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Use a beam pocket to define an opening for a beam in a wall panel. Add a beam pocket as follows:
Select the cross section of the cripple stud (A) from the profile library by clicking the Sel button.
When you change the cross section, you will be prompted: "The cripple stud has been changed. Change also side stud?" Select Yes to use the same cross section for the side stud (B) as well.
Select the number of cripple studs from the Quantity list.
After you have selected the cross section size and the number of cripple studs, the program automatically calculates the width of the beam pocket (W). Update the width value by clicking in the Rough opening width text field. You can also type a value greater than the calculated value for the pocket width.
If you type a value greater than the combined width of the cripple studs for the beam pocket width, you can choose whether the beam pocket should be widened using a shim piece. Select either of the following:
Select the cross section from the profile library by clicking the Sel button.
When you change the cross section, you will be prompted: "Side stud has been changed. Change also cripple stud?" Select Yes to use the same cross section for the cripple stud as well.
Select the number of cripple studs from the Quantity list.When adding a beam pocket at the end of a wall, select the radio button Left end or Right end depending on which end of the wall you wish to add the macro. Left (D) and right (E) are defined by viewing the wall from the outside.
When adding a beam pocket to the center of a wall, set side studs on both sides of the beam pocket by selecting the radio button Both.
Type the height (F) of the bottom of the beam in relation to the floor base height in the text field.
Select either of the following:
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