To Specify the Offsets for a Structural Member in Plan Low Detail

Use this procedure to specify offset values for a selected structural member in the Plan Low Detail display representation.

Adding offsets between members lets you display them as you typically would in a top view framing plan. Note that the Use Member Offsets check box applies only to the start and end offsets.

1. Double-click the structural member.
2. On the Display tab of the Properties palette, under General, for Display component, verify that *NONE* is selected.
3. For Display controlled by, select This object.
   Note: To apply your changes to all structural members in the drawing, select Drawing default setting. To apply changes to all structural members of this style, select Structural Member Style:<style name>.
4. For Display representation, select Plan Low Detail.
5. If necessary, expand Object Display Properties Advanced, and click Offsets.
6. For Use Member Offsets, specify whether you want to use the start and end offsets of the member.
7. If you did not select Use Member Offsets, enter values for Start Offset and End Offset.
8. For Offset, enter the horizontal offset distance you want to use to make structural braces visible even when positioned directly underneath a beam.
9. Click OK.