Planes in Toolbox Structural Members
Planes in Toolbox Structural Members
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Dear Folks;
I have been using Structural Members such as W sections and Channels from my Toolbox.
It would be very nice if these parts had planes of symmetry so you could quickly & efficiently mate these items in a given assembly.
Yes I know you can mate to midpoint of lines and so on in these parts but having having a plane through the center of the web of a W section makes so much more sense to me.
Is it possible to edit the toolbox library parts to accomplish this ?
Many Thanks
I have been using Structural Members such as W sections and Channels from my Toolbox.
It would be very nice if these parts had planes of symmetry so you could quickly & efficiently mate these items in a given assembly.
Yes I know you can mate to midpoint of lines and so on in these parts but having having a plane through the center of the web of a W section makes so much more sense to me.
Is it possible to edit the toolbox library parts to accomplish this ?
Many Thanks
Adrian Dunevein
AAA Drafting Services
www.aaadrafting.com
http://home.cogeco.ca/~adunevein/
SW2006 Office Pro. SP4.1






RE: Planes in Toolbox Structural Members
RE: Planes in Toolbox Structural Members
Presumably you are using your own toolbox modified in this way.
Again a million thanks
Adrian Dunevein
AAA Drafting Services
www.aaadrafting.com
http://home.cogeco.ca/~adunevein/
SW2006 Office Pro. SP4.1
RE: Planes in Toolbox Structural Members
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP![[pc2] pc2](https://www.tipmaster.com/images/pc2.gif)
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RE: Planes in Toolbox Structural Members
When you make your different Structural Members, try and make as many as you can from the original model or copy of the original model. The reason I say this is because while replacing W section with a Channel the mates will be lost and you will have to repair them. At least make all W sections from the original model.
Bradley
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