Division Points

The placement of a layer begins at the left or right end of the wall or at the center of the wall, depending on how this was set in the panel definition. Depending on one of the claddings, the studs are then placed as well. (see also chapter Stud layer) In most cases this will lead to a good result. However, there may be situations where you would like to shift the partitioning, for example to use a regular partition stud directly as a window post. For such cases you can set a partition point. Once you have set a partition point, the layout of the panels that would otherwise have started on the right, left, or in the center will start at that point and distribute the panels in both directions.

The maximum number of partition points per wall can vary:

• A normal, simple wall can receive only one partition point. If more partition points are set, only the leftmost one will be considered and the others will be ignored.

• If a wall has element joints, then one partition point can be set per element. However, this only applies if you have enabled in the HRB pre-run file that the main cladding should restart at a T-joint. In this respect the element joint is therefore treated like a T-joint.

• If the main cladding is aligned to windows and doors (see chapter Aligning/combining claddings), the wall is divided into even more areas. Each opening and the fields between the openings then form an individual area that can receive a partition point. A wall with 2 openings thus consists of 5 areas, each of which can receive a partition point.

Since version 20.01 the HRB system now allows entering multiple partition points within a field of the wall:

• For this the function 7-4-2 was added Multiple partition points has been implemented. Several partition points can be entered directly one after another within a field. The existing function 7-4-1 Partition point remained unchanged, since this automatically allows only one partition point in a field and, when entering a new partition point, automatically deletes an existing one, i.e., moves the partition point.

• This also led to a revision of the deletion of partition points: individual partition points can now always be selected without selecting the wall and thus deleting all partition points of the wall.

Multiple partition points within a field allow very precise control of the panel distribution:

• The layout has a joint at each partition point.

• Between two partition points the distribution proceeds as specified in the cladding, e.g. from left to right.

• Dependent claddings accordingly align themselves to the joints at the partition points. However, they retain their offset relative to the main cladding.