ProStructures Help

PS Toggles

Used to toggle the toolbar that contains commonly used ProStructures settings which can be quickly turned on or off.

Accessed from:

Ribbon: Steel > Utilities > PS Snaps > On/Off
Ribbon: Concrete > Utilities > PS Snaps > On/Off
Backstage File > Setting > Users > Toolboxes (or press <Ctrl+T>), check PS Toggles from the list, and then click OK.

Setting	Description
Enable ProStructures Snaps	When checked, enables snapping to ProStructures insertion points. These are ten cardinal points at start, middle, end of steel shapes, concrete beams, and concrete columns while honoring the default "Keypoint Snap Divisor".
Enable ProStructures Legacy Snaps	When checked, enables snapping to centerline points at the start, middle, and end of steel shapes. Disabled when is checked.
Enable ProStructures Tooltip	When checked, enables the display of tooltip comments on snaps. The tooltip is context sensitive and can be configured by editing the …\prg\tooltips.ini file in the ProStructures installation folder.
Stretch Along ECS Axis	Limits snaps to the centerline of the member using standard snaps.
Enable Select Group as Whole	When checked, groups are selected as a whole. When un-checked, individual elements are selected individually.

Key-in: PROSTRUCTURE TOGGLE TOOLBOX