Modify a Special Section

Multi-Discipline Supports User Guide

Using the MDS Application : Special Supports : Modify a Special Section

allows the user to extend any special section SCTN end, rotate special sections using Bangle, flip special sections, and modify the special section justification of the current special support.

Click on the icon and the prompt ‘Identify Steelwork Member to Modify the position of the start or end’ is displayed.

Select a section and the Modify Special Section window (Figure 2:29.: Modify Special Section window) is displayed.

Figure 2:29.

Modify Special Section window

Move each of the existing MDS sections in turn using the Move icons, for example

moves the current section north and

moves the current section down. CE allows the user to change to other sections that are part of the special supports.

The user can also extend or shorten the current section start/end by a distance they input in the Extend text field. Use the

icons to extend/shorten by the value the user entered.

Note:

The value the user entered is treated as an absolute and therefore no positive or negative sign is required.

The user can control the overall percentage movement and extension/shortening of the section using the Increment text fields.

The Default percentage field is set to 100%. If the user select Medium percentage increment at 5%, the selected section is moved or extended/shortened by 5% of the Extend text field value. All of the Increment fields except the Default can be modified.

The user can control the overall rotation angle using the Bangle text field. The default value is 90° and the maximum allowed is 180°.

Use these icons at the bottom of the window to perform further modifications:


	Modify a SCTN on the current support.
	Reverses the start and end of the section.
	Modify the current section justification.
	Modify SCTN size.
	Re-align support member.
	Align nodes.
	Add pad.
	Delete pad.
	Add snipe to SCTN (ANGLE gtype only)
	Modify pad size.