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Mouse Icon CADWorx Structure tab: Modify panel > Cope Cope - Structure

Keyboard Command line: COPESTR

Copes members to other members. You can:

  • Cope a single member to another single member that provides the cope boundary.

  • Cope many members to many other members.

  • Cut a member into two separate members by crossing another member.

  • Remove coping from existing coped members.

SHARED Tip Click Setup Gear it Up Setup - Structure and turn on the Auto Cope rule to automatically cope members. For more information, see Auto Cope.

Select

Copes the members based on your selection and the coping boundary.

Select Option Members Coped

Beams to Columns

Copes the selected beam members to the attaching column members.

Select Option Members Coped

Columns to Beams

Copes the selected column members to the attaching beam members.

Coped Column Option

Remove existing cope

Removes an existing cope in the model. When you run the Cope command, a spherical shape displays at each coped point. The spherical shapes are controlled on the Defpoints layer.

Coping Spheres

Modify cope type

You can change the type of cope (bolted or welded).

  1. Run the COPESTR command, or click on the cope button.

  2. Select Type Modification from the drop-down menu.

  3. Click on the cope sphere you want to change, then press Enter.

  4. Select the new cope type.

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