Moving Steelwork Elements
- Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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Note: The positioning/moving syntax described in Equipment and Primitives, also applies to Structural steelwork elements.
Keywords:
MOVE ALONG BY AT
Description:
Movement relative to a fixed starting position (MOVE, ALONG, BY commands) is possible for all structural elements which have a directly defined location in the 3D model; for example, Frameworks, Subframeworks, Primary Joints and Nodes (but not Secondary Joints and Nodes, whose positions are dependent on that of a Section), Routing Planes, Panels,
Absolute positioning (AT command) is possible only for Sections, Primary Nodes, Routing Planes and Panels.
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Examples: |
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MOVE ALONG XE45N DISTANCE 500 |
Moves Current Element in specified direction by specified distance. |
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BY YN1000 XE5000 ZU7000 |
Moves Current Element as specified relative to its current position. |
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AT XE2000 YN2000 ZU1000 |
Moves the Current Element to the specified position. In the case of a Section, POSS is set to this position; in the case of a Primary Node, NPOS is set to this position. |