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Posts Automatically snap to the Center of the
Wall/Beam
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Version 12 includes
a snap feature in order to position posts centered along beams or walls.
This feature eliminates the necessity of using the Move command
to properly position the posts on the drawing. In order to use this
feature:
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Draw the
appropriate beam or wall (Draw> Wall/Beam).
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Select the
appropriate post (Draw> Post> Decorative/
Structural).
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Turn on the
Cursor Snap using F11 on the keyboard or by clicking on the Cursor Snap
icon in the toolbar to activate this tool.
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Draw the post
along the beam or wall. The Post will automatically snap its center to
the centerline of the beam or wall.
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Pad Inset No Longer Affects the Offset of a Post
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SoftPlan Version 12 has changed the
way a Post’s Pad (footing) will inset into a Post. A Pad Inset is used to
push the footing into the post, rather than have the post sit on top of
the footing. Such is often the case when a wooden post is set in concrete.
When a Pad Inset is given to a Post, the Post remains stationary while the
Pad moves up to account for the inset value. Previous versions had the
Post move down while the Pad remained stationary, which affected the
Offset of the Post. Since SoftPlan measures the Offset from the bottom of
the Post, if the Post remains stationary when a Pad Inset is given, the
Post’s Offset can be determined with greater ease.
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- Select Draw > Post > Structural
> Square.
- Draw the square post in an existing
drawing.
- Select Edit > Edit Item and click
on the post.
- Specify a Pad Inset value. This will
force the Pad to move up the post, allowing the Post to be inset into the
Pad. This change no longer affects the Offset of the Post
itself.
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Posts Display in Profile Mode
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SoftPlan Version 12 has added the
feature of plan posts now displaying in Profile Mode. In previous versions
they were not visible.
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- With the plan drawing open select the
Mode Menu > Profile
- Softplan will switch to the Profile
Mode, showing items as if they were laying flat on the
screen.
· You will notice that the outline of
your posts are shown, with their respective heights and offsets reflected.
Note: In order to view this added feature, you will need to have a drawing
open which does contain posts. If you do not have a drawing created, open one
of our sample drawings to use.
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Posts Under Beams will Relocate
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In Version 12, if a beam is moved, the
post(s) that support it will also be moved. In previous versions of
SoftPlan, posts under beams would not be moved with the beam. ‘Attach’
must be selected when move is used to relocate the beam, otherwise the
post will not relocate with the beam.
There are a couple
of methods to relocate a beam.
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- In any drawing that has a beam with a
post under it, click on the ‘Edit’ icon, edit a dimension that is
locating the beam and change the dimension. After the beam is redrawn,
the post(s) that were under it will be relocated as well.
- In any drawing
that has a beam with a post under it, click on the ‘Move’ icon, make sure
attach is checked and move the beam. When the beam is redrawn in its new
location, the post(s) that were under it will be relocated as
well.
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Solid Fill Texture Added to Posts
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Version 12 has added the ability to
display Posts as Solid Filled. Now, in addition to displaying the outline
of the post as Solid or Dashed, you can specify a Solid Fill to the inside
of the post. This option applies to either rectangular or round post
shapes.
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Select Edit > Edit Item and
click on an existing Post.
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From the Texture pull down
under Display, select Solid Fill.
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Select the OK button. The Post
will now display with a Solid Fill texture.
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