Miter Sections

Miters a straight section end to another straight section end.

To successfully miter two section ends, points which concern relative position, orientation and other attributes of the two sections must be considered:

• The sections must not be parallel.

• The sections do not have to be the same Gtype but unacceptable results may occur.

• The sections do not have to be the same Beta Angle but unacceptable results may occur.

• The sections do not have to be co-planar but must be within the Offset depth tolerance.

• The Y direction of the sections do not have to be the same but unacceptable results may occur.

You are prompted to Select first section end to miter or

Click to identify the first straight section.

You are then prompted to Select second section end to miter or

Click to identify the second straight section. The two sections are extended or shortened to create the mitered ends. The Start Cut and End Cut properties of each section is modified to indicate the cut angle of the miterd end.

Throughout the mitering process you can press ESC to cancel the command. Additional functionality is also available.

If the section ends cannot be mitered, a Warning message displays on the status bar.