Connection Details

You can create connections and add connectors between building components. The connector data is also collected in the material report.

Select the connector from the connector library. The library browser opens when you select the function:

Modeling | Connection | Joint > Connection Details

The folders and connections in the library and the application development program determining how the connection is formed are customer-specific. Basic connections are:

• Opening Combinations
  • Connection of an Opening Combination and a Wall
• Log Walls
  • Connect a Beam to a Log Wall
  • Connect a Log Beam to a Log Wall
  • Column End Tenon Joint
  • Column End Drilling + Screw Leg
• Railings Posts
  • Railing Corner Post
  • Railing Mid Post
• Glulam Joints
• Notches
• Nail Plates
• Beams
  • Bracket
  • Beam to Beam
  • Beam to Wall
• Joist and Rafters
  • Connection Tie
• Joist Hangers
• Column Connectors
• Service Holes
• Truss Connectors
• Eave Overhangs
• Joint Between Beam And Wall Frame
• Web Stiffeners
• Log Wall Corner Joints
  • Assembly Corner Joints

Select the connection properties and the connector in a dialog box. The program prompts you to select the building parts between which the connection is to be formed.