When you create elevations with more than 24" between vertical structures, you can move structures to create varying sized spacing between the vertical structures.
There are two methods to manage this vertical spacing movement.
Auto-mode
The first method, Auto-mode, occurs automatically while placing tiles. The elevation will move vertical structural components to "fit" the tile being placed.
The example shown below is an elevation with 36" spacing between vertical structures.
Placing a 48" wide tile results in the vertical structures moving to accommodate the tile placement, as shown below:
Note: Enabling Lock C’s and I’s on the General tab of the Elevation Properties Tool can turn off this behavior.
Grip-drag mode
The other method to adjust the spacing between vertical structure components is the manual "grip and drag" mode. You can manually adjust the spacing using the grips located on the C and I structures.
In the example below we have 24" and 48" spacing.
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Select an elevation.
A visible grip, normally displayed as a small blue rectangle, will appear. This is shown below on the vertical "I" structure of the selected elevation. -
Click and hold the mouse button on the blue grip.
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Drag the structure to the new position and release the mouse button. The structure will lock into the closest legal position.
In this example the I structure was moved to the right 9".
Note: After moving a vertical structure, the new spacing dimensions will be visible on the wireway cover. You can de-select the elevation by pressing the Esc key or starting another command.