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There are two types of continuous, permanent bracing applied to webs (reference Figure 1). Temporary bracing, chord bracing, and specialty bracing are outside the scope of this article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a014e2722726478be9bfb31/4ed058d6-651e-4609-b1b2-2d125d1cd13c/Screenshot+2026-07-21+at+19.22.14.png Resources - Optimizing Roof Trusses for Bracing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a014e2722726478be9bfb31/23639043-c16f-4010-b50c-d74377a55a34/Screenshot+2026-07-21+at+19.22.24.png Resources - Optimizing Roof Trusses for Bracing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a014e2722726478be9bfb31/a557dec7-de6c-4d36-ac26-d5ff5192f2fb/Screenshot+2026-07-21+at+19.22.29.png Resources - Optimizing Roof Trusses for Bracing - IMPORTANCE OF ALIGNING WEBS Designers often fall into the trap of treating truss design as only a material optimization problem, and as a result will often choose the cheapest webbing pattern for every truss, regardless of the difficulty it may cause in the field. In some situations, it is impractical to align webs, but in many situations such as a simple difference in bearing location, the cheap and easy solution to align webbing patterns is missed. This makes installing bracing (or designing a bracing plan) more complicated, and reduces the rigidity of the overall structure. See in Figure 3 how the designer chose the default webbing option for each truss. As a result, the line of lateral bracing is broken, and the diagonal bracing will only share diaphragm loading with neighboring trusses of similar webbing patterns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a014e2722726478be9bfb31/adf2d2c1-e09a-4ae9-b0e5-13516e565330/Screenshot+2026-07-21+at+19.22.34.png Resources - Optimizing Roof Trusses for Bracing By contrast, the designer for the trusses in Figure 4 chose to think about the optimization of the structure as a whole. If an engineer is designing a specialized bracing plan, he/she can prescribe a repeatable solution across the roof, and the carpenters can install simple and continuous patterns. Most importantly, the structure is more rigid and can withstand diaphragm loads more effectively. Some truss design software has features where you can overlay trusses to ensure webs are aligned, but even if the process is more manual and takes a couple extra minutes of your time, aligning webs where possible can make a big difference down the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a014e2722726478be9bfb31/8da574f0-6547-4370-9313-c2c287241ff8/Screenshot+2026-07-21+at+19.22.39.png Resources - Optimizing Roof Trusses for Bracing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a014e2722726478be9bfb31/23b45765-4bc9-4070-a2b7-5f3594fc3368/Screenshot+2026-07-21+at+19.22.43.png Resources - Optimizing Roof Trusses for Bracing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a014e2722726478be9bfb31/0b85ad53-25b4-4e3e-a237-f260560523b9/Screenshot+2026-07-21+at+19.22.47.png Resources - 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