall frames will be detailed. This is the height from the base to the top of the top plate, assuming that the wall is not raked.

The ‘Base RL’ field is the base RL of the wall panel in the 3D world environment. It is vital that this field be correct as the software uses the levels to create 3D models for the purpose of load transfers. The ‘P3D’ command will show you quickly whether you are right or wrong.

The ‘Truss Span’ and ‘Pitch’ only needs to be correct if you have a roof truss layout in the current drawing. If the truss layout drawing is ‘Referenced ’ to the wall frames, the truss information is updated from the trusses found and these fields are not used.

The ‘Floor Span’ only needs to be used if you have a floor load landing on the walls and will not have a detailed floor system referenced in the current drawing. If there is no floor load involved, then this value should be zero.

The ‘Colour ’ field allows you to set the colour for the walls being coded. This is useful when differentiating different wall types. To use standard wall colours, leave this field set to ‘Bylayer ’. By default ‘Load Bearing ’ walls are drawn in colour ‘20 ’ with ‘Structural ’ walls drawn in colour ‘212 ’ and ‘Non Load Bearing ’ walls drawn in colour ‘60 ’.

The ‘Snow ’ field allows you to set the vertical snow loads. If the truss layout drawing is ‘Referenced ’ to the wall frames the truss information is t ransferred from the trusses and this field is in addition to the snow load inherited from the trusses. So if no additional snow loads are required, this field should be left at zero. The unit of measure is either kPa or psf depending on the units of measure used.

The ‘Wall Mass’ fields show the weight of the cladding that is attached to the wall. At this stage the software does not know whether the walls are external of internal, so both are shown. Generally they are set on a job basis, so therefore there is no need to change them regularly. The unit of measure is either kPa or psf depending on the units of measure used.


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The ‘Run FSET ’ button is only of use when you are tracing frames with ‘Code As You Go’ enabled. This button is needed to get back to the main settings to turn off ‘Code As You Go’.

Code Beam When coding beams use caution as if the beam width varies from the drawn width, the software will adjust the width. It is up to the user to ensure that the correct size has been adjusted. If the beam width was adjusted, the software will issue a warning so the user is aware of it. Please make sure you check all intersection and corner points when this happens. Regardless of what settings are shown, you need to make sure and adjust so that the settings are as you require them for the current entities selected.

The ‘System Name’ field is the name of the system file that contains the beam definitions. You may mix systems within a single job. If you need to change the system name now, you may have left to too late as changing this name will not change the width of the drawn item.

The ‘Beam Name’ field is the name of the beam you wish to use. If the beam you wish to use does not appear on the list, you could use the ‘Add Beam’ button to add the required beam. Not only can you add a beam here, but you can also edit or delete existing beams. To exit or delete an existing beam, click or double click the desired beam and its properties will fill the appropriate fields.

The ‘Beam Clearance’ will shorten the beam by this length. E.g. if a beam was 6000mm long and the clearance was set at 5mm, then the final length detailed would be 5995mm. A point to remember is that this clearance is not shown in the layout the beam still remains drawn at the full length.

The ‘Beam Top RL’ sets the top level or vertical location of the beam. It is essential to have this correct as it is used for load calculations and by the ‘Beam Lapping ’ function.

The ‘Beam Note’ field allows you to add notes to the beam that will appear on the detailed beams. 3 3

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When there have been multiple items selected beware. Only the properties for the first item are displayed, but changes made here will be reflected within all the opening entities selected. Where multiple items were selected and not the same, the colour of the text within the relevant fields will be changed to a magenta colour. It should also be noted that only the fields changed will be the fields amended on

pressing of the ‘Change’ button. The ‘Library ’ field shows what window library if any was used. This field cannot be edited as it is far too late by that stage to edit it.

The ‘Opening Head Location’ shows the location of the head within the frame. This field can be edited if desired. The button ‘C ’ to the left of the field will show the ‘Opening Head Calculator ’. When changing the value, the overall height stays the same and the sill height is varied.

The ‘Opening Overall Height’ shows overall height of the opening. This is the height of the opening within the steel frame. This field can also be edited if desired. When changing this value, the sill height is varied and the head location stays the same.

The ‘Opening Sill Height’ shows height of the sill in relation to the bottom plate of the steel frame. This field can also be edited if desired. When changing this value, the window head location remains the same however the overall height changes.

The ‘Opening Overall Width’ shows overall width of the opening. This is the between the jamb studs within the steel frame. This field can also be edited if desired, when the window on the layout is changed, it is increased or decreased in width centrally around the openings midpoint.

The ‘Opening Code’ is the code or text used to describe the opening. This can also be changed if desired. Not only will this change the embedded data but it will also update the text on the layout drawing.

The ‘Clearance Allowed’ shows the clearance that was used when the opening was inserted. This field could be edited if desired, but its only effect now would be on fitting openings to brickwork. If the opening had been fitted to suit brickwork then the text field at the base of the dialogue box will indicate that. The example above had not been fitted to suit brickwork.

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Opening...Y for Yes, N for No or A for All...’. If you press ‘Y ’ then that item will be amended, if you press ‘N ’ then that item will not be amended and if you press A ‘ ’ then all selected items will be amended. Make your decision wisely.

5.12.3 Listing a Brace Panel If the first item selected was a brace, then the dialogue box below would appear. Where multiple items were selected and not the same, the colour of the text within the relevant fields will be changed to a magenta colour. The only item editable is this dialogue box is the ‘Brace Quantity’, and then this is only possible if it is a strap brace that has been listed.

The ‘Brace Type’ shows the exact type of bracing, it could be either a strap brace, or a K-brace or a Xbrace or a type A or B sheet brace as defined in the ‘Australian Timber Framing Code’.

The ‘Brace Length’ field shows the overall plan length of the brace.

The ‘X Contribution’ in the total value of ‘Racking’ or ‘ Overturning ’ resistance offered in the ‘X Direction’ only. The ‘Y Contribution’ in the total value of ‘Racking’ or ‘ Overturning ’ resistance offered in the ‘Y Direction’ only. The ‘Brace Quantity ’ refers to strap bracing only and has two possible values of either single or double quantity.

The ‘Change’ button will not be enabled till at least one entry has been changed. The only item currently editable is the ‘Brace Quantity ’ field and this is only enabled on ‘Strap Brace’ types. If multiple items are being changed, you are the following option: ‘ Amend This Opening...Y for Yes, N for No or A for All...’. If you press ‘Y ’ then that item will be amended, if you press ‘N ’ then that item will not be amended and if you press A ‘ ’ then all selected items will be amended. Make your decision wisely.

5.12.4 Listing a 3D Entity On listing a 3D wall entity, the listing box for the associated 2D entity will be shown. From here you can edit the entities properties as desired. However the 3D entity will not change. If you want to see changes in the 3D entity, you will need to build the 3D entities again.


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5.12.5 Listing a Beam

Almost everything within the ‘List a Beam’ dialogue is editable, and almost everything can be changed. This dialogue box also serves as t he command centre for beam related commands.

The ‘System’ field displays the name of the system from where these particular beams properties were acquired from. Changing this field now will not affect the current beam in any way, however it could change the available beams listed in the ‘Beam Type’ field.

The ‘Beam Type’ field displays the name of the current beam. By dropping down this combo box, a list of all available beams within the current system will be shown and can be selected as desired. On changing the beam type the ‘Beam Profile’, ‘Beam Height ’, ‘Beam Width’ and ‘Beam Weight ’ fields will be automatically updated.

The ‘Beam Profile’ field is not editable or changeable and merely shows the shape of profile of the current selected field.

The ‘Beam Top RL’ field shows the location of the beam relative to the 3D axis. The location shown is to the top of the beam. It is important that this location be correct as its information needs to be correct for the ‘Beam Lap’ functions to operate correctly as well as the 3D viewing.

The ‘Beam Clearance’ field is the overall clearance or length that will be deducted from the overall beams length when it is detailed or within any reports. This ‘Clearance’ has been preset within your data file, but can be edited if desired.

The ‘Beam Note’ is a note this is included on any detail sheets where the beam is detailed. This is similar to the ‘Red Line Text ’ field immediately below. The only difference is that the ‘Beam Note’ is stored within your data file and appears every time that beam is used, where as the ‘Red Line Text ’ is added by the user on a job by job basis.

The ‘Beam Colour ’ is the colour that the beam will be shown on the layout. This colour is initially stored within your data file but you can change it as desired.


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The ‘Beam Label ’ fields shows the label that was given when the ’PLA’ command was used. Only the prefix portion of this is editable. Under normal circumstances this should never need to be changed, however if you want to you can.

The ‘Beam Height ’ field shows the actual height of the beam. This height has come from the beam data stored within your data file, so normally you should not need to change it. However if you do change if be aware of the other downstream i tems you could effect, such as 3D views and beam laps.

The ‘Beam Width’ field shows the actual width of the beam as detailed. This width has come from the beam data stored within your data file, so normally you should not need to change it. However, if you do change the width, the beam shown on the layout will change. You would be well advised to check all intersections and corners as quite often these will need to be adjusted or cleaned up.

The ‘LH Beam Lap’ and ‘RH Beam Lap’ shows the distance (if any) that the beam is lapped into the frame. The length of the beam on the layout does not change, however the detailed length and reported length will be adjusted by these amounts. If you change a lap back to zero, then the marker circles on the layout will be removed. Likewise when you change a lap from zero to a positive number the marker circles will be added.

The ‘Raw Length’ field shows the length of the beam as drawn on the layout. The ‘Finished Length’ shows the length of the beam as detailed or reported.

The ‘Change’ button will not be enabled till at least one entry has been changed. If multiple items are being changed, you are the following option: ‘Amend This Opening...Y for Yes, N for No or A for All...’. If you press ‘Y ’ then that item will be amended, if you press ‘N ’ then that item will not be amended and if you press ‘A’ then all selected items will be amended. Make your decision wisely. You should also note that only the fields that were changed are the fields that will be amended or updated. So if you don’t edit a particular field, then this field will not be changed. This is very useful when you have selected multiple entities that are not all the same and only want to change one particular field. This basically applied to all of the dialogue boxes listings. 5.12.6 Listing a Reference Point

There is very little to edit of a ‘Reference Point ’ however if required, you can change the point type and its ‘Reference Index ’.


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The ‘Change’ button will not be enabled until at least one item has been changed. If you change a ‘Reference Point ’ from a primary of secondary, you will see the item change colour. The ‘Primary ’ points are shown in a bright green whereas a ‘Secondary ’ point is shown in a dull green. On changing anything within this dialogue, the ‘PIC ’ command will check integrity of ‘Reference Points’ on completion.

5.13 Dimensioning 5.13.1 DH Dimension Horizontally This routine will dimension horizontally from point to point. Select the dimension location then select the points you wish to dimension. When selecting points to dimension, the cursor has been set to pick end points or intersections. This routine will only dimension using the ‘X’ coordinates.

5.13.2 DV Dimension Vertically This routine will dimension vertically from point to point. Select the dimension location then select the points you wish to dimension. When selecting points to dimension, the cursor has been set to pick end points or intersections. This routine

will only dimension using the ‘Y’ coordinates.

5.13.3 DA Dimension Aligned This routine will dimension wall between two points. Select the dimension location then select the points you wish to dimension. When selecting points to dimension, the cursor has been set to pick end points or intersections. This routine will dimension at whatever angle the second point is from the first.

5.13.4 DOH Dimension Ordinates Horizontally This routine will produce a series of running ordinate dimensions from a given

reference point. This routine will only dimension using the ‘X’ coordinates. To use this function first select the location where you want the dimensions to appear, then continue selecting point to dimension. The first point selected will be considered to

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5.13.5 DOV Dimension Ordinates Vertically This routine will produce a series of running ordinate dimensions from a given

reference point. This routine will only dimension using the ‘Y’ coordinates. To use this function first select the location where you want the dimensions to appear, then continue selecting point to dimension. The first point selected will be considered to

be ‘0’, the rest of the points will be set from this point.

5.13.6 DL Dimension Lengths This routine will only operate on lines. It is a simple routine, which labels the length of each segment of the line. It is a very useful routine for producing a simplified concrete slab set out.

5.14 Adding Text 5.14.1 QT Quik Text

‘Quik Text ’ is a simple method of labelling and adding simple text to your drawings. Whilst the Cad environment does provide excellent text functions, ‘ Quik Text ’ provides a user with consistency between drawings. All text entries are stored in the ‘rc_0001.DA1’ file contained within the ‘\Tanmari\Framing Module\Data’ folder. Text is pre-stored in a data file. The height, layer, rotation angle, font and size are also preset. Text is also stored under different categories, with each category having its own settings. To operate, all you need to do is click on the required text and press the insert button. The user is then prompted to select a location for the text to appear. The rotation has been preset within the category, so if required you will be to select an angle or orientation. To change category, select from the drop down box. To add text to a the current category, type the text in the ‘Add Text ’ field at the bottom of the ‘Quik Text ’ dialogue box and press the ‘Add Text ’ button. The text will then be added to the data file for future reference.

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dimension post text. If you insert text with an insertion point within the text width of a border, then the text will be aligned to the bottom of the border at a preset height above the borders title line. At the top of the dialogue box, there is an additional dropdown menu labelled ‘Edit’. This menu gives you several editing options to add, amend or delete categories plus the ability to delete a text entry.

5.14.2 Add/Edit Categories With this function, you can add, edit or delete a category. If deleting a category, be absolutely sure what you are doing as that category and all other entries under that category will be deleted. To edit a category, double click on the text in the right hand list box. Information will then be transferred to the left hand details. Amend as desired then press the ‘Add/Update’ button. Double click on the text in the right hand list box. Information will then be transferred to the left hand details, then press the ‘Delete’ button. The category and all its entries will then be removed.

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5.15 Opening Libraries FRAMECAD ProDesign Software has the capacity of storing unlimited opening libraries. These opening library files are stored in the ‘C:\Program Files\Tanmari\Framing Module\Library ’ folder with all data in a simply text format. The files have an extension type of ‘da2 ’. All users have access to the these files and by following the notes below you may edit, amend or create new library files as desired.

5.15.1 The Basic Format The file structure is broken into eight main sections and sub sections. The main sections are listed in the table below: Code

Use

Opening Type

H_AW

Heights

W_AW

Widths

H_AD W_AD H_TW W_TW H_TD W_TD

Heights Widths Heights Widths Heights Widths

Aluminium windows Aluminium windows Aluminium doors Aluminium doors Timber windows Timber windows Timber doors Timber doors

The sub sections relate to the main sections and any information must be located below the main section marker and before the next main section marker. The sub sections are made up of single lines of data containing the code and the required

size with the ‘=’ symbol in between. Below is an extract from a library: H_AW 10=1029 12=1200 14=1372 W_AW 06=610 09=850 12=1210

So when a user inserts an aluminium window with a code of ‘1012’, the software reads the heights for the opening from the information under the ‘H_AW ’ section, it finds the ‘10’ line and therefore sets the height distance to 1029mm. For the widths the software looks for the ‘W_AW ’ section, it finds the ‘12’ line and therefore sets the height distance to 1210mm.


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5.15.2 To Edit a File To edit, change or amend an existing file please follow the procedure below:  Start Windows Explorer  Change to the ‘C:\Program Files\Tanmari\Framing Module\Library ’  Double click on the file you wish to edit

It is recommended that you open this file with ‘Notepad’ or any other similar text editor. If the file extensions are not visible then it is recommended that you turn them on. If you do not know how to do this, then please go to the help pages on our website and download the relevant document. This link will take you to that document: http://www.rcassoc.com.au/Show File Types.pdf Once the file is opened, you may insert additional lines or delete, alter or change existing lines. DO NOT delete or remove the section markers. All eight main section masters must be present and should, under no circumstances, be removed. When editing sub sections, the window code is restricted to two characters and must be followed by the equals (=) symbol and a length. There must be no spaces within the line.

