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Click Place Support by Point .
Select Design on the ribbon to design a support, one part at a time.
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Select one or more features to support.
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Click Accept .
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Optionally, select one or more structures to support the selected feature or features.
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Click Accept .
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Do one of the following:
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If the Rule is checked, select the support type in the Type list.
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If the Rule is not selected, select More in the Type list, and then navigate the catalog browser to locate the appropriate support.
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Select the support type.
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Identify the location along the feature to place the support.
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You can use the Tools > Point Along command to identify this point.
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You can use SmartSketch to locate the point on the edge of a slab or wall or on the centerline of a beam to use as the graphical reference for support placement.
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Click Finish.
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When creating a design support, the parts you can use are available in the catalog. These parts are intelligent and contain property information that enables you to generate reports for the entire support.
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The software limits the choice of feature and structure connections to those available for the support type. This information is defined in the reference data.