Structural Member Settings

Parameter	Description
Member ID	Enter the member ID
Structural Usage	Select the structural usage for informational purposes; select Other to enter a custom usage
Member Type	Select whether to create a steel, concrete, wood, or custom member
Select Shape	Opens the Select [Material] Shape dialog box. Click the Shape selector. From the Resource Selector, double-click a structural shape to apply it. The available shapes depend upon the selected Member Type. Specify the shape’s material and dimensions; the options vary depending on the Member Type selected. The material data is for informational purposes only. If Custom Member Type is selected, you can select a custom 2D shape (one that you have created and saved as a symbol definition, in a file in the user folder), and specify its Material.
Shape/Series/Size/Major and Minor Depth and Breadth/Material	These static text fields display the settings from the Select [Material] Shape dialog boxes
Cover Thickness and Offset	If the structural member has an architectural or fireproofing cover, select which surfaces are covered, and set the thickness and offset of the cover for each surface
Cover Material	Specify the cover material for informational purposes

Parameter	Description
Alignment	All associations and end conditions are based on the centerline that controls 2D/3D representations; the alignment can be shifted to allow accurate placement of the member
Profile Rotation	Specifies an angle to rotate the structural profile about the member’s centerline axis
Axis Alignment	Select the axis alignment
Offset Y’/Z’	Enter the offset, if needed
Elevation	The elevation of the start and end points can be explicitly set, in reference to the story or layer
Start/End Bound	Select the reference for the start/end point. The elevation start and end bounds must be set separately for Column Insertion mode than for Linear Insertion and Poly Insertion modes.
Start/End Offset	Enter the start/end offset, if needed
Start and End Conditions	The offset, miter, and bevel of an end can be set manually or automatically derived from an associated structural member. Values entered for associated members apply as an addition to the automatically determined values.
Start/End Condition	Select whether to set the start/end conditions automatically by association, manually (custom), or to snap them to horizontal or vertical.
Start/End Offset	Set the offset, if needed to establish clean member connections; the offset is the distance to the end of the member geometry from the end of the centerline curve
Start/End Miter	Set a start/end miter angle of 70° or less
Start/End Bevel	Set a start/end bevel angle of 70° or less

Parameter	Description
Set Attributes By	Select whether to set attributes for the object in the Attributes palette, or by class or by line style. Fills and line color may not be supported for line style.
Above/At/Below Cut Plane	If attributes are set by class or line style, set the attributes for the structural member. Structural members show uniform 2D attributes for the entire object, unlike other objects which can show separate attributes at the cut plane elevation. The 2D attributes are determined by the attributes applied in the Structural Member Settings dialog box and the cut plane elevation, which is set either in the Object Info palette or by the design layer’s cut plane elevation.
Use Center Mark	Select to display a center point marker at the end of the member, and set the length of the marker and size of the gap, if needed. If attributes are set by class or line style, set the attributes.
Caps	Select to display start and/or end caps for the member When the cap is turned off for an end that is associated with the edge of another member, a gap is drawn in the edge of the connected member