5.15.3 To Create a File The easiest way to create a new opening library file is to copy an existing file and edit it. To copy existing files please follow the procedure below:  Start Windows Explorer  Change to the ‘\Tanmari\Framing Module\Library’  Single click on the file you wish to edit  Press Ctrl C to copy the file  Press Ctrl V to paste the new file  Right click on the new file and select rename  Rename the file as required but make sure you do not change the file extension  Follow the procedure above to edit the file as required Also note the opening library file names should be limited to eight (8) characters and this file name should not contain spaces or punctuation characters. If the file extensions are not visible, then it is recommended that you turn them on. If you do not know how to do this, then please go to the help pages on our website and download the relevant document. This link will take you to that document: http://www.rcassoc.com.au/Show File Types.pdf


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6 Truss Layouts Dialogue Styles


6.1 Roof Block Theory 6.1.1 Basis of Operation The software operates as an add-on to the IntelliCAD cad package, thus providing a very powerful all in one drawing, detailing and engineering package. The truss package operates basically as a 2D detailing package with its own built in structural design engine. Whilst it does have 3D viewing capacities, it is primarily a 2D package. The truss package has two distinct parts, the first part is the roof truss layout and the second part is the actual truss building. These two parts are linked via a text base output file generated from the truss layout. To detail the roof trusses, you first need to draw in the roof plan. This is usually the hardest part of the detailing process. Once this has been done, usually the creation of the roof truss layout is relatively simple. Generation of the trusses is a fully automated process, but should it be required, they may be edited using standard cad commands or our custom routines.

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6.1.2 Roof Theory The truss software operates on the basis that every roof is a rectangle or a collection of rectangles. Throughout this training manual these rectangles will be referred to as roof blocks. Sometimes these roof blocks may merge or overlap, and sometimes they may have more than four sides, but broadly speaking they are still a collection of blocks. The trick to creating accurate roof plans and truss layouts is to be able to i dentify the roof blocks. When identifying roof blocks, it is usually easier to start with the smallest blocks and work up to the largest block. Using this method you can usually simplify the drawing as you go. The drawing below shows an example of a roof consisting of two roof blocks.

Where the entire roof is of one pitch, all roof lines will be at right angle to each other, with the hips and valleys at 45 degree angles. Regardless of the complexity of the roof, the direction of fall is ALWAYS towards a gutter or valley. If ever you have a roof falling to a hip or ridge, you have a problem as water will not run up hill.

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This example is a more complex roof consisting of four roof blocks.

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The example below shows a good example of a complex roof. Note the overlap of the two roof blocks. Generally when you have an overlap of roof blocks, you have a complex roof. The larger the overlap, the more complex the roof.

Note the direction of fall. On each occasion the roof MUST fall to a valley or gutter.

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6.1.3 The Basic Truss Procedure

Draw basic roof plan including pitching lines and eaves lines

Code roof lines and support lines

Detail trusses

Label trusses

(TDT or DT)

(TLA)

Dimension truss layout as required (DH, DV, DTH & DTV)

Add any other notations as required (QT)

Run truss takeoff (TTO)

Open new ‘Truss Detail Dwgs’

Amend trusses as required

(NTD)

Check all detailed trusses as required (VR & VV)

Print off required reports

Save Project

Check truss settings (TSET)

Add balance of roof lines (CRL)

Add on-page reports as required (TOS,TOD & TOA)

Layout complete!

Build trusses

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(TS & TR)

(BT, TAR, TAN)

Create XML File (TCNC)

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6.2 The Basic Settings 6.2.1 Border Setups Refer Section 5.2

6.2.2 TSET Truss Setup Options All of the main truss settings are contained in one dialogue box. This dialogue box is accessed from the ‘TSET’ command. When ‘TSET’ is initiated within an existing truss layout drawing, it will show all of the last used settings within that drawing. When initiating ‘TSET’ on a new drawing, it will only show the last settings used.

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To change the truss system, select the appropriate option from the drop down box next to ‘System Name’. After selecting a truss system, all truss settings will be restored to the selected system defaults, however the truss pitch and the wind load will remain unchanged. Each roof type has its own set of loadings. The types of roofing that are available have been preset within your systems data file. To change the roof type, click on the drop down box to the right of the ‘Roof Load’ field. When a new roof type is selected, the current settings are retrieved from the current drawing. If there are no load settings in the current drawing, then the settings ©2012 FRAMECAD Limited

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are retrieved from the ‘INI’ file. If there are no settings found, then default settings are restored and the operator is warned of this. Roof loads can be altered in the loadings tab. 

To select the required wind and roof load click on the drop down box to the left of the field. All available options have been preset within the data file, therefore only these options can be used. On selecting a wind load all truss settings associated with that load will be restored to the selected system defaults with the truss pitch and the wind load will remain unchanged.

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The ‘Roof pitch’ field is the nominal pitch of the roof. In the case of dual pitch roofs, it is the pitch used for the main body. In the case of multiple roof pitches, it is only the default or starting point for the roof pitch. There is no need to enter hip pitches or other associated pitches as the software will look after these values.

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Clicking on the ‘#’ to the right of this label brings up a simple roof pitch calculator which can convert the rise over run to a

decimal roof pitch. Click on the ‘Transfer’ button to transfer the new calculated pitch back to the main dialogue box. 

The ‘Sub Pitch’ or secondary pitch option is used for bell trusses or multi-pitched roofs.

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The ‘Roof RL’ field sets the relative RL to the roof truss layout. Its only purpose is for viewing of trusses in 3D. This is used by some operators to do visual checks on more complex type roof structures.

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The ‘Hip Method’ field sets the type of hip end to be used. Currently there are two options, Truss Style and Rafter Style. It will depend on your preference as to which method you will use.

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The ‘O/H Method’ sets the method required to achieve the gable overhangs. All options are hard codes, to make sure your truss system is capable of using the method employed. The gable frame option currently has no effect on the drawings; it is used only as an indicative setting only.

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The ‘Pitch Type’ option enables single or dual pitch mode. In this mode the ends of the roof block may have different pitches to the main body of the block, allowing a maximum of three pitches per block.

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The ‘Detailing Type’ option allows you to change between ‘Full Truss’, ‘Half Truss’ or ‘Rafter’ roofs. The ‘Truss Spacing’ field is the spacing of the standard trusses. Click on the ‘Truss Spacing’ wording to change between equal (or nominal) (E), and actual (A). If the spacing was set to equal (E) then this setting would be the maximum spacing of the standard trusses. If the spacing was set to actual (A) then this setting would be the precise spacing between standard trusses.

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The ‘First Trunc Truss’ field is the location of the first truncated truss from the end pitching line. If a truss offset should have been used, then the location of this truss would have been taken from that offset defined as ‘Dimension B’ in definition drawing below.

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The ‘Truncated Spacing’ field is the spacing of the truncated trusses after the first truncated truss. The ‘First Jack Position’ locates the position of the first jack rafter. This distance is calculated from the nearest corner of the roof block. If this value was to be set at zero, then no first jack rafter will be

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The ‘Next Jack Position’ locates the position of the second jack rafter. This distance is also calculated from the nearest corner of the roof block. If this value was to be set at zero, then the second jack rafter will be drawn on the

corner point of the roof block. Defined as ‘Dimension E’ in definition drawing below. 

The ‘Jack Rafter Spacing’ field is the spacing of the balance of the jack rafters. Defined as ‘Dimension F’ in definition drawing below.

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The ‘Eave Search Distance’ field is the maximum length eave that will be inserted. It would be possible to have the software search to infinity to find an eave but this would not be very practical so this setting is provided to limit that search distance. As everybody has a different style of work with different requirements, this setting has been provided. In most circumstances the default values set in the data file should be sufficient. If you do set this value, remember to allow for the eave on hips, as these are usually longer than all other eaves.

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The ‘Truss Offset’ field will offset the truss pitching line by this distance. This will give a virtual cantilever to all trusses and jack rafters. This offset is generally used with fixed toe height truss systems, where the toe heights need to be raised to meet a specific toe height requirement.

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If you press the ‘Save’ button, all settings will be saved in the current drawing and to the computers system register. If you press the ‘Cancel’ button the dialogue box will close and any changes made will be lost.

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On the top left hand corner of the ‘TSET’ dialogue box, there is a drop down menu called ‘More Options’. Each one of these options will be explained more in detail later in the training.

6.2.3 Loading Settings

These settings are accessed from the ‘TSET’ - ‘Loadings’ tab. This is where the truss loads are set. Only loads that may be variable are shown here. Other loads and coefficients that are fixed by the codes are not shown as they are hard coded within the software.

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The ‘Roof Live Load’ sets the live load on the top chord. This load is expressed as a distributed load as a pressure.

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The ‘Roof Dead Load’ sets the dead load load on the top chord. This load is expressed as a distributed load. By clicking on the ‘#’ you will see a variety of predefined roof loads. loads. If the roof type is not not on the list then you will need to add the correct load by just typing within the field.

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The ‘Ceiling Dead Load’ sets the dead load on the bottom chord. chord. This load is expressed as a distributed load. By clicking on the ‘#’ you will see a variety of predefined ceiling loads. If the ceiling type is not on the list then you you will need to add the correct load by just typing within the field.

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The ‘Ceiling Services Load’ sets the services dead load on the bottom chord. This load is expressed as a distributed load.

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The ‘Bottom Chord Restraints’ sets the restraint spacing on the bottom chord. If ceiling battens are to be used, please ensure your battens are of sufficient strength to complete this task. An incorrect setting here could and will generate false compression values on the bottom chords.

6.2.4 Roof Batten Settings The batten settings form an integral part of the truss detailing, so therefore it i s important to have these setting correct. These settings are accessed from the ‘TSET’ ’Roof Battens’ tab.

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The ‘Next Batten Type’ field show the type of batten selected for the roof excluding the first batten. If the type of batten you wish wish to use is not on the list, then it will need to be added to the t he data file.

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The ‘End Ceiling Batten’ field is the material used to support the ceiling battens at the end walls. If the type of batten you wish to use is not on the list, then it will need to be added to the data file. The ‘First Valley Batten’ field defines the type of material used as the valley support. The ‘Next Valley Batten’ is required in some systems require two types of materials for each valley support. That That second type type of material is selected selected here. If you don’t

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The ‘Length’ field sets the length of the. This length should be the actual ordering length of the batten.

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The ‘Lap’ field sets the t he distance or overlap required when joining battens.

6.3 The Basic Operation 6.3.1 Quick Truss Command Reference

Command

Usage

BSET

Setup borders

REV

Revision marking and updating feature

TSET

Main truss settings

CRL

Roof line wizard

TR

Code as roof line

TS

Code as support line

TH

Code as a hanging beam

TCT or CT

Codes lines as trusses

TIC

Truss integrity check

TDT or DT

Main truss layout engine

TLA or TL

Label roof trusses

TFT

Find a truss on a layout

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Add roof bracing to layout

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T3D

Toggles 3D view on and off

TTC

Cuts a single truss

TTM

Cuts multiple trusses

TCE

Rebuilds eaves

TVS

Splits a truss

TBR

Breaks a truss

TAD

Add drawing to library

TAP

Adds packers

TRL

Amends Truss RL

ETG

Erase Trusses

STH

Converts a square end to a hex end

DH

Dimensions horizontally

DV

Dimensions vertically

DA

Dimensions aligned

DOH

Dimensions horizontally ordinate style

DOV

Dimensions vertically ordinate style

DTH

Dimensions trusses only horizontally

DTV

Dimensions trusses only vertically

DL

Dimensions lengths only

TLI

Lists a truss

QT

Quick text insertions

TID

Insert Detail

TOD

On sheet design summary

TOS

On sheet truss summary

TOA

On sheet accessories list

TOV

On sheet verandah rafter summary

TTO

Main truss takeoff

NTD

Details all trusses

STD

Details selected trusses

BT

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TFT

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Splices a truss chord

TBM

Fully boxes a member

TBP

Partially boxes a member

TEW

Eases selected webs

TMI

Mirrors selected webs

TAW

Adds webs

TAN

Analysis without report

TAR

Analysis with report

TSF

Shows truss failures

TAS

Adds support points

TPL

Adds point loads

TUS

Updates a single cutting list

TUA

Updates a multiple cutting list

TUR

Creates a truss materials usage report

TXL

Creates a truss materials usage export to Excel

TWH

Re-calculates chord to web connection holes

TMH

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6.3.2 RRS Creating Roof Shapes The first part of any truss job is to draw the roof plan. There are several ways to achieve this. It could be drawn using basic cad commands, or you could import the roof plan if supplied in cad format. However, if it is a regular roof shape you could use one of our wizards. The roof shape wizard is located under the ‘Roof ing’ menu. To access this command go ‘Roof ing ’ >> ‘Roof Layouts’ >> ‘RRS Create Roof Shape’ . The hot key for this command is ‘RRS’ . To use this command, click on the required roof shape and follow the prompts in the cad command area. This will create a basic roof outline with pitching points and eave lines. To add the balance of the roof lines you will need to use the ‘CRL’ - ‘Create Roof Lines’ command which is described next.

6.3.3 CRL Creating Roof Lines To create roof lines, use the ‘CRL’ command. The command is located on the ‘Trusses’ menu. To access the command ‘Trusses’ >> ‘Code As Routines’ >> ‘CRL Create Roof Lines’. It works on the basis that every roof is a block or a collection of

blocks as was previously explained under the ‘Roof Block Theory’ section. To use this command, you need to select three points on each roof block. The first two points selected represent one end of the roof block, the third point can be anywhere along the other end of the roof block. When selecting the roof points, the cursor is set to select end points or intersections.

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After selecting the three roof points, the user is prompted to select a roof type at each end. The options for the first end are Hip, Dutch, Gable, Saddle or More. To select one of these options, just type the first letter of the r oof type, followed by the enter key. The options for the second end are Hip, Dutch, Gable, Saddle or More. To select one of these options, just type the first letter of t he roof type, followed by the enter key. If the roof end type options do not suit your needs, then roof lines may be d rawn using your standard cad command. Next, use the ‘TR’ - ‘Code as Roof Lines’ on completion; this will be described shortly.

6.3.4 TR/TS Coding as Roof Lines or Support Lines

The ‘TR’ command codes lines as roof lines. It serves three purposes: It changes the line to a different linetype and colour, plus it breaks the lines at all roof line intersection points and imbeds a mark to allow the software to recognise it as a roof line. To use the command, just select the desired line or lines with t he cursor. The roof lines are a vital part of truss layouts, as they are used to detect eave overhangs.

The ‘TS’ command codes lines as support lines. Its main purpose is to enable the software to see where the trusses are being supported. The command is used in the

same way as the ‘Code as Roof Lines’ command. The colour and linetype of both these commands are set from the ‘Drawing Settings’ dialogue box which can be accessed through the ‘Options’ tab in the ‘TSET’ command. ©2012 FRAMECAD Limited

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Both the ‘TS’ and the ‘TR’ command allow the user to select either lines or polylines. However if you select a polyline, it will be converted to ordinary lines. This command will not work on heavy weight polylines. If you were to select a heavy weight poly line a warning will be issued. Both roof and support lines may be copied, moved, extended, trimmed, mirrored or stretched using your standard cad commands. However you cannot use the offset command. Whilst it may appear to have worked, all intelligence is lost.

6.3.5 DT Detailing Truss and Veranda Layouts

The ‘TDT or ‘DT’ tool is used for the creation of roof layouts. Full truss, half truss or rafter input is determined in the ‘Detailing Type’ drop down box in ‘TSET’. The ‘TDT’ command works very similar to the ‘CRL’ - ‘Create Roof Lines’ command, with the exception that with truss layouts you select the pitching points, not the eave extremes. The pitching point is shown in the diagram. When detailing a roof truss layout, you will be prompted for a roof type on each end; there are many options available here. Below is a table of available roof types. When detailing half truss layouts, the first point selected is the high point of the roof truss. To make it easy to remember, just think you are up on the high edge of the roof and looking down.

