The Auto Cope setting on the Structure Setup > Rules tab determines the behavior of the cope command:
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Only one Auto Cope rule selected - The software automatically copes any inserted member based on the Auto Cope setting.
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Bolted and Welded rules selected - The software prompts you to select the type.
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Bolted and Welded rules turned off - The software copes the inserted members based on your selections, and then prompts you to select Bolted or Welded and a distance. You see this example in the steps below with a zero distance:
For more information, see Rules.
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On the Modify panel, click Cope .
You can also type COPESTR in the command line.
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Select Columns to Beams.
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Select the columns to cope. Press ENTER, or right-click when you are finished.
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Select Bolted or Welded.
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Type a distance on the command line, and then press ENTER.
The software copes the members.