You can also control the properties of structural objects in the individual tab categories: If you activate a check box in the “Main” tab in the Change Compared to Previous Construction Stage section, you can specify which objects are to be modified in the corresponding additional tab.
In the Modify Properties of “Objects” section, you specify which objects (members, surfaces, solids, support, and so on) are to be modified from the previous construction stage and which properties are to be changed.
Members / Surfaces / Solids etc. No.
Enter the numbers of the objects whose properties are changing in the current construction stage. Only objects that are listed as “Active” in the “Change Status of 'Objects'” section are allowable.
Once you have activated the table cell, you can use the
button in the input box to select the objects graphically in the work window.
Action
In this column, you can select the type of modification. Currently, the general case “Modification” is available.
Property to Modify
The list contains properties of the structural object that you can select and change. For a member, these are the design properties, for example.
Original Value
This column displays the parameters of the object property that were previously valid.
New Value
Here you can define the new parameters of the object property that will change in the current construction stage. Select the relevant entry from the list. You can create a new type with the entry “New 'Property' ...”.
Comment
You can use this column to comment the corresponding modification.