Dimension of the attic room width from inside of wall to inside of wall
Height of room
Dimension of the room height from bottom of tie beam to top of floor
Wall size
Lumber size for attic room vertical walls
RFM member size
Lumber size for filler depth. Filler depth is used when there is a gap between the attic wall and the tie beam and only the top chord is joining the two and the depth of the top chord needs to be deeper at this location. This command also adds a stacked chord in this area for the depth chosen.
Connect TB to highest SW joint; add filler
Connects TB (tie beam) to highest SW (side wall) joint and adds a filler member as long as a filler depth is specified. Future functionality.
Apply 'Attic Load' to this space
Default value of true activates the Apply 'Attic Load' to this space check box on the Attic dialog
Apply 'Mech Load' to this space
Default value of true activates the Apply 'Mech Load' to this space check box on the Mechanical Load dialog
Tie Beam present
Default value of true activates the Add Tie Beam check box on the Attic dialog.
Connect TB-SW joints with K-webs
Default value of true activates the Add K-webs for Tie Beam Joints on Sidewall check box on the Attic dialog.
Test Limit for merging TB joint with TC/SW joint
Maximum gap for merging tie beam joint with top chord/side wall joint
Tie Beam, size
Lumber material size for the tie beam
Tie Beam, web profile
Tie beam webbing profile. Similar to Web Profile commands, this is used to add additional webs to the tie beam area.
Room floor option
Select an option for the attic floor. Choose None, Stacked Chord, or Floor Truss.
Default BC size
Default lumber width for attic bottom chord
Floor Truss, TC size
Top chord material size of a webbed floor truss
Floor Truss, depth (overall)
Depth of the floor truss
Floor Truss, web profile
Webbed floor profile; similar to Web Profile commands.
Floor thickness adjustment
Sheathing depth. Ensures the room's height meets requirement after sheathing is applied.
Wall thickness adjustment
Drywall thickness. Ensures the room's overall width meets requirement after drywall is applied.