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Compatible with AutoCAD Versions: 2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

GLUE LAMINATED BEAMS

Component of the Detailer command that draws dimensional lumber of various sizes and types in both cross and long section/elevation.

User configurable options: 

• Color and lineweight for beam outline
• Color and lineweight for glue lamination lines
• Scale factor above which no hatch or fills will be drawn
• Hatch pattern, scale, and rotation
• Whether hatch pattern scale should adjust w/ drawing scale
• Color and lineweight for hatch pattern

See Glue-Lam in the Section/Detail Cmds section of the APS Configuration Utility. 

Layers:

• If you are using "No Layer Control" the beam is drawn on whatever layer is current. See the Layer Control section of the APS Configuration Utility.

• The default layer type for the outline of the glue-lam is "Wood (framing/struct)" and the default layer type for the glue lines and hatching is "Wood (framing/struct) fills". 
  • If you are using "Direct Layer Assignment" the layer names are assigned to these layer types in the Layer assignments portion of the Layer Control section of the APS-CONFIG command.
  • If you are using "Layer Schemes" the layer names are assigned to these layer types in the Assigning Layer Names to Layer Types portion of the SCHEMEDIT command.

  The layer types for this command can be changed in the Assigning Layer Types to Commands portion of the Layer Control section of the APS-CONFIG command.  

Known limitations:

• None reported. If there is something this command will not do that you think it should please let us know.

Alternate uses:

• None reported. If you have an alternate use for this command submit it here.

SAMPLE GLULAM COMMAND SYNTAX:

Command:
Command: GL  
Command: GLULAM

The following dialog appears:

The button will take you to the main selection screen of the detailer command.

The button brings you to this web page for help during the command (without canceling)

Enter the size you would like in the boxes and press or use the preset buttons. 

Note:  When using the preset buttons: specify the width first and then the height. To help increase the speed of this command pressing one of the "Height" buttons will set the height, close the dialog (assuming a valid width value) and start the process of entering points below.

Select corner point of the glue-lam or <Enter> to center:

Select the corner point or press <Enter> or <Space> to center the glue-lam.

[corner point option] Selected the corner point (from above prompt). The endpoint and intersection snaps are added to your running object snaps if not already being used.   Enter direction along long side of glue-lam or [A]ng[L]e/[D]irection dialog: Ortho is turned on for this point. (Turn it off with <F8> or to draw other angles.) Select a point, enter an angle, or press "A", "L", or "D" and use the AngLe/Direction dialog. Note: When drawing a line, the length of the line does not affect the length of the beam.   Side for glue-lam thickness: Select the side that the beam should reside. The white dashed line that appears is to show the direction that the long side of the beam is going to be drawn. This is especially helpful in selecting a side when you specify an angle without other objects around for reference.   -the beam is drawn- [End - corner point option]

[center option] The following dialog appears: Select the orientation that you would like.    Enter center point for glue-lam: Select the center point for the beam. The midpoint snap is added to your running object snaps if it is not already being used.   Enter second point along centerline of glue-lam or [A]ng[L]e/[D]irection dialog: Ortho is turned on for this point. (Turn it off with <F8> or to draw other angles.) Select a point, enter an angle, or press "A", "L", or "D" and use the AngLe/Direction dialog. Note: When drawing a line, the length of the line does not affect the size of the beam.   --the beam is drawn-- [End - center option]

Solutions to common questions and problems with this command

Related Commands

DETAILER  A dialog for selecting one of the many materials that can be drawn.

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