7.6. Bracing by tubes and couplers
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Table of Contents
Learning outcomes
- How to create tubes and swivel couplers.
- Add a swivel coupler at the standard centreline.
- Copy the coupler across.
- Override snapping priorities on the copy.
- Add a tube and increase its length from the middle point of the tube.
- Adjust command – adjust swivel coupler position and head location automatically.
- Copy-mirror command – copy the couplers across.
- Move special command – move tube braces with couplers by a defined distance.
Video: Bracing by tubes and couplers
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:35 Add a swivel coupler at the standard centreline
1:26 Copy the coupler across
1:56 Override snapping priorities on the copy
2:24 Add a tube and increase its length from the middle point of the tube
3:01 Adjust command – adjust swivel coupler position and head location automatically
3:36 Copy-mirror command – copy the tube brace with couplers across
4:07 Move special command – move tube braces with couplers by a defined distance
4:47 Copy-mirror command – copy the tube braces with couplers over to another bay
5:03 Move special command – move tube braces with couplers at the other bay
Useful links
Scaffold Item tool - Component positioning on the insertion (couplers)
Scaffold Item Tool - Component rotation around axis and endpoints (couplers)
Scaffold Item Tool - Position a swivel coupler and adjust the swivel head
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