Insert tapered or haunch members by secondary framing count - CADWorx - Help

Click the Shapes drop-down on the Model panel, and then click Tapered/Haunch .

Click Wide Flange or Circular in Section Type.

Select Tapered or Haunch.

Select a Section Data Table.

Select a Member Size.

The software populates the dimensional properties.

To edit the dimensional properties, select Member Size, and then click Custom.

Check or clear the Calculate Weight check box.

If you cleared the Calculate Weight check box, then type the Weight.

Select a Material.

Type an Angle.

Select a Cardinal Point.

Check or clear the Reflect check box.

Select a Group and a Layer.

The software automatically populates Layer when you select Group. You can overwrite this value as needed.

Click the Details tab.

If needed, edit the Long Description and Short Description. For more information, see Tapered/Haunch.

If required, type a Part Number and a Tag.

Select Secondary Framing from the Place By list.

Click Insert.

Click two or more parallel members in the model space.

The red circles indicate selected objects.

The Secondary Framing dialog box displays.

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.

Check the Number of Members check box, and then type a value in Number of Members box.

Click Add Points.

This adds the coordinates along the members and evenly spaces each beam along the selected members.

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.