jfobes Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I am new to actually using software for drawings and I have searched for this but did not find any info. Can you use/design a scissor truss in Home Designer? Looking for a 6/12 out 4/12 in. Thanks, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Home Designer Suite 2015 is not capable of creating a true scissor truss object. This can be done using Home Designer Pro or Premier software. For what Suite costs it is a steal but it is not also fully featured like Home Designer Pro. You can create a 4/12 ceiling by setting the roof planes to 4/12 and it will look correct for interior views but to fully 3D model a true scissor truss requires more expensive software to do. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfobes Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 I see, that should work for what I need. I can set roof angle to 6/12 and ceiling to 4/12 and that should give me a visual of the design. Thanks, J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 J, please read my post again, you can set your interior room to "no ceiling" which will give you a common-rafter vault ceiling at whatever you set the roof pitches to. It is not possible to set the roof pitch to one setting and the ceiling to another. You can use sloped soffits to create the appearance of a scissor truss in terms of interior views but you cannot create an actual scissor truss object except in Home Designer Pro. In Suite you cannot "do both" but you can create the appearance using either a common-rafter vault for interior views or add sloped soffits under the roof planes to look like a scissor truss result. In any case, I wish you luck and hope you get what you need and want. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I thought I would put my "money" where my mouth is by attempting to do what you want to do starting in Suite, then Architectural and then lastly Home Designer Pro: http://youtu.be/vdZeQ7btZrA DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katalyst777 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Only Pro has framing, but you can probably fake the look by importing a scissor truss symbol in to Suite. Importing 3D Symbols - http://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00888/ https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search.html?q=scissor+truss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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