Timber plate
Use the Timber plate tool to define layered timber or CLT-based shell elements with profiled panel behavior.
When you select Timber plate, a tool palette opens.
Main tools
- Define - create a new timber plate element
- Properties - check or edit parameters of an existing timber plate. Opens the Default settings dialogue for the selected plates
- Convert - convert existing foundation slab, plate, wall, fictitious shell and cover elements into timber plates
- Hole - define openings within a timber plate using any of the supported contour tools
- Edge connection - define edge interaction and end behavior (read more below)
- Change direction - change the panel direction of an existing timber plate
- Physical extent - adjust the visible range of the timber plate’s geometry
- Panels - manage individual sub-panels of the timber plate (read more below)
- Default settings - set default values for geometry, material, and edge behavior (read more below)
To read more about the Physical extent tool, see the topic:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Structure ➔ Additional dialogues ➔ Physical extent
Contour definition methods
Available for both Define and Hole tools.
- Rectangular - draw a rectangular contour
- Circular - draw a circular contour
- Polygonal - draw a custom polygon
- Pick lines - select lines from the model to define the shape
Only available with Define tool:
- Pick existing region - reuse an existing region’s shape
Alignment
- Alignment - drop-down menu to define how the plate aligns with its reference plane.
Options: Top/Left, Center, Bottom/Right
Additional setting
- w - numeric field to define the panel width of the timber plate
Connection tools
- Setup > - opens a dialogue for editing edge connection properties and endpoint behavior
- Presets > - opens a list of previously saved edge connection setups created using the Setup dialogue
The content of the Setup dialogue is the same as for other shell elements.
To read more, see:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Structure ➔ Additional dialogues ➔ Shell Default Connections
Edge connection functions
Available when the Edge connection tool is selected.
- Edge connection properties - select an edge of a timber plate to view or edit connection settings
- Endpoint behavior - define how the ends of a plate's edge connect or terminate
To read more about these settings, see the relevant topics below:
- For Edge connection properties see:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Structure ➔ Additional dialogues ➔ Edge connections - For Endpoint behavior see:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Structure ➔ Additional dialogues ➔ Endpoint behaviour
Panel direction
- Change direction - change the direction of the profile’s panels for existing timber plates
Panel tools
Available when the Panels tool is selected.
- Base line - define the baseline where the division of panel segments occurs
- Swap panels - rearrange panel segments by swapping their order. It is not possible to switch to the opposite side of the Base line
Default settings dialogue
When you press the Default settings button, a dialogue window opens.
This dialogue contains three tabs: General, Material, and Default connections. These follow the structure used for other shell-based components.
To read more about these settings, see the relevant topics below:
- For General tab see:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Structure ➔ Additional dialogues ➔ Shell General - For Material tab see:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Structure ➔ Additional dialogues ➔ Timber shell Material - For Default connections tab see:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Structure ➔ Additional dialogues ➔ Shell Default Connections