Light gauge steel design and detailing for single-family home in Woodland

On this project, the ORIGIN team designed the LGS roof framing of a residential building.

One of the most crucial aspects of the project requirements was ensuring that the truss design was suitable for further fabrication using a FRAMECAD rollformer.

Well-familiar with this efficient construction practice, the ORIGIN team knew well how to meet these requirements.

Input: Structural drawings set.

Project deliverables:

• Roof trusses layout;
• Truss reports;
• FRAMECAD CNC files for LGS panels production.

The Revit model was our starting point for LGS framing.

For the roof framing, we needed to model the roof itself only. Based on the architectural drawings, we created an accurate Revit mode of the roof, diligently noting any discrepancies and adding them to the RFIs that were later submitted to the Architect for further clarification.

Our top priority at this stage was accuracy, considering that the LGS framing had to be generated based on the Revit roof.

Once the roof modeling was complete, we generated LGS framing using the Strucsoft MWF Advanced Metal software. This Revit add-in equipped us with a range of tools for automated LGS framing creation.

At this step, we worked on truss layout plans and prepared reports for each individual truss.

With the help of Strucsoft MWF Advanced Metal, we were able to significantly automate truss calculations, cutting unnecessary repetitive and time-consuming work. All we had to do is verify if the truss passed.

Each report contained all necessary information as required by the Codes.