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Click the Shapes drop-down on the Model panel, and then click Tapered/Haunch .
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Click Wide Flange or Circular in Section Type.
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Select Tapered or Haunch.
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Select a Section Data Table.
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Select a Member Size.
The software populates the dimensional properties.
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To edit the dimensional properties, select Member Size, and then click Custom.
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Check or clear the Calculate Weight check box.
If you cleared the Calculate Weight check box, then type the Weight.
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Select a Material.
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Type an Angle.
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Select a Cardinal Point.
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Check or clear the Reflect check box.
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Select a Group and a Layer.
The software automatically populates Layer when you select Group. You can overwrite this value as needed.
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Click the Details tab.
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If needed, edit the Long Description and Short Description. For more information, see Tapered/Haunch.
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If required, type a Part Number and a Tag.
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Select Secondary Framing from the Place By list.
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Click Insert.
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Click two or more parallel members in the model space.
The red circles indicate selected objects.
The Secondary Framing dialog box displays.
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In Secondary Framing, Pair 1 displays as the active pair. If you selected only two members, only Pair 1 displays. If you selected four or more members, you can select additional pairs in the Secondary Framing list.
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Check the Number of Members check box, and then type a value in Number of Members box.
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Click Add Points.
This adds the coordinates along the members and evenly spaces each beam along the selected members.
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Click Done.
The software places the secondary framing members.
For information about additional methods for placing secondary framing by count, see Insert members by secondary framing count.