Reference

Lumber List

A combination of 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 that matches the desired 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

Dimension 2 - Either the thickness or width of the lumber in inches, whichever you didn't use for Dimension 1

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

Note

Untreated Number 2 2x4 Southern Pine with stock lengths from 1'-10' is an example of a lumber set

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.