Draw Joints

How to design a bridge

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To create a , you must first draw the --the at which the structural will be joined together.

To draw a joint:

1. Select the from the
2. Position the mouse pointer at the location on the Drawing Board where you want to add a joint.
3. Click the left mouse button to create the new joint.

Notes and Tips

To draw a joint, you must be in the Drawing Board Mode.

Joints can only be placed on the on the Drawing Board. Joints cannot be placed outside the maximum and minimum elevation restrictions noted in the Design Specifications.

Two joints cannot be placed at the same location.

If you accidentally place a joint in the wrong location, you can click the to remove it. You can also delete the joint, or you can move the joint to a new location.

When you start a new design, a series of joints will be created automatically by the Design Project Setup Wizard. These joints cannot be moved or deleted.

Movable joints have a black outline and a light grey center; immovable joints have a grey outline and a white center.

The joints you create cannot be attached to the or . (In other words, you cannot create any additional supports.) The only supports permitted in your design are those created automatically by the Design Project Setup Wizard

For site configurations with a high , joints cannot be drawn on the pier.

Your structural model can have no more than 50 joints.