Connecting a single hoist to a vertical truss

[Mathijs van Ommen]

Hi,

 

Is it possible to have a vertical truss connected to another truss structure with one hoist?

When I use the braceworks check the message 'The static system is not properly supported' shows. Or can I make a custom truss part to make this work?

 

 

[jcogdell]

This is a hard coded safety restriction in Braceworks,
The easiest workaround is to attach a point load object to the prerig truss your vertical truss is going to hang from and use that instead of the hoist and vertical truss in your calculation.
Another option is to add a T corner to the top of vertical truss so you can attach a second hoist or drop to support it

[AStein]

Is this on a list to ever get fixed? I've got torms in almost every show I do and I can't throw off my truss and hoist counts wrestling with workarounds.