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6.3.6 TLA Truss Labelling To label the trusses, use the ‘TLA’ command. This command gives the option of selecting the required trusses or doing a global selection. If you select trusses, a secondary dialogue box will ask you what number you wish to start the labelling at. The height of the labelling text is currently fixed at the same height as the dimensioning text. Labelling prefixes can be altered in the ‘Labels’ tab in ‘TSET’.

6.3.7 TTO Truss Takeoff As previously explained, the truss software two parts to it. To get the information from the layout to the detail sheets, you need to run a takeoff. The command for this is ‘TTO’. This command will then check your drawing for integrity and create an output file ready for truss building.

6.3.8 NTD/STD Truss Building

To actually build the trusses, you will need to start a ‘Truss Detail Dwg’. To do this from the menu go to ‘FILE’ >> ‘TRUSS DETAIL DWG’ and then select an appropriate drawing size. When you open this new drawing, you will see borders already set up. These borders are an integral part of the truss building process, so please do not explode or erase them.

After opening the new drawing, use the ‘NTD’ or ‘STD’ command to actually build the trusses. The two commands are almost identical, except that the ‘STD’ command allows you to select which trusses to import and detail, and the ‘NTD’ command will import and detail all trusses.

6.4 Truss Analysis 6.4.1 TAN/TAR Using Truss Analysis

Two tools have been provided for truss analysis, the ‘TAN’ ‘Truss Analysis’ and the ‘TAR’ - ‘Truss Analysis with Report’ command. Both commands operate identically, with the exception that the ‘TAR’ command also shows the report. For normal truss building with the ‘NTD’ or ‘BT’ command, the truss analysis works automatically. The only time one needs to run these commands is after doing manual alterations t o trusses. The truss analysis will give one of five results: 1. Analysis Status = Passed 2. Analysis Status = Failed

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If you try to analyse a non-structural item, e.g. ceiling ti e, then no action will occur. If there is more than one truss in the current border then the outcome could generate inconsistent or unreliable results.

‘Passed’ means that with the information supplied, the truss is within the design code limits as set in the truss loading settings. When a truss has passed, all members on that truss are automatically re labelled and the cutting lists are updated.

‘Failed’ means that with the information supplied, the truss is outside the design code limits as set in the truss loading settings. This means that the truss will need to be reconfigured in some form to pass analysis. The appendix in the rear of this manual will give some assistance in this area. When a truss fails, the members are not labelled, and no cutting lists are generated.

‘Support Failure’ means the failure occurs when the software detects less than two support points on the truss. In this case you need to check to see if the lack of supports is genuine, if not, you can use the ‘TAS’ command to add the required support points and reanalyse. If the lack of supports is genuine, then a structural engineer’s advice should be sort.

‘Error’ occurs when the analysis engine has generated an internal error. This could occur when the software malfunctions or when there is a total and absolute truss failure. If it is a software malfunction, then a copy of the truss should be forwarded to the software developers for debugging.

‘Incorrect Data’ occurs when your data file is out of date in this case you will need an updated data file. For this you should contact you network administrator or software support person.

6.4.2 Hints on Fixing Truss Failures In all cases, reducing the load on the truss by either reducing the truss spacing or adding additional support points will fix failure problems. However, if this is not possible then the guidelines below may help. If a chord has failed with a failure of greater than 200%, then there is nothing that can be done to that truss with the exception of reducing the load on the truss. In all cases, you will need to go back to the layout and find additional internal supports or redo the layout with an alternate configuration.

Compression Failures 1. If a top or bottom chord, decrease panel point spacing. 2. For bottom chords, chord restraint spacing could be reduced. 3. For webs, add a midpoint web restraint. 4. The gauge thickness or size of the member could be increased. 5. Boxing of the member could also assist. Shear Failures 1. The gauge thickness or size of the member could be increased. ©2012 FRAMECAD Limited

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2. Boxing of the member could also assist. 3. If it is a chord with a support point between panel points, then locating a web above this support point will help. Bending Failures 1. For bottom chords, chord restraint spacing could be reduced. 2. For webs, add a midpoint web restraint. 3. The gauge thickness or size of the member could be increased. 4. Boxing of the member could also assist. Deflection Failures 1. The gauge thickness or size of the chord member could be increased. 2. Boxing of the chord member could also assist. 3. If points 1 & 2 do not fix the problem or is not practical, then point 1 is the only alternative as the load on the truss must be reduced. Support Failure 1. Add additional supports to the truss. Crushing Failures 1. If there is a support point mid way between panel points, then bringing a web to this point could assist. 2. Partially boxing the members between the panel points could also help. 3. Increasing the gauge or material thickness could also fix the problem.

6.4.3 TLI Editing Truss Materials Editing of truss materials is done through the ‘TLI’ - ‘Truss List’ command. To operate, just select the material or materials to edit and a dialogue box will appear showing all available materials within your truss system. You should also note the material height and width to the right of the material descriptions. This is here because it is possible to use the materials in either orientation but the materials structural properties will be different for each orientation, so make sure you use the correct one. Also at the bottom of the box, is an


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option to ‘Re-Engineer’. If ticked, the truss will be automatically re-engineered after editing of the materials. Once you have changed materials, you will notice that the cutting lists are automatically updated.

6.4.4 Listing a Truss Joint There is an option in the ‘TLI’ dialogue box to ‘List Joint’ for the purpose of listing each truss joint. This command will bring up a dialogue box showing all available data.

The ‘First Fixing Capacity’ refers to the allowed capacity of the first fixing type. Currently the software allows for a maximum of two fixing types per system, but this will be changing in the near fixing.

The ‘Second Fixing Capacity’ refers to the allowed capacity of the every other fixing after the first fixing type.

The ‘Joint Capacity’ is the total capacity of fixings at that joint. The ‘Applied Load’ is the total load on that joint as determined by the truss analysis.

6.4.5 TBM/TBP Boxing Truss Members

To box a truss member, use the ‘TBM’ - ‘Truss Box Member’ command. This command will fully box a truss member. This command also has the added feature in that not only will it box a member, but it will also un-box a member if it is already boxed. When using the command to un-box, you are better off selecting the member(s) with a crossing, this is the only sure way of selecting the correct member. If you wish to only partially box a member, use the ‘TBP’ - ‘Truss Box Partial’ command. This command requires you to select two points, the starting point and the ending point. This command will not un-box a member, to un-box a partially

boxed member use the ‘TBM’ command.

6.4.6 TWR Add Web Restraint

The ‘TWR’ - ‘Truss Web Restraint’ will add a restraint to any webs. To use the command just select a point on the web where you require the restraint. WARNING: When adding a web restraint make sure it is noted on the layouts so you can be sure this restraint will be added on site, as this will be a structural requirement.

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copy parts of a truss, ensure you use the correct member for the load condition required. Failure to do this will create an inaccurate analysis result.

Top Chord Live Roof Load

Yes

Live Ceiling Load Dead Roof Load

Bottom Chord

Yes

Yes

Service Load

Yes

External Wind Load Internal Wind Load

Web

Rail

Verandah Rafter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dead Ceiling Load

Snow Load

Horiz Chord

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

The only exception to the above would be a girder truss. The bottom chord of a girder truss would also carry the imposed load of the oncoming bridge trusses.

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6.5 Advanced Truss Layout Tools 6.5.1 TVC Visual Controls Sometimes truss layouts become very confusing, with lines of top of lines. FRAMECAD Pro has provided a tool called ‘TVC’ - ‘Truss Visual

Control’ to allow the operator to easily show or hide various aspects of a truss layout. The command is located on the dropdown menus, to access go ‘TRUSSES’ >> ‘TVC Visual

Controls’. By clicking on the desired tick box various aspects will be shown or hidden. Alternately you could also just use the CAD systems standard ‘Layer’ command.

6.5.2 CT Code Line As Truss Sometimes when detailing roofs, you want a truss at a specific location but the

software will not automatically do it. In those circumstances the routine ‘CT’ has been provided. The operator is required to draw the line, which

represents the truss then use the ‘TCT Code Line as Truss’ routine. When the command is first activated, a dialogue box appears. Select the required truss type, pitch and truss spacing. If applicable also select the required truss height and dutch rail height location. When selecting the line to code as truss, the end closest to the point selected will be the starting end or left hand end. This is especially important with half trusses, as eaves are only added to the starting end of a half truss.

The ‘D’ field beside the toe height field, restores the toe height to the default value.

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6.5.3 TTC/TCM/TBR Cutting Off Trusses Three commands have been provided to cut trusses. They are ‘TTC’, TCM’ and

‘TBR’. These commands can be accessed from the drop down menu, go ‘TRUSS’ >> ‘LAYOUT EDITS’ The ‘TTC’ command cuts off one end on a single truss. The ‘TCM’ - ‘Truss Cut Multiple’ cuts off one end of multiple trusses The ‘TBR’ - ‘Truss Break’ cuts a truss into two trusses at a specific point.

6.5.4 TRB/TBB/TCB Adding Roof Bracing Three types of roof bracing can be added. There is bracing along the top chord, bracing along the bottom chord and construction from brace to brace. The

commands for these are ‘TRB’, ‘TBB’ and ‘TCB’. They are all accessed from the drop down menu ‘TRUSSES’ >> ‘OTHER DETAILING’. The ‘TRB’ - ‘Truss Roof Brace’ adds roof bracing to the top chord. The user needs to select three points for this command.

The ‘TBB’ - ‘Truss Bottom Brace’ adds roof bracing to the bottom chord. The user needs to select three points for this command.

The ‘TCB’ - ‘Truss Construction Brace’ adds in construction brace and only two points need to be selected.

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6.5.5 Dimensioning Roof Trusses Four commands are sufficient to dimension most roofs. These commands are ‘DH’, ‘DV’, ‘DA’ and ‘DO’. The ‘DH’, ‘DV and ‘D A’ commands produce regular style dimensions where as the ‘DO’ command produces ordinate style dimensions. All commands require the operator to select three points, the first being the location for the dimensions, and the second and third points are the starting and finishing points for the dimensions.

6.5.6 TIC Layout Integrity Checks This command is a quick way of checking for drafting errors or simple oversights. The command name is ‘TIC’ - ‘Truss Integrity Check’. It can be accessed from the main ‘Trusses’ drop down menu. If any errors are found, then a warning box will appear showing what errors were suspected. Different levels of warnings can be preset within the data file, so not all systems have the same warnings. However most systems will check for the presence of roof bracing and warn on trusses over the maximum length.

6.5.7

Do’s and Don’ts of

CAD Commands

Whilst our software operates within the cad environment, not all cad commands are compatible. The two main commands which cause big problems are the ‘OFFSET’

command and the ‘MIRROR’ command. Whilst the offset command may appear to have worked, in many if not all cases it does not copy the intelligence with the associated entity. An example of this would be if you offset a roof line, it looks like it has offset the entity okay, but the new item now is only a line, it has lost all intelligence. Whilst this is a problem, if you are aware of it, the command can still be useful.

Be very aware about using the ‘MIRROR’ command. Its results can be unreliable. If you must use it just be aware.

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6.6 Layout Reports and Printing 6.6.1 TOS/TOD/TOV On Sheet Summaries There are currently four available on sheet reports, the ‘TOS’, ‘TOD’, ‘TOV’ and the

‘TOA’ commands. These are designed as short summaries intended to adorn the roof truss layout.

The ‘TOS’ - ‘Truss Onsheet Summary’ gives a short summary of the truss types used on the truss layout. The summary includes quantities and a tally of bottom chord lengths.

The ‘TOD’ - ‘Truss Onsheet Design’ summary gives a brief summary of the design including various critical settings. This summary is possibly the most important summary as it shows the operator has used the correct loading methods.

The ‘TOA’ - ‘Truss Onsheet Accessories’ summary given a list of other associated item required to go with the roof trusses. This command has a settings dialogue box associated with it containing many options. By pressing the ‘Default’ button, the default options will be restored from your truss data file. Currently there is no way to set a default, except by direct editing the data file.

6.6.2 TLR Printable Reports Currently there is only one layout report available. This is the ‘TLR’ - ‘Truss Layout

Report’. Through this report you may export to a text file or a CSV type file and print to a printer. The options menu allows you to hide or show components, brackets and fasteners.

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6.6.3 PRIA Printing the Layouts If you are using IntelliCAD Version 5 or above, we have provided a spool printer that

will print all views through one command. The command for this is ‘PRIA’. It has an options dialogue box associated with it containing several settings. Here you can select the appropriate printer, paper size, number of copies etc. Once

you press ‘GO’ all views will be printed automatically.

6.7 Definitions 6.7.1 Truss Marker Definition The truss marker that is drawn on truss layouts refers to the face of the truss with the truss sitting on the marker.

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6.7.2 Common Truss Parts

6.7.3 Common Roof End Type

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7 Floor Layouts Dialogue Styles



Usage

BSET

Border setup

REV

Revision notes

DA

Dimension aligned

DL

Dimension lengths

DH

Dimension horizontally

DV

Dimension vertically

DJH

Dimension joists horizontally

DJV

Dimension joists vertically

DOH

Dimension horizontally ordinate style

DOV

Dimension vertically ordinate style

FJSET

Floor sheet setup

FO

Offset a trace

IP

Inherit properties

J3D

Floor to 3D

JAD

Add a detail drawing

JAM

Add a member to data file

JAP

Add a part to data file

JAS

Add a sectional properties to data file

JBP

Create a bracket plan

JCNC

Generate CNC output

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JDF

Detail floor sheeting

JEG

Erase guides

JFJ

Find a floor member

JIC

Floor integrity check

JID

Insert a detail drawing

JIM

Insert a member

JIS

Insert service holes

JJC

Cut a floor member

JJD

Detail webbed floor joists

JJM

Cut multiple floor members

JLA

Label floor members

JLI

List a floor member

JLR

Layout report

JOB

Onpage bracket report

JOF

Onpage sheeting report

JOS

Onpage member summary

JP1

Detail purlins

JP2

Add holes to purlins

JSET

Main floor settings

JSS

Show members starting edge

JSV

Create a sectional view

JSW

Show web side

JTO

Take off webbed joists

JUA

Update all webbed joist cutting lists

JUR

Joist usage report

JUS

Update single webbed joist cutting lists

JWB

Detail a single webbed beam

PC

Cut a trace

PE

Extend a trace

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Join a trace

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Show old wall layer

SWA

Add to old wall layer

ULE

Run of engaged piers

ULI

Run of isolated piers

ULP

Run of steel posts

URU

Rough in under floor plan

USE

Insert single engaged pier

USET

Under floor settings

USI

Insert single isolated pier

USP

Insert single steel post

7.2 New Layout Drawing See 5.1 New Layout Drawing

7.3 BSET Border Setups Refer Section 5.2

7.4 JSET Floor Settings This is the main setup routine for floor detailing. This command may be accessed directly from the menu, or directly from the command line as ‘JD’. Each field is explained here in detail.

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‘Current System’ - This field contains the name of the floor system to be used. System files are kept in the ‘\Tanmari\Framing Module\Library ’ folder and all floor files have a file extension of ‘.da7 ’.

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‘End Bearer Type’ - This field shows the type of ‘End Bearer ’ to be used. The image to the right of the dialogue box will show the definition of an ‘End Bearer ’. This image is a dynamic image which changes as each field receives focus. An ‘End Bearer ’ is a member that carries terminating joints. If you do not wish to use any ‘End Bearer ’ select ‘None’ from the drop down box.

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‘Side Bearer Type’ - This field shows the type of ‘Side Bearer ’ to be used. The image to the right of the dialogue box will show the definition of an ‘Side Bearer ’. This image is a dynamic image which changes as each field receives focus. A ‘Side Bearer ’ is a member that usually does not carry joints. If you do not wish to use any ‘Side Bearer ’ select ‘None’ from the drop down box.

