Coping for a beam flange is provided by selecting the Cope icon. You may use this option at any time after the placement of a beam in elevation.

To cope a flange follow these steps:
1. Select the Cope < button.

2 Inside Radius <0.25>: Type the required inside radius for the coped part of the beam. You may press enter to accept the default.

3. Select Beam Corner Point (Fig. 13): Select the outermost corner point at the end of the beam shown as point A in the diagram below.

4. Coping Length Flange Edge: Move the cursor along the outside edge of the flange in a horizontal direction and select a point for the coping length point B.
You may type the length in using the accepted AutoCAD method of distance and angle as in @6.5<0.

5. Coping Height Beam End: Move the cursor along the outside edge of the beam end in the vertical direction and select a point for the coping height point C. You may type the height in as above.

6. Select Beam/Flange Trim Points… A coping line is placed based on the above point selections and highlighted allowing you to select the trim points. First select the outside edge of the beam at point D then select the flange line at point E. The beam is trimmed and the polyline which forms the outside of the beam is attached to the new section