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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

4. On the GENERAL panel of the Roof 5. Use the Multiple Copy edit tool to
Truss Specification dialog, check the replicate the truss within the area of the
boxes beside Sloping Flat Truss and roof plane(s) edited in step 2.
Force Truss Rebuild, then click OK.

Roof Truss Specification Dialog

Select a roof truss or group of roof The shape or volume of a roof truss is
trusses and click the Open Object edit controlled by the roof planes above it and the
button to open the Roof Truss Specification ceiling planes below it. It cannot be changed
dialog. from this dialog.
The Roof Truss Specification dialog allows
you to redefine parts of an existing truss or Truss webbing is drawn for representa-
group of trusses. Some settings affect only tional purposes only and as with trusses
individual trusses, such as gable trusses, in Chief Architect in general, is not engi-
while others affect the whole group. neered.

General Panel
The defaults for many of the settings on the
GENERAL panel are set in the Build Framing
dialog. See “Trusses Panel” on page 855.

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