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Then …If you spe-
cify Main-
tain Connec-
tions when
moving …
is moved in the XY plane, beams or braces connected
along its length will stay connected, even though their
orientation changes.
other beams and braces connected to an endpoint of the
beam or brace will also move, changing length and ori-
a beam or a
brace
entation as necessary to maintain the connection. Struc-
tural members connected along the length of the beam
or brace will only extend or shorten to remain connected;
they will not change orientation unless the beam is moved
out of plane. For example, if a ridge beam is moved ver-
tically, rafters connected along its length will stay connec-
ted, even though their orientation changes.
The default edit mode is to maintain connections for moves along
the XY plane. In Plan view, the Location grip is restricted to
movement in one plane, but you still have the option to maintain
or break connections.
2 Move the grip until the dimension value you want is displayed,
and click once; or enter a value and press ENTER.
If you want to enter a specific value for the second direction in
any edit mode (for example, in the Y direction when editing along
the XY plane), press TAB to cycle to the second direction.
You can also lock the movement of the structural member along
a specific direction. If you enter a value for either of the dimension
directions in the current edit mode and then press TAB, the
movement of the structural member is constrained to the second
dimension direction. When editing along the XY plane, for
example, you can enter a value for X dimension, and then press
TAB. The X dimension is locked at that value, and movement of
the structural member is constrained to the Y dimension direction.
3 Right-click, and click Deselect All to turn off grips.
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