Rafter nail hole

In this dialog, detailed settings for rafter nail boreholes can be created. These rafter nail boreholes can be configured for foot and intermediate purlins, ridge purlins, rising purlins, common rafters, sloped rafters, valley rafters, and hip rafters. Which rafter nail borehole is produced and when is configured on the respective components.

Position of the rafter nail borehole across the rafter: There are different options to determine the position across the rafter. Using 'centered', 'left' and 'right' generates a rafter nail borehole that can be shifted to the left or right. With the 'left and right' option, two boreholes are created, one shifted to the left and the other to the right.

Lateral offset of the borehole: For the options 'left', 'right' and 'left and right' specify here the amount of the offset. The offset is measured outward from the center of the rafter. For the corner cuts the distance is measured as follows:

Rearward displacement of the borehole: The rafter nail borehole can also be shifted rearward so that the nail no longer hits the purlin edge directly. This is particularly relevant for shallow roof pitches. The distance is measured in plan (global XoY plane). For the corner cuts of hip rafters see the image above.

Roof pitch below which the borehole is shifted: The rearward displacement is applied only if the component's pitch is shallower than the value entered here.

Connection: Here you select the connection that generates the borehole and, if applicable, the nail. The connection used is Manage Connections -- One-Sided Limited with Direction.