Log Wall Parameters

Define the structure of the log wall to be added by setting the wall parameters in the dialog box.

Tab: Wall parameters

Select the log wall parameters on the first tab of the dialog box.

Log profile

Select the log profile from the list. The list consists of the cross sections in the LOG profile library. The profile label usually indicates the log type (planed or round) that has been defined for the cross section. Either of the radio buttons Planed log or Round log is automatically updated according to the log type of the selected profile.

Log wall / Log beam

Define how the wall to be added is connected to the crossing wall by selecting one of the following radio buttons:

• Normal log wall - Cribbing to joint
• Log beam (notches) - Cribbing to joint
• Laminated beam - Hole to crossing wall
• Log beam (hole) - Hole to crossing wall

Wall base height

Type the height of the bottom of the log wall in relation to the floor base height. The height of the bottom of the log wall = the height of the lowest point of the bottom log. The default height position is read from the building parameters.

Siding Top Height

Type the height of the log wall. You can type the height either in millimeters or multiples of log courses, for example 15H, where H = height of one log course. The height of a log wall is the distance between the lowest point of the bottom log and the highest point of the top log. The default height is read from the building parameters.

No depression

If a log wall has the parameter No depression, the program does not suggest adding a settling space when you add a log column.

Top log

Select either of the following as the type of the top log:

• Always full - The log wall height is determined by the number of full logs and may be different than the value in the Wall height field.
• Partial if necessary - If the log division is uneven, the top log is partial and the height of the log wall is exactly the same as the value in the Wall height field.

You can later change the top log type by using the Set Log Wall Height function.

Tab: Profile parameters

The parameters of the selected log profile are displayed on the second tab of the dialog box. The parameters are read from the LOG profile library. You can change the values of only the Crib width, Height of bottom log and Height of half log parameters.

Log profile

You can reselect a log profile from the list. The list consists of the cross sections in the LOG profile library.

Log width

The width of the selected log profile.

Log height

The height of the selected log profile.

Log net height

The net height of the selected log profile.

Notch width

The width of the crib is, by default, the same as the width of the log. If necessary, you can type a value for the crib width that is smaller or than larger than the log width. When the field is empty, the default value is used.

Base log height

The height of the bottom log of the wall may be smaller than the normal height of the log profile (the Log height parameter). Type the height in the text field. The parameter is the same as the Full parameter in the wall height data and the log profile library.

Half log height

The bottom log of a wall may be a half log. Type the height of a half log in the text field.

When defining the height of the bottom half log, take into consideration how you want the risers of crossing walls to be positioned in relation to each other. If, for example, you want the riser of the bottom half log to be half of the riser of the bottom full log, the height of the bottom half log will then be

Hp = (Ht - a)/2 + a

where

Hp = height of the bottom half log

Ht = height of the lowest full log

a = the settling space part of the log profile

Lumber width

The width of the log billet.

Lumber height

The height of the log billet.

Tab Corners

Corner length

The default corner length is the one defined in the profile library. If necessary, type a new length in the field. Select a line for the wall from which the corner overlap will be measured:

• From middle line - Measure from the center line of the wall (A).
• From edge line - Measure from the exterior surface of the wall (B).

Corner mode

Select the edge that determines the corner overlap in an oblique corner. The default edge is the one defined in the profile library. Select one of the following as the measuring method:

• Shorter side (A)
• Longer side (B)
• Middle line (C)