2D Shortening

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

Accessed from:

Ribbon: Steel > Drawing Production > Detailing > 2D Shortening

You will be first prompted for the shape to be shortened which you have to click. Then you are prompted for the starting and end point of the shortening, which you can either enter or pick. If you press the <ESC> key instead, the shortening is automatically determined and carried out, as it is the case for detailing.

If you want to dimension the shape manually later, you can then consider the shortening as well.

Note: In some cases it may be that the command doesn’t work as it should. In this case, check whether the drawing elements you want to treat are blocks (which cannot be dissolved). You first have to dissolve these blocks before you can go on.

Key-in: PROSTRUCTURE SHORTEN 2D