Special Supports

Supports User Guide

Support Editor : Special Supports

The Special part of the Support Editor window displays when a multi discipline special support, HVAC special support, racking special support or lighting support is created or modified. If a special support is created from existing supports, the Support Editor window allows you to select the support to be used. Refer to Create Special Support from Existing Supports for further information.

You can define the framework for the special support.


	Copy Section	Click to copy a support member from the currently selected special support using a cursor pick in the 3D view. You are prompted to Identify section to copy A message displays informing you that the identified section has been copied and moved up 300mm and named.
	Copy Project Special	Allows you to copy a project special template into an existing special support. Refer to Create Project Special Support for further information.
	Move Project Special Joint/Section	You can extend certain section ends depending upon the special template configuration using a cursor pick in the 3D view. You are prompted to Identify section/joint to move You must then identify an element to define the position of the section end. You are then prompted to Identify GENSEC The section end extends to the selected element.
	Include Section into Special	Click to include a section member that is not part of the current special support using a cursor pick in the 3D view. You are prompted to Identify section to include into support
	Create Stiffener Box	Click to add a stiffener box to the currently selected special support using a cursor pick in the 3D view. A BOX element is added to the special support with a default size of Xlength 100mm, Ylength 100mm and Zlength 100mm.
	Modify Stiffener Material/Size	Allows you to define the material and size of a stiffener box. Refer to Modify Stiffener Box Material and Size for further information.
	Delete Stiffener	Click to delete a stiffener box from the currently selected special support. If the special support contains more than one stiffener box you must identify the element using a cursor pick in the 3D view. You are prompted to Identify stiffener plate to delete (BOX) A confirm window displays asking you to OK the deletion. Click Yes to delete the item.