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J. Miller

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Does Braceworks work with angled custom trusses?

I have a client who likes to do wacky layouts for their parties.

I have a truss system that needs to be hung from other trusses.

It sits on an angle and also has a custom curved truss on the end

I am just experimenting with Braceworks and do not own the license  yet.

This is typical of what i need to do at times.

Will Braceworks do calculations on a layout like this?

Just using the tools available to me right now, it seems Braceworks does not like trusses hanging in this configuration.

Before I invest in the product I just want to be sure something like this can be calculated

First view is the Right View

The second is the ISO

Thanks in advance.

Jeff Miller

 

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Yes, maybe, and no.

I've built some interesting configurations and Braceworks has given me hoist loads. The big catch is whether your given truss has the info that engineers use to calculate stress and flexibility of the truss itself. I often set my truss to use static numbers and run calculations. Each hoist gets the point loads. I will double check with paper and pencil, etc.

If the custom truss doesn't have Braceworks type attributes, then no. However, you can edit and create what you need. With that said, you still need to double check your work, etc.

Your mileage may vary 🙂

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