Commands and functions > Analyze > Shear object
  
Shear object
Ribbon:
Tab ATHENA Model > Group Output > Shear object
Menu:
Modeling > Analyze > Shear object
Toolbar:
ATH Analyze > Shear object
Command input:
ath_obj_shear
Displays a cross section cut at specified saw and oblique angles in the drawing.
With this you can, for example, show the cross section of a transom which meets a mullion diagonally (miter cut) (e.g. to draw the outline of the double-miter cut on the mullion).
When you start the command, the following appears:
Input request 
Select object:
Select the section which you want to display as sheared. Directly after the object selection the Shear dialog box is started.
Dialog box Shear
db_ath_obj_shear
On the left side of the dialog box you can see the preview of the bar in the normal and the sheared representations. You can specify the angle on the right side.
Dialog box section Shear
Saw angle
Defines the setting angle of the saw.
Oblique angle
Defines the oblique angle of the saw.
Reset
Sets the defined angles to 0°.
When you terminate the dialog box with OK, the selected object is displayed sheared.