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How To: Change Post Top Connections

Updated over 3 months ago

When you decide on the post size in the Beams & Posts Tab, you can also choose your Top Connection Style (aka Post Position).

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  • The choices here will vary depending on

    • Your location

    • The post size selected

  • The choice you make here will apply to all posts in the design, however, individual posts can be selected and changed individually.

  • When all your posts have been added, navigate to the post you wish to modify and left click on the post.

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  • Click on “Modify Post”.

  • The current Top Connection Style will be set to whichever has been chosen in the Post Properties section.

  • Select the new Top Connection Style and click save.

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If your Intermediate post Position has been set as “Beam to Side” and you offset your corner posts by a small amount, you may get an error. Change the top connection to Notched, or Post Behind Beam.

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