Nailing Rigid Frame Station

Nailing threshold / rail - post

This function is only available on the Bautech and Randek CDT machines, whereby Bautech uses only the upper half of the dialog box.

Nailing between threshold / rail and the posts is enabled with the checkbox at the top edge of the dialog box.

Using the table in the upper part of the dialog box, you can generate one or more nails side by side depending on the post width (stile width). The 'distance from front edge to first nail' indicates the distance from the post edge to the first and last nail.

Using the fields directly below the table, you can additionally set a distribution of nails over the height of the posts. The 'Distance to top/bottom edge of post' is again the distance between the top and bottom post edge and the next nail.

Between them a distribution of nails is calculated, which can be influenced by the values 'Minimum distance between two rows of nails' and 'Maximum distance between two rows of nails' can influence.

Nailing rail - parallel transoms

In some constructions a transom is entered above openings that is installed directly under the rail. These transoms should be nailed to the rail. With the settings below you can generate a distribution of nails in both directions of the transom. That means a distribution along the length of the transom and also across the width of the transom. The transoms must touch the rail, otherwise they are not considered. For the purposes of this analysis, transoms are considered to be horizontal members of group 0 with member types 640, 641 and 642. This type of nailing is enabled with the checkbox.

With the 'Distance to end of transom' the distance from the start / end of the transom to the next nail is entered.

The 'Distance from nail to nail' is a maximum value. The program distributes the nails between the first and last nail with the largest possible spacing, starting from the entered distance.

The 'Minimum distance to longitudinal edge of transom' is the distance from the longitudinal edge of the transom to the first nail, across the width of the transom. This distance is required for the calculation of the nail distribution across the width of the transom.

The 'Minimum distance between two nail rows' and the 'Maximum distance between two rows of nails' are again required for the calculation of the number of nail rows in post width. The program thereby calculates an even distribution of the nail rows across the width of the transom.

If multiple transoms lie one behind the other (in the thickness of the wall), this analysis is performed for each of the transoms.