SAP2000 includes a nudge feature that can be used to modify the geometry of the model in a planar view.
Use the nudge feature as follows:
Select the item(s) to be nudged.
Hold down the Ctrl key and then use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the item in the desired direction.
Note the following about the nudge feature:
The nudge feature only works in a planar view.
Any selected point, line or area object, as well as selected dimensions lines, can be nudged.
The distance that an object(s) is nudged is specified as the Plan Nudge Value on the Dimension/Tolerance Preferences form, which is accessed using the Option menu > Dimensions/Tolerances command.
Similar to the Edit menu > Move command, when the nudge feature is used on an area object without having selected the corner points of the object, the area object moves but the point objects at the corners of the area object do not move. New point objects are created at the corners of the area object in its new position if necessary. Any other objects that were connected to the point objects at the corners of the area object in its original location remain where they were; they do not move in any way. In other words, the area object is disconnected from other objects when it is nudged.
Similar to the Edit menu > Move command, when the nudge feature is used a line object without having selected the end points of the object, the line object moves but the point objects at the ends of the line object do not move. New point objects are created at the ends of the line object in its new position if necessary. Any other objects that were connected to the point objects at the ends of the line object in its original location remain where they were; they do not move in any way. In other words, the line object is disconnected from other objects when it is nudged.
Similar to the Edit menu > Move command, when the nudge feature is used on a point object, all of the objects connected to the point move too; they are either reoriented or resized, or both. Unlike area and line objects, the point object does not disconnect from the objects to which it is attached when it is nudged.
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