Light Gauge Steel BD 2026

Improvements for all light gauge steel environments

Automatic holes to floor panels

Pick hole type from the Light Gauge Steel -> Area tools browser and set start and spacing saving hours of manual work

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New portal framing options

Two new on-edge portal framing options were added to the Truss Structures function.


New End tabs options

End tabs can be outside or straight

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Outside


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Straight


End tabs be now be written as flange notches

To write end tabs as flange notches change the NC mapping from

custom_feature_map = "END TAB" 0 438 0 UNDEFINED

to

custom_feature_map = "FLANGECUT L|FLANGECUT R" 0 438 0 UNDEFINED

Panel to panel connections and anchors now support subtraction models for web and flange holes

Previously these connections were fixed to work with single hole or triple hole on the web. Now it is possible in the profile properties file (profprop) to specify a model for the web and flange holes

mat_param= S.NC.WEB_HOLE_SIZE 14
mat_param= S.NC.WEB_HOLE_SHP MODSUB
mat_param= S.NC.WEB_HOLE_MODEL web_flange.vxm
mat_param= S.NC.WEB_HOLE_QTY 1
mat_param= S.NC.WEB_HOLE_SPAC 25
mat_param= S.NC.WEB_HOLE_MODE 1

mat_param= S.NC.FLANGE_HOLE_SIZE 14
mat_param= S.NC.FLANGE_HOLE_SHP MODSUB
mat_param= S.NC.FLANGE_HOLE_MODEL web_flange.vxm


New regional details for metric steel versions

New back to back stud with hold downs top and bottom of stud


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New parametric framing edge lines - cutting beams flush top and bottom


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Improved colours to 3D frame model

Floors are light blue, ceilings and roofs are now yellow, trusses are orange and green, wall colours remain unchange

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