Posted in Engineering

Expanded Anchor Definitions

This document explains the expansion of Anchor definitions.  Anchors may now be associated with any stick (component) in an elevation (frame).  Default anchor assignments can be made at the elevation master level.  Overrides can be made at the elevation variant and order form line item levels.

The order form used to allow anchor assignments for the hinge and strike or inactive hinge jamb.  Now it also provides for defining anchors for the Head and Sill.

Posted in Engineering, Fabrication Details

Sticks with multiple hardware Rabbets

Elevations that require hardware preps to be placed on more than one rabbet include communicating frames in which a door is placed on both sides of a double rabbet jamb, and frames with multiple door openings where a mullion has doors both to the left and to the right, as in the elevation with the double sided mullions pictured blow:

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avoiding interference with other features and preps when placing preps

The Ordermation™ engineering system has a powerful function  allowing the placement of preps while automatically detecting and avoiding other preps, the +FDRAWAVOIDING  command

All of the four following drawings have countersunk mounting holes placed with the exact same command.  The holes are placed differently depending on interference:

Hinge Jamb with no interference:

Hinge Jamb With Interference:

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