Method for forming structural members aided by a computer with connection features for assembly as elements of building frame

摘要

Provided is a method of designing and constructing a building frame having a number of structural members of which at least some are intersecting structural members using a computer. The method of designing provides the steps of storing a predetermined plan of the layout and orientation of the structural members in the frame including a design length for each of the structural members, selecting a joint type from a plurality of different joint types for each intersection of the intersecting structural members and analyzing the stored predetermined plan to derive specifications of actual lengths and jointing details for the structural members to enable the structural members made according to the specification to fit together to form the frame, whereby the actual length for each intersecting structural member is variable from the design length depending on the selected joint types.