Graphical Editor Basics
Review Tab
Under the Review tab, there are functions as in the image below: Re-Label Members To sort the member labels according to user preference. Refer to this article for more details: Re-label members Move Members to Axes To refresh the insertion ...
Show/Hide Selected Members
Sometimes, when the model is too crowded, it may not be easy to concentrate on the portion of the structure that you want to work on. A truss or purlin might get between the camera and the object of interest. To help with this, users can use ...
Display and Edit Member Properties
Member Properties can also be accessed by right-clicking after selecting an existing member and choosing the “Properties” or “Select and Load Properties” in the shortcut menu. Properties of the selected member will be loaded. Alternatively, you can ...
Member Related Controls
Member Selection Before you can edit objects, you need to create a selection set. A selection set can consist of a single object, or it can be a more complex grouping. In order to select members in plan view or 3D view, make sure that properties ...
Graphic Editor User Interface
When ProtaStructure is started the "Project Manager" is initially displayed. If ‘New Project’ is clicked the Graphic Editor is opened with a clear drawing area. Alternatively, if an existing project is selected the Graphic Editor is opened with the ...
3-D View
Multiple 3D Views of the model can be concurrently made active by going to "Views" Tab > 3D Physical Model. Alternatively, right click the “Views” in the structure tree and select the “3D view”. A 3-D perspective view of the whole model can be ...
Zooming and Panning
The Graphic Editor provides several ways to control the display of the drawing in plan and 3D windows. You can zoom to change the magnification or pan to reposition the view in the drawing area. All display control options are located in the above ...
Object Snap Options
During object creation commands, you can snap the cursor to points on the drawing entities such as endpoints, midpoints, intersections and centres. For example, you can insert an axis element from an intersection created by two existing axis elements ...
Re-Label Members
The “Member Re-labelling Option” can be found in “Review” tab to re-assign the member labels for particular member groups. Members can be re-labelled pressing “OK” button after selecting one or more member groups. Members You can check the member ...
Move Members to Axes
All members are inserted based on the positions specified by axis intersections. If, for any reason, you have to modify the position of the axes, the members that are inserted based on these axes must also be updated. You can use the "Move Members to ...
Creating Members with Mirroring
The "Mirror" command can be used to facilitate the creation of the members in symmetrical buildings. After completing one part of the floor plan, the other part can be generated with the mirror command. To mirror the elements: Select/ Multiple-select ...
Graphical Editor Overview
The analytical model of the structure is created in the Graphic Editor, either in a 2D plan view, or in 3D. In order to prepare the model efficiently you are advised to have an understanding of the topics described in this section and the subsequent ...