Horizontal Brace

Contents

Purpose and description
System Requirements
Using the Horizontal Bracing
Horizontal Bracing settings
Additional information

Purpose and description

System requirements

Using [extension]

1. From the component catalog select the Cross_Bracing_Type_2 component.

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1. Select the parts in the model (2 No.)

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2. Select the input points

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Horizontal Brace settings

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Property	Description
Image	The Gauge Line dimensions of the profiles are read automatically from the GaugeLines.dat file (in the model, firm or system folder). These can be over written by the user if necessary.
Image	Option to specify the input orientation, direction an dtype for the horizontal brace. The component is expecting equal L profiles or U profiles. Other profiles will give an incorrect result.
Image	Options to offset the brace vertically or from the leg face.

Additional information

• The Component direction must be set according to the directions shown in the dialog before applying