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Click Place Support by Point Command .
Select Design on the ribbon to design a support, one part at a time.
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Select one or more features or SIO routes to support.
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Click Accept .
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Optionally, select one or more structures to support the selected features or SIO routes. You do not need to select a supporting structure when placing a support between two features or two SIO routes.
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Click Accept .
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Do one of the following:
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If Rule is selected, select the support type in the Type list.
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If 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 or SIO route to place the support. You can use the Tools > Point Along Command command to identify this point.
You can use the SmartSketch Drawing Editor 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 structured and structure SIO route connections to those available for the support type. This information is defined in the reference data.