To Splice Walls

Structural Design User Guide

Walls and Floors Tools : To Splice Walls

The Splice method allows walls to be divided into smaller lengths and, optionally, connected End to End.

Note:

The Primary Node On/Off setting on the main toolbar must be switched Off. If switched On, Primary Nodes are created instead.

On the WALLS AND FLOORS tab, in the Tools group, click Splice to display the Splice Wall on Plane window.From this window, the user must specify the plane to create the splice.

The splice can be applied to the CE, the current list or elements picked from the 3D graphical view by the selection of CE, List 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.

To specify the size of the plane enter a value in the Plane size text box.

Position the plane with the Cursor or Intersection options from the window or by entering co‑ordinates in the appropriate text boxes.

If the Confirm before splicing checkbox is selected a confirmation message appears. If the splice utility is applied to a list or pick selection this can be useful.

Click Cancel to discard any information and close the Splice Wall on Plane window.