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‘Internal Bearer Type’ - This field shows the type of ‘Internal Bearer ’ to be used. The image to the right of the dialogue box will show the definition of an ‘Internal Bearer ’. This image is a dynamic image which changes as each field receives focus. An ‘Internal Bearer ’ is a member that usually carries joists on each side. If you do not wish to use any ‘Internal Bearer ’ select ‘None’ from the drop down box.

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‘Joist Type’ - This field shows the ‘Joist ’ type to be used. The image to the right of the dialogue box will show the definition of a ‘Joist’ . This image is a dynamic image which changes as each field receives focus. The value used here will be dictated by the available engineering, and the type of floor sheeting used.

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‘Joist Spacing ’ - In this field, the spacing of the joists are set. Normally this field is a multiple of 150, however under some circumstances this may need to be changed.

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‘Internal Bearer Spacing ’ - This field is the spacing of the ‘Internal Bearers’. The value used here will be dictated by the available engineering.


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The ‘Floor Datum’ function is only used when you view the floor system in 3D, or generate accurate sectional views.

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The ‘Dead Load ’ sets the dead load on the joist. This load is expressed as a distributed load. There is a button to the left of this field. By pressing this button you will see a variety of predefined loads.

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The ‘Live Load ’ sets the live load on the joist. This load is expressed as a distributed load.

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The ‘Ceiling Load ’ sets the ceiling load on the joist. This load is expressed as a distributed load. There is a button to the left of t his field. By pressing this button you will see a variety of predefined loads.

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The ‘Snow Load ’ sets the snow load on the joist. This load is expressed as a distributed load.

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The ‘Inline End Bearers’ toggle will set the ‘End Bearers’ to be located inline if this box is ticked. If the box is unticked, then the ‘End Bearers’ will be located under the ‘Joists’. The image in the dialogue box will show the definition of this. This image is a dynamic image which changes as each field receives focus.

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The ‘Inline Int Bearers’ toggle will set the ‘Internal Bearers’ to be located inline if this box is ticked. If the box is unticked, then the ‘Internal Bearers’ will be located under the ‘Joists’. The image in the dialogue box will show the definition of this. This image is a dynamic image which changes as each field receives focus.

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If the ‘Double Int Bearers’ tick box is ticked, then double internal bearers will be used. If it is unticked, then only a single bearer will be used. The value used here will be dictated by the available engineering.

‘More’ Options

Button

The ‘Floor Label Options’ is explained in a section below. The ‘Cutting List Options’ are also explained in a section below.

The ‘Save As Default ’ option means that after ‘Saving As Default ’, every time you restore this system, then these ‘Save As Default ’ options will be reloaded. The ‘Save As A Model ’ means that if desired all settings in the ‘JSET ’ dialogue box can be saves as a model, making it available for future restoration. When you save as a model, a dialogue box appears where you can enter a short description. But please keep this description very short.

The ‘Restore A Model’ will restore any previously saved settings. This can be very useful, as it saves having to reselect members every time.

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7.5 System Editor 7.5.1 JAS Add Sectional Properties With this routine, you can add the sectional properties to members. Currently this routine as no effect in the software, but shortly an engineering package will be added and these properties will be required. Not only will it add properties, but you can also edit or delete properties. To delete an entry, double click on the entry in the right hand list, this item will appear in the details, then to delete the entry click in the ‘Delete’ button. To edit an entry, double click on the entry in the right hand lis t, this item will then appear in the details. Amend as required then press the ‘Add/Update’ button.

To add an entry, add all the appropriate information then press the ‘Add/Update’ button. The software performs a check of all data to ensure it is in the co rrect format with no errors.

7.5.2 JAD Add a Detail Drawing With this function, you can add, edit or delete various details from your block library. All these blocks are stored in the ‘\Tanmari\Framing Module\Blocks\Qfloor ’ folder, with all relevant data stored within the selected data file. To edit an existing item, double click on the member in the left hand list, and all its properties will show on the right hand side. Change the fields as required then press the ‘Add ’ button. ©2012 FRAMECAD Limited

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To delete an existing member, double click on the member in the left hand list, and all its properties will show on the right hand side. Press the ‘Delete’ button and the item will be removed from the list and the associated data file. Also note that the block will be deleted. To add a new item, double click on an existing detail in the left hand list, and all its properties will show on the right hand side. Change the fields as required then press the ‘Add ’ button. The dialogue box will disappear and then you will be prompted to select the block, followed by the blocks insertion point.

In the ‘Drawing Name’ field you must insert drawing name. The name should be short and sweet and should not contain any spaces. The extension ‘.dwg ’ is not necessary and should not be used.

The ‘Description’ field allows you to enter a short description so you can identify its intended use. There is no limit to its length, but shorter is better.

7.5.3 JAP Add a Part This routine allows you to add, edit or delete parts. To delete an entry, double click on the entry in the right hand list, this item will appear in the details, then click in the ‘Delete’ button. To edit an entry, double click on the entry in the right hand list, t his item will then appear in the details. Amend as required then press the ‘Add/Update’ button.

To add an entry, add all the appropriate information then press the ‘Add/Update’ button. The software performs a check of all data to ensure it is in the correct for mat with no errors.

7.5.4 JAM Add a Member This routine gives you the capacity to add, edit or delete members at will. The members that appear here are the members that appear in the ‘JSET ’ routine. All fields are required and MUST be filled in accurately. All fields are self explanatory with exception to the ‘Orientation’ field.

The ‘Orientation’ field sets the direction of ‘Channel ’, ‘Lipped Cee’ or ‘Open Cee’ members. It does not affect symmetrical sections. This field consists as a group of four numbers, either 0 or 1. Zero means that the toes or open side face outwards. One means that the toes or open face faces inwards. The first digit refers to ‘End Bearers’, the second digit refers to ‘Side Bearers’, the third digit refers to ‘Internal Bearers’ and the fourth and last item refers to ‘Joists’. 6 7 e g a P


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To delete an entry, double click on the entry in the right hand list, this item will appear in the details, then click in the ‘Delete’ button. To edit an entry, double click on the entry in the right hand list, this item will then appear in the details. Amend as required then press the ‘Add/Update’ button.

7.6 Code As Routines 7.6.1 TS Code As Support Line

The ‘TS’ command codes lines as support lines. Its main purpose is to enable the software to see where the members are being supported. The ‘TS’ command allow the user to select either lines or polylines. However if you select a polyline, it will be converted to ordinary lines. This command will not work on heavy weight polylines. If you were to select a heavy weight polyline, a warning would be issued. Support lines may be copied, moved, extended, trimmed, mirrored or stretched using your standard cad commands. However you cannot use the offset command. Whilst it may appear to have worked, all intelligence is lost.


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7.7 Layout Commands 7.7.1 JD Detail Floor This is the main command used to detail a floor. To use this command, all you need to do is select the boundaries of the floor you wish to detail. The boundaries could be either lines or polylines and should be a closed area. The boundaries could consist on any shape or collection of shapes and several separate boundaries could be included. When this command is first initiated you are prompted to select the boundaries or press ‘Enter ’ for set up. If you press ‘Enter ’ you will be taken to the ‘JSET ’ command. On completion of ‘JSET ’ you will be returned to this routine. Once the boundaries have been selected, you will be pr ompted for a set out point. This is the point from which all the joists are set f rom. Next you will be prompted for the direction of the joists. Here you could just drag the mouse in the direction required and press ‘Enter ’ or select a point to in reference to the set out point or just enter an angle for the joist direction.

7.7.2 JLI List a Floor Member With this command you may list and amend floor members as necessary. Currently it will only amend the first member found. After selecting a member, the starting end of the member is marked with a yellow marker with the finishing end marked with a red marker. As far as editing goes, there are some options you can change or if really desired, you can show the member as a line or if already a line, you can re -expand the member to full width.

7.7.3 JFJ Find a Member Sometimes floor layouts can get very complex. And sometimes you can never find that joist you are looking for. With this command, all you do is enter the joist or member number and a marker will show you its location.

7.7.4 JLA Label Members This routine labels all floor members. When the command is first initiated, you are prompted to select the members to label or return for global selection. If you have opted to select members to label, then you will prompted to set the starting number of the labelling. This is very useful for labelling a job with more than one level of floors. When selecting members for global or individual numbering, any previous text labels selected will be deleted. ©2012 FRAMECAD Limited

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Members will be labelled in the format that was set with ‘JSET ’ ‘Labelling Options’. All members are labelled from the top left corner radiating outwards. The height of the text will be the same as the variable setting ‘DIMTXT ’.

7.7.5 QST Steel Sections This function is a utility for generating profiles of standard steel sections. All member shapes, sizes and profiles are contained within the systems data file. Members may be inserted at any scale with the ability to rotate the section after insertion. When each section is generated, it is generated as a single polyline. Should the need arise, it may be exploded or edited as required.

7.8 Other Detailing 7.8.1 JDF Floor Sheeting This command is used to create floor sheet layouts. The command works similar to the ‘JD’ command. All you need to do is select the boundaries of the floor you wish to add sheeting to. The boundaries could be either lines or polylines and should be a closed area. The boundaries could consist on any shape or collection of shapes and several separate boundaries could be included.

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Next you will be prompted for the direction of the joists. Drag the mouse in the direction required and press ‘Enter ’ or select a point in reference to the set out point or just enter an angle for the joist direction. When this command is first initiated, you are prompted to select the boundaries or press ‘Enter ’ for set up. If you press ‘Enter ’ you will be takes to the floor sheeting options. On completion of the settings, you will be returned to this routine. To select a new sheet type, click on the dropdown box for all available options. If the option desired is not on the list, then contact your systems administrator as there is currently no options available for the user to add additional sheeting.

7.8.2 JID Insert a Detail Drawing This routine allows the user to insert special details into their drawing. When the command is initiated, a list box appears showing a list of all available details.

The ‘Drawing Insertion Scale’ field allows the user to alter the scale of the drawing if desired.

By using the ‘JAD’ command the user is able to add details as they are created. 7.8.3 JIM Insert a Member With this command, you have the facility to add a member into the floor layout at any desired location. To use this command, you need to select a ‘Member Type’ from the list, set the correct ‘Member RL’ , plus any other desired settings, then select two points where you want the member inserted. In some cases it could be a good idea to draw in a temporary construction line, and use this as your insertion points. Once the two points have been selected, you are prompted for a side to offset the member. If a side is not selected, then the member is inserted along the centre line.

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If the ‘Show as Line’ is ticked then the member will not be drawn with thickness. This can be useful when inserting a member underneath a floor.

If the ‘Cut in Member ’ box is ticked, then the new member will be cut into the existing floor erasing a section from the existing floor equal to the width of the member inserted. Third Point Selected

First Point

Second Point

Selected

Selected

7.8.4 J3D Create 3D View

‘Floor’ is mainly a 2D program. However this function creates a full wire frame diagram of the floor system. This is a very handy function when checking very complex jobs with many floor levels. To remove the 3d entities just use this command again. If 3D floors are found they will be deleted, if no 3D floors are found then they will be created. All 3D floors are created on a layer called ‘3D_Floor’ and the 3D colours will be similar to the original entities.

7.8.5 JSC Create Section This command creates a sectional view between any two given points. This command has no other options. The command is very useful when you need to show joist or member orientations. To use the command, you need to select three points, the first point is the location of the sectional view, the second and third points are the staring point and ending point of the section. 1 8 e g a P


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Selected

7.8.6 JIS Insert a Service Line This command is only used by systems where machinery and CNC can cater for the processes of service penetrations in floor members. To see if you can use this provision, please contact your systems administrator. To use the command, you need to select two points, representing the starting and finishing points of the run of service holes. The software will then draw a line between these two points with imbedded information within. This line is drawn on a layer called ‘Service_Hole’ .

7.9 Floor Edits 7.9.1 JEG Erase Guides Usually when drawing or roughing in floor systems, guide lines and temporary lines are often drawn. To erase these guides is sometimes difficult but with this command you can select the whole region and only items not associated with the floor layout will be erased. The biggest trick to good detailing is to create a clean and accurate drawing that is pleasing to the eye. This function is a great aid in achieving this.


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7.9.2 JIC Integrity Check This command performs some basic member checks. At the time of writing, the only check performed was a check for floor members exceeding the maximum allowed length. The maximum allowed lengths have been preset within the data file. Any member found is marked with a red marker and an alert box warning is issued.

7.9.3 JSW Show Web Side This command will show which side of the member is the web side. This only applies to ‘Cee Section’ or ‘Lipped Cee Section’ members as there is no need to use this with symmetrical members or closed sections.

7.9.4 JSS Show Start Every member has a starting end and a finishing end. This command will mark the starting end and finishing end of all members. The starting end is marked with a yellow marker and the finishing end is marked with a red marker. Normally the members are orientated with the starting end being the left or the top side.

7.9.5 JEX Shrink/Expand Members This command is a toggle. It reduces members to a drafting width or expands members to full width. With some systems the drafting width is different from the members actual width. From a detailing or calculation point of view, the drafting width is desired, but from a presentation the actual width is desired. This command gives you the best of both worlds. 7.9.6 JJC Cut a Single Member This function cuts a member at a given point. When this command first initiates, you can select a member or return for setup. The setup allows you to initiate the ability to update the cut end types. To operate, first select the member to cut, and then select the point where you wish to cut the member. When selecting the cutting point, the cursor snap mode has been set to select an end point or intersection. If needed, you may wish to draw in a guide line to represent the cutting point. If the options were set to update end types, then a dialogue box would appear asking you to select the appropriate end type for that particular member, the current member end type should be highlighted. This dialogue box also shows a slide view of the end type. ©2012 FRAMECAD Limited

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7.9.7 JJM Cut Multiple Members This command operates similarly to ‘JJC ’ except here you can cut many members at once. To use this routine, you need to select two points to represent the cutting line. All members intersecting these two points will be cut. When selecting the cutting point, the cursor snap mode has been set to select an end point or intersection. If needed you may wish to draw in a guideline to represent the cutting point.

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7.10 Under Floor Plans 7.10.1 USET Under Floor Settings This sets the main parameters for all under floor detailing. This is where all pier sizes and spacing are set

When ‘USET’ is first initialized, it scans the current drawing for active settings. If no active settings are found, then it retrieves settings from any previously detailed under floors in the current drawing. If still no settings are found then it retrieves the last used settings from the system registry. If no last used settings are found, then the default settings are used. When the default settings are used, a warning is issued, as it is most likely that these settings will need to be changed. When exiting via the OK button, all settings are saved in the current drawing and

also in the system’s registry. If the CANCEL button was pressed, then no settings are changed, and the drawing plus system’s registry remain unchanged. The drawing below explains what each parameter means. Engaged Pier Depth Engaged Pier Spacing

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7.11 Dimensioning 7.11.1 DH Dimension Horizontally This routine will dimension horizontally from point to point. Select the dimension location then select the points you wish to dimension. When selecting points to dimension, the cursor has been set to pick end points or intersections. This routine

will only dimension using the ‘X’ coordinates.

7.11.2 DV Dimension Vertically This routine will dimension vertically from point to point. Select the dimension location then select the points you wish to dimension. When selecting points to dimension, the cursor has been set to pick end points or intersections. This routine

will only dimension using the ‘Y’ coordinates.

7.11.3 DA Dimension Aligned This routine will dimension walls between two points. Select the dimension location then select the points you wish to dimension. When selecting points to dimension, the cursor has been set to pick end points or intersections. This routine will dimension at whatever angle the second point is from the first.

7.11.4 DOH Dimension Ordinates Horizontally This routine will produce a series of running ordinate dimensions from a given

reference point. This routine will only dimension using the ‘X’ coordinates. To use this function first select the location where you want the dimensions to appear, then continue selecting point to dimension. The first point selected will be considered to be ‘0’. The rest of the points will be set from this point.

