Commands and functions > Modify > Join
  
Join
Ribbon:
Tab ATHENA > Group Modify > Join
Menu:
ATHENA Modify > Join
Toolbar:
ATH Modify and ATHENA Modify
Command input:
ath_join
With this function you join two linear ATHENA objects (sheet metal section, membrane or welded seam) to form one object in the extended intersection.
ath_join
Joining two membranes
Input request 
Select the limb of the first object or [?]:
Select the limb of the first ATHENA object with the mouse.
With the option ? you call the help.
Select the limb of the second object or [?]:
Select the limb of the second ATHENA object with the mouse.
If the object properties match, the selected objects are immediately joined.
When the selected objects have different properties (e.g. various membrane thicknesses as in the above illustration), the following dialog box is opened with the corresponding notice. If you terminate the dialog box with Yes, the object properties of the object first selected are accepted. If you terminate the dialog box with No, the command terminates without joining the objects.