Create Ladder Component

Referring to the hierarchy, a ladder component element must reside below an existing ladder element.

From the Select Structural Element pane of the Building Applications window, make sure that the Ladder element is the CE.

On the Building tab, in the Create group, by default Rung Ladder is displayed in the Create Element drop-down list.

Click Create Element to display the Creation Ladder window.

By default in the Naming pane of the Create Ladders window, the application automatically populates the Name field with a name based on the project or company autonaming rules. for further information on the autonaming rules, refer to Naming for further information.

The Material drop-down list by default is set to MS-BS4360, the material can be changed to another suitable material. From the Material drop-down list, the user can select from a list of suitable materials.

The material is used to calculate the weight. The density of the material selected is shown in a tooltip.