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Adding End Caps

To add end caps:

  1. Click End Cap (Weldments toolbar) or Insert > Weldments > End Cap.
  2. In the End Cap PropertyManager, under Parameters:
    1. Select a Face of the structural member.
      The preview shows the end cap.

    2. Select a Thickness direction.
    3. Specify the end cap Thickness.
    4. If you select Internal as the Thickness direction, specify the Inset Distance.
  3. Under Offset, select Thickness Ratio or Offset Value as the way to calculate the offset and type a value.
    You can click to reverse the offset direction.
  4. To specify a corner treatment:
    1. Select Corner Treatment.
    2. Do one of the following:
      • Select Chamfer and specify a Chamfer Distance.
      • Select Fillet and specify a Fillet Radius.
  5. Click .


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