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Quoin Specification Dialog

General Panel

1 Specify the Size and Position of the •If Set Top is unchecked, the top of the
quoins in the selected Quoin object. corner board automatically extends to the
• Specify the Width, which is the horizon- top plate.
tal dimension of each quoin in the •If Set Bottom is unchecked, the bottom of
selected Quoin object. The dimension the quoin automatically extends to the
along the other wall is half this value bottom of the floor platform.
when they are staggered or mirrored.
2 Specify the arrangement of quoins used
• Specify the Thickness, which is the by the selected Quoin object.
amount that the quoin protrudes from the • Uniform - Produce quoins that are of
exterior surface of the wall.
equal length on both sides of the corner.
• Specify the Quoin Height for individual • Staggered - Produce quoins that have one
quoins in the selected Quoin object.
long side and one short side staggered on
• Specify the Quoin Gap, which is the dis- opposite sides of the corner.
tance between successive quoins.
• Mirrored - Produce quoins that alternate
Check Set Top/Set Bottom to specify the top having either two long sides or two short
and bottom heights of the quoin(s) in the text sides.
fields. • When Staggered or Mirrored is selected,
check Swap Start Block to switch the
starting order for the quoins.

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