The Member Pins setup window ( Job Settings )

VIDEO A summary of the options that are available at Home > Project Settings > Job > Modeling > Member Pins . (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v2017.)

Also see :

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To open the Member Pins window :

You can open this window using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Home > Project Settings > Job > Modeling > Member Pins .

Methods 2, 3 & 4 : In Modeling or the Drawing Editor , choose Settings > Job Settings > Member Pins (classic), or use a keyboard shortcut , or click the icon.

Password protection: If a password has been set using the Change Setup Password utility, you can open this window only if you first enter that exact password.

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Options :

System: A predefined color or a custom color . This color is used to identify member ends whose pin(s) are not user (" User ") and not disabled (" Disable member pins on this end ").

System pins are Auto pins . If " Default new members to disabled restraints " is turned off (not checked), then newly added members are given system pins.

The predefined colors are set up on the Predefined Colors window. The color swatch next to the list box ( ) displays the color that is selected.

Select ' Custom Color ' (last choice on the list) to launch your operating system's color picker and define any color you like.

A special case: If a member pin is not pinned to anything and not user (" User ") and not disabled (" Disable member pins on this end "), that member end is not assigned this color. It is displayed as white. The " System " pin color is reserved for ends that are actually pinned to something.

User: A predefined color or a custom color . This color is used to identify member ends whose pin(s) are user (" User ") but not disabled (" Disable member pins on this end ").

User pins are pins that users have edited by, for example, double-clicking on a member end.

The predefined colors are set up on the Predefined Colors window. The color swatch next to the list box ( ) displays the color that is selected.

Select ' Custom Color ' (last choice on the list) to launch your operating system's color picker and define any color you like.

Disabled: A predefined color or a custom color . This color is used to identify member ends whose pin(s) are disabled (" Disable member pins on this end ").

If " Default new members to disabled restraints " is checked, then the pins for newly added members will be disabled.

The predefined colors are set up on the Predefined Colors window. The color swatch next to the list box ( ) displays the color that is selected.

Select ' Custom Color ' (last choice on the list) to launch your operating system's color picker and define any color you like.

Default new members to disabled restraints: or .

VIDEO Columns are added with the toggle for Pin New Member Ends turned on. This overrides the choice made in setup and results in the column ends being assigned auto pins. (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v2017.)

If this box is checked ( ), the pins of newly added members are disabled. This prevents those member from, for example, being automatically pinned to views or to other members. If you later wish to pin the ends of those members to other members or to views so that they will move when you move the views or other members, it is a fairly simple process to do so.

If the box is not checked ( ), system pins will automatically be applied to member ends.

Also see: This option is checked ( ) by default since it is generally preferable to apply pins on an as-needed basis. A Model > Member > Pins > Pin New Member Ends tool is available to let you override the " Default new members to disabled restraints " option when it is checked.

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To close Member Pins :

   

"OK" (or the Enter key) closes the Member Pins window and saves the settings on it to the Job Settings file in your current Job .

"Cancel" (or the Esc key) closes this window without saving any changes made to it.

"Reset" undoes all changes made to this window since you first opened it. The window remains open.

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