Columns may be offset, which automatically inserts a rigid link to connect them to their previous support point, or deletes an existing rigid link if the new location is supported. Only supported columns can be offset.

Select the column type ( Standard Column or Hanging Column).

The Specify new location option allows you to offset a column by choosing a new location.

1. Select this and click Single .
2. Select a column as prompted.
3. Select a new location for the column, either by clicking on a snap point, or entering appropriate values in the keyboard entry box.
4. The column will be offset to the new location.

The Increment current coordinates option allows you to offset columns by a specified amount.

1. Select this an enter the desired offset amount in the X and Y fields.
2. Click Single or Fence.
3. If Single was clicked, select a beam as prompted. That column will be offset by the specified amount.
4. If Fence was clicked, click and drag to fence a region. All columns within the fenced region will be offset by the specified amount.

In all cases, if the new location is unsupported, a rigid link will be added to the column connecting it from its previous location to the new one. If the column already had a rigid link, the rigid link will remain connected to its original support point. If the new location is supported, and a rigid link previously existed for the column, the rigid link will be deleted.

If the Move Walls with Columns option is checked, any wall ends framing into the top of the moved column will move. This option can be unchecked to pull a column away from a wall.

The Maintain Global Orientation option under Adjust secondary beams in the Options box will attempt to maintain the global orientation of the secondary beams as long as possible. There may be framing geometry that will make this impossible. If it is not possible to maintain the orientation of the beam without disconnecting framing, the framing will be preserved and the beam will be reoriented. With this option, it is possible that beams will become too small. The lengths of beams are checked with each move. If the move results in a beam less than 6" in length, the user is given the option to delete that beam.

The Maintain Relative Spacing option under Adjust secondary beams in the Options box will maintain the % distance from the beam's support, thus preserving the relative spacing of beams on a girder. Beams will change orientation. This option is similar to how the Move Grids feature deals with secondary beams.