The building I am currently designing in RAM Structural Systems is going to have bowstring trusses above a clerestory level. Is there a good way to model this in RAM? I am not looking to have a perfect representation of the trusses, they will likely be supplied by Vulcraft or similar. I just want something to approximate my model other than flat joists.
Modeling trusses in RAM SS is fairly limited. If you have a story for the top and a story for the bottom and model the verticals as columns you can get close. Here are some other tips and warnings: