Initially all members are active. If a member is set inactive it does not participate in the analysis but any load applied to (or decomposed) to it is still accounted for.
Only single span beams, braces, analysis elements, purlins and rails have the potential to be inactive. They each therefore have an Active setting in the properties which defaults to 'on', but can be unchecked. In the Review View these members are color coded allowing the same setting to be toggled graphically.
Note: Members cannot be inactive if:
- They are multi-span
- They support another member (active or inactive)
To modify the active setting of a member graphically do the following: