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Draw Links
Use the following method to add a two- joint link when the model is displayed in a Plan View:

1. If needed, click the View menu > Set Grid System Visibility command to ensure that the grids
are visible.

2. Use the View menu > Set Plan View or the View menu > Set Elevation View command to set
the active window and select the plane in which the two-joint link is to be added.

3. Click the Draw menu > Draw Links command or click the toolbar button, , to display the
Properties of Object form. Use the form to specify the Link Property and any offsets from the
plane.

4. Click on a grid intersection or any other point in that plane to locate the starting joint of the two-joint
link, and then click on another joint or point to finish drawing the link.

Use the following method to add a two- joint link when the model is displayed in a 3-D View:

1. Click the View menu > Set Grid System Visibility command or click the toolbar button, , to
turn the grids on.

2. Click the Draw menu > Draw Links command to display the Properties of Object form. Use the
form to specify the Link Property and any offsets.

3. In the 3-D view, click on a grid intersection or joint to locate the starting joint of the two-joint link,
and then click on another joint or point to finish drawing the link.

See Also

Snap Options

Drawing Constraints in ETABS

Tolerances

Graphics Preferences

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