Rafter-Supporting Purlins

Grupo de herramientas Cubierta

You can use this tool to create rafter-supporting purlins and battens.

To place rafter-supporting purlins

1. Click Rafter-Supporting Purlins (How).
   

   Activate Rafter-Supporting Purlins in one of the following ways

   • Actionbar:Rol Arquitectura Tarea Elementos Grupo de herramientas Roof

   • Menu bar: Create Architecture Frame Construction: Rafters, Roof Beams, Posts

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Frame Construction: Rafters, Roof Beams, Posts

2. Select the type of entry in the input options: Custom / Plane / RCover.
   • Click Custom to create a temporary plane for the rafter placement.
   • Click Plane if roof planes or custom planes already exist.
   • Click RCover if a roof covering already exists.
3. If you want, you can now modify the purlin parameters.
   The context toolbar provides several options.
   

   • Haz clic en Propiedades para configurar los parámetros en el cuadro de diálogo.
   • Haz clic en Adoptar propiedades para copiar los parámetros desde un elemento existente.
   • Haz clic en Cargar favorito para seleccionar las combinaciones de parámetros guardadas.
4. Define the length of the region in which the purlins will be placed by clicking a start point and an end point on the outline of the plane.
5. Define how to place the rafter-supporting purlins on the context toolbar.
6. To finish designing the rafter-supporting purlins, press ESC.
7. Rafter-supporting purlin design will now finish. Would you like to save the changes?
   Click Yes.
8. To place more rafter-supporting purlins in another region, repeat steps 2 through 5.
9. Press ESC to quit the tool.

   The purlins are always created parallel to the eaves and with an overhang on both sides.