Reference

Lumber List

A Lumber List is comprised of one or more Lumber Sets which include Lumber Species, Treatment Types, heights, widths, and stock lengths. Lumber Lists are selectable when creating components in Paragon Design.

Lumber Set

A group of lumber with specific properties.

Tip

Create separate Lumber Sets per Species/Grade when there is variability in the Dimensions and Stock Lengths properties between the different Species/Grades.

Properties

Species - The lumber species

Grade - The lumber grade

Treatment Type - The type of treatment applied to the lumber

Dimension 1 - Either the thickness or width of the lumber in inches, whichever you didn't use for Dimension 2 (ex. 1.5 x 3.5 = 2x4)

Dimension 2 - Either the thickness or width of the lumber in inches, whichever you didn't use for Dimension 1 (ex. 3.5 x 1.5 = 4x2)

Stock Lengths - The possible lengths for a stock unit of this Lumber Type.

Note

Stock Length settings and corresponding pricing have an impact on auto-splicing during analysis.

Splicing Logic Summary:

• Auto-splicing is optimized for lowest cost but only if there is pricing defined for all lumber and stock lengths.

• If pricing is not defined for all lumber and stock lengths then auto-splicing uses the longest available stock length.

Multiple Lumber Sets Make up a Lumber List

Plate List

A list of plates. Each plate has a type and a size.

Type - The unique identifier for the plate, which typically indicates its manufacturer, gauge, and grade

Size - The dimensions of the plate in inches in the form "length x width"

Archived Material List

It is possible to archive both Lumber Lists and Plate pairs.

Warning

When you archive a material list, components added when that list was still active will still use the archived materials. You need to manually update the lists for said projects and components.