You can create many different shapes using structural plates. These shapes can contain square grips, plus grips, or both. The plus grip on a structural plate increases or decreases the plate size from that point. The square grip adjusts the plate size to the specified value.
Plus grips on basic 4-sided shaped plate
Click a plus grip, and then drag the plus grip away from the original point to adjust the plate. If you type 2' on the command line, the software adds two feet to the plate.
Click a plus grip and drag the mouse toward the center of the plate, and then type 10". The software subtracts ten inches from the plate.
You can also adjust odd shaped plates, such as a triangle. If you use the plus grip to adjust a side of a triangle shape, the side of the shape extends and adjusts the sides of the triangle, but leaves the other point fixed. If you adjust the triangle by two feet, the software adjusts the sides of the plate by extending the selected side two feet from the original location.
Curved structural plate grips
Curved plates contain plus grips and square grips. The square grips adjust the size of the plate based on the value entered. For example, enter 2' to create a two foot plate.
Type 5" to create five inch plate.
Use the plus grip to add the input value to the overall size of the plate. For example, type 2' and the software adds two feet to the size of the plate. Therefore, the five inch plate becomes a 2'-5" plate.
