Used to shorten steel shapes by inserting a break in 2D shape without affecting structural details.

Accessed from:

• Ribbon: Steel > Drawing Production > Detailing > Automatic 2D-Cut

Adding Cut

You first have to select the shape, where a cut is to be inserted. Then, you have to click a point on the cutting plane. The cutting plane will always run through this point perpendicular to the center line.

Finally, you are asked for depth and direction of cut, which will be defined by clicking on another point. On one hand, you indicate the view direction of the cut and on the other hand, you determine its depth (this point will also be perpendicular to the center line). The resulting cutting planes will be displayed dynamically during selection for control reasons.

The depth of the cut decides how much of the components situated behind the cutting plane is to be displayed.