Truss Designer

Truss Designer

Win64, English

Félix Hernando Mansilla
Parametric truss generation and configurable insertion in the Autodesk® Revit® project.

General Usage Instructions

Although the add-in allows for other action sequence possibilities, the following is initially recommended:

1. Create a new truss of the Beam, Column or Lattice type (as appropriate) using the first three options on the top toolbar, or load a previously saved truss.

2. Modification of the parameters of the lower area until the desired geometry is achieved. The system dynamically presents the effect of the variation of each parameter.

3. Creation of new materials or modification of the same (if applicable) by means of the sixth option of the upper toolbar.

4. Create new sections or modify them (if applicable) using the seventh option on the top toolbar.

5. Modification (if applicable) of the assignment of materials and sections to the members, through the fifth option of the upper toolbar.

6. Adjustment of the parameters (if applicable) by means of the fourth option of the upper toolbar, in view of the lengths and weights (by material, section and totals) dynamically calculated by the system when varying each parameter.

7. Saving (if applicable) partial solutions at any time (for possible later use) through the "File" menu.

8. Obtaining (if applicable) DXF files with the truss active at all times, using the last option on the top toolbar (or the "Processes" menu).

9. Generation of the elements in Revit using the penultimate option on the top toolbar (or the "Processes" menu), with the conditions adopted in the insertion parameters panel.

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from the Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.

To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 7/8.1/10/11) and uninstall as you would any other application from your system.

Known Issues

Contact

Company Name: Félix Hernando Mansilla
Support Contact: fhm.prs@gmail.com

Author/Company Information

Félix Hernando Mansilla

Support Information

Félix Hernando Mansilla

Professor in charge of the Building Structures area

Department of Architecture and Design

Institute of Technology

Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities

Spain

e-mail: felix.hernando@ceu.es

Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.0.0

Initial version.
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