Changing The Shape In The Style Of A Structural Member; Adding A Shape To A Structural Member - Autodesk 24108-051400-9000 - AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2008 User Manual

5 Click Copy to copy a component.
6 Click Remove to remove a component.
7 Click OK.

Changing the Shape in the Style of a Structural Member

Use this procedure to change the shape that is extruded along the axis of a structural member created from a single
shape. You can create a new shape for the structural member by creating a custom shape, or by creating a new style
from the Structural Member Catalog that contains a shape.
1 Create a structural member with a single shape.
For more information, see
2 Create a new shape for the structural member:
If you want to create
a custom shape for the member
a shape from the Structural Member Catalog
3 Select the structural member, right-click, and click Edit Member Style.
4 Click the Design Rules tab.
5 In the Name list under Start Shape, select the shape that you created in step 2.
If you created a custom shape in step 2, the name of the shape displays in the Name list. If you created a
style from the Structural Member Catalog, the shape displays in the Name list with the name of the shape
that you selected in the catalog to create the style, not with the style name that you created.
6 Click OK.

Adding a Shape to a Structural Member

Use this procedure to add one or more shapes to a structural member in the design rules of the structural member style.
You can create a new shape to add to the structural member by creating a custom shape, or by creating a new style
from the Structural Member Catalog that contains a shape.
1 Create a structural member with a single shape.
For more information, see
2 Create a new shape to add to the structural member:
If you want to
create a custom shape for the member
create a shape from the Structural Member Catalog
3 Select the structural member, right-click, and click Edit Member Style.
4 Click the Design Rules tab.
5 Click Add.
A new component is added to the structural member.
6 Type a name for each component under Component.
Using Structural Member Tools to Create Structural
Using Structural Member Tools to Create Structural
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Then
create a custom shape. See
a Structural Member " on page 1448.
create a structural member style in the Structural Member
Catalog that contains the shape. See
a Shape in the Structural Member
Then
create a custom shape. See
a Structural Member " on page 1448.
create a structural member style in the Structural Member
Catalog that contains the shape. See
a Shape in the Structural Member
Members" on page 1385.
Creating a Custom Shape for
Creating a Style from
Catalog" on page 1375.
Members" on page 1385.
Creating a Custom Shape for
Creating a Style from
Catalog" on page 1375.