PURLIN TYPE
Click the down arrow to select the desired purlin and mount.
The first letter is member type where:
D = double C,
R = hot rolled wide flange,
W = welded plate flange,
U = hot rolled channel,
C = Cee shape,
Z = Zee member, and
J = joist.
For type of mount:
B = bypass,
F = flush, and
O = outside mount with no lap.
The CL purlin is a CO purlin with a lapped piece at each support point. JF is for an open web steel joist attached to the
top of the rafter.
FLANGE STRAP
Check the 'Use' box if the inside flange of the roof purlins are to be braced. This bracing is sometimes called "bridging
angles." The maximum spacing of the flange braces in set in the DS_BUILD(roof 5) for fastening through panels and
DS_BUILD(roof 6) for standing seam roofs.
SUPPLY
Check the 'Supply' box if the inside flange braces are to be furnished with the building.
Note:
All eave strut types except '*F' attach to the soldier columns. '*F' eave strut types span between rigid frames
and do not attach to soldier columns.