"Framing member" vs "structural member" tools
The "Structural member" tool appeared in VW2017, but when I tried it before it was full of bugs and horrible. Confirmed by a few other threads on here. I *think* that SP3 has provided fixes for most of the issues.
A couple of questions:
- Is it, in SP3, now safe to use? Or are there still significant bugs remaining?
- Is it supposed to replace the "framing member" tool?
- If not, when do I use one instead of the other?
Here's the deal as I know it:
The tool has some issues
It apparently is incapable of producing a column ID
The INTENT was for it to eventually replace the "Framing Member" tool
It cannot be used with the roof/wall/floor framers
The tool is under review by the engineering team