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title: "Adding a Bearer Threshold"
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updated: 2026-04-21T08:57:30Z
published: 2026-04-21T08:57:30Z
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# Adding a Bearer Threshold

In the **Scaffold Bay Global Options,** you can set the bearer threshold and the material used below and above the specified threshold. This will allow you to enable Load-bearing side overrides for structural integrity.

To add a bearer threshold.

1. Go to the back-end
2. Select **Global Options** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-152TU6F1.png)
3. In the **Scaffold Bays** dialog, click the **Enable Load Bearing Side Override**s to enable it

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-CYDYSB6J.png)

1. Next, specify the **Bearer Material below the threshold**
2. Specify the **Bearer threshold length**
3. Specify the bearer material when at or above the threshold

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-VWLSDL5M.png)

1. Click **OK** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-NN2M8503.png)

You can then apply these settings to existing scaffolds on a drawing by selecting the Apply Bearer Settings in the Scaffold Tab. Any newly created bays will have these settings automatically applied.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-VNMZVY2Y.png)