7.11.5 DOV Dimension Ordinates Vertically This routine will produce a series of running ordinate dimensions from a given reference point. This routine will only dimension using the ‘Y’ coordinates. To use this function first select the location where you want the dimensions to appear, then continue selecting point to dimension. The first point selected will be considered to be ‘0’. The rest of the points will be set from this point.

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wish to dimension. This routine will only dimension floor joists, it will ignore all other entities. This routine will only dimension using the ‘X’ coordinates.

7.11.7 DJV Dimension Vertically This routine will dimension wall panels vertically. To operate select a point where you wish the dimension line located, then draw a fence through the wall panels you wish to dimension. This routine will only dimension floor joists, it will ignore all other entities. This routine will only dimension using the ‘Y’ coordinates.

7.11.8 DL Dimension Lengths This routine will only operate on lines. It is a simple routine which labels the length of each segment of the line. It is a very useful routine for producing a simplified concrete slab set out.

7.12 Reports 7.12.1 JOS Onpage Summary

The ‘Onpage Summary ’ creates a summary showing the total quantity of the floor members found. This summary is inserted onto the drawing sheet only. The command gives the user the opportunity to make a selection of panels, or just do a global selection. A secondary prompt also given the user the opportunity to align the report box either ‘Left ’ aligned or ‘Right ’ aligned. This summary is a relative low tech report as it does not update automatically. If you wish to update it, then first you will need to use the cad ‘Erase’ command to remove it.

7.12.2 JOF Floor Sheet Summary This command creates a summary of all floor sheeting and its accessories that were found. The command gives the user the opportunity to make a selection of panels, or just do a global selection. A secondary prompt also given the user the opportunity to align the report box either ‘Left ’ aligned or ‘Right ’ aligned. This summary is a relative low tech report, as it does not update automatically. If you wish to update it, then first you will need to use the cad ‘Erase’ command to remove it.


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7.12.3 JOB Bracket Summary This command creates a summary of all brackets that were calculated. Please note that this is a calculation and caution should be used. The command gives the user the opportunity to make a selection of panels, or just do a global selection. A secondary prompt also given the user the opportunity to align the report box either ‘Left ’ aligned or ‘Right ’ aligned. This summary is a relative low tech report, as it does not update automatically. If you wish to update it, then first you will need to use the cad ‘Erase’ command to remove it.

7.12.4 JLR Layout Report

The ‘Joist Layout Report ’ operates from the layout drawings. It creates a detailed list of components and members found. At the top of the report there is a menu containing various options. Under the export item, you can export the report to a text file or a CSV type file. The ‘CSV ’ format can be very useful as it will open up in ‘Excel ’. You can also pr int the report.

Under the ‘View ’ option you can change the way the data is viewed. It can be viewed in a variety of methods, and showing or hiding various material types. Just which method you use, depends on your specific requirements.

7.12.5 JUR Joist Usage Report

The ‘Joist Usage Report ’ operates from the detailed webbed joists. It creates a detailed list of components. At the top of the report is a menu containing various options. Under the export item you can export the report to a text file or a CSV type file. The ‘CSV ’ format can be very useful as it will open up in ‘Excel ’. You can also print the report.

7.13 Floor Joist Takeoff 7.13.1 JTO Floor Takeoff This command is used to create a takeoff file from the floor layout. This command only works in ‘Webbed Floor Joists’. It does not work, nor can you detail any other sort of floor member. This command operates in a similar manner to the ‘PPD’ or ‘TTO’ command in the wall frame and truss package.

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and are designed for maximum webbed joist lengths up to 7.5m long. You will find this on the menu under ‘File => Small Panel Drawing ’. As with the layout prototype drawings, many settings including units of measure, line type scales, text heights and dimension styles. This drawing, along with its borders is an integral part of the software’s operation. These borders cannot be altered in any fashion, as the panel builder needs these borders to function correctly. No customization or alterations are possible. This prototype drawing is kept in the ‘\Tanmari\Framing Module\Blocks’ folder. It is called ‘BOR12.DWG’. This drawing should never be modified by the user, and under the software license agreement you are not permitted to change or alter it, so consider this as a formal warning.

7.13.3 Std Panel Drawing

This creates a new layout drawing using the STANDARD ‘FRAMECAD Pro’ panel prototype drawing as an overlay. The borders are already set up in this prototype and are designed for longer webbed joists. You will find this on the menu under ‘File => Std Panel Drawing ’.

As with the layout prototype drawings, many settings including units of measure, line type scales, text heights and dimension styles. This drawing, along with its borders, are an integral part of the software’s operation. These borders cannot be altered in any fashion, as the panel builder needs these borders to function correctly. No customization or alterations are possible.

This prototype drawings is kept in the ‘\Tanmari\Framing Module\Blocks’ folder. It is called ‘BOR14.DWG’. This drawing should never be modified by the user, and under the software license agreement you are not permitted to change or alter it, so consider this as a formal warning.

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7.14 Floor Detailing 7.14.1 JJD Detail Webbed Joists This is the main command to detail webbed joists. To use this command you must

be in a ‘Panel Drawing’. This command will detail all joists starting at joist one and continuing in numeric order until no more sequenced numbers are found.

7.14.2 JWB Build a Webbed Joist This command details single webbed joists or it could be used to amend an existing detailed webbed joist. To use this command, you must be in a ‘Panel Drawing ’ and your floor system must be capable of ‘Webbed Joists’. To amend an existing joist, press the ‘Inherit ’ button whilst the joist to be amended is visible on the screen. To add additional support points, place a space between each support point. Support points are calculated from left to right. Should it be required, the user may select different end types on the LH and RH ends. The bitmap pictures make this self explanatory.

7.14.3 JUS Update Single Joist

The ‘JUS’ command will update the cutting list on a single page only. There are no options and it only updates the cutting list on the current page. If you have a fully automated processing system, then you should not need to use this command.

7.14.4 JUA Update All Joists

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8 Roof Layouts Dialogue Styles



Usage

BSET

Border setup

DA

Dimension aligned

DH

Dimension horizontally

DL

Dimension lengths

DV

Dimension vertically

PWD

Software password

QT

Quik text

PRIA

Spool Printing

R3D

Create 3D roof

RAD

Auto detailer

RAE

Eaves creation

RAO

Apron flashing only

RBO

Detail barge capping

RCB

Detail ceiling battens

RCG

Change gutter type

RCL

Create roof lines

RCNC

Generate CNC output

RCO

Set rainwater goods colours

RCR

Copy layout from border to border

RDO

Detail dutch flashing

REL

Detail eave linings

REV

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RFB

Detail fascia and barge

RFG

Detail fascia and gutter

RFO

Detail fascia only

RGO

Detail gutter only

RHD

Detail high set downpipe

RHO

Detail hip capping

RID

Insert detail drawing

RIS

Detail individual sheets (work in progress)

RLD

Detail low set downpipe

RLI

List a rainwater item

ROS

Add onpage summary

ROT

Add onpage totals

RRA

Calculate roof area

RRO

Detail ridge capping only

RRS

Draw a roof shape

RSA

Detail roof sheeting

RSB


RSC


RSD


RSE


RSET

Rainwater goods settings

RSF


RSG


RSH


RSO

Detail soaker flashing

RSP

Detail a spreader downpipe

RTOL

Tolerance setups

RUR

Rainwater goods usage report

RVL

Detail verandah linings

RVO

Detail a valley gutter

RVV

Detail a valley flashing

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View 3D

SW

Show/hide old wall layer

SWA

Add to ‘Old Wall’ layer

TR

Code as a roof line

8.2 Basis of Operation Quik Roof is an aid to the roof detailing package. It has been designed as a semiautomated system allowing user intervention making the system capable of detailing any arrangement of roofing. Before a roof can be detailed the operator first needs to draw in all appropriate roof lines. Once this has been done, the roofing and rainwater goods can be detailed. To draw in the roof lines, we have created many tools to aid this procedure. Every roof is a rectangle or a collection of rectangles. Throughout this manual these rectangles will be referred to as roof blocks. Sometimes these roof blocks may overlap, and sometimes they may have more than four sides, but broadly speaking they are still collections of blocks. By selecting just three points the operator is able to define each block of the roof. The two diagrams below show the roof blocks. The roof on the left contains two blocks whereas the roof on the right contains three blocks.

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Even the roof below consists of one roof block.

If you are a novice, is would be advisable to identify your roof blocks before you commence detailing the roof truss layout. The easiest way to do this is with a plain roof layout and an artline pen. Five minutes spent identifying blocks could save half an hour on undo and redo on the computer. When dissecting the roof into blocks, try starting with the smallest block or the wings, and when they are all done, usually the largest block or blocks are well defined.

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8.3 RSET Main Settings When ‘RSET ’ is first initialized, it scans the current drawing for active settings. If no active settings are found, then it retrieves settings from the last previously detailed roof. If still no settings found then it retrieves the last used settings from the system registry. If no registry settings are found, then the default settings are used.

When exiting via the ‘Update’ button, all settings are saved in the current drawing and also in the systems registry. If the ‘CANCEL’ button was pressed, then no settings are changed, and the drawing, plus systems registry remain unchanged. Most of the entries are self explanatory, to change a field, press the ‘S’ button to the right of the field and select the required item f rom the options dialogue box.

It is recommended that the ‘Select Flashings by Entity Method ’ remain ticked as this means that to detail flashings etc. you only need to select the line and not each end of it.

The ‘Roof Pitch’ field contains two values, the first or left hand value refers to the main roof pitch, and the second or right hand value refers to the verandah roof pitch. The ‘Radius’ field also contains two values, the first or left hand field refers to the radius on a curved main roof, with the second or right hand field referring to the curve on a bullnose roof.

The ‘Truss Spacing ‘ field contains two values, the first or left hand value refers to the main roof truss spacing, and the second or right hand value refers to the verandah rafter spacing. These fields are used for the calculation of roof batten screws.

The ‘Roof Construction’ refers to the type of material used f or roof framing. It is used to ensure the correct style of fasteners is used for the roof battens.

Pressing the ‘Default ’ button will restore the default settings from the current system data file. ‘Quik Roof ’ data files are kept in the ‘\Tanmari\Framing Module\Library’ folder, and they all have an extension of ‘.da10 ’. Pressing the ‘Tolerance’ button brings up the ‘RTOL Tolerance Settings’ dialogue box. For more information please refer to the appropriate section.

8.4 RTOL Tolerance Settings These settings set the maximum lengths, tolerances and length increases for all rainwater goods. The first part of these settings is connected to the roof sheeting only. The balance of the settings is to do with the cappings and flashings etc.  

‘Roofing A’ is the increase in length of standard main roof sheeting ‘Roofing B’ is the increase in length of main roof sheeting when going onto a broken pitch verandah

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The remainder of the settings consists of four columns. The first column defines the maximum length of the item. Items which exceed this length will be cut so as not to exceed this length. The second column is the increment in length of materials that are not associated with a pitch. E.g. If a piece of gutter is detailed at 6000mm, then its length will be detailed as 6000mm + 300mm, thus giving a length of 6300mm. The third column is similar to the second; however this increment is the length of materials that are associated with a pitch. E.g. If a piece of ridge is detailed at 6000mm, then its length will be detailed as 6000mm + 300mm, thus giving a length of 6300mm. The forth column is the length increase of material when it has been cut. This is the amount of material used for the lap. E.g. If a piece of gutter, measuring 10000mm, is detailed, then its length will be increased by 300mm plus the increase of lapping. As there is only one lap then only one lap increase will be added. Therefore the finished length of the material will be 10000mm + 300mm divided by two plus 100mm for the overlap, thus giving 5250mm.

8.5 Roof Layouts 8.5.1 TR Code as Roof Line

The ‘TR ’ command codes lines as support lines. This command serves no purpose except in the visual appearance of the drawing. This command changes the line type to ‘Dot ’ type line with a colour of ‘Cyan’ on a layer called ‘Roof_lines’ .

The ‘TR ’ command allows the user to select either lines or polylines. However if you select a polyline, it will be converted to ordinary lines. This command will not work on heavy weight polylines. If you were to select a heavy weight poly line a warning would be issued.


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Roof lines may be copied, moved, extended, trimmed, mirrored or stretched using your standard cad commands. However you cannot use the offset command. Whilst it may appear to have worked, all intelligence is lost.

8.5.2 RRS Create a Roof Shape

This routine is as quick method of drawing in a roof outline. In the dialogue box there are several pre-drawn roof shapes. Select the desired shape by clipping on the appropriate slide, followed by the ‘OK ’ button. Next the software will prompt the operator for a length of each leg on the structure, and finally the operator is prompted for the eave overhang width. If the desired roof shape was not available, then it will need to be drawn using standard cad drawing techniques. In the real world this command has proved to be totally useless. However if you need to do some testing or a small demonstration, this it becomes a very useful command.

8.5.3 RCR Copy a Roof Outline This command copies the roof lines from one border to another. Sometimes when detailing a roof, you realize you need an additional roof plan. Rather than redrawing a roof plan or trying to copy the required pieces of a partly det ailed plan, this routine will do it for you. It filters out and leaves behind the all entities that are not on layer

‘0’ or coded as a roof or support lines. If this command does copy more than was desires, then use cad’s ‘ Erase’ command to remove what was not wanted.

8.5.4 RCL Create Roof Lines This command will create or model a 3D roof of ANY shape or complexity. Its main purpose is to prove or disprove whether a complex roof works or does not work. When the command is first initiated, you are given the option to start selecting points or ‘Return for Setup’ . The ‘Return for Setup’ brings up a settings dialogue box. Here you can set the roof pitch and the desired ‘RL’ of the roof.


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You need to select three sets of points for each roof face. The first set of points define the corner points of the roof face, the number of points selected will vary with the roof face shape, there is no limit to the number of point that can be selected. However the selected points should be either selected in a clockwise or anti clockwise sequential order. The second set of points defines the pitching axis, with the third set defining the direction of the pitch or raking direction. In the example below, points 1, 2 and 3 are used to define the roof face with points 4 and 5 defining the pitching axis or where the ‘RL’ is taken from. Point 6 is created by the software and point 7 sets the direction of the pitch or raking direction. Point One Point Four

Point Six Point Seven Point Three

Point Two

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Point Five

On completion of the 3D roof, you can use the ‘SVV ’ command to view the roof in 3D. The ‘SVV ’ command is a toggle, stepping through four 3D views and back to the plan view.


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8.5.5 RAD Auto Detail This routine will automatically detail all flashings and cappings that were created using the ‘RCL Create Roof Lines’ command. Items that are codes as a roof line, but not identified as a particular part will be marked with a r ed asterisk and will need to be manually detailed. To use this command you will need to select the entities to be detailed. Any existing detailing within the selection will be deleted.

When first initiated the user is given the option to select the entities to ‘Auto Detail’ , or ‘Return’ for a global selection. This global selection should be used with caution, as it will delete any existing detail. Also if you have a roof plan on two separate borders, ‘Auto Detail ’ will delete existing and detail both roof plans.

8.5.6 RCO Set Colours This command will embed the colours into the selected items. When this command is initiated, the user is prompted to select entities or return for a global selection. Once a successful selection has been made, a dialogue box will appear. As entity types are found then the corresponding field on the dialogue box will be enabled. To select a colour, click on the button to the right of the appropriate field, then select the required colour. The colour lists are kept within the data file. So if the desired colour does not appear on the list, you will need to contact your systems administrator to have it added. At any point through the job you can set or change the colours. All colours are embedded within each entity for future reference.

8.5.7 RLI List an Item This command is used to list or edit an item. Only the quantity, colour and length fields can be edited. When selecting items with this command, the user may select the item or the text associated with it. If multiple items are selected, only the first item is displayed, and if changes are made then only the first item will be amended.

