We have a new toy in our latest release of the truss software, and I thought some of you might be interested in trying it out.
Basically it’s a 3D viewer that allows you to see the actual engineered trusses in a layout and see how they fit together. You can spin it around, or “fly” through it.
I’ve attached a screen shot so you can get an idea what it will look like. To view the actual file, you need a VRML viewer. (Actually a plug-in for a IE or Netscape)
If any of you are interested in trying this out, I’ll email you the 1.3 Meg file and a URL where you can download the VRML viewer. Just send me an email at [email protected]
Please note that you do this at your own risk. If the viewer crashes your system or something, I can’t help ya.
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I was looking at that roof, and on the right hand side.... When you do a hip, do you put a flat truss on the tops of the trusses forming the slope, or do you just let the installers block between them?
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Edited 10/1/2002 6:05:52 PM ET by panama red
We do "quick frames" on top of our hips the majority of the time. But there are some framers who don't like them, so we don't always. It's an idea that seems to be gaining favor though.
Do you use them, or are you just curious?
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"quick frame" and who doesn't like these? Sure saves a hell of a lota time.Peace Pot Microdot
Don't know why some don't like them. Guess it's not the "way we've always done it".
BTW - I'm surprised that I got zero responses to this. Does everyone just feel it's a waste of time, or are you just not interested, or what?
Just curious - I thought it was kind of a neat development.
Is it weird in here, or is it just me?
I like techie stuff, but I've been doing fly-throughs for quite awhile with viewers available to users, so the concept was already familiar.
I;m interested, but I need a few minutes to get to that part of my "todo" list. Expect an email from me in the next day or two
Boss: you posted a link to this one in another thread - so I came by for a look.
looks cool. I like to get the same thing on commercial steel frames (think wide flange steel beams & columns).
the isometric views of a structure from 4 angles have saved my hide a couple times already.
so, two years later: have you used it much?
Dang, I didn't know you could dig this far back into threads and still reply to them.
We haven't used it a single time.
For one - It's unstable and a bit fussy. We have a hard time getting it to work reliably.
Also, the customers won't put out any effort. I thought some of them would be interestd in seeing the perspective views. But not one has gone to the trouble of downloading the plug-in necessary to view the stuff.
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The construction industry in general doesn't seem too excited about embracing technology in general. We have the ability to email drawings as PDF files, but almost no one does it. We can also email DXF and DWG files to people. But most contractors and lumberyards we deal with don't even have internet access.Restaurant sign: If our food and drink are not up to your standards, please lower your standards.
another techno-weenie story I read today: check this out: http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.jspa?threadID=319834 & scroll down to
Reply From: Karl Fuls Date: Mar/10/04 - 14:52 (GMT)
An interesting read... to me anyway!