Truss stations are reconstructed from the top chords, bottom chords and webs the engine placed, then described in the vocabulary of the roof shape: a spec string like 'C40P4 (40′ span, 4/12)' plus a note breaking down gable, common, step-down and king-common counts, and naming the web configuration (Fink, double-Fink or king-post) with the plating standard.
Also called: how many trusses · gable truss · step down trusses · hip set
- 1Members are grouped into stations by their source id
- 2Gable, king-common and step-down stations are flagged separately
- 3The label and note vary by roof shape: mono, gambrel, hipped, mansard, monitor or standard gable
- 4The spec string follows the SmartBuild C{span}P{pitch} convention
The export module's principle: 'factory trusses stay factory trusses (no shop-cut chords)' — and the omissions list confirms it, excluding 'Shop-cut truss chords or webs — those members are inside the factory truss line.' A truss supplier needs the set described, not the chords itemised.
- A hip or mansard roof needs a described SET, not a count
- Itemising chords double-orders what the plant supplies
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