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Release Notes Notification

The Release Notes notification will appear when a version update has relevant release notes. New notes will appear automatically but can be dismissed. Until the notes are marked as read, the notification will remain and can be clicked to reveal the release notes.

Choose/Create Project

This tool allows you to select or search for a project as well as create a new one. Go here for instructions on how to create projects. Additionally, you can view and save sample projects for ideas and experimentation.

Current Project

The name of your project will appear here.

Project Settings

This menu contains Project Level Load, Analysis, Materials, and Feature Pattern Settings. You can learn how to modify these settings here.

Load Settings

Load settings allow you to define the specific load criteria for components.

Analysis Settings

Load settings allow you to define the specific analysis criteria for components.

Plating Settings

• Add Plates Along Stacks

  Use Add Plates Along Stacks for additional control of stacked member plating.

• Plate Ribbon Blocks

  Use Plate Ribbon Blocks to require two plates per ribbon block. Unchecking this option only applies a single plate for a standard ribbon block and will not apply any plates to a double ribbon condition. This options assumes ribbon blocks will be nailed to the adjacent web during fabrication.

Material Settings

Feature Pattern Settings

Project Menu

This menu contains shortcuts to Create Component Design, Edit Properties, Project Settings, Locking Options, Create an Estimate, and Open Other Project. Additionally, you can Analyze All Components in the project or Design All Truss Envelopes.

Analyze All Components

If a project-wide change has been made, like updating a code, this button can automate the analysis of all trusses within the project.

Design all Truss Envelopes

This tool automatically generates component designs for all empty Truss Envelopes in a layout.

Share

This opens the Create Shared Component Setdialog.

Create Estimate

You can use the Create Estimate tool to quickly create a CSV or PDF using existing or custom pricing for materials.

Upload

This tool allows you to upload supported file formats.

User Menu

This opens a dropdown menu with links to Docs (you are here!), feedback forms, usage statistics, user settings, and more.