Create Floor Trusses with Interior Bearing and Customized End Conditions

Video Transcript:

  Welcome! In this video we will utilize many of the feature pattern component creation tools to create a floor truss with two unique end conditions and an interior bearing. Let’s get started!

Open the component creation panel and select the feature pattern truss from the predefined shapes.

The shape details panel contains the End Condition and Interior Condition tools we need to modify for our truss.

 We will enter 24 feet for the length and then move down to edit the end conditions.

Starting with the Left End, we will select the top chord bearing condition.

Next we will set the end vertical count to 2.

And change the top chord slider length to one and a half feet.

Now we will adjust the Right End.

Here we will select the bottom ribbon end condition.

Then set the end vertical count to 2.

Great, now that we set up our two unique end conditions, let’s focus on the interior bearing to simulate an interior load bearing wall.

Navigate to the interior conditions tools.

Here we will select the interior bearing condition.

Set the distance from the left to be 8 feet.

Set the bearing width to 5 and a half inches.

And the verticals count to 3.

You will see the truss update in the scene to reflect these changes.

Click next and insert to finish this truss.

Click the analyze button to make sure all checks pass. Excellent!

We have created a floor truss using multiple tools and methods. We hope this video has helped you better understand the tools at your disposal for designing feature pattern trusses with unique end and interior conditions.

See you in the next one!