8.5.8 RID Insert Detail With this command you can insert detail drawings into the current drawing. Detailed drawing definitions are stored within the data file and are listed against product names. This command only shows details that are appropriate to the items found within the current drawing.


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Currently there is no function to add items to this library, so if the detail is not found or you wish to add more details, then you will need to contact your systems administrator to have these items added. After inserting an item from the list, you should note that this item does not appear on the list next time. Any blocks found within the current drawing are not shown in this list. All items inserted, are inserted on to the current layer. Also the cursor snap mode has been preset to select end points or intersections.

8.6 Purlin Details 8.6.1 JP1 Detail a Purlin This command is used to detail simple purlin diagrams. After initiating the command, a dialogue box appears. After filing out the dialogue box as required and pressing the ‘Build ’ button, the user is prompted for an insertion point.

If the ‘Continue With Punching ’ box is ticked, then after drawing the initial purlin shape, the ‘Purlin Punching ’ dialogue box appears. This routine only draws a very basic diagram intended for the ordering of purlins. It is not intended for fabrication drawings.

With this command, there is no option to add purlins to the list. What is in the list is hard coded and compiled within the software.

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If ‘Auto Holes’ is ticked, holes will be inserted into the purlin from the start to the finish at this exact spacing. If it is not ticked, then the user will be prompted for each punch location. Either way the software prompts the user for the starting location of the first hole.

If this command is used as a continuation of the ‘JP1’ command, then the user is not prompted for the purlin otherwise the user is required to select the purlin to add holes to.

8.7 Downpipes 8.7.1 RLD Low Set Downpipes This option allows the user to detail low set downpipes. Low set downpipes allows 1.5 lengths of length per downpipe. To use the command, just select a point where you wish the downpipe to appear.

If desires a user may opt to press return to enter ‘RSET’ rather than picking a point, upon exit of ‘RSET’ the user will once again be prompted to select a point. A downpipe will be added to the drawing drawn on a layer called ‘qr_downpipe’ .

8.7.2 RHD High Set Downpipes This option allows the user to detail high set downpipes. High set downpipes allows 2.5 lengths of length per downpipe. To use the command, just select a point where you wish the downpipe to appear.


8.7.3 RSP Spreader Downpipes This option allows the user to detail spreader downpipes. Spreader downpipes allows 0.5 lengths of length per downpipe. To use the command, just select a point where you wish the downpipe to appear.


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8.8 Roof Sheet Detailing To detail roof sheet, you need to select three points. The first and the second point are used to calculate the quantity of roof sheeting; the third point is used for the length calculation. The drawing below shows the three points selected.

Similar to all other commands, you can access the ‘RSET’ command when this command is first initiated.

Point 3

5 4 5 3 1 5 / S R

Point 1

Point 2

Within the roof sheet detailing options, there are eight different types of roof sheeting which may be detailed. Each type and its hot key are listed below:

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RSA RSB RSC RSD RSE RSF RSG RSH RCB

Standard main roof sheeting extended into a gutter Broken main roof sheeting going onto a skillion verandah Dropped verandah type roof sheeting going into a gutter Broken pitch verandah sheeting going into a gutter Dropped verandah bullnose roof sheeting going into a gutter Broken pitch bullnose verandah sheeting going into a gutter Curved roof sheeting into gutter at both ends Curved roof sheeting into gutter at one end only Details ceiling battens

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A R S

R S B

A R S

R S B

RSD

RSC

RSF

RSE

R S G

R S H

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8.9 Flashing For the detailing of flashings and cappings, we have provided 12 different combinations. Select the type required. To detail, you are given the option of detail by ‘Entity’ or by ‘Points’. By ‘Entity’ means that the length of the item selected will be takes as the length of the flashing (plus clearances etc).

The ‘Entity’ method allows you to select more than one entity at a time. The ‘Points’ method requires the operator to select the starting point and ending point of each flashing. When using this method the cursor is automatically set to select end points

or intersections. All flashings are drawn on the layer ‘qr_flashings’.

8.9.1 Flashing Commands

Items marked with the ‘р’ use the pitch component in their length calculations.           

RFG – Fascia Gutter This details fascia and gutter simultaneously. р RFB – Fascia Barge This details fascia and barge simultaneously. р RHO – Hip Capping This details hip cappings only. RRO – Ridge Capping This details ridge cappings only. р RVO – Valley Gutters This details valley gutters only. RFO – Fascia Only This details fascia only. RGO – Gutter Only This details gutters only. RBOр – Barge Only This details barge cappings only. RDO – Dutch Flashing This details dutch flashings only. р RAO – Apron Flashing This details apron flashings only. RSO – Soaker Flashing This details soaker flashings only.

8.9.2 RCG Change Gutter Types Quite often, you are requested to change the gutter type after completion of all detailing. Therefore this command has been provided to fulfil that function. To use this command, select the desired gutter entities then select a new gutter type from the list. There is no need to set the colours again as the colour settings are preserved. However you will need to redo all reports and onpage summaries.

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8.10 Soffits 8.10.1 REL Eave Soffit This command is used to detail soffit linings to the eaves. Similar to all other

commands, you can access the ‘RSET’ command when this command is first initiated. To use the command you need to select three points similar to the roof sheet

detailing functions. All detailed soffits are placed on the ‘qr_soffit’ layer. The ‘Eave Soffit’ does not use any pitch component in its quantity calculations.

8.10.2 RBL Barge Soffit This command is used to detail barge linings to the eaves. Similar to all other commands, you can access the ‘RSET’ command when this command is first initiated. To use the command you need to select three points similar to the roof sheet

detailing functions. All detailed soffits are placed on the ‘qr_soffit’ layer. The ‘Barge Soffit’ uses the main roof pitch in its quantity calculations.

8.10.3 RVL Verandah Lining This command is used to detail verandah linings to the eaves. Similar to all other

commands, you can access the ‘RSET’ command when this command is first initiated. To use the command you need to select three points similar to the roof sheet

detailing functions. All detailed soffits are placed on the ‘qr_soffit’ layer. The ‘Verandah Soffit’ uses the verandah roof pitch in its quantity calculations.

8.11 Reports 8.11.1 ROS Onsheet Summary

The ‘Onsheet Summary ’ creates a summary showing the total quantity and the length of the materials and their accessories. This summary is inserted onto the drawing sheet only. The command gives the user the opportunity to make a selection of items or just do a global selection. A secondary prompt also given the user the opportunity to align the report box either ‘Left ’ aligned or ‘Right ’ aligned.


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When selecting a point for the report, the user is given the option to set some report options. These should be set on an individual needs basis. This summary is a relative low tech report, as it does not update automatically. If you wish to update it, then first you will need to use the cad ‘Erase’ command to remove it.

8.11.2 ROT Onsheet Totals

The ‘Onsheet Totals’ creates a summary showing the total quantity for each item found along with its accessories. This summary is inserted onto the drawing sheet only. The command gives the user the opportunity to make a selection of items, or just do a global selection. A secondary prompt also given the user the opportunity to align the report box either ‘Left ’ aligned or ‘Right ’ aligned. When selecting a point for the report, the user is given the option set some report options, these should be set on an individual needs basis. This summary is a relative low tech report, as it does not update automatically. If you wish to update it, then first you will need to use the cad ‘Erase’ command to remove it.

8.11.3 RUR Materials Report

The ‘Material Usage Report ’ operates from the detailed wall panels. It creates a detailed list of components. At the top of the report is a menu containing various options. Under the export item you can export the report to a text file or a CSV type file. The ‘CSV ’ format can be very useful as it will open up in ‘Excel ’. You can also print the report.

8.11.4 RCNC CNC Output This command works from the items detailed. It generates the required files needed to drive the roll formers. Most routines give the user the option to select the desired items or return for a global selection. Upon completion of this routine, the ‘CN C File’ is deposited in the ‘\My Documents\CNC ’ folder. Each system basically has a different routine, but the software is indigent in this respect, so it uses the correct routine for each system. As each system is different, the file extension can vary from system to system, so to file out your file extension, please contact your systems administrator.

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9 Miscellaneous 9.1 Software Folder Structure The FRAMECAD Pro Software is contained within one folder on your hard drive. At installation type by default the software is installed on your C:drive. However the software may reside on any drive, but to do this, you will need t o move it and amend the path in IntelliCAD. The software may also reside in any folder, as long as the main folder is called ‘Tanmari’ and the correct sub folders are within it, all will work. Below is a brief outline of the folder structure: Main Folder Tanmari\Framing Module

Sub Folder Blocks

Nested Folders Qfloor Qframe Qroof Qtruss

Data Exe Library Manual Menu Training

9.2 Backing Up and Archiving It is recommended that you backup your data files regularly. We recommend you do the data files weekly and your drawing work daily. We recommend that you use WinZip  to archive these files to a removable type storage disk. The only folder that you need to backup for data files is the ‘\Tanmari\Framing Module\Library’ folder. Your drawing files are located in a directory of your own choice. We also recommend that you leave your auto save set to do auto saves at 10 minute

intervals. The auto save options can be accessed via the drop down menu ‘TOOLS’ >> ‘OPTIONS’. To restore an auto save drawing, you will need to go to the location of your operating systems temporary files, find the file of the appropriate name and change its extension from ‘.$SV’ to ‘.dwg’.


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9.3 PWD - Password If you are wondering what your reference number is, or when your software is due to expire then use this command. In the command prompt area type ‘PWD’ followed by the enter key and a dialogue box will appear showing all relevant details. It should be noted this is also the same dialogue box that was used to input your ‘Authorization Code’.

Each computer has a unique ‘ Reference Number’ . The number is made up from the hard disk and motherboard serial number. So therefore if you need to apply for an ‘Authorization Code’, then you will need to obtain the ‘Reference Number ’ from each individual computer.

9.4 Upgrading Software     

Close FRAMECAD Pro Go to website location http://framecad.com/care/software-updates Download latest upgrade and save to a location on your hard disk After download is complete, run the upgrade file that was just downloaded Operation complete. Start FRAMECAD Pro, and press the F2 key. The new version number should now be visible.

9.5 Upgrading Data Files     

These files are normally received by email in the WinZip format Close FRAMECAD Pro Open the reviewed zip file with WinZip Extract to the ‘\Tanmari\Framing Module\Library ’ folder Operation complete. You may now re-start FRAMECAD Pro as data files are upgraded

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In the blank border, a space has been left where you may insert your company logo or any required text. You may alter or rearrange any text within the blank border as you see fit. Lines may be copied, moved or erased as required. Please do not delete any of the attributes. These attributes are vital to the borders operation. Existing attributes may be moved or rearranged as required. If desired attributes visibility may be changed from visible to invisible. When inserting company logo’s make sure they are in dwg format. Inserting bitmaps seldom works and is generally a waste of time. Also watch the size of the logo used. There is no point creating a custom border if the border winds up several megabytes in size. Whilst the border may look pretty the speed penalty taken will certainly overrule the border size. Once you have created your custom border you must go to BSET and change the border name to the same as which you have called your filename.

9.7 PRIA Print Layouts This section only applies to those using IntelliCAD Version 5 onwards. This routine will print the entire layout drawing views or detailed drawing views to the current printer. Drawings are actually printed to a scale that fits the selected paper size. So on this basis it is actually the paper size that determines the scale.


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For the purposes of architectural or detailing work this is usually adequate. However if you do need to print to a precise scale, you will need to use the IntelliCAD print command. When the command is first initiated a dialogue box appears. Here you can manipulate printing in almost any way you wish. 

‘Printer Name’ . By pressing the

‘S’ button to the left of this field, you can select the printer that you wish to print with. 

‘Number of Copies’. This field lets you set any number of copies you desire. When the drawings are printed, they are collated into groups.

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‘Print Layouts’. If this field is ticked, then all alpha views, views named a, b, c etc, will be printed. Under normal circumstances this is used to print layout drawings. When printing, the software advanced from view a to view b to view c etc, and stops printing when no more sequenced views are found.

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‘Print Details’. If this field is ticked, then all numeric views, views named 1, 2, 3 etc, will be printed. Under normal circumstances this is used to print the panel detail drawings. When printing, the software advanced from view 1 to view 2 to view 3 etc, and stops printing when no more sequenced views are found.

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‘Select ’. After pressing this button, the user is prompted to select the borders that will be printed. Only borders selected will be printed. This function works with both layout and detailed drawings. Before using this command, make sure your printer has been selected, as you will have no further option to change it after selecting the borders. If you do wish to cancel printing, try

pressing the ‘ESC’ button on the keyboard. You may need to press this button repeatedly. 

‘GO’. By pressing this button, all views of the selected type will be spool printed. Before using this command, make sure your printer has been selected, as you will have no further option to change it. If you do wish to

cancel printing, try pressing the ‘ESC’ button on the keyboard. You may need to press this button repeatedly.

Print Manager This section only applies to those using IntelliCAD Version 5 onwards. For more information on this item, please refer to the IntelliCAD help files.


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9.8 ResetMenu Sometimes, for reasons unknown, the top dropdown menus need to be reset from time to time. That is the purpose of this function. In the command prompt area type ‘Resetmenu’ followed by the enter key and the menus will be reset. So if you notice that your menu bar is incomplete, or dropdown items are incomplete, then try this ‘Resetmenu’ command. One should also note that each time an upgrade is installed, the software will automatically reload the menu for you.

9.9 Resetting the Paths On the top menus select ‘Tools’ On the top menus select ‘Options’ On the ‘Options’ dialogue box select the ‘ Paths/Files’ tab on the top. In the drawings field the path should read ‘C:\Users\Username\Documents;C:\Program Files\Tanmari\IntelliCAD 6.6\;’ - In the menu field the path should read ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\Tanmari\IntelliCAD 6.6’ - Press ‘OK ’ to close the dialogue box and save settings. - With these two paths set, FRAMECAD Pro should now load correctly. -

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10 Command Summary Below is a summary of the FRAMECAD ProDesign hot keys. There is no need to memorize these keys as with repeated use that will come naturally. If you look at any of the drop down menus at the top or the CAD screen you will notice that these hot keys are also listed beside the command description.

