To Create a Brace

Use this procedure to add a new brace that has the properties specified in the structural brace tool that you select. The style specified in the tool provides the brace shape, which is extruded along the path you define by specifying a start point and an endpoint.

Creating a brace

1. Open the tool palette that contains the structural brace tool you want to use, and select the tool.
   Tip: You may have to scroll to display the desired tool. After selecting it, you can move or hide the Properties palette to expose more of the drawing area.
   Note: Alternatively, you can click Home tabBuild panelColumn Grid drop-downBrace.
2. Specify the start point of the brace.
3. Specify an endpoint:

   If you want to…	Then…
   create a single brace	specify the endpoint of the brace, and press Enter.
   create additional braces	continue to specify brace start points and endpoints, and press Enter.