Review and set camber

The Show/Alter State Camber attribute allows you to graphically set and review the camber properties applied to steel beams.

Review camber

Open a view and change the view regime to Review View.
On the Review tab, click Show/Alter State.
Go to the Properties window.
In the Attribute list, select Camber.
Set the [M]ode to Review

The member color coding indicates where and how camber has been applied to beams.

Open a view and change the view regime to Review View.
On the Review tab, click Show/Alter State.
Go to the Properties window.
In the Attribute list, select Camber.
Set the [M]ode to Set On
Set Apply as to Value/Proportion of span/Proportion of deflection as required.
1. Enter the value or proportion information required to definer the camber.
Enter any beam length, or web thickness limits that you want to use to limit when the camber should be applied.
Select Entire member to apply the new setting to all spans, or leave it unselected to update individual spans only.
Click or box around those beam(s) you want to set.
The member color coding updates to reflect the details that have been applied.
- Members color coded as 'On' have the camber that is shown in the properties window.
- Members color coded as 'Other details' have other camber properties. These are displayed in a tooltip when you hover the cursor over each member.

Open a view and change the view regime to Review View.
On the Review tab, click Show/Alter State.
Go to the Properties window.
In the Attribute list, select Camber.
Set the [M]ode to Set Off
Select Entire member to switch off camber for all spans, or leave it unselected to update individual spans only.
Click or box around those beam(s) for which you want to switch off camber.

The member color coding updates to reflect the details that have been applied.

Open a view and change the view regime to Review View.
On the Review tab, click Show/Alter State.
Go to the Properties window.
In the Attribute list, select Camber.
Set the [M]ode to Toggle
Click or box around those beam(s) you want to toggle.

The camber setting toggles between on and off.

Open a view and change the view regime to Review View.
On the Review tab, click Show/Alter State.
Go to the Properties window.
In the Attribute list, select Camber.
Set the [M]ode to Copy
In the model, click the beam from which you want to copy the camber properties.
Click the beam to which you want to copy the camber properties.
The camber properties are copied to the selected beam.
Continue copying the same camber properties by clicking the desired beams; or press Esc to select a new beam to copy the camber properties from; or press Esc twice to finish.