Floor and Roof Panels
Framer
You can add panel breaks and panels to a horizontal structure such as a floor, roof or ceiling. A panel is a volume with a shape determined by the horizontal structure and the panel breaks added to it. In addition to the basic layer of the structure, you can include layers above or below it to the panel. You can generate parts, such as a framing or a sheathing, to the panel. You can create panel drawings of the panels, and also part drawings of the framing parts.
Framing Parameters
The framing parameters of floors, roofs and ceilings are defined for each layer separately using a framing tool. The framing tool determines the design rules based on which the parts are added to the layer (joists, sheets).
Framing Model
In most cases, the panels are created in the framing model. You can open the framing model from the project document browser, for example.
You can set the building components such as beams and columns added to the architectural model also visible in the framing model.
Open a Drawing-model Pair of a Frame
Set the Visibility of a Building Component in Drawing-Model Pairs
Panel Breaks and Panels
Add the panel breaks and panels. When you add the panel breaks, the program generates the geometry defining the shape of the panels, or the space reservations, to the framing model.
Add a Panel in a Floor or Roof
You can also define a frame line or a beam structure consisting of individual profiles as a panel.
You can form a panel assembly from beam panels or frame lines.
Default Frame Origin
Panel Numbering
Edit a Panel
Set the Local Coordinate System of a Panel
Panel Parts
Define an Exceptional Mounting Method for a Part
Panel Drawings
A panel drawing shows different views of the panel and schedules of the panel parts. The panel drawing is based on the selected template drawing. By editing the properties of the panel drawing view, you can change the scale of the view as well as choose which parts are shown in the view and the drawing properties. You can add new views and dimension lines to the panel drawing.
External Objects to Panel Drawing
Add a Dimension Line to a Panel Drawing
- You can also use these functions for managing truss drawings.
- You can use the functions also for managing wall panels and wall panel drawings.
- You can also use these functions for managing frame line panels or beam structure panels and their panel drawings.
Panel Stacking
You can create stack diagrams and stack diagram drawings of panels.