Splice Sections

Structural Design User Guide

Section Tools : Splice Sections

The Splice functionality allows sections to be divided into smaller lengths and, optionally, connected End to End.

Note:

The Primary Node toggle setting on the SECTIONS tab, in the Settings group, click Primary Nodes must be switched Off. If switched On, Primary Nodes are created instead.

On the SECTIONS tab, in the Tools group, click Splice the user is prompted to ‘Identify section to splice’ to display the Splice Section on Plane window. From this window the user can set a plane to create the splice.

To apply the splice to the CE, the current list or elements picked from the 3D view select CE, Collection or Pick from the options listed on the top left of the window. If the List or Pick option is selected, all of the elements selected are spliced at their intersection with the plane.

The value entered in the Plane size field specifies the size of the plane.

To position the plane use either the Cursor or Intersection options from the window or enter the co-ordinates in the appropriate fields.

If the Confirm before splicing checkbox is selected the user is prompted to confirm the splice. If the splice utility is applied to a list or pick selection this can be useful.

In the Model Explorer, each column (SCTN) element now owns one or more Secondary Nodes at the locations of the ends of the beams. Each Secondary Node owns one or two Secondary Joints (SJOIs) with connection references to the attached beams.