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Compatible with AutoCAD Versions: 13, 14, 2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

JOIST (TRUSS, RAFTER, BEAM etc.) HANGERS

This command inserts a joist hanger block at the end of a framing member in a framing plan. It uses a crossing line to select framing members so that you may do many at once. It automatically detects whether you are using single or double lines for your framing and inserts the appropriate block. It is often very difficult to draw the crossing line over only framing members; walls, notes, leaders and other misc objects can get in the way. To help filter out the objects you don't want you may specify the layers that the framing members are drawn on and the hangers will only be drawn on lines that are on one of these layers. This insures that you won't end up with a joist hanger at the end of a leader or one of your wall lines.

User configurable options: 

• Layer names that the command will draw hangers on (may use wildcards)
• Block to insert for a single line framing member
• Block to insert for a double line framing member
• Distance back away from the end of the line to insert the block

See "JHANG" Command in the Framing Plan Cmds section of the APS Configuration Utility. 

Layers:

• The metal hanger blocks are inserted on the same layer as the framing member that they are being placed on.

Known limitations:

• Each framing member line must be a single line or pline. This command recognizes joined double framing as a single line. For example: if you draw your framing member as a rectangle that is 1 1/2" wide the command would assume it to be one line and place the single line hanger block centered on one of the lines.
• If there are more than two lines closer together than 2 1/4"; the first two and any other pairs of lines will get a double hanger block centered between them and any left over odd line will get a single hanger block centered on it. 

• Submit a limitation not listed.

Alternate uses:

• None reported. If you have an alternate use for this command submit it here.

SAMPLE JHANG COMMAND SYNTAX:

Command:
Command: JH
Command: JHANG

Select first point of a line to cross the joists/trusses/rafters:

Select the first point of a "crossing" line to select the framing members. In this example we have used both single and double line framing.

Note: When crossing framing members, the hanger will be drawn on the end of the members closest to where the crossing line crossed the line.

 

Select the second point:

Select the point.

 

--the hanger blocks are inserted--

Note: The "wall" lines shown (in orange) did not get blocks even though they were selected with the crossing line because their layer is not in the list of configured layers that will have hangers inserted on them. The list of layers that will have hangers drawn on them can be modified in the "JHANG" Command portion of the Framing Plan Cmds section of the APS Configuration Utility.

Solutions to common questions and problems with this command

Related Commands

HDRBEAM  Command to draw a header over doors and windows in a framing plan.

HIPSET  Command to draw trusses/rafters for a hipped roof in a roof framing plan.

JSTCALL  Command to draw a leader to call out floor or roof members (joists, trusses etc.) in a framing plan.

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