Bay Details Dropdown
  • 12 Feb 2025
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Clicking the Bay Details control (located in the Bay Properties group) launches a dialog with three tabs that provide many options for editing materials and settings for the selected Bay. Avontus Designer applies the options and changes you set through this control to every level of the selected Bay.

Like any other dialog, you can move the Bay Details dialog anywhere on your desktop that works best for you. You can also dock the Bay Details dialog. This can be especially useful when using a dual monitor setup, with the 3D View dialog on the second monitor.

Note: The Bay Details control is only available when an individual Bay is selected on the Drawing Page. If multiple Bays are selected, this control is disabled.

General Tab

The General tab of the Bay Details control provides material options and settings for the entire selected Bay. Avontus Designer applies the changes made here to every level and every side of the selected Bay, where applicable.

Basic Bay Options

Guardrail Type 

Select from the available options to default the guardrail configuration for the Bay. Options include:

  • Guardrails

  • California Guardrails

  • Mesh Guard

  • Frame Guardrail

  • Child-safe Guardrail

Use the numbered selection box to specify how many Guardrails you want added to this level. The maximum is 4.

Top Level Guardrail Type

Select the top level guardrail type and the number of the guardrails - this will be the guardails on the very top level.

  • Guardrails

  • California Guardrails

  • Mesh Guard

  • Frame Guardrail

  • Child-safe Guardrail

Use the numbered selection box to specify how many Guardrails you want added to this level. The maximum is 4.

Toeboard Type 

Select from the available toeboard materials. Options include:

  • Steel

  • Wood

  • Alum

Plank Type 

Use the Plank Type dropdown to determine the default plank (deck) materials. Options include:

  • Steel Planks (default)

  • Wood Planks

  • All Alum. Deck

  • Alum. Ply-Deck

  • Steel Battens

Vertical Brace Type

Select the Vertical Brace Type. Select from:

Fixed Bay Brace

Tube and Clamp

Vertical Brace Direction 

Use this option to change the brace direction for the selected Bay.

Top Elevation

Use this option to set the height above the ground at which the top of the scaffold rests. The ground is zero (0).

Ground Elevation

Use this option to set the height at which the bottom of the scaffold rests. The ground is zero (0).

Base Node Elevation 

Use this option to set the starting height of the base (first) node of the Bay. This should include allowances for Base Collar and Screwjack materials.

Top Enclosure/Netting 

Use this option to add netting to the top of the top node of the selected Bay.

Bottom Enclosure/Netting

Use this option to add netting to the bottom of the bottom node of the selected Bay.

Excluded Scaffold Units

Use this option to select one or more scaffold units to exclude them from the Bill of Materials.

Note: You can edit the General tab on multiple scaffolds at once.

Sides Tab

The Sides tab of the Bay Details control provides side-by-side material settings and options for a selected Bay. The settings and changes you make here will affect every level of the selected Bay, where applicable.



Skip Side 

Enable this option to skip materials for this entire side such as Ledgers, Guardrails, and Toeboards. Materials will not be included in the Bill of Materials or 3D Views. Materials shared by more than one side will not be removed. Original settings will be retained in case the option is later disabled.

Ledger Type 

Use the Ledger Type dropdown to determine the ledger material for the selected Bay. Your options include:

  • Ledger (default)

  • Tube and Clamp

  • Double Ledger

  • Truss

  • Transom

  • Bridging Beam

  • Ladder Beam

  • Frame Guardail

Guardrail Type 

Use the Guardrail Type dropdown to determine the default guardrail configuration for the Bay. Your options include:

  • Guardrails

  • California Guardrails

  • Mesh Guard

  • Child-safe Guardrail

  • Frame Guardrail

Guardrail Material 

Select from the available options to set the guardrail material for the selected Bay.

Use the Guardrail Material dropdown to determine the guardrail material for the selected Bay. Your options include:

  • Ledger (default)

  • Tube and Clamp

  • Double Ledger

  • Truss

  • Transom

  • Bridging Beam

  • Ladder Beam

  • Frame Guardail

Guardrail Config


Select how many guardrails will be on that side of the bay, and which ones to skip.  If skipped, materials will not be included in the Bill of Materials or 3D Views. Materials shared by more than one side will not be removed. On a 4 node level, 1 represents the guardrail connected to the lowest node and so on.

Brace Type

Use the Brace Type dropdown to determine the brace materials. Your options include:

  • Fixed Bay Brace

  • Tube and Clamp Brace

Brace Direction 

Use this option to change the brace direction for the selected Bay.

Side Settings

This section provides quick access to common side settings. Enable or disable the options to add or remove materials to the selected Bayside. Options include:

  • Ledger

  • Guardrail

  • Toeboard

  • Vertical Brace

  • Netting

Verticals Tab

The Verticals tab of the Bay Details control provides options for editing each vertical (leg/standard) of a selected Bay.


Skip 

Enable this option to skip the vertical. The vertical will not be included in the Bill of Materials or 3D Views. Materials shared by more than one Bay will not be removed. Avontus Designer will retain other Bay materials, such as ledgers.

Header Type

Select the desired type from the available options. Options include:

  • None

  • Spuglot-less verticalal

  • Deck adapter

  • Screw Jack

  • U-head Jack

Base Type Jack

Select the desired type from the available options. Options include:

  • None

  • Screw Jack

  • Swivel Screw Jack

  • Base Plat

  • Caster Fixed

  • Caster Adjustable

  • Beam Rider/Spigot

  • U-head Jack

Base Collar 

Defaults as selected. Indicate if this vertical uses a Base Collar.

Sill Boards 

Defaults to 1. Enter the desired number of sill boards. To remove sill boards, enter 0.

Extend Options

By default, all verticals for a Bay will be the same length. These options enable you to modify the length of each vertical independently.

Extend Top 

This option increases the length of the vertical by adding nodes to the top of the vertical. Enter a positive value to a maximum of 10. Each increment of one represents one node in length.

Extend Bottom 

This option increases the length of the vertical by adding nodes to the bottom of the vertical. Enter a negative value to a maximum of -10. Each increment of one represents one node in length.

Top Jack Height 

Enter the desired height for the top screw jacks. Defaults to 12 in. or 30.48 cm. for flat elevations.

Base Jack Height

Enter the desired height for the base screw jacks. Defaults to 12 in. or 30.48 cm. for flat elevations.

Top Rotation

Enter the desired amount (in degrees) in which you want to rotate the screw jacks on the top verticals.

Base Rotation

Enter the desired amount (in degrees) in which you want to rotate the base screw jacks.

Total Height

These read-only text fields display the total length of each vertical, including all standards, headers, base, base collar, and any extensions (excluding sill boards)


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