M. To change a beam incidence

To change the incidences of a selected set of beams, use the following procedure.

  1. Select one or more members in the view window.
  2. On the Utilties ribbon tab, select the Beam Tools > Beam Incidence tool in the Geometry Tools group.

    The Redefine Incidence dialog opens.
  3. Select an incidence definition to use:
    • Switch incidences of selected beams
    • Set the incidence order of the seleted beams so that the start node is close to the origin than end node
    • Set the incidence order of the seleted beams so that the start node is farther from the origin than end node
  4. Click OK.