Split Members

You can split members into a number of equal length pieces or you may split into two members at a specified location from the I joint. You may specify the split location as a length or a percentage of length. For example specifying %50 will split the members at the midpoints.

Split One or More Members

To split one or more members:

1. Open a model view if one is not already open.

   1. Go to the View ribbon.

   2. Click the Open 3D Views icon.

2. Go to the Modify ribbon.

   

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3. Modify a single member at a time or an entire selection of members.

   Single member at a time

   To modify a single member at a time:

   1. Click on the Split icon.

      The Properties panel displays the Split Members options.

      

   2. Set the parameters for splitting the member(s).

   3. Click on the Click to Apply button.

   4. Click on the member(s) you want to split.

   Modify an entire selection of members

   To modify an entire selection of members at once:

   1. Click on the members you want to split.

   2. Click on the Split icon.

      The Properties panel displays the Split Members options.

      

   3. Set the parameters for splitting the members.

   4. Click the Apply to Selected button.