Weldments - End Caps
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End
caps close off open structural members.
 You can add end caps only
to profiles with linear edges.
To
add end caps:
Click End Cap  (Weldments toolbar)
or Insert, Weldments,
End Cap.
In the
PropertyManager, set the following options, then click  . |
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Parameters
Face
 . Select one or more profile faces.
Thickness direction. Set the direction of the end cap.
Outward  . Extends out from the
structure, increasing the structure's overall length.
Inward  . Extends into the structure, retaining the
original structure's overall length.
Thickness
 . Set the thickness of the cap. |
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Offset
The end cap offset is the distance from the
edge of the structural member to the edge of the end cap.
Use thickness
ratio:
Select
to specify the offset distance using Thickness
Ratio  (a value between 0
and 1). Then the offset is equal
to the wall thickness of the structural member multiplied by the specified
thickness ratio. Clear to
set a value for Offset Distance
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Chamfer corners.
Adds chamfers to the corners of the end cap.
Chamfer Distance
 . Set a value. |
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You can set the default color for End
cap features in Document
Color Options.
Related Topics
Weldments
Overview