Column End Drilling + Screw Leg
You can connect a column end to a log wall using an end drilling
and screw leg joint. The joint adds machining to the column. The
joint is also displayed in the log work drawing. If you remove or
add logs above or below the column, the joint will follow.
- Activate the model window.
- Select Beams, Columns >
Connection Details. The browser opens.
- Select the Log Walls folder in the browser.
- Select the 0004 Column end drilling + screw leg
joint.
- Select a log wall.
- Select the ends of the columns to be connected.
- Select Confirm. The Column Screw Leg Joint dialog box
will open.
- Define the joint parameters in the dialog box.
- Drilling length - Select the drilling length (L) from
the list or enter the desired value in the text field.
- Drilling diameter - Select the drilling diameter (D)
from the list or enter the desired value in the text field.
- Settling space - Select the settling space (A) from the
list or enter the desired value in the text field.
Confirm by clicking OK.
- If you have created a joint between the column and the wall
earlier, delete the old joint by selecting Delete in the
message box.
Note
- The joint is also displayed in the log work drawing.
- You can remove a joint in the following ways:
- When you add a log column, the program adds the settling space
and screw leg to the top or bottom of the column according to your
selection. After creating the joint, delete the screw leg macro
from the log work drawing.
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