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"Click on an image for a larger view."
DECKING DESIGN
Complete deck design including beams, joists, decking boards, hand railing and support posts etc. Ability to have curved edges, multiple stair types, holes and split levels. Complete decking can be drawn in a single process or separate members eg, joists drawn one at a time. Hand railing automatically positioned. All members can be configured to allow for specific sizes.
A pre-setup beam library is supplied with the common sizes, or add your own beams as required.
As with other items in SoftPlan you are not limited to the "as supplied" library items, if you require something different out of the ordinary, you can create you own library or adjust the existing components.
Left Image
Pier or stump layout, this allows you to position the supporting posts for the
proposed decking. Posts can be dimensioned so there is easy setout for the work
crew.
Centre Image
This is the finished deck, showing reference points for joist and decking board
direction. Each edge can be edited and adjusted for position, reference for
decking joists, decking boards and deflection, used to define a curved edge
deck.
Right Image
Material listing is automatically produced from the plan of the decking,
with the flexible methods allowed for in SoftList (the material list module)
either exact length on a per piece basis or total length of material can be
selected. Hand railing materials can be extracted separately or as a combined
unit.
Lower Left Image
This 3D image is generated
automatically from the floor plan. Light sources, textures and reflection values
have been applied, simply by selecting the surface and assigning a value / texture.
With the addition of a few symbols like trees, shrubs and fences the plan comes
alive, producing an image that will sell your work, before construction has
started.
Lower Centre
Image
This 3D pergola was generated from
the floor plan. While adding members to the plan the 3D image was viewed as
construction progressed, assisting in exact placement of components. Constructed
with the use of the beams library. A range of beams from solid timber, LVL,
built up, steel and laminated are all included. There are 2 beam libraries,
general construction and decking. Treated timber decking beams are included.
Lower Right
Image
This free standing pergola BBQ area was constructed using posts and
beams. Roofing was added and different cladding materials selected, opacity
values adjusted so to be semi-transparent. Stick timber roof framing added and
edited in roof mode. Vegetation, furniture and people all selected from the
extensive libraries provided in SoftPlan.
Deck and Pergola design
- simple, fast and accurate with SoftPlan.