P. To create a drawing group
P. To create a drawing group
Steel AutoDrafter will identify physical members automatically for vertical and horizontal members.
Tool Description
Bottom chord
Bracing
Inclined Column
or
4. Right-click anywhere in the Section View dialog view area and then select Create Group from the pop-up menu. For Portal and Top Chord groups, the Create Group for <group type> dialog opens. For other groups, the group is created.
5. (Optional) For Portal and Top Chord groups, select the Purlin Section shape and section size to use and then click OK.
Note: Purlins are not part of the analysis but this allows you to add these to the drawings for accuracy.
9. Select either Full Sections or Part Sections from the Draw As drop-down list.
Full Section - All edges of the section are drawn for the full length of the member
Part Section - All edges of the section are drawn for the part length of the member
10. Either:
or
click Add to Drawing List to add this drawing to the Drawing List tab
Tip: To delete a group, right-click on the group name in either the Section View dialog or in the Drawing Groups tab of the Drawing List & Groups panel and then select Delete from the pop-up menu.