Review Members by Piecemark ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

• Opens a selection dialog that lists all piecemarks in your 3D model. Select one or multiple piecemarks to review the members under those piecemarks.
• Selecing one piecemark with multiple members under it results in your reviewing all members that have been assigned that one piecemark.
• No matter what view you are in, you can select any members that are in the 3D model .
• If you select the piecemarks of members that are different types (for example, beams and columns), the Edit Properties window opens.
• Windows that Review Members by Piecemark can open include:
  
  

  Beam Review	Column Review	Horizontal Brace Review
  Vertical Brace Review	Joist Review	Stair Review
  [Legacy] Miscellaneous Member Review
  Member Status Review can be opened from any of above-listed windows.
  Edit Properties or Custom Properties opens if multiple member types are selected.

• See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

• Default hide items settings (affect selection list)
• Review by Location (alternative tool)
• Review by Member Number (alternative tool)
• Search Options (another way to open review windows)

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Step-by-step instructions :

1 . Invoke Review Members by Piecemark using any one (1) of the following methods in Modeling :

Method 1: Click the Review Members by Piecemark icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model -- Member ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : In Modeling ( classic ), choose Model > Member > Review by Piecemark .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Review Members by Piecemark can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

2 . A selection dialog opens. On it is a selection list of all members in the 3D model that have been assigned piecemarks. The members are referenced on the list by their member piecemarks .

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Optional: Use the listing options " Hide ... " and " Show All " or " Status Display " to adjust which classes of members are shown on the selection list.

Alternative 1 : To review all members under a single piecemark, double-click that piecemark. Go to step 3.

Alternative 2 : Select multiple piecemarks, then press " OK " to continue to step 3.

Alternative 3 : Press the " Cancel " button to end the Review Member by Piecemark operation. Do not continue.

3 . The program opens the review window for the type of member you selected. If you selected multiple types of members, the program opens the Edit Properties window.

3a (optional) : You cannot change settings on the member review window itself. However, if you want to, you can press the " Status " button on the bottom of the window to open the Member Status Review window, on which you can review or change status settings. Press " OK " or " Cancel " on that window to get back to the member review window.

Alternative 1 : Press the " OK " button at the bottom of the member review window if you have made status changes to the member and want your changes to apply.

Alternative 2 : Press the " Cancel " button at the bottom of the member review window if you want to dismiss the window without saving any status changes you might have made.

Feedback: In the model, any members in your current view that are being reviewed are highlighted in the " Primary selection surface color ." These same members are highlighted in the Model Tree . The selected count on your toolbar gives the total number of members that are selected regardless of whether or not they are in your current view.

Tip: On the Member Status Review window, the contents of fields with mixed entries are shown as gray. You can edit such fields. After you press " OK " on the window, the entry will be applied to all of the items being edited, and the contents of the field will no longer be gray.

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