Manual design
Manual design
Use Manual design to apply manual timber design settings to selected elements. The workflow and available options depend on the selected timber design subtype.
Tool palette
When Manual design is activated, a tool palette opens.
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Define - apply manual design to selected elements.
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Properties - view or modify manual design settings of selected elements.
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Default settings - open default manual-design settings for the selected subtype.
Additional settings:
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Calculation - drop-down menu with Load combinations and Load groups.
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Display table - checkbox that shows the utilization table.
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Section - drop-down list of sections available in the model.
Default settings dialogue
The Default settings dialogue depends on selected subtype.
Timber bar subtype:
Opens section library selection, following the main section-library logic.
To read more about section library and section selection, see:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Structure ➔ Additional dialogues ➔ Bar Section
Timber bar, fire design and CLT panel, fire design subtypes:
Opens a fire protection dialogue.
To read more about fire protection materials and settings, see the timber auto design article:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Timber design ➔ Auto design
Utilization table
When Display table is enabled, a utilization table opens similarly to the auto design workflow.
The table allows you to review utilization and update selected manual design quantities.
To read more about utilization table, see the Check tool article:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Timber design ➔ Check
Table options and buttons
The bottom part always contains:
- Show only visible objects in the table – limit rows to currently visible model objects
- Modify – opens the Default settings dialogue for selected row.
- Check – run check for selected table row
- Delete – delete applied quantity for selected table row