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Revit®| Housed Dovetail

Connects two Structural Member with a Housed Dove Tenon on the Male Structural Member and a Housed Dove Mortise on the female Structural Member.

Insert

To apply the tool, Select the Structural Member(s) to be considered as the male joist(s).
Press the Enter key to apply the selection.
Select the Structural Member to be considered as the female joist(s).
Press the Enter Key to finish, otherwise, repeat the selection process.
Multiple Housed Dovetail joints can be applied to the same female structural element, by selecting multiple male Structural Member(s).
Select the magenta colored handler to parameterize the properties of the tool or create customized types.

Behavior

If you change the position of the Male or Female Structural Member, the Tool will still function.

Type Parameter

Dimensions

A= hsbcad Base Width
B= hsbcad Base Length
C= hsbcad Base Depth
D= hsbcad Mid Widt
E= hsbcad Mid Depth
F= hsbcad Mid Length
G= hsbcad Mid Flat Width
H= hsbcad Dove Angle
I= hsbcad Dove Depth
J= hsbcad Dove Length
K=hsbcad Dove Width 
L= hsbcad Dove Flat Width
M= hsbcad Base Length Tolerance  
N= hsbcad Mid Length Tolerance
O=hsbcad Dove Length Tolerance  

Instance Parameter

Dimensions

P1= hsbcad Base Offset (Possitive)
P2= hsbcad Base Offset (Negative)  
Q1= hsbcad Mid Offset (Possitive)
Q2= hsbcad Mid Offset (Negative)
S1= hsbcad Dove Offset (Possitive)
S2= hsbcad Dove Offset (Negative)
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