How to use Structural Steel Frames in Shedmate?

In this guide, we'll explore a powerful application feature that simplifies the process of managing structural changes in your shed

1. Open a draft or a job.

1. Click on Edit Shed

3. Click on Visibility and Show Fabrication.

4. Click on Structure.

5. In this menu you can modify all structural members of the shed.

5.1 On the first section of the lateral menu you can configure options for your roof structure.

Bracing to Apex Distance: The distance from the initial bracing to the apex of the structure

Rafter Position: Fixed or Truss Over options as per the image below.

Truss Type: Chosen the type of Truss

Truss Chords: Chosen the structural frame for Chords (Usually SHS)

Truss Webs: Choose the structural frame for the Webs (Usually SHS)

Truss Deep: Choose the Truss Depth.

Maximum Angle: Chosen the maximum angle of the webs.

Welding Gap: Choose welding gap.

Apex/haunch Plate Thickness: Choose the thickness of the plate

5.2 If you choose to insert Fly Braces, you will have additional options:

Maximum Spacing: Choose the maximum distance between the Fly Braces.

Skip First Purling Set: To skip the first purling.

5.3 When Use Web Trusses isn't ticked, other roof structures will be available such as:

5.3.1 Enable Apex Bracings

Apex Bracing Frame: Choose the type of frame

Distance to Apex: Distance of bracing to apex

Apex Bracing Offset: Horizontal offset of the bracing from the rafter/apex

Apex Bracing Extension: Add an Extra apex bracing extension.

Flip Apex Bracing: Flip the open side of the apex bracing frame.

5.3.2 Enable Knee Bracings

Knee Bracing Frame: Choose the type of frame

Distance to Fascia: Distance from Knee Bracing to fascia

Knee Bracing Offset: Horizontal offset from knee bracing to the rafter/apex

Knee Bracing Angle: Angle of the knee bracing extension.

Flip Knee Bracing: Change the side of the knee bracing.

5.4 Structural Frames

Here you can quickly change the structural profiles for Columns, Rafters, Mullions, Fascias, Purlins and Girts.

5.5 Slabs

Here you can pick whether to insert a concrete floor or not. If the floor is inserted you can select concrete mesh and resistance, as well as Thickness:

Concrete Mesh: Type of mesh into concrete (SL62, 72, 82, 92)

Concrete Resistance: Resistance of Concrete (20, 25, 32, 35, 40Mpa)

Slab Thickness: Slab Thickness in mm (100 by default)

5.6 Footings

In this menu, you can change the parameters of the round footings

5.7 Girts and Purlins

5.7.1 Purlin and Girt Bridgings: Add or remove bridging to support roof and wall structures

Outline is the minimum length of any girt or purlin.

5.7.2 Split Girts and Purlins: This option splits and adds a overlap on girts and purlins. This is mostly turned on by default for ordering purposes. Shedmate will automatically define where to split based on the maximum girt/purling length and shed model.

5.8 Girts

Split Simple Openings: Split girts in the middle of openings, such as windows and doors. Some companies will do it, while others prefer to build without splitting and then cut it directly in the field while erecting it.

Setback Simple Openings: When Split Simple Openings is on, you can also remove the internal Insert in simple openings by ticking this option

Girts Distance from Ground: Set distance between girts and ground

Maximum Girt Spacing: Set maximum distance between girt centers.

5.9 Purlings

Purlin Distance to Apex: Set distance between apex to end of first purlin

Center of Purlin to Apex Distance: This option is automatically

Maximum Purlin Spacing: Set maximum distance between purlins

5.10 Sliding Panels

Girt At Sliding Panel Corner: When this option is on, it extends the girts up to the sliding panel as per the image above (highlighted in blue)

Create Extra Girt to Extend: When this option is on, it inserts an extra girt on the top of the sliding panel and extends it to the sliding panel as per the image above (Highlighted in Red).

Minimum Inner Frame Spacing: Set minimum inner frame spacing

5.11 Cladding Layouts

5.11.1 Show Claddings

Enable or disable cladding visualization

5.11.2 Cladding Direction

Here you can change the direction of the cladding

5.11.3 Use Wall Cladding for Sliding Door

Use the claddings on the wall as the claddings that will be used on the sliding panels.