Rotate >
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Reset Rotation
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Rotates the section to zero about the
longitudinal axis.
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| Rotate 90°
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Rotate the section 90 clockwise about the
longitudinal axis.
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| Rotate 180°
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Rotate the section 180 clockwise about the
longitudinal axis.
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| Rotate 270°
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Rotate the section 270 clockwise about the
longitudinal axis.
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| Custom Rotation
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Opens the
Modify member orientation
dialog, which is used to specify an arbitrary rotation angle.
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Hinge Both Ends
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This tool releases both ends of the
selected members for bending moments about local axes y and z (My and Mz are
free to rotate).
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Fix Both Ends
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This tool sets all degrees of freedom
to fixed in the selected elements.
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Hinge End >
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Hinge about major principal axis
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Click to release the bending moment fixity about
the major principal axis at the member end nodes currently selected. Both the
member and nodes must be selected.
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| Hinge about minor principal axis
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Click to release the bending moment
fixity about the minor principal axis at the member end nodes currently
selected. Both the member and nodes must be selected.
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| Hinge about torsional axis
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Click to release the torsional
fixity at one end of the currently selected members.
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Fix End
>
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Fix About Local Axis z
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Click to fix the bending moment about the major
principal axis at the member end nodes currently selected. Both the member and
nodes must be selected.
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| Fix About Local Axis y
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Click to fix the bending moment
about the minor principal axis at the member end nodes currently selected. Both
the member and nodes must be selected.
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| Fix Torsional Moment
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Click to fix torsion of the
currently selected members.
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Axial
Behavior >
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Tension-Only Member
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Click this tool button to indicate
that all currently selected members can only carry tension forces.
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| Compression-Only Member
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Click this tool button to indicate
that all currently selected members can only carry compression forces.
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| Complete
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Click this tool to restore full
axial capacity in both tension and compression (i.e., the default
specification).
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Local Axis
>
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Local Axis y Pointing a Selected
Node
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Click this tool to rotate the
member's local y axis to point to a selected node.
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| Local Axis y Parallel to Two Selected
Nodes
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Click this tool to rotate the
member's local y axis parallel to a line between a pair of selected nodes.
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| Local Axis z Pointing a Selected
Node
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Click this tool to rotate the
member's local z axis to point to a selected node.
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| Local Axis z Parallel to Two Selected
Nodes
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Click this tool to rotate the
member's local z axis parallel to a line between a pair of selected nodes.
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End Offsets
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Opens the
Modify Member End Offsets dialog,
which is used to rigidly offset a frame member end from a joint to model the
offset conditions existing at the ends of frame members.
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Axial End Offsets
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Used to set the end offsets along
the members longitudinal axis to the half-depth of the connecting member.
The program detects the depth of the outstanding
face of the supporting member from its own centerline. The program then sets
the local x offset equal to this value.
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Cross Section Position
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Opens the
Modify Member Alignment dialog,
which is used to align the cross section of the physical member on the
analytical member centerline (i.e., member hang points).
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Exchange Connectivity
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Used to switch the
"start" and
"end" ends (i.e.,
Ni and
Nj) of the member.
Note: Refer to the
spreadsheet to review the incidences for members.
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Segment Member >
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Split members in a number of
segments
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Opens the
Segment Member dialog, which is
used to split the selected members into divisions of equal length.
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| Segment member given node and
distance
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Opens the
Segment Member from Node dialog,
which is used to split the selected members into two at a specified distance
from a selected end node.
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| Segment members at intersections
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Segments selected members at
points where they intersect.
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Merge >
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Merge members keeping nodes
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Merges selected members into a
single member connecting to the two end nodes. Intermediate nodes will be kept
in the model.
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| Merge members deleting nodes
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Merges selected members into a
single member connecting to the two end nodes. Intermediate nodes will be
deleted.
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