Displaying Orphans

Orphan lets you display orphaned structural members of a model in the 3D area.

  1. From the Steel or Concrete section of the action bar, click Orphan to turn it on.
    The orphaned structural members of the model appear in the 3D area.

  2. To hide the orphaned members, click Orphan again.

    This command toggles the display of the members that are not connected to a grid or a wire.

    Notes:
    • A message is displayed showing the number of orphaned members and the number of orphaned foundation features present in the model.
    • To edit the members, you need to select the members and not the orphan members.