Structural Design User Guide
Section Tools : Mitre Structural Elements : To Mitre Sections
To Mitre Sections
To successfully mitre two section ends these points which concern relative position, orientation and other attributes of the two sections must be considered:
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The sections must not be parallel.
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The sections do not have to be the same Gtype but unacceptable results may occur.
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The sections do not have to be the same Beta Angle but unacceptable results may occur.
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The sections do not have to be co-planar but must be within the Offset depth tolerance.
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The Y direction of the sections does not have to be the same but unacceptable results may occur.
On the SECTIONS tab, in the Tools group, click Mitre Ends the user is prompted to ‘Pick first element to mitre.<ESC> to exit:’.
On picking the first section, the user is prompted to ‘Pick second element to mitre.<ESC> to exit:’. The end of the section may then be picked from the 3D view.
If the picked sections are parallel an error message is displayed.
Click OK to abandon the mitring operation.
If the picked sections have different Gtypes a warning message is displayed.
Click OK to continue the mitring operation.
 
If the picked sections have different Beta Angles a warning message is displayed.
Click OK to continue the mitring operation.
If the picked section ends are not co-planar and but within the Offset depth tolerance a warning message is displayed.
Click OK to continue the mitring operation.
If the picked section ends are not co-planar and outside the Offset depth tolerance an error message is displayed.
Click OK to abandon the mitring operation.
If the sections are valid, graphical aids display the angle bisector and additional information together with a confirmation message.
Click Yes to mitre the ends of the selected sections.
Click No to abandon the mitre operation.
The sections ends are now extended or shortened to the mitre plane and the start or end direction attribute of the section set to the mitre plane.
Note:
The connectivity of the mitred ends, if any, has not changed.
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