Member Review by Number

Tool summary :

• Opens a selection dialog that lists all member numbers in your 3D model. Select one or multiple numbers to review the members assigned those numbers.
• When you review one member and change Member Status Review information, you are given the option to change all members that share the same piecemark or change only the member you selected. When you edit multiple members , you do not have this option.
• The Edit Properties window opens if you select multiple members that are not the same type.
• All members are assigned a unique member number [num] when they are created. No two members in the same Job have the same member number. Edit Members by Number can be used in Modeling to select one or more member by their member numbers so you can edit or review them.
• Some of the windows that Member Review by Number can open:
  
  

  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 the above-listed windows

• See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

• Origin reference point (shown during Review by Num selection)
• Default hide items settings (affect selection list)
• Review by Piecemark (alternative tool)
• Review by Location (alternative tool)
• Search Options (another way to open review windows)
• Reviewing multiple members (general information)
• Grayed out fields (indicate multiple entries or that field is disabled)

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   Step-by-step instructions :

Member Review by Number displays the members whose numbers you select in the User and Site Options > Modeling > " Primary selection surface color " only if they are in your current view.

1 . Invoke Review Member by Number using one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Review Members by Number 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 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Member > Edit by Member Number .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Review Members by Number 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 members that are referenced by their member number [in brackets] and piecemark . All members in the 3D model are listed.

[1] C_1  [2] C_1  [3] C_2  [4] C_2  [5] C_2

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 only one member, double-click the number of that member. Go to step 3.

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

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

Tip: If a member is within the boundaries of your current view ( depth checking doesn't matter), it will be highlighted as your mouse pointer hovers over its listing in the selection dialog. Also, an origin symbol will identify that member's left end .

3 . The program opens the review window for the type of member you selected. If you selected multiple members, the window is titled " ... Multiple Members " (e.g. Beam Review -- Multiple Members ). If you selected multiple types of members, the program opens the Edit Properties window.

3a : Review the specifications for the member or multiple members. Note that you can optionally press the " Status " button and change status information on the Member Status Review window. When you are done, press the " OK " button and go to step 5 (or step 4 if it applies).

4 (if applicable) : Skip this step if it does not apply. If you edited Member Status Review information for a single member and more than one member has the same piecemark as that member, a yes-no dialog opens. On it is the question, "Do you want to change all members with this piecemark?"

Alternative 1 : Press the " Yes " button to apply the status settings you entered in step 3 to all members with the same piecemark.

Alternative 2 : Press the " No " button to apply your revised specifications to only the member whose edit window you were on.

5 . The mouse bindings that were active when you began this procedure will again be active.

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