This application is intended to be used primarily by Design Professionals in understanding loads and parameters of common trusses.
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Copalis Beach, WA
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Medeek Truss Designer

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Medeek Truss Designer

This application is intended to be used primarily by Design Professionals in understanding loads and parameters of common trusses.

This application is intended to be used primarily by Design Professionals in understanding loads and parameters of common trusses. Read more

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This application is intended to be used primarily by Design Professionals (architects, engineers, etc.), Building Code Officials, Contractors and Inspectors with the goal of helping everyone that uses it to more easily understand the loads, parameters, calculations and limitations of a given common truss design. By changing geometry and loading parameters multiple design scenarios can be quickly compared and analyzed, hopefully providing a benefit to the design professional. However, let it be noted that this application is purely a tool to be used, similar in concept to that of a calculator or estimator, and is not intended to replace engineering analysis nor sound engineering judgment.

With the funds that I receive from Kickstarter I plan on expanding the current truss design software so that it also can design and engineer wood gusset connected trusses (plywood gussets).  This software will be made freely available on the web so that farmers, ranchers and other do-it-yourselfers will have a resource to turn to when designing site built trusses. Currently many such building projects do not have the engineering behind them and as a result site built trusses are often built with a "wing" it attitude. I am hoping that I can provide a resource to others so that the engineering of these types of trusses can be more accessible to the general public at little or no cost.

Please take a look at the original truss calculator located here:

http://design.medeek.com/calculator/calculator.pl

With your support I will be able to continue further with the development of this software and expand and evolve it into something that has real utility.  Thank-you for your consideration and support.

Sincerely,

Nathaniel P. Wilkerson, PE

Risks and challenges

The items that will be the biggest challenge and are in need of the most attention are:
- General matrix solver that can handle any truss and load configuration.
- Addition of wind and snow load cases.
- PDF output of results including nailing templates and cut sheets.
- Wood Gusset Plate design and engineering for site built trusses.

Previous updates and features are here:

http://design.medeek.com/calculator/changelog.html

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