Recombine Members ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

  • Recombines members that have been broken apart.
  • In other words, Recombine Members can be used in Modeling to undo a Break Member Apart operation.
  • The members will recombine under a single member piecemark and will be auto detailed on the same member detail.
  • Also, the check box for " Break apart " will be unchecked on the recombined member's edit window.
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

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   Step-by-step instructions :

The following instructions assume that you are in using a 3-button mouse. You must do either step 1 (preselection) or step 3 (in-tool selection) to perform this operation.

1 (optional) : In Select Items mode with the selection filter set to ' Default ' or ' Members ' or etc., Select one member that you want to recombine. When selected, the member will be displayed in the " Primary selection color ," which by default is green.

Select Items bindings

You can select the original member or one of the miscellaneous members that were broken off from the original member -- either way, the original association of the item with the member it was originally a part of is remembered. You can use the default selection filter to do this.

2 . Invoke Recombine Members using any one (1) of the following methods in Modeling :

  • On your ribbon, click the Recombine Members icon. If the icon is not currently on your toolbar, you can add it using the Ribbon Editor . In the Ribbon Editor for Modeling , choose Model -- Member > Recombine Members .
  • Use a keyboard shortcut (if one has been set up). Recombine Members is in the keyboard configuration " Command group " called ' Model -- Member '.
  • Use the appropriate mouse binding in the appropriate mode. In Mode Configuration , the tool can be selected from the " Command group " called ' Model -- Member '.

3 (if you didn't do step 1) : Locate - Pan - Return mouse bindings become active.

bindings

Alternative 1 : Place the mouse pointer ( ) on the member you want to recombine, then left-click ( Locate ).

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( Return ) to cancel this operation and keep everything as it was before step 1. Do not continue.

4 . One of the following happens.

Possibility 1 : If you did step 1 (preselection) but did not select a member (or material) that was broken apart, the operation will end, but nothing will have changed.

Possibility 2 : If you did step 3 (in-tool selection) and you selected a member that was not broken apart, you will get a dialog box with a message stating " This member has not been broken apart ." Press the " OK " button. Everything remains as it was before step 1.

Possibility 3 : The member you selected in step 1 or 3, along with all other members that were broken apart, will be recombined with the member that it was originally Broken Apart from. The check box for " Break apart " will be unchecked on the recombined member's edit window.

Tip: If a member was made graphical after it was broken apart, Recombine Members does not reset the graphical flag. You may want to open the affected member's edit window and manually change " Graphical " to " Graphical ."

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