Log panel wall
Use the function, for example, in cases like this:
- When adding an extra insulation layer and panel siding to an
exterior log wall.
- When adding an interior wall with a wooden frame and panel
siding to a log house.
The function can be used to define the panel height so that the
siding looks like the existing log wall.
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Do either of the following:
- Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu, and select
Insert Wall.
- Select Log Walls > Add Wall
Next to Log Wall.
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Select a structure with log panel siding from the wall
library.
The Wall Dialog
Box
- Select Log panel wall from the contextual
toolbar.
- Select the log wall which determines the height of the panel.
The color of the selected wall changes. You can undo the selection
by clicking the wall again.
- Select Confirm.
- Select either of the following as the height of the bottom
panel:
- Full - The height of the bottom panel of the panel
siding is the same as the Height of base log parameter.
- Half - The height of the bottom panel of the panel
siding is the same as the Height of half log parameter.
The parameters are described in the guide for the Log wall
parameters dialog box at Profile parameters.
Log Wall Parameters
Dialog Box
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Before selecting the points of a wall, you can use auxiliary
wall adding functions. For example, you can select a closed wall
chain or change the reference point of the wall.
Auxiliary Wall Adding
Functions
- Select the points of the wall.
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Select Confirm.
Note
- To have the panel siding begin from the same level as the log
wall, the bottom edge of the frame of the added wall structure must
be at the same height as the bottom edge of the log wall. You can
edit the basic height of the frame as follows:
- Select the wall in the basic mode of the program.
- Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
- Select Properties.
Example
Adding an Interior Wall with a
Wooden Frame and Panel Siding
Adding a Log
Wall