To model a sidewalk stay follow these steps.
Add an opposing stay
Select the pole you would like to attach your stay to and navigate to the properties tab
Select "Structure" in the properties tab
Select “Add Opposing Stay”
Select the Stay to populate the properties tab with the stay properties
Select "Default Stay Attachment" to open up the stay pole construction library
Create and use the sidewalk stay
Before you create your side-walk stay make sure to create the relevant components in the component library. You will need a cross-arm and a brace.
Select “Default Stay Attachment”
Make a copy of the construction and name it accordingly
Select "Add New Crossarm" and attach a left or right brace
Select the Blue Arrow next to your brace selection to flip the positioning vertically
Set the Vertical offset to situate it from a fixed distance from the top of the pole
You can also select the sides in which you want the cross-arm attached to by selecting one of the
X
-X
0
Y
-Y
options.Set the insulator attachment offset so that the stay cable is attached to the end of the cross arm
Select "Save" and then click “Use”
Select the stay and set the offset to 0m to make it vertical