Stick ( Modeling > press s k )

Tool summary :

  • Displays members that you select in stick.
  • Here's a quick example. The step-by-step instructions that follow this example provide further details.

    1 . Select members to display in stick. 2 . Right click an choose " Stick " on the context menu . 3 . The members turn to stick and remain selected.

Also see :

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   Step-by-step instructions :

You can be in Modeling and and must do either step 1a (preselection) or step 3 (in-tool selection) to perform this operation. Stick causes members that you select to be redrawn in stick form.

1 . Before using this tool:

Select Items bindings (step 1a)

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

2 . Invoke Stick using any one (1) of the following methods:

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

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Stick 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 . The default keyboard shortcut for Stick is s k .

Method 6 : In Solids Mode , middle-click ( Stick ).

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

Select Item(s) bindings

3a (if you didn't preselect) : Stick prompts you to use Select Item(s) mouse bindings to Select and/or Select+ one or more members that you want to change to stick. You can also select the member(s) by drawing an area box or using the Model Tree . Press the Enter key or right-click ( Menu ) and choose " OK " on the menu when you are done selecting the member(s).

4 . The selected members are now displayed in stick form. If you preselected, they continue to be selected -- that is, their stick member lines are highlighted in the " Primary selection color ."

Tip: When you Open ( Ctrl + o ) a different view, you will find that members displayed in stick in your current view are also stick in that other view.

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