OpenBuildings™ Designer Help

Structural Preferences

Used to complete settings and set preferences for Structural Snaps and AccuSnap Hints. By default, Structural snaps are always on in Structural discipline. Any tentative point near a Structural member will snap to a Structural snap point. Any command set up to locate Structural elements simply by moving the cursor over the elements will locate members at the Structural snap points.

The snaps are enabled when the (Structural Snaps) tool is activated and the tool icon turns highlighted. Toggling Structural Snaps activates the setting and clicking it again deactivates the setting.



SettingDescription
Name for Preferences Displays the preferences currently being used. Key in a unique name in this field to save custom settings.
Set Structural Snaps Preferences
  • Enable Structural keypoint snaps — When on, enables automatic snapping to structural members. You will see the Structural discipline Structural snap icon rather than the default snap icon.


    Enable Structural keypoint snaps is turned on. Note the Structural snap icon.

  • Apply Global Offset — When on, enables the shifting of the Structural Snap point by the values specified in the X, Y, and Z values.
    • X – Shifts the Structural Snap X-axis point by this value.
    • Y – Shifts the Structural Snap Y-axis point by this value.
    • Z – Shifts the Structural Snap Z-axis point by this value.
STRSNAPTENTATIVE < ENABLE | DISABLE | TOGGLE >
STFACCUSNAP < ENABLE | DISABLE | TOGGLE >
Note: If you want to use the Cope to Member Connected By AccuSnap setting, the Enable Structural keypoint snaps switch must be turned on.
Tip: See more on keyed-in Structural Snap modifiers.
Focus Item Description A short description of the item where the pointer's focus is locate appears in this region.
Dialog controls

These dialog controls are common to all preferences tabs.

  • Defaults — Applies settings as defined in the default preferences.
  • OK — Closes the dialog, implementing your changes on all tabs.
  • Cancel — Dismisses the dialog without saving changes on any tab.