10.1 Commands in Alphabetical Order Command

Description

ACNC

Additional CNC Options

AD

Aluminium Sliding Door

AR

Square arch

AW

Aluminium Windows

BSET

Setup borders

BT


C

Copy

CA

Calculator

CI

Circle

CL

Current layer

CRL

Roof line wizard

CS

Single cavity slider

CSD

Double cavity slider

CT


CTXT

Replace text

D

Dynamic test

DA

Dimensions aligned

DD

Attribute edit

DE

Text Edit

DH

Dimensions horizontally

DHH

Dimensions walls only horizontally

DI

Distance

DJH

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DJV

Dimensions joists only vertically

DL

Dimensions lengths only

DO

Dimensions ordinate style

DT


DTH

Dimensions trusses only horizontally

DTV

Dimensions trusses only vertically

DV

Dimensions vertically

DVV

Dimensions walls only vertically

E

Erase

EA

Erase a Layer

EBR

Brick Fit Ext. Corner

ED

Single door

EL

Explode

EP

Cursor to end point

ETG

Erased truss layouts

EX

Extend

F

Fillet

F1

Help

F2

Prompt history

F3

End snap

F4

Tablet

F5

Isoplane

F6

Coordinate

F7

Grid

F8

Orthogonal

F9

Snap

FL

Freeze a Layer

FO

Frame offset

FS

Single FOW (Face of Wall Sliding)

FSD

Double FOW (Face of Wall Sliding)

FTXT

find text

I

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IBM

Insert bubble mark

IBR

Brick Fit Int. Door

ICD

check dimensions

IIM

Insert item mark

IL

Isolate layer

ILT

Insert leader text

IP

Inherit properties

J

Join Line

J3D

Make Floor 3D

JAD

Add Drawing Detail

JAM

Add a Member

JAP

Add Part Details

JAS

Add Sectional Properties

JBP

Create Bracket Plan

JCNC

Create Joist CNC File

JD

Joist detail

JDF

Floor Sheeting

JEG

Erase guides

JEX

expand shrink members

JFJ

Find Joist

JIC

Integrity check

JID

Insert Connection Detail

JIM

Insert a Member

JIS

Insert Service Line

JJC

Joist Single Cut

JJD

Auto floor detailer

JJM

Joist multiple cut

JLA

Joist label

JLI

Lists joist properties

JLR

Layout report

JOB

On page bracket summary

JOF

On page sheet summary


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JOS

On page joist summary

JP1

Detail purlin

JP2

Add holes

JSET

Floor setup

JSS

show start

JSV

Create Section

JSW

show web side

JTO

Joist take off

JUR

Creates a joist materials usage report

L

Line

LI

List

M

Move

MBUTTONPAN

Middle mouse button set to pan

MI

Mirror

ML

Move last item

MP

Match properties

NR

Nibbed Robe Opening

NTD

Details all trusses

O

Offset

P

Polyline

P3D

Panel 3D

PAR

Panel engineering report

PBI

Insert bath rail

PBS

Update Stud Positions (without engineering)

PC

Panel cut

PCNC

Create Panel CNC File

PCW

Panel calculate wind

PD

Single door

PDC

Detail ceiling panels

PDD

Double door

PDP

Detail posts

PE

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PEG

Erase guides

PF

Panel filet

PFF

Find A Panel

PHH

Calc Head Location

PIB

Insert brace

PIC

Check integrity

PID

Insert Detail

PJ

Panel join

PL

Panel Lengthen

PLA

Panel Label

PLI

List A Member

PM

Panel miter

PMI

Mirror panel layout

PO

Polygon

POB

Beam summary

POD

On page design summary

POO

Opening summary

POP

Post summary

POS

On page summary

PPD

Panel Detailer

PR1

Single Robe Door

PR2

Double Robe Door

PR3

Triple Robe Door

PRA

Rake to angle

PRH

Rake to height

PRP

Rake to plane

PS

Panel square

PS2

Double Sliding Door

PS3

Triple Sliding Door

PS4

Four Sliding Door

PSA

Stud array

PSC

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PSN

Special nog

PST

Panel stacking

PT

Panel Trim

PTF

Panel Trace frame

PU

cleans out library to make file smaller

PUJ

Panel unlock

PVC

Visual Controls

PX

Panels Crossing

QGL

Grid lines

QS

Quick Save

QSET

Frame settings

QST

Quick Steel

QT

Quick text insertions

R

Redraw the screen

R3D

Model 3D Roof

RAD

Auto Roof Detail

RAO

Apron flashing

RBL

Barge soffits

RBO

Barge only

RCB

Ceiling Battens

RCG

Change gutter type

RCL

Create Roof Lines

RCNC

CNC

RCO

Set Colours

RCR

Copy a Roof Outline

RDO

Dutch flashing

RE

Reset cursor snap type

REF

Reference Point

REL

Eave soffits

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Revision marking and updating feature

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RFO

Fascia only

RGO

Gutter only

RHD

High Set Downpipe

RHO

Hip capping

RID

Insert detail

RLD

Low Set Downpipe

RLI

List an Item

RO

Rotate

ROS

On sheet summary

ROT

On sheet totals

RRA

Get Roof Area

RRO

Ridge capping

RRS

Create Roof Shapes

RSA

Standard Main Sheeting

RSB

Broken Pitch Main Sheeting

RSC

Standard Verandah Sheeting

RSD

Broken Pitch Verandah Sheeting

RSE

Standard Bullnose

RSET

Qroof Setup

RSF

Broken Pitch Bullnose

RSG

Double End Curved

RSH

Single End Curved

RSO

Soaker flashing

RSP

Spreader Pipes

RUR

Materials Report

RVL

Verandah linings

RVO

Valley capping

S

Scale

SE

Select layer

SL

Show Layers

SM

Section mark

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SNAPANG

Set snap angle to specified angle

ST

Stretch

STD

Details selected trusses

STH

Converts a square end to a hex end

STL

Split a truss layout

SW

Turn ON / OFF working layer

SWA

Add to working layer

T

Trim

T3D

Create 3D view

TA

Thaw All Layers

TAD

Add / edit detail drawing

TAL


TAN

Analysis without report

TAP

Adds packers

TAR


TAS

Adds support points

TAW

Adds webs

TBB

Bottom Chord Brace

TBM

Fully boxes a member

TBP

Partially boxes a member

TBR

Breaks a truss

TBT


TCB

Construction Brace

TCE

Rebuilds eaves

TCNC

Create Truss CNC File

TCT


TCW

Calculate wind

TD

Timber Sliding Door

TDT


TES

Truss engineering status

TEW

Eases selected webs

TFT

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TH

Code as a hanging beam

TIC

Truss integrity check

TID

Truss insert detail

TJD

Inserts joint details

TL

Label roof trusses

TLA

Label roof trusses

TLI

Lists a truss

TLJ

List a truss joint

TLR

Truss Layout Report

TMH

Re-calculates chord to chord connection holes

TMI

Mirrors selected webs

TMW

Mirror Webs

TOA

On page accessories list

TOD

On page design summary

TON

On Sheet Hip Locations

TOR

Truss Optimization Summary

TOS

On page truss summary

TOV

On page verandah rafter summary

TPL

Adds point loads

TR

Code as roof line

TRB

Add roof bracing to layout

TRL

Amend truss RL (3D height)

TS

Code as support line

TSC

Splices a truss chord

TSET

Main truss settings

TSF

Shows truss failures

TTC

Cuts a single truss

TTM

Cuts multiple trusses

TTO

Main truss takeoff

TUA

Updates a multiple cutting list

TUP

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TUR

Creates a truss materials usage report

TUS

Updates a single cutting list

TVC

Truss visual controls

TVS

Splits a truss Horizontal

TW

Timber Window

TWH

Re-calculates Re-calculat es chord to web connection holes

TWR

Add Web Restraint

TXL

Creates a truss materials usage export to Excel

UD

User Defined Door

ULE

Run of Engaged Piers

ULI

Run of Isolated Piers

URU

Rough in Under floor

USE

Single Engaged Pier

USI

Single Isolated Pier

USP

Single Support Post

UW

User Defined Windows

V

Restore a view

VM

Make a view

VR

Return to view 1

VV

Advance through views

X

Zoom previous

XD

List extended data

Z

Zoom

ZE

Zoom Extents

ZOOMFACTOR

Changes the mouse scroll speed

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11 Some Common Problems 11.1 Software Fails to Load FRAMECAD ProDesign Software modules are loaded via the FRAMECAD Pro shortcut ‘ file which is located in the \Tanmari folder. This file loads the ‘icad.exe ’ file which in turn loads the rest of the FRAMECAD ProDesign modules. Should this file ever be overwritten overwritt en with another ‘icad.exe ’ file then the FRAMECAD ProDesign Software package will fail to load. If

it appears that the software has failed to load, the easiest way to check is to press the ‘F2’ key immediately after FRAMECAD ProDesign has been started. Your screen should look something like the text below. below. If it does not, then you can be relatively sure that the ‘icad.exe’ file is not the FRAMECAD ProDesign version, or is corrupted or is missing altogether. But if you screen does look similar to the screen above, then the software has loaded and the ‘icad.exe ’ file is not your problem. FRAMECAD Pro Licence Expires on 30-09-2010... FRAMECAD Pro Software Version 11.591... FRAMECAD Pro Roofing Module Loaded... FRAMECAD Pro Truss Module Loaded... FRAMECAD Pro Tools Module Loaded... FRAMECAD Pro Floor Module Loaded... FRAMECAD Pro Wall Module Loaded...FRAMECAD ProDesign Software Tools Module Loaded...

11.2 Some Commands Do Not Work Most of the FRAMECAD ProDesign command are two or three digit commands, and most of the standard IntelliCAD alias commands are also two or three digit commands, however some of the FRAMECAD ProDesign commands clash with some of the more obscure IntelliCAD commands. For this reason when the software was loaded, the FRAMECAD ProDesign alias commands were loaded.

To check if the alias commands are correct, type ‘TR’. If the trim command is activated instead of the ‘Code as Roof Line’ command, then the Alias commands need need to be reset. To reset the Alias commands please refer to ‘Procedure One’ outlined below. This problem can occur for several different reasons; one cause would be logging on using a different name, loading an IntelliCAD only upgrade, or accidentally resetting the alias command. At installation time this problem problem occurs if you do not have administrator administrator access.

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11.3 The Menu is Missing FRAMECAD ProDesign Software uses a menu with many more options than the standard IntelliCAD menu. menu. This menu is supplied with and installed with with the software. software. It is also included within most of the FRAMECAD ProDesign upgrades. From time to time the menu seems to get screwed up for any of several different reasons. To resolve this problem, a special command has been provided called ‘RESETMENU’. ‘RESETMENU’. To use the command, start IntelliCAD and type ‘RESETMENU’.

Should the ‘RESETMENU’ command fail to work please refer to ‘Procedure Three’ outlined below.

11.4 Correction Procedures 11.4.1 Procedure 1 – Resetting the Alias Commands 

Start IntelliCAD



On the top menus select ‘Tools’ => ‘Customize ’ On the ‘Customize’ dialogue dialogue box s elect the Aliases ‘Aliases’ tab on the top Next press the ‘Import ’ button In the ‘File Name’ box type ‘C:\Program ‘C:\Program Files\Tanmari\Framing Files\Tanmari\Framing Module\Menu\Icad.ica’ Module\Menu\ Icad.ica’ Make sure the Append ‘Append to existing’ existing’ is is not ticked not ticked Press ‘Open’ to close the alias box Press ‘Close’ to close the customise box

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11.4.2 Procedure 2 – Resetting the Paths 

Start IntelliCAD



On the top menus select ‘Tools’ => ‘Options’ On the ‘Options’ dialogue dialogue box select the ‘Paths/Files’ tab on the top. In the drawings field the path path should should read read ‘C:\Users\Username C:\Users\Username\Documents;C:\Prog \Documents;C:\Program ram Files\Tanmari\IntelliCAD Files\Tanmari\IntelliCAD 6.6\ ’ In the menu field the path path should should read read ‘C:\Program ‘C:\Program Files\Tanmari\IntelliCAD 6.6 ’ Press ‘OK ’ to close the dialogue box and save setti set ti ngs. ngs. With these two paths set, FRAMECAD FRAMECAD ProDesign ProDesign should now load load correctly correctly

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11.4.3 Procedure 3 – Resetting the Menu 

Start IntelliCAD



On the top menus select ‘Tools’ => ‘Customize’ On the ‘Customize’ dialogue dialogue box select the ‘Menus’ tab on the top Next pr ess ess the ‘Import ’ button Make sure the Append ‘Append to current current menu’ menu’ is is not ticked not ticked In the ‘File Name’ box type ‘C:\Tanmari\Framing ‘C:\Tanmari\Framing Module\Menu\ Module\Menu\Icad.icm’ Icad.icm’ or or change the file type dropdown to ‘IntelliCAD Menu File (icm)’ and navigate to the above location. Press ‘Open’ to close the menu box Press ‘Close’ to close the customise box

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12 Engineering Statements 12.1 Wall Panel Engineering Engineered items are designed when ‘PAR ’, ‘PCW ’ and ‘PPD’ commands are initiated on the wall panel layout s, or when the user uses the ‘Update Engineering ’ feature. The software finds the imposed loads from the roof truss and floor framing layouts and converts these loads to uniformly distributed loads. The horizontal wind loads are also calculated according to the usage of the wall panels, external walls use external wind coefficients and internal walls use internal wind coefficients. Through these calculations and checks the top plates, window heads, wind bracing, stud density and stud spacing’s are determined.

12.1.1 Common Notations G Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 P1 P2 P3 Wu Wd Wh Cpu Cpd Cph qu

Vs S L ks s n 

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Gravity load Roof or floor live load (maximum) Roof live load Floor live load Roof plus floor live load 1.1kN point load 0.7kN impact load 1.0kN point load Wind upward force = quCpu Wind downward force = quCpd Wind horizontal force = quCph Nett pressure coefficient Nett pressure coefficient Nett pressure coefficient Reference pressure 0.0006(Vs)2 0.000613(Vs)2 (British Only) Design wind speed (minimum 30m/s) Snow load vertically Length of stud being designed Load redistribution factor Maximum spacing between noggins Number of noggins Deflection

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Nett Pressure Coefficients Non Cyclonic Cyclonic 1.10 1.60 Cpu Wind upwards (0.9 + 0.2) (0.9 + 0.7) (Roof) Cpd Wind Downwards (Roof) Cph Wind Horizontal

0.70 (0.4 + 0.3)

1.05 (0.4 + 0.65)

1.00 (0.7 + 0.3)

1.35 (0.7 + 0.65)

12.1.3 Stud Design The ‘X’ direction lengths of the studs are calculated to be the maximum spacing between the noggins and the ‘Z’ direction length is the overall length of the stud between the top and bottom plates. Where a restraint height has been set in ‘PLI’, the height in the ‘Z’ direction is assumed to be this value. Design checks are carried to the following design standards for the listed load combinations. Stud capacities are calculated to the design standards using effective section properties calculated using the AISI-AS/NZS4600 method. For AS/NZS 4600:2005 Load Combinations

LC1 LC2 LC3 LC4 LC51 LC61 LC7 LC8

1.2G + 1.5Q 1 1.2G + 0.4Q2 + 1.5S 1.2G + 1.5Q3 + 1.5S 1.2G + 1.5P1 1.2G + 0.4Q3 + Wd + Wh 0.9G + Wu + Wh 0.6W h P2

Strength check Strength check Strength check Strength check Strength check Strength check Serviceability check Serviceability check


1.2G + 1.6Q 4 1.2G + 0.4Q2 + 1.6S 1.2G + 1.6Q3 + 1.6S 1.2G + 1.6P3 1.2G + 1.3Wd + 1.3W h 0.9G + 1.3Wu + 1.3W h 0.6W h P2


For SASFA:2007 Load Combinations


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1.2G + 1.6Q 1 1.2G + 0.5Q2 + 1.6S 1.2G + 1.6Q3 + 0.5S 1.2G + 1.6P1 1.2G + 1.6Q3 + 1.6Wh 0.9G + 1.6Wu + 1.6W h 1.0W h P2



1.25G + 1.5Q 1 1.25G + 0.5Q2 + 1.5S 1.25G + 1.5Q3 + 1.5S 1.25G + 1.5P1 1.25G + 0.5Q3 + 1.4W h 1.0G + 1.4Wu + 1.4W h 0.6W h P2



1.4G + 1.6Q 1 Strength check 1.4G + 1.6Q2 + 1.6S Strength check 1.4G + 1.6Q3 + 1.6S Strength check 1.4G + 1.6P1 Strength check 1.2G + 1.6Q3+ 1.4W d+ 1.4W h Strength check G + 1.4Wu + 1.4W h Strength check 0.6W h Serviceability check P2 Serviceability check

For CSA S136-2007 Load Combinations

For BS5950-5:1998 Load Combinations

For EN 1993-1-3:2006 Load Combinations

LC1 LC2 LC3 LC4 LC53

1.35G + 1.5Q 4 Strength check 1.35G + 1.05Q2 + 1.5S Strength check 1.35G + 1.5Q3 + 0.75S Strength check 1.35G + 1.5P1 Strength check 1.35G + 1.05Q3 + 1.5*W d + 1.5*W h+ 0.75S Strength check 3 LC6 1.0G + 1.5*Wu + 1.5*W h Strength check LC7 1.0W h Serviceability check LC8 P2 Serviceability check * 1.75 Factor when ‘C’ (cyclone) wind specified.

