Trimming/ Extending Framing

[Rusty]

Does anyone out there know of a reliable method to make your framing trim and extend properly? ie: miter cut. Sometimes it does work, but alot of times I get square cuts instead. Sometimes it works to pull it out of the building, trim or extend it, then put it back, but that's alot of hassle. Or I can mess around with move to front etc, but again, a hassle. Any suggestions or some setting I don't know about?

[Rusty]

Anyone???

[Allen42acj]

The fillet tool..
I think Louis has a tutorial on that..
http://www.lfcompany.com/chief_tutorials.php

You can add extra joist to get the angle and then delete them..

[Rusty]

I don't want them to fillet though. That pic is the btm of a valley beam where it will bear on the beam below. I guess bevel cut would be better terminology. I might be able to get a workaround with the filet tool though.

If I draw framing members from the CAD menu, they always behave flawlessly. It's when I am editing my roof framing that I get the uncooperative rafters and beams. Like the angle cut at the bottom of a jack rafter etc.

[Rusty]

Here is what I am trying to achieve. Trim and extend should do it, but frequently don't.

[joey3032]

Trim and extend should do it, but frequently don't

Which is why I use the fillet tool as well. Trim and extend works well in and around rim boards, fascia, etc...but I always use the fillet tool to miter two boards together.

[Allen42acj]

Add another rafter at 90 degrees and Fillet it from there..

[Rusty]

That's a good workaround and I hadn't thought of it before you said filet, so thank you. I think trim/extend used to work better back in version 9. Maybe in X2?

[Allen42acj]

You're welcome
Just have to do what works..