Method
Fork
Tree
Manual
Strands(s)
Choose the strands to be draped by clicking on each individual strand or by selecting multiple strands simultaneously.
Use Ctrl + Mouse Wheel to zoom in and out of the view for precision.
Elevation
Fork draping: Distance from the bottom of the form to the top of the strand group being draped.
Tree or Manual Draping: Distance from the bottom of the form to the centroid of the bottom most strand in the group being draped.
Hold down points
Number of hold down points (1 or 2).
Hold down location
Set the distance from the end of the beam to each hold-down location. This can also be entered as a percentage of the total beam length, L.
Zoom extent (CTRL +E)
Automatically fit the cross-section view to the screen.
Refresh Figure (CTRL +R)
Refreshes the display to show updated strand locations after any input changes.