Stick Wire (for Detail Evus using the ' Manual ' method)

Tool summary :

  • Sets to stick + wire the drawing style of members that you select in the view that is currently open during manual erection view detailing.
  • The box for " Show 3D main member material " must be checked on the Detail Erection Views window for member main material to actually be drawn in the stick + wire style when the view is detailed.

    		In this example, columns are drawn in the stick + wire member style. Beams and braces are drawn in the stick member style.
  • See the step-by-step instructions . Use Next Erection View when you are ready to leave Manual Erection View Detailing or, if there is one, open the next erection view.

Also see :

manual evu detailing steps | manual evu detailing environment | solid > | solids

Step-by-step instructions :

You must do either step 1b (preselection) or step 3 (in-tool selection) to perform this operation.

1 . Before using this tool:

1a : The box for " Show 3D main member material " must have be checked on the Detail Erection Views window. Otherwise, member main material will not actually be drawn in the stick + wire style when the view is regenerated as a 2D drawing.

Select Items bindings (step 1b)

1b (optional) : In Select Items mode with an appropriate selection filter selected, use Select or Select + (or draw an area box ) to select the member(s) that you want to change to stick + wire. When selected, members are displayed in the " Primary selection color ," which by default is green. Use Select- if you want to deselect members.

2 . In Manual Erection View Detailing , invoke Wire using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Stick Wire icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Solids ' 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 Solids > Stick Wire .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Stick Wire can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode .

3 . Skip this step if you already selected members in step 1b.

Select Item(s) bindings

3a (if you didn't preselect) : You will now be prompted to use Select Item(s) mouse bindings to select the member(s) you want to change to stick. Press the Enter key (or right-click ( Menu ) and choose " OK " on the context menu ) when you are done selecting members.

4 . The selected members will be displayed in stick + wire member style. If you did step 1b, they will continue to be selected -- that is, they will be highlighted in the " Primary selection color ."

Tip: At this point, you may want to hide some members or change some members to other member styles. Use Next Erection View when you are done.

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