7.1. Item tool: Naming conventions and overview

Written By Ilya Kornienko (Super Administrator)

Updated at August 8th, 2025

Learning outcomes

  • Getting familiar with the Scaffold Item tool user interface.
  • Purpose of the Scaffold Item tool for.
  • Start, end points and reference line of a scaffold component.
  • Snapping points purpose and Show snapping point command.
  • Scaffold Item tool user interface overview.
  • Overview of the contextual toolbar commands.
  • Change component type and profile by start, end, mid points.
  • Create commands – the most efficient way of a scaffold components creation.
  • Copy commands.
  • Rotation commands.
  • Select similar commands.
  • Swap handles for components.
  • Mirror component command.
  • Component type switch.
  • Add to the bay command.
 

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Timestamps

0:00 What the Scaffold Item tool for?
0:42 Start, end points and reference line of a scaffold component
1:20 Snapping points purpose and Show snapping point command
2:12 Scaffold Item tool user interface overview
4:10 Overview of the contextual toolbar commands
4:19 Change component type and profile by start, end, mid points
4:29 Create commands – the most efficient way of a scaffold components creation
4:53 Copy commands
5:09 Rotation commands
5:18 Select similar commands
5:36 Swap handles for components
5:43 Mirror component command
5:51 Component type switch
6:06 Add to the bay command