# Claddings

Sheathing can be placed in two ways:

* A panel is an "independent sheathing." In this case, an entire panel is placed next to the next without regard to other sheathing or other components.\
  Additionally, an offset from row to row can be set. This is important when the panel is not tall enough for the wall and a second panel strip must be inserted. To prevent cross joints, set an offset from row to row.

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* A panel (secondary sheathing) refers to another panel (primary sheathing). In this case, the current panel (B) receives a panel joint at the same location as the reference sheathing (A). If, due to the corner configuration, one panel begins further left in the wall, an adjustment strip is automatically created on the current panel (B).\
  Additionally, an offset relative to the reference sheathing can be entered. This shifts the panel joint of the current panel (B) by this amount relative to the reference panel (A). If you enter half the panel width here (see image above: *V\_WB\_PlaB/2*), the panel joint of the current panel (A) will be shifted by exactly half a field. The panel joint of the current panel (A) will then lie exactly on the field support and no longer on the partition stud.\
  Furthermore, an offset from row to row can be set. This is important when the panel is not tall enough for the wall and a second panel strip must be inserted. To prevent cross joints, set an offset from row to row.

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* The next option, the reference sheathing with minimum joint offset, is again a reference sheathing as described in the paragraph above, but this time with a minimum joint offset to the reference sheathing instead of a fixed offset. This method is used especially when the sheathing and the reference sheathing have different panel dimensions. In such a case, a fixed offset between sheathing and reference sheathing will not prevent small distances between the joints of both sheathing. Therefore, the reference sheathing with minimum joint offset is used.\
  With this method, the program begins creating the sheathing with a whole panel and continues by placing whole panels next to each other. The distance of each joint to the reference sheathing is checked. If the distance is smaller than the set value, a narrower panel strip is automatically inserted before the joint in the reference sheathing. Then it continues again with a whole panel.

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At the beginning of the HRB module it was not possible to create chaining of sheathing, but this is no longer the case. Now chaining of sheathing can be created. That is, there is a primary sheathing A and a secondary sheathing B can refer to it. Another secondary sheathing C can in turn refer to this secondary sheathing B.
