Where are my I-Joists ?

[Patrick Fritsch]

I saw a nice video w/ Wes Gardner of NNA doing a floor framing drawing w/ I-Joists but I don't have this as an option in the floor framing tool drop down box nor in my stock libraries through the resource browser.

It just seems odd that I'd have to go hunt down engineered lumber sections (I-joists, LVL's, PSL's etc..)it being pretty much the current north American standard for framing floors in residential and small commercial projects? Maybe someone could help?

Much appreciated!

[CipesDesign]

Look in the Detailing Tool Palette>Framing Member Tool...

[Patrick Fritsch]

Thanks, but can I access those I-joist symbols to use with the "create joist from polys" command?

[CipesDesign]

Yes, I think so. Try it!

[Patrick Fritsch]

Oh I got it now, semantic confusion. It's labelled "Wood Floor Truss" but if you check the box "use solid web", give it a thick 1 1/2" flange and a thin 3/8" web shows like what I call an I-joist and not a "Truss" which usually has a triangulated rigid web by definition.

Still a very flexible tool, just don't agree with the semantics.

Thanks,

[Jonathan Pickup]

If you draw the cross section of the framing member you want, you can save it as a symbol, then use the custom symbol option. I use this to create Hyspan and Posi-Strut joists that exactly match the sizes in the product manuals

[Patrick Fritsch]

Thanks M. Pickup, probably quicker than fiddling with the settings, I'll go searching the local manufacturers websites to see if they have some DWG/DXF blocks available to avoid me the pain of creating my own engineered structure components catalog.