OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

To add a lintel

  1. From the Parametric Frame Builder’s Action list box, select Add Lintel.
  2. Enter the ID number of the frame to which the lintel is to be added. The ID number has to be the number of the frame itself, and not the number of a frame section.
  3. Select the wall in which the lintel will be located, from the Wall option menu.
  4. Select the lintel type from the Type option menu.
  5. If select Soldier Course, can select on which side(s) the soldier course is constructed.
  6. To set the thickness of a brick, select Set Thickness from the Action list box and choose Brick Height.
  7. Key in the lintel height in the Height field.
  8. Key in the lintel bearing in the Bearing Left field and the Bearing Right field.
  9. (Optional) From the Roller Blind option menu, select None, Left or Right.
  10. Click Build Command. A command is generated in the Command list box.
  11. (Optional) Click Update to execute the commands from the Command list box.