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Lesson 14: How to Edit and Customize Components

Most scaffolding looks simple from far away—until you zoom in on the small components that make everything work. In this lesson, you’ll learn how Component Mode lets you edit those details: ledgers, standards, consoles, couplers, diagonals, toe boards, and more.

Take it step by step. It’s easier than it seems.

Step by step

  1. Add two bays
  2. Start by placing two scaffold bays in your workspace. This gives you components to work with.

  3. Enter Component Mode
  4. Click Component Mode to switch from whole-bay editing to individual part editing.

  5. Select and edit components
  6. – Click any component to select it

    – Delete it if needed

    – Or change it (e.g., switch an O-ledger to a U-ledger)

    Options vary depending on the supplier you’ve selected.

  7. Change multiple components at once
  8. Hold Shift to select more than one ledger.

    You’ll see additional options for batch replacement.

  9. Add consoles and build on top of them
  10. Add a console, resize it, then return to Component Mode.

    Select the console and add a standard on top.

  11. Select multiple rosettes
  12. Hold Shift and click several rosettes.

    Add components such as standards, brackets, or braces directly from the options panel.

  13. Add couplers
  14. Select a standard and add a coupler at your chosen height (e.g., 1 meter).

    Repeat on the opposite side if needed.

  15. Add a steel pipe
  16. Select both standards (Shift + Click) and add a steel pipe connecting them.

  17. Remove toe boards
  18. Use the left-side component list:

    – Select Toe Boards

    – Delete them with one click

  19. Add diagonals
  20. Click the rosettes where the diagonal should connect.

    Hold Shift to select multiple rosettes and add diagonals across the entire bay if needed.

    Set diagonal behavior in Box Mode first.

  21. Important workflow rule
  22. Always set full-bay settings in Box Mode before editing individual components.

    (Component Mode overrides specific details, but Box Mode defines the base.)

  23. Copy your customized bay
  24. Once you’ve built a bay you like:

    – Copy/paste it from the menu or using shortcuts

    – Move it and connect it to other bays

    This saves time and keeps configurations consistent.

  25. Advanced component stacking
  26. On a single rosette you can:

    – Add a component

    – Rotate it

    – Add a beam spigot on top

    – Add a standard on top of that

    Available options change depending on the selected component.

  27. Certification step
  28. Take a screenshot of your customized bay (including swapped ledgers, added consoles, couplers, and diagonals) and upload it below 👇

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