Inserting house rigging points

House rigging points are defined early in the design process. They represent the existing points in a venue where mother grids and bridles can be inserted. Use the Insert House Rigging Point tool to place house rigging points in the drawing.

Bridles can also be inserted on and snapped to structural members, if the option to Use Structural Member as House Rigging Point is enabled from the Bridle preferences.

1. Click the tool, and then click Preferences to set the default properties for house rigging points.

2. Click Symbol on the Tool bar. From the Resource Selector, double-click a resource to activate it.

Alternatively, from the Resource Manager, either double-click the house rigging point symbol to insert or right-click on the house rigging point symbol and select Make Active from the context menu.

The house rigging point is inserted in the drawing, with a display of the forces in an associated label.

Click and drag the label control point to move the displayed forces. Select Text > Size to resize the text if needed.

5. Specify the Allowable Force X/Y/Z values on the Object Info palette to set the load limits of the rigging point.

Parameter	Description
Properties
Name	Enter a name for the house rigging point, for informational and reporting purposes
ID	Enter a unique ID for the house rigging point, for use in reports
Basket
Basket	Select the object that the basket attaches to, or select <Custom Basket>. Any bridles inserted on the house rigging point use the selected basket type. The Basket type and dimensions can be changed for selected bridles by Adjusting the bridle configuration.
Width/Height	Displays the dimensions of the object, such as a support beam, that the basket attaches to. If <Custom Basket> is selected, enter its dimensions.
Structural Information
Allowable Force X/Y/Z	Specify the maximum forces that the house rigging point can support in the X, Y, and Z directions
Force X/Y/Z	Displays the forces applied to the house rigging point in the X, Y, and Z directions (Braceworks required for calculated values). The global coordinate system is used by default. To define the element coordinate system, see Defining the Element Coordinate System.
Display
Symbol	Displays the name of the house rigging point symbol
Use Symbol	Uses the specified house rigging point Symbol. Deselect the check box to use a circular schematic representation instead.
Change Symbol	Opens the Resource Manager to select a different symbol for the house rigging point
Define ECS	Activates a one-click tool to define the orientation of the forces applied to the house rigging point; see Defining the Element Coordinate System
Classes	Opens the Classes dialog box, to specify class naming for various parts of the house rigging point object. This allows the geometry and the label to be set to visible, grayed, or invisible. Use the suggested standard class, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. ● Class Prefix: Specifies an optional default root class naming standard for all house rigging point elements; click Use Standard Classes to begin all house rigging point class names with the prefix so they are sorted together. ● Use Standard Classes: Sets the class name for all house rigging point elements to the default suggested standard name. ● Geometry: Specifies the class name standard for the house rigging point geometry; the class names shown here are applied to the geometry. ● Label: Specifies the class name standard for the house rigging point label; the class names shown here are applied to the labels.
Relative Dimensions
Measure from	Select the drawing origin to use as a dimension reference, or use a hoist origin as the reference
X/Y	Displays the X and Y coordinates of the house rigging point relative to the selected origin

Defining the Element Coordinate System

For structural engineering purposes, you can define the element coordinate system of a house rigging point. For example, rotate the Force X/Y/Z values for alignment to a structural member.

3. Click in the drawing to define the force orientation. For example, click on the centerline of a beam to define the forces in the beam direction.

Alternatively, use the Rotate tool to change the force orientation, or set the Rotation from the Object Info palette.

The forces are oriented in the specified direction. To calculate the forces, see Performing calculations (Braceworks required). If the forces were calculated previously, the calculation results automatically adjust to the new orientation.

Mode	Description
Symbol	Select the house rigging point symbol
Trim Height	Enter the Z height of the house rigging point
Preferences	Set the default properties for house rigging points