



Description

The Arch Truss tool builds a truss object, either from a selected linear object (lie a Draft Line or Sketch), or from scratch, if no object is selected whn launching the command.

Usage

Creating from a selected object

Use a workbench of your choice to create a single line Select that line Press the Arch Truss Adjust the truss properties to your liking





Creating from scratch

Make sure nothing is selected Press the Arch Truss Click in the 3D view to define a first point, or manually enter X, Y and Z coordinates Click in the 3D view to define a second point, or manually enter X, Y and Z coordinates Adjust the truss properties to your liking

Properties

Data

Data TrussAngle : The angle of the truss

: The angle of the truss Data SlantType : The slant type of this truss

: The slant type of this truss Data Normal : The normal direction of this truss

: The normal direction of this truss Data HeightStart : The height of the truss at the start position

: The height of the truss at the start position Data HeightEnd : The height of the truss at the end position

: The height of the truss at the end position Data StrutStartOffset : An optional start offset for the top strut

: An optional start offset for the top strut Data StrutEndOffset : An optional end offset for the top strut

: An optional end offset for the top strut Data StrutHeight : The height of the main top and bottom elements of the truss

: The height of the main top and bottom elements of the truss Data StrutWidth : The width of the main top and bottom elements of the truss

: The width of the main top and bottom elements of the truss Data RodType : The type of the middle element of the truss

: The type of the middle element of the truss Data RodDirection : The direction of the rods

: The direction of the rods Data RodSize : The diameter or side of the rods

: The diameter or side of the rods Data RodSections : The number of rod sections

: The number of rod sections Data RodEnd : If the truss has a rod at its endpoint or not

: If the truss has a rod at its endpoint or not Data RodMode: How to draw the rods

Scripting

The Truss tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following function:

Truss = makeFence ([ baseobj ])

Example: