Allows you to add or modify parts in a support.
Properties
Opens the Properties dialog for the part.
Custom Form Definition
Opens the user defined form for an object that has a form defined. It is enabled only if a form definition is defined for the support being placed. If the support does not have the form defined, this command is not available. See User-defined Forms.
Select Part
Displays the Select Part Dialog. You can select a new part or part class to replace the active part.
Stretch
Extends a variable length part. This option appears only during modification (not placement). In addition, this option is available only if the active part can be extended.
Toggle Port
Toggles the port attachment of the part. This option is available only during placement (not modification).
Name
Displays the part number from the reference data. You can edit this field.
Support Name
Displays the name of the designed support. This name also appears in the Workspace Explorer on the System tab.
Type
Displays the kind of part. After placement, this field displays the part number.
Cardinal Point
Displays the cardinal point by which the rich steel is being placed. This option is available only if the part is rich steel. Rich steel is available by bulkloading one of the sample workbooks: HS_Str-xxxxx.xls, for example: HS_Str-CISC-8.1.xls.
Fifteen cardinal positions are available. The location of cardinal points 10 (center-of-gravity) and 15 (shear center) depend on the section shape. The local z-axis of the member and the center-of-gravity point of the section define cardinal points 11 and 14. The local y-axis of the member and the center-of-gravity point of the section define cardinal points 12 and 13.