What features are included in Shearwalls Settings?
WoodWorks Shearwalls provides default settings, however the user should verify the suitability of these settings and change them as required. Shearwalls includes a comprehensive Settings dialog box that is accessed by pressing the Design button in the data bar. It allows the user to control graphical interface options such as the unit format, font sizes, viewing area and snap increments; to specify design settings; and to filter what will be shown in the Plan, Elevation and Results Views. For each tab of the dialog box, there is a button to ‘Reset Original Settings’, and a checkbox to ‘Save As Default for New Files’ any settings changed by the user. The Settings menu options are organized into eight tabs: Design – Controls the engineering design options. In Canada, the resistance of shearwalls to lateral shear loads and suction loads is based on the provisions of the Canadian wood design standard, CSA O86-01 Engineering Design in Wood (Limit States Design). Default Values – Controls th
