log house - how and with what soft to prepare it?

  • Recently I drew a log cabin.
    To do it I made wall the thickness of the logs in the ground plan section.
    Then in wall design I selected the log from the database and inserted them in wall design.
    I manually cut them longer to make the corners as my design was called "butt and pass".
    You should/may find this shape log in your database.
    Good luck.

    Jim Rogers
    Georgetown, MA, USA


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  • thanks for answer, of course we can insert everithing in walls, but I think it is too hard to cut each detail manualy, isnt? And what next step - to cut really wood? with machinery or manually?

    Vilmantas Liutkus
    Constructor engineer
    Roof constructions, timber frame - shield houses

  • It was my first time with log walls with butt and pass corner connections.
    You may find others have done this another way.
    Or there maybe a smart tag that will do it.
    If not you could create your own smart tag and then it will be fast and easy.

    Jim Rogers
    Georgetown, MA, USA


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  • I have only done it once, and I'm not sure if I can give you the proper instructions of how to do it.


    You must have D-CAM premium to create one.


    Do you have premium?


    Command are under 3-2-6.


    If they are grayed out and you can't open them then you can't create one.

    Jim Rogers
    Georgetown, MA, USA


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