Dimension & Display Options

View Options

• Show Reference Lines - Toggle visibility of reference lines

• Member Label options - Choose how to label Webs and all other member types

• Show Field-Installed Members - Toggle visibility of field-installed members

• Show Plates - Toggle visibility of plates

• Show Plate Names - Choose whether to show the names of each plate in its label

• Show Plate Details - Choose what additional information to show in plate labels

• Color By - Choose whether or not to color similar members and what criteria to use for coloring

  • Worst Capacity - All Load Cases - Color component objects that have been analyzed according to their highest capacity check result

  • Lumber Properties - Color the component's members based on their material types (i.e. lumber grade and treatment type)

  • Lumber Geometry - Color the component's members based on their shapes (i.e. lumber size and cuts)

  • No Coloring - Show the default colors for all members

• Dimension Snaps - Toggle midline, centroid, intersection, and vertex snaps for Dimension Mode

• Dimension Detail

  • Minimal includes dimensions for the overall length, chases, and end conditions

  • General includes includes dimensions for the overall length and splices for all trusses, plus chases and end conditions for feature pattern trusses

  • Detailed includes a dimension for every member and feature of the component

• Dimension Labels - Choose whether to see cumulative dimension values, independent dimension values or both at once

• Show Pitch - Choose whether to label top chords with their pitches

• Show selected member's cut angles - Choose whether to display the cut angles at the end of a member when it is selected

• Show selected member's length - Choose whether to display a member's length next to the member when it is selected