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Global Member Referencing Stamps allow a system of member references to be created which apply to all members in a model, with the possibility of setting up different stamps for beams, columns and bracing members. The Member Referencing Groups function allows the member stamp to be customized for a specific member or members. Thus is it possible to create specific stamps to identify particular member or groups of members.
Selecting the Member Referencing Groups from the Viewing drop down menu opens the Member Referencing Groups pane on the right hand side of the screen.
To Open the Member Referencing Groups pane
1.Select the Viewing item from the main tool bar at the top of the screen
2.In the list of drop down items, click Member Referencing Groups.
To Create a Member Referencing Groups
1.Open the Member Referencing Groups
2.Click the Add New Group icon .png){kind=small}
3.Provide a title for the Member Referencing Groups in the text field at the top of the pane
4.Click the Add/Remove Items icon .png){kind=small}
5.Select the members you wish in include in the group. The member numbers of those members selected will appear in the right hand pane. For non-3D views, members selected will also highlight in red.
6.To remove a member, simply select the member in the graphics window again.
7.Multiple members can be selected by holding the left mouse button and windowing around the required members.
8.The view filters, pan, zoom and Frame Views can be used to reduce the graphical view to desired part of the structure to aid in the selection of a Member Referencing Group.
To Clear a Member Referencing Group of Members
To clear a single Member Referencing Group of its members:
1.Open the Member Referencing Groups
2.Select the Member Referencing Groups from the drop down at the top of the pane
3.Click the Clear Current Group button .png){kind=small}
a)To clear all Member Referencing Groups, click the Clear All Groups button .png){kind=small}
To Delete a Member Referencing Groups
To delete a Member Referencing Group:
1.Open the Member Referencing Groups
2.Select the Member Referencing Groups from the drop down at the top of the pane
3.Click the Delete Current Group button .png){kind=small}
a)To delete all Member Referencing Groups, click the Delete All Groups button .png){kind=small}
. The software will ask for a confirmation before carrying out the Delete All function.