Plans/Elevations Commands

New Plan

Create a new plan.

Import Plans

Import plans from another project.

Rename Plan

Change a plan name.

Copy Plan

Copy an existing plan

Delete Plan

Delete a plan

Collapse All

Collapse information in plans that display with expanded information

Expand All

Expand plans that have been collapsed

New Elevation

Create a new elevation

Rename Elevation

Change name of an elevation

Copy Elevation

Copy an elevation

Delete Elevation

Delete an elevation

Variance Report

Accessible from right-click menu when Elevation is selected.

Generate a variance report

Add Multiple

Add multiple plans/elevations

Run CS Truss Studio

Launch CS Truss Studio application

Update Bid Price

Allow bulk changes of bid prices for all or selected Plans/Elevations by a specified percent. Also, update selected Plan Level Custom Fields that have a numeric format (and are used as part of the bid price).

Split Stack Item

Split selected stack list item

Delete Stack Item

Delete selected stack list item

Toggle Banding

Add or remove banding line from stack list

Import From Layout

Import objects from Truss Studio Layout, including trusses, sets, stacking lists, and banding. To perform this command automatically, use the preset in Preset Manager > CS Director > Plans and Elevations.

Sort From Components

Select Sort alphabetically to sort components using a sorting routine or Sort by Component List Order to match the sort order from Components.

The sorting routine looks for the first set of numbers and organizes them as one multi-digit number. This results in an order of 1,2...9,10 instead of 1,10,2...9.