Bridle preferences

Parameter

Description

Use Style

From the Resource Selector, double-click a resource to activate it, or click Unstyled. If a styled object is converted to unstyled, the current values are retained, but all parameters are set to By Instance to allow editing. 

If a bridle style is edited and no longer meets the constraints, an alert dialog box opens to convert the bridles to unstyled or cancel the style edit. Convert the bridle to unstyled to change the constraints of the style. Specific alert dialog boxes open when the reason for the invalid constraint is known, to guide you to fix the situation.

General

General Settings

Use structural member as house rigging point

Enables bridle objects created in Auto Insertion mode to snap to structural members

Default Parts

Default Shackle

Select the default shackle

Default STAC Chain

Select the default STAC chain. Alternatively, choose <Use Shackle> to insert the default shackle instead of the STAC chain. 

Add STAC chain at

Select the leg(s) to which the STAC chain is added 

STAC chain on top of a leg

Inserts STAC chain at the top of the bridle leg. If this option is deselected, the STAC chain is inserted at the bottom of the leg.

Down Leg

Build down leg using

Select either a bridle part or hoist for the down leg.

When Hoist is selected, click the Resource Selector to select the default hoist symbol. If the available chain length is shorter than the required down leg length, bridle parts are added automatically to fill the missing length.

Constraints

Bridle Constraints

Select the default constraints that determine how bridles are created

Min/Max bridle leg angle

Creates bridles with the specified minimum and maximum leg angle between the bridle leg and the horizontal plane

Min/Max bridle leg length

Creates bridles with at least one leg of the specified minimum and maximum length

Min/Max bridle down leg length

Creates bridles with the specified minimum and maximum down leg length

Min/Max apex height

Creates bridles with the specified minimum and maximum apex height

Bridle part

Creates bridles with one leg using only the selected part

Data Tags

Data tags are placed offset from the tagged bridle part, at the same elevation; tags are created in the default class specified, if any, for the tag style.

If you select a data tag that does not exist in the file, the Preferences dialog box opens automatically when you use the Bridle tool, to select and import a data tag.

If you select a data tag that is incompatible with the bridle part, an alert opens. You can continue to use the data tag; however, the data displayed might not be correct for the part.

Insert data tag for bridle

Inserts a data tag on the insertion point when a bridle is inserted; select the data tag style from the Resource Selector

Insert data tag for leg

Inserts a data tag on the leg center when a bridle is inserted; select the data tag style from the Resource Selector

Insert data tag for down leg

When the down leg is a bridle, inserts a data tag; select the data tag style from the Resource Selector

Insert data tag for hoist

When the down leg is a hoist, inserts a data tag; select the data tag style from the Resource Selector

Classes

Sets the default classes for the various parts of the bridle. This allows portions of the bridle to be set to visible, grayed, or invisible.

Data tag classes are set by the data tag.

Use the standard class, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Rigging-Bridle> to place the bridle element in the same class as the bridle.

Class Prefix: Specifies an optional default root class naming standard for all bridle parts; click Assign Default Classes With Prefix to begin all bridle class names with the prefix, so that they are sorted together.

Assign Default Classes With Prefix: Sets the class names for all bridle elements to the standard, using the Class Prefix if there is one.

Bridle elements: For each portion of the bridle, specifies the class name standard; the class names shown here are applied to the elements.

Save as default

Saves the current settings in the dialog box as the default for this and future documents. If deselected, the current settings are saved only for the active file.