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Displays the controls used to add a fabrication margin to all of the plate edges or profile ends connected to a selected part.

Fabrication Margin Settings

Opens the Margin Settings Dialog, which you use to view and modify the properties of the fabrication margin that you are about to place in the model.

Connected Part

Select the bounding plate system or part. The software highlights all of the connected parts on one side of your selection and displays an arrow indicating the active side. Click the Direction toggle to highlight the connected parts on the other side of your selection.

Part

Select the plate or profile part to which you want to add the fabrication margin. You can select the part in a graphic view or in the Workspace Explorer.

  • Connected fabrication margins are always Constant.

  • If the Rule box is not selected, then you can select any plates. The software applies the last used margin as a default.

  • If you clear a part, then the software automatically clears the faces of that part.

Lateral Face

Select the plate later faces (edges) or profile ends on which to add margin. Because a face can only have one margin of a given type, the faces of the selected parts that already have a margin of the currently define type assigned are highlighted and not selectable.

Margin Properties

Displays the Margin Properties Dialog (Connect Fabrication Margin). This dialog enables you to review or edit the properties of the margins that you are creating or editing.

Finish

Creates the fabrication margin using the parameters that you have defined.

Cancel

Clears the selection.

Accept

Accepts the selection.

Name Rule

Specifies the naming rule for the margin objects that you are creating. The naming rule is not applied on margin objects that you are modifying.

Connected Part Filter

Specifies the filter for selecting connected parts. The available options are provided by the fabrication margin rule.

Plate

Allows you to select plate parts.

Profile

Allows you to select profile parts.

Plate System

Allows you to select plate systems.

Member

Allows you to select members.

Direction

Toggles the side of the side of the bounding plate system or part that the software uses to find connected parts. A red arrow displays in the model to indicate the current direction.

Part Filter

Specifies the filter for selecting parts. The available options are provided by the fabrication margin rule.

Plate

Allows you to select plate parts.

Profile

Allows you to select profile parts.

Member

Allows you to select members.

Bracket

Allows you to select brackets.

All

Allows you to select plates, profiles, members, and brackets. This is a combination of all other filters. This option respects the Profile with SetBack option set on the Properties dialog.

All with Setback

Allows you to select plates, profiles (including profiles with setback), members, and brackets.

Customize

Opens the New tab on the Properties dialog.

Naming Rule

Specifies that the margin is placed by rule.

Margin Type

Select the type of margin to apply. See Fabrication Margin.

Margin Value

Specifies the amount of margin to apply. This option displays when The Mode box is set to Constant.

Margin Direction

Indicates the direction in which the margin is applied to the object. When the direction is set to Perpendicular to Edge, the margin is applied normal to the lateral face port. When the direction is set to Global for a plate, the margin is applied in the direction along the X, Y, or Z axis in which the plate is oriented. If the direction is set to Global for a profile, the margin is applied along the landing curve direction.

Geometry Change

Indicates whether the margin should be trimmed.

As Margin

Trimming is needed. The extension is only on the edge.

By Stretch

No trimming is needed. The software stretches the shape along the part like shrinkage.

As Reference

No request to extend the geometry. The margin is placed as a reference.

Stretch Offset

The length of the adjacent edge that the software adjusts while applying the margin. This option is only editable if Geometry Change is set to By Stretch.