Automatically Create Snipes

If the support leg is attached to a stiffener and the configuration conforms to the conditions described in Snipe on End of Leg Attached to Stiffener, snipes are automatically created when a support framework is created or modified (using the support framework window).

The snipe size is automatically calculated as follows:

• When the calculated size is less than the minimum allowable, the snipe is not created. The minimum snipe is set at 10mm and cannot be changed.

• If the calculated size is greater than the maximum allowable, then the maximum size is used instead. The maximum size depends on the angle size and is calculated as the difference between the size of the angle leg where the snipe is intended/created and the thickness of the angle leg.

If the support leg is already connected by a joint to the stiffener, then the snipe is not created, whereas the connection by joint is not allowed by the application if the snipe already exists.

Snipes created in this way can be modified or deleted. Refer to Manually Create Snipes for further information.