Valley Set settings

Create valley set with

Select Trusses or Rafters to create a valley set

Fill Side

Defines where the truss sits relative to the reference line. Choices are Center, Dir Of (direction of placement), or Opposite (opposite side to Dir Of).

On-Center Truss Spacing

Defines on-center spacing

Place Truss at Ref Line

Populates check box for placing a valley truss at the starting reference point

Nub dimension

Defines values for nub dimension

Roof pitch

Roof pitch for a standalone valley set to bevel the BC and set location of valley trusses. Minimum is 0; maximum is 24.

Sheathing Thickness

Populates the Sheathing Thickness drop down box; holds up the valley trusses to sit on top of the sheathing of the plane below.

BC (Roof) Bevel

Populates the drop down box for the bottom chord bevel option on Valley Set dialog box. Options are None, Single, Double, Half, Single 45. With the Single 45 bevel option, a bevel of 45 degree or 12/12 pitch at the bottom chord edge is applied to valley trusses, regardless the roof plane pitch.

TC Size1

Select a size from the drop down list

TC Span1

Enter the span for the top chord

TC Size2

Select a size from the drop down list

TC Span2

Enter the span for the top chord

TC Size3

Select a size from the drop down list

Adjust rafters for sleeper thickness

Enter rafter adjustment amount to accommodate sleeper thickness

Hip to Valley Bevel

Define this setting as one of the following: None, Single, Double, Double45

Ridge Board Size

Select a size for the ridge board from the drop down list

Ridge Board Plies

Enter the number of ridge board plies

Include Ridge Board(s)

Select true to include a ridge board, false to omit a ridge board