Framing Tools: Pattern Design Tool

Name, Description

The name and description text of the pattern design tool stored in the library.

Brick 1, 2, 3

Click Select to select the brick components to be used in the patterns. The pattern model includes a base pattern consisting of one or more brick components. The brick can be a normal brick (NORMAL_BRICK) or a corner brick (CORNER_BRICK). When you add parts, the brick components in the base pattern are replaced with the selected bricks. The property ID_IN_PATTERN has been set for the brick components in a pattern model. The replacement brick is determined by the value of the property:

ID_IN_PATTERN= 1 - Brick 1 is used.
ID_IN_PATTERN= 2 - Brick 2 is used.
ID_IN_PATTERN= 3 - Brick 3 is used.
ID_IN_PATTERN= 0 - The first brick of the type in question (NORMAL_BRICK or CORNER_BRICK) is used.

The area pattern models included in the standard software delivery:

When you add parts, the program changes the dimensions of the bricks on the edges of the area according to the existing space, if necessary.

Fixed patterns

Select Fixed patterns to retrieve the size of the base pattern's bricks and the gaps between them from the pattern model. Otherwise, the size of the brick is determined by the selected brick component, and the gaps between the bricks by the values in the Brick, Gap Horizontal and Brick, Gap Vertical fields.

Pattern

Select the pattern model by clicking Select. Here, select an area pattern. When you add parts, the area is filled by repeating the base pattern in the pattern model.

Pattern, Gap

Enter the gap between the base patterns in horizontal and vertical directions.

Pattern, Gap Horizontally (GAP_H)
Pattern, Gap Vertically (GAP_V)

Brick, Gap

Enter the gap between the bricks in the base pattern in horizontal and vertical directions.

Brick, Gap Horizontally (BRICKGAP_H)
Brick, Gap Vertically (BRICKGAP_V)

Origin

Select the origin of the area where the laying will start. The default is the lower left corner of the area. If the layer is divided into parts, each part forms its own area.

LOCAL_LEFT - Lower left corner of the area
LOCAL_RIGHT - Lower right corner of the area
PANEL_LEFT - Lower left corner of the panel
PANEL_RIGHT - Lower right corner of the panel
GLOBAL - Model origin

You can enter an offset for the origin in the fields DX and DY.

Edge, Pattern

To select a pattern for each outer edge of the area, click Select. Here, select an edge pattern.

Outer left (OL)
Outer right (OR)
Outer top (OT)
Outer bottom (OB)

To remove a pattern from the edge, select the Patterns folder and the No pattern component in the browser.

Note: It is not possible to cut area bricks with edge bricks. If the edge brick and the area brick overlap, the area brick is not added.

Move

Use this feature to define an offset for the starting point of the pattern in the direction of the edge.

The starting point of the pattern for vertical edges is the tool origin (TO), which is projected onto the edge (SP).

The origin of the horizontal edges is the left point (SP) of the edge.

Cut rule for area / Corner length for edge

When no edge pattern is selected for the edge, you can select a brick cutting rule for the edge.

CUT - The brick is cut with the edge (default rule).
OVERRUN - If the brick extends over the edge, it is added but not cut.
NO OVERRUN - If the brick extends over the edge, it is not added.

For an edge for which a pattern is selected, you can enter an extension around the corner as a numeric value.

Edge, Pattern

To select a pattern for each inner edge of the area, click Select. Here, select an edge pattern.

Inner left (IL)
Inner right (IR)
Inner top (IT)
Inner bottom (IB)

Move, Cut rule for area / Corner length for edge

Like the outer edges.

Edge, Pattern

To select a pattern for each edge of the opening, click Select. Here, select an edge pattern.

Opening left (OPL)
Opening right (OPR)
Opening top (OPT)
Opening bottom (OPB)

Move, Cut rule for area / Corner length for edge

Like the outer and inner edges.