Member Isolation

View list : A list of all views that have been added to the member. It lists user-created views after system-created views. The user-created views are numbered per the order in which they are added.

Open : Opens the view selected in the view list . You can double-click a member view name to open that view without having to press the " Open " button.

New : Allows the user to cut a section view transverse to two points that you locate. To add a new view: 

1 . Press the " New " button on the Isolate Member toolbox.

2 . Locate- Pan -Return mouse bindings are activated along with various Locate options. Left-click ( Locate ) the points at which you want the section view drawn.

Note: The arrow head that appears as you move the mouse pointer points in the direction you will be looking when you access the view you are creating. Generally you will want the arrow facing toward the material.

3 . The new member view you create appears in your current view as a grid line (a construction line with a number labeled on it). You can double-click on the view number to open the view. In the view list , the new view is the last name listed, and it is named " CROSS SECTION (user created) ." Right-click ( Return ) if you are done adding views.

Preset : Brings up a list of preset views that can be automatically generated for you. Check the box ( ) next to the name of the view you wish to add. Preset views are based on the MAIN VIEW for all members but group members. For group members, preset views are based on the " Main member ."

This example shows the preset views that are available for beams. The " BOTTOM FLANGE VIEW " is a "worm's eye view." A related setup option is " Preferred bottom flange view style " in Member Detailing Settings .

Note : The Duplicate View dialog opens if you attempted to create a preset view of a type that already exists. The dialog informs you of the type of duplicate view that has been detected and gives you three options for saving your new view:

"Replace" replaces the other view of that type that is already on the view list with the new, duplicate view.

"Abort" cancels the adding of the duplicate view.

Delete : Opens a list of member views that you can delete.

1 . Open a view that is not one of the views you want to delete. Press the " Delete " button on the Isolate Member toolbox.

2 . The Select View(s) to Delete window opens. On it is a list of all member views of the member you are currently viewing (with the exception of your current view).

3 . Select the member view(s) you want to delete. Press the " OK " button.

4 . The member views you selected are erased, and you remain in the view that you started in.

Warning: Deleting a member view prevents it from being automatically detailed as a part of 2D detail drawings when you Detail Members . For this reason, you are prevented from deleting main views on all member types.

Note : The main reason to delete a member view is to prevent that view from appearing on a member detail (created when you Detail Members ).

Save : Saves the current view either as a new view or replacing the view that is currently selected. To use save view : 

Note: You need to press " Save " in order to retain changes made using " Clip "or " Unclip " or " Depth Checking ."

1 . Press the " Save " button on the Isolate Member toolbox.

2 . The Save Member View window opens. Press one of the following buttons:

"Save" saves the changes made to your current view.

"New View" saves your on-screen perspective as a new view. If the new view is perpendicular to the view it was created from, a prompt opens, " Do you want this view to be a Projected View? " Press the " Yes " button if you want a projected view or press " No " if you want a normal cross section.

"Cancel" ends the save operation and keeps everything as it was before step 1.

3 . The view you started in remains your current view. If you created a view with a new name using this procedure, that view is the last view on the view list and has (user created) written next to it.

Save Area : Allows you to save an erection view that includes your current member plus all adjoining members. See Save Area View.

Clip : Allows you to set detailing clip settings to the view that is currently selected. This sets a boundary that can either include or exclude 2D polygons when the member is detailed. To do a Clip operation:

1 .Press the " Clip " button

2 . Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer to form an area box around the section of the member you want to see or cut away in the 2D member detail when you Detail Members.

3 . The Modify View window opens, select one (1) of the following:

Alternative 1 : Press " Inside " to save the area inside the area box.

Alternative 2 : Press " Outside " to save the areas outside the area box.

Alternative 3 : Press " Cancel " to end the Clip operation without changing anything.

Possibility 1 : An X is placed inside the region surrounded by the dashed box if you pressed the " Outside " button. The X marks the area that will not be drawn on this particular view when you Detail Members and select this member's piecemark.

Possibility 2 : A simple dashed box (without an X in it) is shown if you pressed the " Inside " button. The dashed box marks the area that will be drawn on this particular view when you Detail Members and select this member's piecemark.

Unclip : Removes existing detailing clip settings from the view that is currently selected.

[0] [-90] [180] [+90] buttons

• These buttons are for rotating the MAIN VIEW of a beam, column, vertical brace or horizontal brace. Press " Save " to actually replace the MAIN VIEW .

OK :  closes this window and exits member isolation.