P. To create a drawing group
To create groups (physical members) for inclined members such as bracing, truss chords, portals, etc., use the following procedure.
- Right-click on a member and select Cut Section @<grid or plane>. The Section View dialog opens.
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Select the group type tool corresponding to the group of members
you want to create:
Tool Description Top chord - can include purlins Bottom chord Portal - can include purlins at a specified spacing Bracing Inclined Column - Select the members to be grouped graphically: Members in the selection set are highlighted in red.
- Right-click anywhere in the Section View dialog view area and then select Create Group from the pop-up menu. For Portal and Top Chord groups, the Create Group for <group type> dialog opens. For other groups, the group is created.
- (オプション) For Portal and Top Chord groups, select the Purlin Section shape and section size to use and then click OK.
- Repeat Steps 2 through 5 to create additional groups.
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Click the
Draw tool.
The Drawing Settings dialog opens. -
Select the
Scale for your drawing from the drop-down
list.
The Scale of drawing can be set as 1:25, 1:50, 1:80, or 1:100.
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Select either
Full Sections or
Part Sections from the
Draw As drop-down list.
This will control the extents of how members are drawn.
- Full Section - All edges of the section are drawn for the full length of the member
- Part Section - All edges of the section are drawn for the part length of the member
- Either: