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Complete Member Editing

In order to change the entire shape of a member, create a new member, add special features to a member, or manage custom members, it is necessary to open the Complete Member Editing window.

Note: Any change will take effect immediately in the Member List and Member Tree tabs. However, the Optimised tab will only be updated at the next optimisation.

ClosedEdit a member

To edit a member, do the following:

  1. Switch to the Member List tab, if not already active.

  2. Access the Complete Member Editing window by doing one of the following:

    • Double-click the member you wish to modify.
    • Select the member you wish to modify and double-click the member area on the Member Diagram.
    • Right-click the member you wish to modify and select Add/Edit Member from the context menu.

  3. In the Complete Member Editing window, do at least one of the following:

    1. Choose another member type from the drop-down menu at the top of the window.

    2. Enter new parameters in the lower part of the window.

      3. Note: You may need to check Enable Full Member Editing to expand the lower part of the window. You can click the description of a field to get additional information about that field.

    3. Edit the special features of the member.

  4. Click to apply the changes.

    Note: you can also click to save the modified member as a new member in the Member List, or click to save it as a new custom member.

ClosedCreate a new member

To create a new member, do the following:

  1. Switch to the Member List tab, if not already active.

  2. Access the Complete Member Editing window by doing one of the following:

    • Double-click anywhere in the Member List tab.
    • Double-click the member area on the Member Diagram, whatever member is selected.
    • Right-click anywhere in the Member List tab and select Add/Edit Member or Add New Member from the context menu.

  3. In the Complete Member Editing window, do the following:

    1. Choose a member type from the drop-down menu at the top of the window.

    2. Enter the parameters of the new member in the lower part of the window.

      Note: You may need to check Enable Full Member Editing to expand the lower part of the window. You can click the description of a field to get additional information about that field.

    3. Edit the special features of the new member, if required.
  4. Click to add the new member to the Member List.

ClosedCustom members

Note: Custom members are specific members saved separately for future use with any file. They are intended to be used as offcuts. For more details, see Offcuts.

ClosedCreate a custom member

To create a custom member, do the following:

  1. Switch to the Member List tab, if not already active.

  2. Access the Complete Member Editing window by doing one of the following:

    • Double-click anywhere in the Member List tab.
    • Double-click the member area on the Member Diagram, whatever member is selected.
    • Right-click anywhere in the Member List tab and select Add/Edit Member or Add New Member from the context menu.

  3. In the Complete Member Editing window, do the following:

    1. Choose a member type from the drop-down menu at the top of the window.

    2. Enter the parameters of the new custom member in the lower part of the window.

      Note: You may need to check Enable Full Member Editing to expand the lower part of the window. You can click the description of a field to get additional information about that field.

    3. Edit the special features of the new custom member, if required.
  4. Click .

  5. The following window pops up:

    Enter a designation for the new custom member and click .

ClosedEdit a custom member

Note: the designation and length of a custom member can be changed directly in the Offcuts tab of the Options window.

To edit a custom member, do the following:

  1. Switch to the Member List tab, if not already active.

  2. Access the Complete Member Editing window by doing one of the following:

    • Double-click anywhere in the Member List tab.
    • Double-click the member area on the Member Diagram, whatever member is selected.
    • Right-click anywhere in the Member List tab and select Add/Edit Member or Add New Member from the context menu.
  3. Click .

  4. The following window pops up:

    Select the custom member you wish to modify and click .

  5. In the Complete Member Editing window, do at least one of the following:

    1. Choose another member type from the drop-down menu at the top of the window.

    2. Enter new parameters in the lower part of the window.

      Note: You may need to check Enable Full Member Editing to expand the lower part of the window. You can click the description of a field to get additional information about that field.

    3. Edit the special features of the custom member.
  6. Click to save the modified custom member as a new custom member.

  7. The following window pops up:

    Enter a designation for the new custom member and click .
  8. Delete the former version of the custom member, if required (for more details, see Delete a custom member).

Note: you can also click at step 6 to save the modified custom member as a new member in the Member List.

ClosedDelete a custom member

To delete a custom member, do the following:

  1. Switch to the Member List tab, if not already active.

  2. Access the Complete Member Editing window by doing one of the following:

    • Double-click anywhere in the Member List tab.
    • Double-click the member area on the Member Diagram, whatever member is selected.
    • Right-click anywhere in the Member List tab and select Add/Edit Member or Add New Member from the context menu.
  3. Click .

  4. The following window pops up:

    Select the custom member you wish to delete and click .

ClosedSpecial features

Depending on which member type has been chosen at the top of the window, some or all of the following special features can be added to the member:

  • Single bevel cut on either side
  • Double bevel cut on either side
  • Birdsmouth cut

To access the Special Features window, click in the Complete Member Editing window.

To add a special feature to the member, do the following:

  1. In the left part of the window, select a special feature you wish to add.
  2. Click .

  3. In the case of a birdsmouth cut, the following window pops up:

    Enter the parameters of the birdsmouth cut and click .

To remove a special feature from the member, do the following:

  1. In the right part of the window, select a special feature you wish to remove.
  2. Click .

To modify an existing birdsmouth cut, do the following:

  1. In the right part of the window, select a birdsmouth cut you wish to modify.
  2. Click .

  3. The following window pops up:

    Enter the new parameters of the birdsmouth cut and click .

Once all the special features you wish to add to the member are listed in the right part of the window, click to apply the changes.