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Change the Roof Pitch to Degrees on Truss Template

Changing the roof pitch on your truss template from a ratio (1:2.747) to degrees. Roof truss template shows the roof pitch in rational value by default.


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Step-by-step guide

  1. In Windows File Explorer, go to Vertex's installation folder \system\macros\system and copy the file truss_slope.
  2. Paste truss_slope into \custom\macros\system. If the folders don't exist, create them.
  3. Edit the truss_slope file.
  4. Change Ang=0 to Ang=1 (approx. line 5
    )
  5. Save and close the file.
  6. If existing drawings within a project need to be updated, using explorer, go to the project folder and delete the macros folder.
  7. Create truss drawings.



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