Wall to wall connection with groove, shear teeth, U bars and a loose bar.

Wall framing type selection.

Wall framing type selection affects the wall edge shape options.

You can use the connection in three different modeling situations:

• end-to-end
• corner

  With this option the first selected wall is fitted to align with the exterior face of the second selected wall.

• tee

Wall edge shape.

Select the edge shape of each wall.

Adjust the free space between two walls.

Wall edge dimensions.

To set the edge shape and dimensions independently for both walls, use the Use given dimensions option.

To make the edge shape similar in both walls, use the Same to right side option.

Groove start and end point.

You can define the start point and the end point of the groove. If you do not enter a value, or enter 0 , the groove is applied at full height of the wall.

Select to create part cuts or only extra part cuts, and define the name of the cut. You can set this separately for both walls. For part properties of extra part cuts, select a saved settings file.

Select whether additional shear teeth or shear cups are created.

Teeth or cups can also be created when there is no groove.

Dimensions of a single tooth or cup.

Location of the first tooth or cup in the first wall and in the second wall, and the spacing between the teeth or cups.

You can enter a list of spaces, for example 10*400 , or just a single value. When you enter a single value, the number of teeth or cups is calculated automatically based on the height of the connection.

Select to create part cuts or only extra part cuts, and define the name of the cut.

Connector type.

• No connectors. Only groove with or without shear teeth is created.
• Connectors are created by using the selected embed (custom part).
• Connectors are created by adding reinforcing bar loops. Reinforcing bar loop is formed depending on the wall framing type.

In addition, the connector can optionally create one or more long reinforcing bars along the connection.

Location of the first connector (embed) in the first wall and in the second wall, location of the last rebar/embed in the wall top edge, and the spacing between the connectors.

You can enter a list of spaces, for example 10*400 , or just a single value, for example 300. When you enter a single value, the number of connectors is calculated automatically based on the height of the connection.

You can also define the extended length of the loose long bar.

Select which embeds (custom parts) are created in each wall.

If the embed has any saved attributes, select which attributes are used.

Offset of the embed.

By default, the embed input points are in the center of the wall.

Location of the first connector (reinforcing bar loop) in the first wall and in the second wall, and the spacing between the connectors.

You can enter a list of spaces, for example 10*400 , or just a single value, for example 300. When you enter a single value, the number of connectors is calculated automatically based on the height of the connection.

You can also define the extended length of the loose long bar.

Reinforcing bar loop dimensions.

The available dimension options depend on the wall framing type selected on the Edge shape tab.

Many of the dimensions have counter parts in the first wall and in the second wall. It is enough to enter one dimension and by default the counter part dimension gets the same value.

Number of long loose bars.

If you do not want to create a loose long bar, enter 0 as the Number of bars.