Rectangular Column - Edge Aligned
In edge aligned rectangular columns, the node is located at the midpoint of
the left edge of the column. When such a column is placed at the intersection of
two axes perpendicular to each other, the edge defined as Height in column settings coincide with one of the axes while it is centered by the
other. The Edge Aligned column command has been developed to draw such columns easily without needing
to enter the column settings to make delta adjustments.
To draw edge aligned columns:
Click Draw/Entities/Column/Rectangular Column or the Rectangular Column icon
from the toolbar.
The column toolbar will appear on the screen.
Click the Edge Aligned Column icon from the column toolbar.
Left-click any point on the drawing area or an object intersection point.
The image of the column will appear on the screen.
You can mirror the column by pressing space-bar.
You can rotate the column around its node by moving the mouse.
You can change column dimensions from the dimension boxes on the column
toolbar appearing on the screen.
Left-click for second time.
The column will be drawn.
If the quick drawing mode is inactive, give a name for the column using
keyboard or approve the automatically given name by pressing enter.