Layout
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- Length – Sets
the length of the 3D-arrow for the connection symbol. The direction of the
arrow shows from the connected part to the component to which it was connected.
- Diameter – Sets
the diameter of the 3D-arrow for the connection symbol.
- Color
– Sets the marking color for the
surrounding construction as color number. Since the construction only has to
serve for your orientation, you should select a weak color here so that the
symbols can be easily recognized. The symbols themselves are displayed in
green, red and yellow.
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Options
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- Hide
workframes – The selected objects are hidden to increase a clear
view. When checked, hides the work frames (the construction lines of structural
elements). Bolts are always hidden.
- Hide
structure objects – When checked, hides the structural objects.
- Check
connections at start –
- Standard
connections – When checked, all standard connections are displayed
as symbol. These are the normal connections such as end plates, etc. which are
integrated in
ProStructures.
- Cutting
connections – When checked, all cut connections are displayed.
These are the cuts at objects or mitred cuts.
- COM-Connections
– When checked, all external connections realized via the COM-PlugIn's are
displayed.
- Removing
with attachment parts – When checked, after a connection is
deleted, all attached parts generated by this connection will be deleted as
well.
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Select parts
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Selects the part to check with Connection Editor.
Only selected parts remain visible in the view while the tool is active.
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Remove connections
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Removes the selected connections completely. All
component parts and processing actions created by means of these connections
will be deleted as well. To do so, you have to select the connections by
clicking on the symbols.
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Edit connections
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Used to edit the selected connection. After the
desired connection has been clicked via the symbol, the corresponding dialog of
this connection opens and the values can be modified.
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Clone connections
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Used to transfer the settings of a connection to
another one.
It is also possible to change the connection type
if this is reasonable (e.g. you can replace a plate connection by a web angle
connection). First, you have to select the connection the data of which have to
be transferred to another one. All connections not being able to seize these
data are hidden. Then, you have to select all connections having to take these
data.
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