Use the Truss tool to add a truss to your building model according to the layout and other parameters specified in the selected truss family type.
- Structure tab
Structure panel 
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Trusses
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- About Trusses
All types within a truss family share the same profile layout. Individual types specify other parameters, such as the structural framing families used for modeling chords and web members. - Sketch a New Truss Family Layout
Create a custom truss to place within a structural model. - Place a Truss
Place structural truss elements in your model. - Attach a Truss to a Roof or Structural Floor
Attach a truss to a roof or structural floor to force the truss to conform its chords to that element. - Remove a Truss and Leave Beams in Place
Remove a truss family from a project and leave its chords and webs in place. - Edit a Truss Profile
Edit the extents of a truss in a non-plan, perpendicular elevation, section, or 3D view. - Place Structural Framing Tags on a Truss
Place structural framing tags along truss elements in place of truss tags. - Truss Instance Properties
Modify truss instance properties to change level offsets, bearing chord position, span, and more. - Truss Type Properties
Change truss type properties to modify its structural framing type, release conditions, identity data, and more. - Truss Family Properties
Modify a truss family to define specific behaviors or Identity Data that apply across all types in that family. - Truss Chord and Web Properties
Change the instance, analysis, and type properties of the structural framing elements of a truss.
Parent topic: Structures