Supports User Guide

	Datum Component	Click to define a new datum ancillary for the support. If the support contains two ancillaries, the new datum ancillary is allocated, by default. If the support contains more than two ancillaries, you must identify the new datum ancillary using a cursor pick in the 3D view. You are prompted to Identify the new datum ancillary A confirm window displays asking you to OK the selection. Click Yes to apply the selected ancillary as the datum ancillary.
	Modify Connection	Allows you to apply a catalogue specification and modify a framework support section connection. Refer to Joint Specification for further information
	Force Connection to P-Line	Allows you to force the trimming of a connected section end to an alternative Pline. Refer to Trim Connected Section Ends for further information.
	Reconnect Hanger	Allows you to reconnect a hanger to the same structural elements (if elements have been moved) or to a different set of compatible structural elements. The reconnection process is dependent on the current hanger type. Refer to Hanger for further information.
	Crossbar Associations	Click to modify the crossbar association of framework support ancillaries. When additional ancillaries are added to a framework support, they are associated to the same crossbar as the datum ancillary, by default. It may be necessary to associate added ancillaries to an alternative crossbar. Note: The crossbar association of the datum ancillary cannot be modified. You are prompted to Identify ancillary to associate with a crossbar You can continue to identify additional ancillaries using a cursor pick in the 3D view. Press ESC to associate the crossbar. You are then prompted to Identify crossbar to support the ancillary Click to identify the crossbar. The crossbar association of the selected ancillaries is modified.

Pick	Click to define the joint to be modified using a cursor pick in the 3D view. You are prompted to Identify Section End Connected or Connection Joint
Apply to all Joints	Select from the drop-down list to modify the specification, alignment and dimensions of all joints on the currently selected framework support. Alternatively, you can select an individual joint to modify from the drop-down list.

Specification	Select a specification from the drop-down list to define the joint specification for the support framework. The selection determines the options available from the Sub-Type drop-down list and the list of available joint specifications.
Sub-Type	Select a sub-type from the drop-down list to define the joint sub-type for the support framework. The selection determines the options available from the list of available joint specifications.
Joint Specifications	Select a joint specification from the list of available joint specifications.

Justification	Select from the drop-down list to identify the Pline to associate the joint with.
Flip	Click to flip the joint by 180 degrees.
Cutback	Input the length by which the attached section is to be trimmed to allow for the joint geometry.
Loop	Click L, C or R to loop through the left, centre or right Plines for the available options in the justification drop-down list.
Y Direction	Input a value in the field to define the Y direction of the joint.

Length	Input a value in the field to define the length of the joint.
Width	Input a value in the field to define the width of the joint.
Thickness	Input a value in the field to define the thickness of the joint.
O-Beam c/c	Input a value in the field to modify the width from the Owning Beam (OPAR) to the centre of the bolt holes.
A-Beam c/c	Input a value in the field to modify the height from the Attached Beam (APAR) to the centre of the bolt holes.
Bolt Dia.	Input a value in the field to define the bolt diameter for the joint.
Plate Angle	Input a value in the field to define the plate angle for the joint.
Default	Click to set the joint to the default dimensions.