Cladding Properties

Section tab

On this tab, the following parameters can be set:

Section class	Select the section type for the cladding profiles
Section	Select the section size for the cladding profiles
Orientation of the section	Select the cladding profile orientation. The section is rotated with 180º.

Cladding general properties tab

Cladding direction	Defines the cladding direction
Cladding orientation	Select the cladding orientation. · From the top or from the bottom (for a horizontal cladding) From the left or from the right (for a vertical cladding)
Offset in Z	Moves the cladding in the Z direction
Quantities of fixations-par profile	Select the quantity for 1 profile for 1 support beam. Advance Steel calculates the total quantity by multiplying this value by the number of cladding profiles and the number of support beams for the cladding area.

Level and offset tabs - Upper / Right and Lower / Left

On these tabs, the cladding shape at the upper or lower levels can be set.

Examples:

Upper level	Same level for all profiles All the cladding profiles are aligned at the same level Level according to slope The cladding profiles are placed according to the slope.
Upper cut according to slope	The cladding profiles can be cut straight or along the slope.
Choice of grouping (only for straight cuts)	Select the number of profiles to be cut straight.
1. Additional offset	The cladding profiles overlap the area. The offset can be positive, negative or equal to zero.
Total length rounded up to	Displays the calculated length + the "additional offset" rounded to a total length " rounded up" to the next value.

Overlapping tab

If the cladding profile overlap each other, the overlapping can be set by one or two values. The overlapping values can be positive, negative or equal to zero.