To Miter Sections

To successfully miter two section ends, these 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 does not have to be the same but unacceptable results may occur.

1. From the main menu bar of the Beams and Columns application select Modify > Sections > miter Ends.

   You are prompted to ‘Pick first element to miter.<ESC> to exit:’.

2. On picking the first section, the prompt changes to ‘Pick second element to miter.<ESC> to exit:’.

3. The end of the section may then be picked from the 3D graphical view.

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

   

4. Click OK to abandon the mitering operation.

   If the picked sections have different Gtypes a warning message is displayed.

   

5. Click OK to continue the mitering operation.

   UNDO may be used if the miter is unacceptable.

   If the picked sections have different Beta Angles a warning message is displayed.

   

6. Click OK to continue the mitering operation.

   UNDO may be used if the miter is unacceptable.

   If the picked section ends are not co-planar and but within the Offset depth tolerance a warning message is displayed.

   

7. Click OK to continue the mitering operation.

   UNDO may be used if the miter is unacceptable.

   If the picked section ends are not co-planar and outside the Offset depth tolerance an error message is displayed.

   

8. Click OK to abandon the mitering operation.

   Note: The permissible value displayed is the current setting of the Offset depth tolerance.

   If the sections are valid, graphical aids display the angle bisector and additional information together with a confirmation message.

   

   

   • Click Yes to miter the ends of the selected sections.

   • Click No to abandon the miter operation.

   The sections ends are now extended or shortened to the miter plane and the start or end direction attribute of the section set to the miter plane.

   

   Note: The connectivity of the mitered ends, if any, has not changed.