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title: "Bracket Settings"
slug: "bracket-settings"
updated: 2023-08-01T06:38:59Z
published: 2023-08-01T06:38:59Z
canonical: "docs.avontus.com/bracket-settings"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.avontus.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Bracket Settings

The **Bracket** **Settings** section gives a user control over shaping the appearance of the side brackets of a scaffold bay. This includes selecting the materials, which will adjust the size of the side bracket, and how and where these side brackets appear on the scaffold.

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**Material**

This selects the material that will be used to create the side brackets. This will modify the length of the side bracket.

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**Locations**

This will specify where the brackets will be used on the scaffold.

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**Only at top level**

Place the side bracket at the top level of the scaffold only.

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**Top 2 planked levels**

This adds a bracket to the top two planked levels. It will ignore any unplanked levels.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/1d36c7b2-4357-4b41-9d83-22a44e0cb2df.png)

**Top 3 Planked**

Adds a bracket to the top 3 planked levels. Brackets will not be placed on any unplanked levels even if they are in the top 3 levels.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/6322dcb9-861a-418e-8b0c-32cf01a699f6.png)

**Every Planked Level**

Add a bracket to every planked level. Brackets will not be placed on any unplanked levels.

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**Every 2nd Planked Level**

Add a bracket for every 2nd planked level.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/7067adb3-f101-4965-ae5d-40f7c523476c.png)

**User defined**

This allows the user to add brackets on the level of the scaffold bay they choose. They can do this by selecting the Cantilever/Bracket column in the Bay Level Editor on the corresponding level.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/3820afdc-dc5c-4c6a-9319-819185f6066b.png)