Example

Adding a Closed Log Wall Chain

In this example, log walls are added to a 2D drawing.

1. Activate the 2D drawing window.
2. Select Walls > Add Wall.
3. If necessary, open the Wall dialog box by selecting Select another wall. Select the library Log Walls and the selection group Log Wall.
4. Select Parametric log wall, and select the log wall parameters.

   Log Wall Parameters

5. Click OK to close the dialog box. The selected wall structure and default locating point are displayed on the status bar.

   

6. Select Coarse representation from the contextual toolbar.
7. Change the locating point to Wall inside.
8. Select the first point.

   Select the first point of the wall chain as the origin point of the drawing. The origin point is marked on the drawing with a green cross. Move the cursor near the origin and click the left mouse button.

   

9. Lock the cursor in the direction of the Y axis in one of the following ways:
   • Press the I key.
   • Move the cursor in the direction of the Y axis until the cursor looks like this and click the left mouse button.
   • Select Constraint > Y axis from the context-sensitive menu.
10. Select the distance to the next point. Type the distance in the Distance field of the Coordinates Input dialog box. The dialog box will open when you press a numeric key on the keyboard.

    

11. Select other points. Select the points, for example as follows:
    • Constrain the cursor to the X axis and type 5000 as the distance.
    • Constrain the cursor to the Y axis and type 3000 as the distance.
    • Constrain the cursor to the X axis and type 4000 as the distance.
    • Constrain the cursor to the Y axis and select the start point of the wall chain with the cursor, e.g., the origin in this example.

    When you have constrained the cursor, move it first in the direction in which you want to select the next point. Next, type the distance between the points.

12. Select Toggle open/closed wall.

    

13. Select Confirm.

    

14. Exit the function by pressing Esc.

Add a Log Wall