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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.

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 and can be filtered by Manufacturer, Type, and Size.

Manufacturer - The plate manufacturer. Select from Alpine, CH, MiTek, or Simpson Strong-Tie.

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"

Hanger List

A list of hangers. Hanger products that are included in the project's materials will be available for selection in Paragon Design.

Note

A subset of Simpson Strong-Tie hangers are available for selection.

Archived Material List

It is possible to archive Lumber Lists, Plate Lists, and Lumber Lists. Archived Lists are represented with strikethrough text.

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