To Fillet Sections

From the main menu bar select Modify > Section > Fillet from the Beams and Columns application to display the prompt ‘Pick end of first gensec/section to fillet:’.

The first section picked is the dominant section, that is the section whose attributes the created gensec inherits.

Pick the end of the first section.

The prompt changes to ‘Pick the end of the second section to fillet:’.

If the sections picked are parallel an error message is displayed.

Click OK to abandon the filleting operation.

If the sections are not coplanar an error message is displayed.

Click OK to abandon the filleting operation.

As a GENSEC cannot own fittings, a Confirm window is displayed that states that filleting the sections removes all fittings and asks you to confirm whether to proceed.

• Click Yes to display the input window for the fillet curve radius.

  

• Click No to abandon the filleting operation.

  

By default the curve radius is 1000, click OK to accept this value. Alternatively enter a value greater than 0 in the text box and then click OK.

If a value of 0 is entered the filleting operation is abandoned.

Note: Take care when a curve radius is entered as inappropriate values (very large radii) can produce unexpected results.

Once the fillet radius has been entered, the Fillet Point and Start and End of the GENSEC are displayed with aid graphics on the two sections in the 3D graphical view together with a further confirmation message.

• Click Yes to create the filleted GENSEC.

• Click No to abandon the filleting operation.

The new filleted GENSEC is given a new database Reference No.