Cable Geometry Form

Use the Cable Geometry form to refine the parabolic alignment of a cable.

See Also

Curved Frame Geometry

 

Access the  Cable Geometry form as follows:

Method 1:

  1. Click the Advanced > Draw > Draw Frame/Cable/Tendon command to display the floating Properties of Object form.

  2. Select Cable from the Line Object Type drop-down list.

  3. Click on a grid intersection in the active view to specify the beginning point of the cable. Click on a second grid intersection to specify the end point of the cable.

  4. Release the mouse button to display the Cable Geometry form.

Method 2:

  1. Select a frame object that has been drawn as a cable object.

  2. Click the Advanced > Edit > Lines > Edit Cable Geometry command.

Method 3:

  1. Right click on a frame object that has been drawn as a cable to display the Line Information form.

  2. Click the Show Layout button on the Line Information - Assignments Tab form, the Line Information - Loads Tab form or the Line Information - Location Tab form. Note that a number of the edit boxes and drop-down lists described in this topic are not included when this method is used to access the form.