Extend Member to Member

Before Extend Member to Member, B_24 extends past and beneath B_20, while B_22 ends short of B_20.	After B_22 and B_24 are extended to B_20, their member lines are trimmed or lengthed as required.	Member elevations remain unchanged. B_24, although extended to B_20, remains at the same elevation.

1 . Click the Extend Member to Member icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be found on the Toolbox page.

Alternative: Invoke Extend Member to Member using the Find Tool by searching the command name and clicking the icon, which is pictured above.

 Learn more about alternative methods for launching commands.

2 . Select Item(s) mouse bindings become active, and the status line prompts you to " Locate members to extend to." Press the Enter key or right-click and choose " OK " on the context menu when you are done selecting.

Alternative: Press Esc to end the command.

3 . Select the members that you want to extend. Press the Enter key or right-click and choose " OK " on the context menu when you are done selecting.

Alternative: Press Esc to end the command.

4 . The members you selected will be extended or trimmed. The " Keep Changes " window opens and asks "Do you want to keep these changes" and if you want to "Add Member Pins" .

Alternative: If of of the to-be-extended beams spans through the supporting beam member, the Keep end window opens. Select the end you want to remain in place and choose " OK ". Then follow step 4 above.

Note :  If " Add Member Pins " is checked ( ) when you select the " Yes " button, the " Offset from member line " member pin is applied to the beam end that was moved and will have the appropriate offsets applied.

Alternative 1 : Press the " Yes " button to accept the changes.

Alternative 2 : Press the " No " button to undo the changes.