For GB 5009-2001 Load Combinations

LC1 LC2 LC3 LC4 LC53 3

LC6

1.2G + 1.4Q 4 1.2G + 1.00Q2 + 1.4S 1.2G + 1.4Q3 + 1.0S 1.2G + 1.4P1 1.2G + 0.85Q3 + 0.85W d + 1.4W h + 1.0S 1.0G + 0.85Wu + 1.4Wh


Strength check Strength check Strength check Strength check Strength check Strength check

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1.0W h P2

Serviceability check Serviceability check

1

Denotes an effective length k factor of 0.8 for studs in ‘Z’ direction. Denotes an effective length k fac tor of 0.85 for studs in ‘Z’ direction. 3 Denotes an effective length k factor of 0.7 for studs in ‘Z’ direction. 2

For serviceability limits

For LC7 For LC8

  L 

/ 150mm or 20mm  L / 200mm or 12mm

For LC8 the point load is applied at the mid height of the stud and is considered to be distributed over a panel length of 1m. For connection capacity of the stud to the plate, load combination LC6 has been used for this check. For all cases the connection is only checked for resistance to uplift as it is assumed full bearing is available within the stud to plate connection.

12.1.4 PAR Load Report The ‘PAR’ command generates a load report. This report shows the calculated load at the top and bottom plate of each wall panel. All these loads are not factored. This report also shows the upward and downward reaction for each wall panel. The reactions are factored. The reactions are factored from the load combinations listed below. The downward reaction is the maximum value for all load combinations evaluated. For AS/NZS 4600:2005 Load Combinations

LC1 LC2 LC3 LC5 LC6

1.2G + 1.5Q 1 1.2G + 0.4Q2 + 1.5S 1.2G + 1.5Q3 + 1.5S 1.2G + 0.4Q3 + Wd 0.9G + Wu

Downwards Downwards Downwards Downwards Upwards

LC1 LC2 LC3 LC5 LC6

1.2G + 1.6Q 1 1.2G + 0.4Q2 + 1.6S 1.2G + 1.6Q3 + 1.6S 1.2G + 1.3W d 0.9G + 1.3W u


LC1 LC2 LC3 LC5 LC6

1.2G + 1.6Q 1 1.2G + 0.5Q2 + 1.6S 1.2G + 1.6Q3 + 0.5S 1.2G + 1.6Q3 + 1.6Wh 0.9G + 1.6W u + 1.6W h


For SASFA:2007 Load Combinations

For AISI S100-2007 LRFD Load Combinations


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LC1 LC2 LC3 LC5 LC6

1.25G + 1.5Q 1 1.25G + 0.5Q2 + 1.5S 1.25G + 1.5Q3 + 1.5S 1.25G + 0.5Q3 + 1.4W h 1.0G + 1.4W u + 1.4W h


LC1 LC2 LC3 LC5 LC6

1.4G + 1.6Q 1 1.4G + 1.6Q2 + 1.6S 1.4G + 1.6Q3 + 1.6S 1.2G + 1.6Q3 + 1.4W d G + 1.4Wu


LC1 LC2 LC3 LC3 LC5

1.35G + 1.5Q 4 1.35G + 1.05Q2 + 1.5S 1.35G + 1.5Q3 + 0.75S 1.35G + 1.5Q3 + 0.75S 1.35G + 1.05Q3 + 1.5*W d + 1.5*W h+ 0.75S 1.0G + 1.5*Wu + 1.5*W h

Downwards Downwards Downwards Downwards

For BS5950-5:1998 Load Combinations

For EN 1993-1-3:2006 Load Combinations

LC6

Downwards Upwards

* 1.75 Factor when ‘C’ (cyclone) wind specified. For GB 5009-2001 Load Combinations

LC1 LC2 LC3 LC5 LC6

1.2G + 1.4Q 4 1.2G + 1.00Q2 + 1.4S 1.2G + 1.4Q3 + 1.0S 1.2G + 0.85Q3 + 0.85W d + 1.4W h + 1.0S 1.0G + 0.85W u + 1.4Wh


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12.2 Roof Truss Engineering 12.2.1 Preface This document applies only the 2007 edition of FrameCAD Pro Software. The software’s engineering modules are operated purely from first principals; this means that all sectional properties and section capacities are calculated from scratch each time in real time. This document gives a basic outline of the calculations performed and methods used. Cold Formed Steel Design requires the extensive use of effective sectional properties at varying stress level, plus the section capacities are a variable against the effective lengths of the material, because of this requirement it is not possible to give worked examples as each sample would run into many hundreds of pages. A list of sections that are covered by this software is provided in the following figure.

Available Sections

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12.2.2 Principles of Operation The method of analysis is via a 2D plane frame analysis using the d isplacement method with skyline matrix technology used to solve the equilibrium. The software takes the truss or rafter from the screen and reduces it to a single line drawing using the centroid of each member as the reference points. Apparent intersections are created thus creating node points with connecting lines. Each line is then subdivided into four more points; this enables us to do far more accurate bending and deflection calculations. Full sectional properties are calculated from the shape information stored. These full properties also take into account the radii of all corners. The warping constant and St Venants torsion constant are also calculated totally f rom first principles mostly using matrix methods or methods of integration. For each load case, the software calculates the forces imposed on each node and element within the truss. Also calculated are the effective sectional properties for both members under uniform compression and members under stress gradient. These effective sectional properties vary with the imposed load and length of each member, therefore the length of the member is taken to be the distance between the major node points. On the completion of the analysis, the overall truss is checked for serviceability deflections and each member is checked for compliance with the code. The screwed, riveted or bolted joints are all designed by the software based on the largest terminating load at that point. Whilst the software designs the required fasteners at each joint, it does not do any checks to ensure that the quantity of fasteners will fit within the allowed space. This may be addressed in future versions.

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12.2.2.1

Units of Measure

The software is not flexible with the units of measure. Units of measure used are listed below. Abbreviation

Report Type

Location coordinates Lengths and distances Applied Point Loads Applied moments Applied distributed loads Yield/Tensile strength Moment of Inertia Torsion constants Warping constant Rotation Reactions Joint loads and capacities Axial forces Bending moments Shear force Compression capacity Bending capacity Shear capacity Effective area Section modulus Bearing Capacity Various

12.2.2.2 Ag An lx ly Ix Iy Zx Zy r x r y xo yo r o1 J Iw E G df tw f y f u

Node inputs Various Node inputs Node inputs Node inputs Section Data Sectional Properties Sectional Properties Sectional Properties Node Results Node Results Node Results Member Results Member Results Member Results Member Capacities Member Capacities Member Capacities Member Capacities Member Capacities Member Capacities Code Compliance

Unit of Measure Metric Imperial Nominal units mm kN N/m kpa/m mpa mm mpa mpa Degrees N N N Nmm N N Nmm N mm2 mm N Percentage %

Common Notations = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

gross area of section nett area of section effective length in X axis effective length in Y axis second moment of inertia about X axis second moment of inertia about Y axis section modulus about X axis section modulus about Y axis radius of gyration about X axis radius of gyration about Y axis distance from X centroid to X shear centre distance from Y centroid to Y shear centre polar radius of gyration torsional constant warping constant Young’s modulus of elasticity 200000 shear modulus 80000 screw diameter material thickness material yield strength material ultimate design strength ©2012 FRAMECAD Limited

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12.2.3 Load Combinations

Load combinations are a regional or location base item and not directly coupled to the actual design code. The load combinations used for each code option as listed in the following sections. In addition to uniform load cases, each member is checked for strength and stability by applying a point load of 1.1kN mid span of each major segment. This check is applied to members where the length of the major segment if greater than five time the height of the section. Load redistribution factors (ks) are applied to this point load. ks = 0.2log10(10L-3/ ns-3) + 0.75

0.2 ≤ ks ≤ 1.0

Where ks L s n

= = = =

load redistribution factor major segment length of member being designed spacing of crossing members number of crossings

12.2.4 Wind Loads The wind speed expressed is the ultimate design wind speed expressed in m/s for metric users and mph for imperial users. From this wind speed, the free stream gust wind

pressures are derived. If the wind speed has a trailing ‘C’ then cyclonic conditions are assumed. Vu

=

ultimate design wind speed

Vs

=

serviceability wind speed

=

0.4017Vu

qu

=

ultimate wind pressure

=

0.0006(Vu)2

qs

=

serviceability wind pressures

=

0.0006(Vs)2

For wind loads upwards the external pressure coefficient is set at 0.90. with the internal pressure coefficients preset at 0.20, f or cyclonic conditions the internal pressure coefficient is set at 0.70. For wind loads downwards the external pressure coefficient is set at 0.40, with the internal pressure coefficients preset at 0.30, for cyclonic conditions the internal pressure coefficient is set at 0.65. For wind loads left to right the external pressure coefficient is set at 1.00, with the internal pressure coefficients preset at zero. For serviceability wind loads downwards the external pressure coefficient is set at 0.90. with the internal pressure coefficients preset at 0.20, for cyclonic conditions the internal pressure coefficient remains set at 0.20. For serviceability wind loads upwards the external pressure coefficient is set at 0.40. with the internal pressure coefficients preset at 0.30, for cyclonic conditions the internal pressure coefficient remains set at 0.30.


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12.2.5 Truss Design Statement for AS/NZS4600:2005 12.2.5.1

Load Combinations

Load Combinations from AS/NZS/1170 & NASH Standard: Load Case 1 G+S Load Case 2 Ws Load Case 3 1.2G + 1.5Q Load Case 4 0.9G + Wu Load Case 5 1.2G + Wd (not used for the -D version) Load Case 6 1.2G + 0.4Q + 1.5S Load Case # 1.2G + 1.5P # - one load case for each chord panel Where G Q S Ws Wu Wd P

= = = = = = =

gravity load or dead load live load or short term load snow load wind serviceability load wind load upwards wind load downwards 1.1kN applied mid span

Load Cases 1 & 2 are used for serviceability checks, and all load cases are checked for strength and stability checks. Snow loads will not appear when there is no snow load present. This applies to both Load Case 1 and Load Case 6. Load Case 4 and Load Case 5 applies the internal wind pressure to the truss top chord.

12.2.5.2

Serviceability Checks

For serviceability checks, all members are checks for deflection mid span and displacement at each node point. For members under dead load, the limits are set at a maximum of length on 300, were a member is cantilevered the limit is set at length on 150. Where members are under wind load only, the limits are set at a maximum of length on 150, were a member is cantilevered and under wind load only the limit is set at length on 75.

12.2.5.3

Strength and Stability Checks

Strength and stability checks are carried out t o AS/NZS4600:2005. For strength and stability checks, all members in all load cases are checked without exception. Items check for are listed below: 

Compression  Bending  Shear  Tension Combined bending and compression  Combined bending and tension  Combined bending and shear 


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12.2.6 Truss Design Statement for SASFA Code 2007 12.2.6.1

Load Combinations

Load Combinations from SASFA Code: Load Case 1 1.1G + 1.1S Load Case 2 0.6W Load Case 3 1.2G + 1.6Q Load Case 4 0.9G + 1.3Wu Load Case 5 1.2G + 1.3Wd Load Case 6 1.2G + 0.4Q + 1.6S Load Case # 1.2G + 1.6P # - one load case for each chord panel Where G Q S Ws Wu Wd P

= = = = = = =



12.2.6.2



12.2.6.3


Strength and stability checks are carried out to AS/NZS4600:2005. For strength and stability checks, all members in all load cases are checked without exception. Items check for are listed below: 



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12.2.7 Truss Design Statement for AISI S100-2007 LRFD Load & Resistance Factor Design (LRFD)

12.2.7.1

Load Combinations

Load Combinations from IBC2009: Load Case1 G+S Load Case 2 Q Load Case 3 Wu Load Case 4 1.2G + 1.6Q + 0.5S Load Case 5 1.2G + 1.6Wu Load Case 6 1.2G + 0.5Q + 1.6S Load Case # 1.2G + 1.6P # - one load case for each chord panel Where G Q S Wu Wd P

= = = = = =

gravity load or dead load live load or short term load snow load wind load upwards wind load downwards 1.1kN applied mid span

Load Cases 1, 2 & 3 are used for serviceability checks, and all load cases are checked for strength and stability checks. Snow loads will not appear when there is no snow load present. This applies to both Load Case 1, 4 and Load Case 6. Load Case 5 applies the internal wind pressure to the truss top chord.

12.2.7.2



12.2.7.3


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12.2.8 Truss Design Statement for CSA S136-2007 LRFD 12.2.8.1

Load Combinations

Load Combinations from CSA S136-2007: Load Case1 G+S Load Case 2 Q Load Case 3 Wu Load Case 4 1.25G + 1.5Q Load Case 5 1.25G + 1.4Wu Load Case 6 1.25G + 0.5Q + 1.5S Load Case # 1.25G + 1.5P # - one load case for each chord panel Where G Q S Wu Wd P

= = = = = =

gravity load or dead load live load or short term load snow load wind load upwards wind load downwards 1.1kN applied mid span

Load Cases 1, 2 & 3 are used for serviceability checks, and all load cases are checked for strength and stability checks. Snow loads will not appear when there is no snow load present. This applies to both Load Case 1, 4 and Load Case 6. Load Case 5 applies the internal wind pressure t o the truss top chord.

12.2.8.2



12.2.8.3


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12.2.9 Truss Design Statement for BS5950-5:1998 12.2.9.1

Load Combinations

Load Combinations from BS5950: Load Case 1 G+S Load Case 2 Ws Load Case 3 1.4G + 1.6Q Load Case 4 G + 1.4Wu Load Case 5 1.2G + 1.4Wd (not used for the -D version) Load Case 6 1.2G + 0.8Q + 1.4S Load Case # 1.2G + 1.6P # - one load case for each chord panel Where G Q S Ws Wu Wd P

= = = = = = =



12.2.9.2



12.2.9.3


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12.2.10 12.2.10.1

Truss Design Statement for EN 1993-1-3:2006 Load Combinations

Load Combinations from EN Load Case 1 Load Case 2 Load Case 3 Load Case 4 Load Case 5 Load Case 6 Load Case 7 Load Case 8 Load Case #

1990:2002: G+S Wu Q 1.35G + 1.5Q G + 1.5*Wu 1.35G + 1.5*Wd 1.35G + 1.5*Wd + 0.75S 1.35G + 0.9Wd + 1.5S 1.35G + 1.5P # - one load case for each chord panel

* 1.75 Factor when ‘C’ (cyclone) wind specified. Where G Q S Ws Wu Wd P

= = = = = = =


Load Cases 1, 2 & 3 are used for serviceability checks, and all load cases are checked for strength and stability checks. Snow loads will not appear when there is no snow load present. This applies to both Load Case 1, 7 and Load Case 8. Load Case 5 to Load Case 8 applies the internal wind pressure to the truss top chord.

12.2.10.2



12.2.10.3


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Compression  Bending  Shear  Tension Combined bending and compression  Combined bending and tension 


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12.2.11 12.2.11.1

Truss Design Statement for GB50009-2001 Load Combinations

Load Combinations from GB50009-2001: Load Case 1 G+S Load Case 2 Wu Load Case 3 Q Load Case 4 1.2G + 1.4Q Load Case 5 G + 1.4*Wu Load Case 6 1.2G + 1.4*Wd Load Case 7 1.2G + 1.4*Wd + 1.0S Load Case 8 1.2G + 0.85Wd + 1.4S Load Case # 1.2G + 1.4P # - one load case for each chord panel Where G = gravity load or dead load Q = live load or short term load S = snow load Ws = wind serviceability load Wu = wind load upwards Wd = wind load downwards P = 1.1kN applied mid span Load Cases 1, 2 & 3 are used for serviceability checks, and all load cases are checked for strength and stability checks. Snow loads will not appear when there is no snow load present. This applies to both Load Case 1, 7 and Load Case 8. Load Case 5 to Load Case 8 applies the internal wind pressure to the truss top chord.

12.2.11.2



12.2.11.3


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