Add a View to a Panel Drawing

Framer

Add a view, cross section or schedule to a panel drawing as follows:

  1. Open the panel drawing.
  2. Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
  3. Select Add View to Panel Drawing.
  4. Select the drawing element to be added in the dialog box.
View
Select one the following panel model projections as the view:
  • Top
  • Front
  • Left
  • Back
  • Right
  • Bottom
  • Front Right
  • Free
Note: The viewing direction is determined by the local coordinate system of the panel, not the global coordinate system of the model window. You can edit the location of the local coordinate system's origin and the directions of the coordinate axes by editing the panel.
Set the Local Coordinate System of a Panel
When you have accepted the selection by clicking the OK button, select the view settings in the dialog box.
View Settings
Section
Add a section to a panel drawing as follows:
  1. Select either of the following:
    • Section - a cross section of the entire structure.
    • Detail - a section of a detail of the structure.
  2. Select a view in the panel drawing.
  3. If necessary, change the section direction to horizontal or vertical by using the cursor keys Arrow right and Arrow left.
  4. Click the section point.
  5. Select the section settings in the dialog box.

    Section Settings

  6. Click the location of the view.
As of version 2023 (29.0), the label you entered in the section settings is displayed below the view. You can move the label from the grip point. You can add a label to views that were added with previous versions by using the function Add the Section Label to the View.
Listing
Add a part schedule or a list of layers, or the part drawings of framing parts to the panel drawing.
Part Schedule
Select and the desired option from the list. The alternatives depend on the panel type (wall, floor, roof or truss panel). The available schedules are defined in the system settings. For example:
  • Beams - A list of the floor joists or rafters.
  • Sheets - A list of the sheathing used in the panel.
  • Connectors - A list of connecting parts added to the panel, for example angle brackets.
  • Beam elements - A list of beam panels connected to the panel.
  • Openign trims - A list of window and door trims attached to the panel.
  • Pipes - A list of pipes connected to the panel.
Click a location for the schedule in the panel drawing.
List of Layers
Select Layers. Click a location for the schedule in the panel drawing.
Part Drawings
Select Parts. The Part Drawings dialog box is opened. Make the following selections:
  • Drawing template - Select the template to be used. The templates provided by the software supplier are located in the ../system/picts folder. The customer-specific templates are located in the ../custom/picts folder.
  • Filter perpendicular cut pieces - Select this checkbox when you do not wish to form part drawings from simple, straight parts with no saw cuts or notches. In addition, you can select the following:
    • Allow one cut in main direction - Part drawings will not be formed of parts with a maximum of one saw cut in the main direction.
    • Allow one notch in main direction - Part drawings will not be formed of parts with a maximum of one notch in the main direction.
Click the location of the first part drawing in the panel drawing.
You can also create separate part drawings that will be saved in the project folder.
Create Part Drawings
Open Part Drawings
Note:
  • If you want to add a section with a direction other than horizontal or vertical to a panel drawing, do the following:
    1. Add the section as described above.
    2. Quit by pressing the Esc key.
    3. Select the section line.
    4. Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
    5. Select Move.
    6. Select a reference point.
    7. Rotate the line using the functions in the auxiliary menu or the cursor keys.
    8. Select a location for the section line.

    The section drawing is automatically updated after the change.

  • The available schedules for each panel type are defined in the system settings with the keywords seds_set. For example, the schedules for wall panels:
    seds_set
    WALL "WPCE|SHT|CONN"
    WPCE = Wall members

    SHT = Sheets

    CONN = Connectors

    The pieces to be collected to the schedule, and the format and presentation of the schedule are defined in the system settings with the keywords seds_param. For example, the wall panel part schedule WPCE:

  • By default, all the sheets are collected to a single sheet schedule without separating the exterior or interior sheathing in a wall panel, for example. The pieces can also be collected by structure layers. For example, only the sheets in the sheathing layer outside the frame layer can be collected to the sheet schedule of a wall panel using the following definition:
    seds_param
    SHT1 FILTER1 COMP_TYPE = SHEET and LAYER = 1
    seds_param
    ...
    The sheets in the interior sheathing layer can be collected by setting LAYER= -1.
  • By default, the sheet code (CODE) is displayed in the sheet schedule. The material code of the sheet (MATCODE) can be used instead. Using this feature requires editing of the form file.
  • It is possible to add the item codes set to the profiles to the parts schedule of the panel drawing. For example, to the wall panel part schedule as follows:
    seds_param
    WPCE SCHDL.FLD ITEM_CODE

    Using this feature requires editing of the form file.

  • The piece length presented in the schedules is the length of the piece's 3D geometry, if the geometry is available. If the geometry is hidden, the length is a theoretical length.