Dimensioning a Beam Pocket in a Log Work Drawing

Log House Work Drawings

You can add horizontal and vertical dimensioning for a beam pocket in a log work drawing by editing the dimensioning settings of the log work drawing. First, add an index for dimensioning to a beam pocket macro in the machining library.

  1. Add an index for dimensioning in the machining library.
  2. Define horizontal dimensioning.
  3. Define vertical dimensioning.
Note: A beam pocket is created when you create a joint between a beam and a log wall, see Connect a Beam to a Log Wall.

Add an index for dimensioning in the machining library

  1. Open the library browser by selecting System | Libraries | Libraries.
  2. Select Custom Libraries.
  3. Select the library type Macro Components.
  4. Select the library Log Wall Machinings.
  5. Double-click the LGW_POCKET machining with the description Beam pocket. The Log Machining Macro Components database view opens.
  6. Select the Machining Rules tab of the database view.
  7. Enter POCKET, for example, in the Index for Dimensioning field. You will use this index when defining the dimensioning in the log work drawing's dimensioning settings.
  8. Confirm by clicking OK.

Define horizontal dimensioning

  1. Select System | Libraries | Walls > Log Wall Drawing Dimensioning Settings. The Log Wall Dimensions database view opens.
  2. Add a row in the database by pressing Shift+Ins.
  3. Define the dimension properties:
    • Enter a label text for the dimension line in the Label field, that will be added in the log work drawing, for example BEAM POCKET.
    • Select DIMENSION from the Automatic list.
    • Select 1 from the In Use list.
    • Enter a description for the dimension in the Description field.
    • On the Rules tab, enter the dimension line offset from the top or bottom of the wall in the Rule 1 field, for example 300.
    • Enter the dimension line label's location and offset from the wall edge in the Rule 3 field, for example -300.
    • Enter the codes of the wall parts to be dimensioned in the Rule 4 field. For example, the following definition will dimension the beam pocket and wall ends: pocket,WE
      Note: Note that 'pocket' is written in lowercase. A dimension line will therefore not be added, if there is no beam pocket in the wall.
    • Select the parameters for the reference line, dimension unit and dimension text on the Dimension Line Parameters tab.
  4. If you also want to define the vertical dimensioning, do not close the database view. Otherwise, you can close the database view by clicking the OK button.

Define vertical dimensioning

  1. With the Log Wall Dimensions database view open, add a new row in the database by pressing Shift+Ins.
  2. Define the dimension properties:
    • Enter a label text for the dimension line in the Label field, that will be added in the log work drawing, for example BEAM POCKET.
    • Select VERTICAL from the Automatic list.
    • Select 1 from the In Use list.
    • Enter a description for the dimension in the Description field.
    • Enter MACROS in the Rule 1 field on the Rules tab.
    • Enter the codes of the wall parts to be dimensioned in the Rule 4 field. For example: POCKET, WE.
    • Select the parameters for the reference line, dimension unit and dimension text on the Dimension Line Parameters tab.
  3. Close the database view by clicking OK.
Note:
  • If the machining is not in the custom library, you can copy it from the system’s standard library. See Add a Component by Copying.
  • System tab is only available if you are a system administrator.