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Structural Frames
1. Structural frames
1. Structural frame design workflow
1. Frame command
1. Frame command bar
1. Frame Options dialog box
1. Add a custom frame component
1. Creating a structural frame
1. Create a structural frame
1. Adding members to a frame
1. Saving frame components
1. Saving structural frame components
1. Save a structural frame component
1. Edit End Conditions command
1. Edit frame end conditions
1. Edit Cross Sections command
1. Edit a frame cross section
1. Frame snap points
1. Frame End Cap command
1. End Cap Options dialog box
1. Create a frame end cap
1. Edit a frame end cap
1. Frame Origin command
1. Trim/Extend command
1. Trim/Extend command bar
1. Trim or extend a frame
1. Adding custom frame components to a local library
1. Creating a custom structural frame component: best practices
1. Defining hole locations in a frame
1. Drafting
1. Create frames with weld gaps
1. Try It: Frame design
1. Activity: Using OrientXpres
1. Activity: Corner treatment options
1. Activity: Dune buggy frame
1. Activity: Editing a corner treatment
1. Activity: Editing a path definition
1. Activity: Editing a single vertex
1. Activity: Editing frame position using hot keys
1. Activity: Editing frame position using snap points
1. Activity: Editing frame components
1. Activity: Editing frame cross section orientation
1. Test your knowledge: Frame design
1. Answers
1. Activity: Creating a custom frame
1. Activity: Creating a frames parts list