A quick tutorial about modeling a truss structure in S-TIMBER
Altair EmployeeS-FRAME suite has a wide range of solutions for different cases that structural engineers might encounter. S-FRAME, the most versatile in the suite, has a useful feature that allows users to use a wizard to create structures with various geometric shapes.
S-TIMBER, however, doesn't count with these wizards but that doesn't mean that diverse shapes can't be modeled using it. The featured video in this article shows the general workflow to generate a timber truss structure on S-TIMBER, covering grids, member modeling, loads assignment and analysis, even with a run on the code check. It even also includes another definition alternative using S-FRAME.
The shown workflow can be adapted to different scenarios, where the engineer may need to work with more complex shapes and configurations, always considering the basics explained in the video.
You can access the tutorial in the next link: Modeling and Analysis of Timber Truss
