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Wide Flange Spline 283
Creation M ethod rollout
The Tee shape uses the standard creation methods
of Center or E dge. Most spline-based shapes
share the same Creation Method parameters. For
explanations, see
Splines and Extended Splines
(page 1–261)
.
Parameters rollout
Lengt h—Cont rols the height of the vert ical web of
the tee.
Width—Controls the width of the flange crossing
the tee.
Thick ness—Controls the thickness of the web and
flange.
Co rner Radius—Controls the r adius of the two
interior corners between the vertical web and
horizontal flange of the section.
Note: Take care when adjusting these sett ings.
There are no constraining relationships between
them. Therefore, it’s possible to s et a radius
(Corner Radius) that is greater than the length of
the web or width of the flange.
Wide Flange Spline
Create panel > Shapes > Extended Splines > Object Type
rollout > W ide Flange
Create menu > Shapes > Wide Flange
UseWideFlangetocreateaclosed“I”shaped
spline. You have the option to specify the interior
corners between the vertical web and horizontal
flanges of the section.
ExampleofWideFlange
Procedure
To create a W ide Flange spline:
1.
Go to the Create panel and choose
Shapes.
2. Open the Shapes List a
nd select Extended
Splines.
3. Click Wide Flange.
4. Drag and release the mouse button to define
theinitialsizeofthewideflange.
5. Move the mouse and then click to define the
thickness of the wa l
lsofthewideflange.
Interf ace
Rendering and Interpolation rollouts
All spline-based sh
apes share these parameters.
For explanations, see
Splines and Extended Splines
(page 1–261)
.
Creation Meth od rollout
TheWideFlangeshapeusesthestandard
creation methods of Center or Edge. Most
spline-based sha
pessharethesameCreation
Method parameters. For explanations, see
Splines
and Extended Splines (page 1–261)
.