Structural Design
User Guide
Modify Sections : Modify Sections Definition
To modify a section’s definition, the user must select the section to be modified. Then from the SECTIONS tab, in the Modify group, click Section, select Definition from the drop down list to display to the Modify SCTN window. The Positioning Control window is also automatically displayed, for more information refer to Common Functionality Guide.
By default the Start position of the current element displays and shows East, North and Up co-ordinates with respect to the world. The Start position is labelled in the 3D view. The Modify SCTN window is populated with the properties of the selected section.
The Position part of the Modify SCTN window allows the user to identify a start, end or centre position on the section and then move the point explicitly. The Length and Direction of the section is automatically updated to reflect the change in the start, end or centre point.
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Moves the start position of the section to the co-ordinates in the Modify SCTN window, however the section’s end position remains unchanged.
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Moves the end position of the section to the co-ordinates in the Modify SCTN window, however the section’s start position remains unchanged.
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Moves the whole section so that the centre point is located at the co‑ordinates in the Modify SCTN window. The start and end positions are modified as a result.
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To define a start, end or centre position of a section in the 3D model, use the Positioning Control window and the functionality available to pick a section in the 3D view. The Modify SCTN window is automatically populated with the section properties and attributes.
The End Direction part of the Modify SCTN window, allows the user to change the end direction of the section to Perpendicular to the start, end or centre position or to maintain the original direction.
Select OK to modify the section’s definitions or select Cancel to discard any inputs and close the Modify SCTN window.
