Columns
Columns 150UB14.0 180UB18.1 200UB25.4 250UB25.7 250UB31.4 310UB32.0 310UB40.4 310UB46.2 360UB44.7 360UB50.7 410UB53.7
Column bases Pinned Fixed
Grout under base platesNon-shrink grout pad; 0 = none mm
Column pier diameter mm
Column pier depth m
Truss
Rafter type Open web truss Universal beam
Rafters 150UB14.0 180UB18.1 200UB25.4 250UB25.7 250UB31.4 310UB32.0 310UB40.4 310UB46.2 360UB44.7 360UB50.7 410UB53.7
Truss depth mm
Chords 25x25x1.6 25x25x2.0 25x25x2.5 30x30x2.0 35x35x2.0 40x40x2.0 40x40x2.5 50x50x2.0 50x50x2.5 50x50x3.0 65x65x2.5 65x65x3.0 75x75x3.0 75x75x4.0 89x89x3.5 100x100x4.0
Webs 25x25x1.6 25x25x2.0 25x25x2.5 30x30x2.0 35x35x2.0 40x40x2.0 40x40x2.5 50x50x2.0 50x50x2.5 50x50x3.0 65x65x2.5 65x65x3.0 75x75x3.0 75x75x4.0 89x89x3.5 100x100x4.0
First web from column faceNode on bottom chord mm
Doubled webs at each end
Standwell stencil6 mm plate in the web triangle beside the apex Right of the apex Left of the apex None
Stencil on gridFrame line, 1 = front gable
TrussoverRemoves wall columns for a wide opening None Left side wall Right side wall Both side walls
Frame lines with the column removed (1 = front gable)
Trussover depth mm
Trussover chords 25x25x1.6 25x25x2.0 25x25x2.5 30x30x2.0 35x35x2.0 40x40x2.0 40x40x2.5 50x50x2.0 50x50x2.5 50x50x3.0 65x65x2.5 65x65x3.0 75x75x3.0 75x75x4.0 89x89x3.5 100x100x4.0
Trussover webs 25x25x1.6 25x25x2.0 25x25x2.5 30x30x2.0 35x35x2.0 40x40x2.0 40x40x2.5 50x50x2.0 50x50x2.5 50x50x3.0 65x65x2.5 65x65x3.0 75x75x3.0 75x75x4.0 89x89x3.5 100x100x4.0
Mullion
Mullion sectionGable end mullion at mid-span 150UB14.0 180UB18.1 200UB25.4 250UB25.7 250UB31.4 310UB32.0 310UB40.4 310UB46.2 360UB44.7 360UB50.7 410UB53.7
Mullion pier diameterGable end mullion mm
Mullion pier depth m
The mullion section is drawn and priced, but not designed by this tool yet. The engineer must check it.
Fly brace
Column fly brace spacing m
Rafter fly brace spacing m
Wire rope bracing
Wire rope 10 mm 12 mm 16 mm
Roof bracing bays, from the front gable
Roof X per slopeEave to ridge, or across a skillion 1 X 2 X 3 X 4 X
Wall bracing on Both side walls Left side wall Right side wall
Wall bracing bays, from the front gable
Wall X per bayStacked up the wall 1 X 2 X stacked 3 X stacked
Purlins and girts
Roof purlins Z150/12 Z150/15 Z150/19 Z200/15 Z200/19 Z200/24 Z250/19 Z250/24 Z300/24 Z300/30
Purlin spacingThe purlins between the 2nd from the apex and the second-last m
2nd purlin from the apexDown the slope from the apex purlin. Blank or 0: the purlin spacing m
Eave purlin, haunch sideSpacing from the second-last purlin down to the last. Blank: the eave purlin 150 from the column, the gap what is left m
Wall girts Z150/12 Z150/15 Z150/19 Z200/15 Z200/19 Z200/24 Z250/19 Z250/24 Z300/24 Z300/30
Gable girtsThe end wall girts Same as wall girts Z150/12 Z150/15 Z150/19 Z200/15 Z200/19 Z200/24 Z250/19 Z250/24 Z300/24 Z300/30
Girt spacing m
First girt above groundWall and gable girts, then every girt spacing m
Rows of bridging 0 1 2
Apex tie rodAt each bridging row, through both ridge purlin webs: diameter and length
mm Ø mm long
Compression purlinTwo C sections, back to back 2 × C150/15 2 × C150/19 2 × C200/15 2 × C200/19 2 × C200/24
Purlin lines, counted from the (low) eave; a gable has them on both slopes
In bays Braced bays All bays Choose bays
Bays, from the front gable
Fascia purlin C150/15 C150/19 C200/15 C200/19 C200/24
Fascia bracket projectionColumn face to the bracket end plate; 0 = fascia on the column mm
Gutter Quad 115 Quad 150 Square 125
Gutter bracket spacing mm
Supports and sections Both awnings
Awning support Columns No columns, knee brace No columns, cantilever
Knee brace 25x25x1.6 25x25x2.0 25x25x2.5 30x30x2.0 35x35x2.0 40x40x2.0 40x40x2.5 50x50x2.0 50x50x2.5 50x50x3.0 65x65x2.5 65x65x3.0 75x75x3.0 75x75x4.0 89x89x3.5 100x100x4.0
Awning columns 25x25x1.6 25x25x2.0 25x25x2.5 30x30x2.0 35x35x2.0 40x40x2.0 40x40x2.5 50x50x2.0 50x50x2.5 50x50x3.0 65x65x2.5 65x65x3.0 75x75x3.0 75x75x4.0 89x89x3.5 100x100x4.0
Awning rafters C150/15 C150/19 C200/15 C200/19 C200/24
Awning pier diameter mm
Awning pier depth m
Press + Column, + Beam, + Rafter or + Brace, then click in the 3D model to place it (beams, rafters and braces: click the start, then the end). Edit them here afterwards. Across is from the left wall, along is from the front gable, heights from the ground (m).
+ Column
+ Beam
+ Rafter
+ Brace
Added members are drawn and priced in the bill of materials, but are not in the frame analysis . The engineer must check them and their connections.
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Not checked yet.
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DrawingsStructural set, A3 sheets S01 to S05 (S06 with added members)
Export IFC for TeklaIFC2x3 model of the steel: members, plates and bracing, in mm
Export for SketchUpSketchUp (.skp) of the 3D model as shown, in metres, one group per part, repeated parts as components
Export NC (DSTV)Plate, Shaft or Cold Rolled: NC1 files with cuts, holes and quantity, one per mark, zipped
Site and wind
Wind region A B1 B2 C D
Terrain category TC1 TC2 TC2.5 TC3 TC4
Importance level 1 2 3
Shielding, Ms
Topography, Mt
Combination factor, Kc
Openings Enclosed, no dominant opening Dominant opening, long wall One long wall open Dominant opening, gable end
Roof cladding dead load kPa
Roof live load0 = calculate automatically kPa
Soil
Skin frictionUltimate, from geotech kPa
End bearingUltimate, from geotech kPa
Deflection limits
Eave sway, h /
Apex vertical, span /
Purlins and girts, span /