Adding a Sheathing

This function can be used to add sheathing in the sheathing layer of a horizontal structure. Before adding the sheathing, you need to select detailed representation for the structure by using the Expand layers function.

1. Select Floor Joists, Roof Rafters > Sheathing > Generate Sheathing.
2. Select the method of selecting the structural layer, and select the structure and the structural layer (type SHEET).

   Selecting Structural Layers

3. Select the sheathing properties.

   Sheathing Properties

Note

• If an origin point for the sheathing has not been added to the horizontal structure, the program will add a default origin and divide the sheathing over the area based on it. You can divide the sheathing into fields, add origin points to the fields and change the direction of the sheathing by selecting Defining a sheathing origin point.
• The sheathing will be added in its own layer (140). If the sheathing is not displayed in the drawing window, you can make the layer visible by selecting the Layers > Select Layers from List function, or make all layers visible by selecting Layers > All Layers.
• You can also add sheathing to a floor or roof panel. The layers of the structure do not need to be expanded then. Select a single floor or roof panel as the area to be sheathed.
• If one or more floor or roof panels have been defined in the basic layer of the area, you can only select panels to be sheathed. You can no longer select the horizontal structure itself to be sheathed. This way, creating overlapping sheathings (of panel and horizontal structure) is prevented. The restriction applies when the keyword framing_filter= 1 is defined in the keyword group BDSXX.

Defining a Sheathing Origin Point
Floor and Roof Panels
Sheathing
Editing Keywords