Add Component ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

Also see :

VIDEO An Outrigger custom component is added to a beam. Each outrigger plate is coped at the top, clipped at the bottom, and has attachment holes. (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v2015.)

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   Step-by-step instructions :

You can optionally do step 1d (preselection) to perform this operation.

1 . Before invoking Add Component :

1a : Open ( Ctrl + o ) a view that shows the member to which you want to add the custom component. The view can be in plan, elevation or isometric.

1b : Plan ahead. Decide what type of member you need to select in order to add the custom component that you want. The following table tells you what member type you need to select in order to add a particular SDS2-supplied custom component.

Member Type Potential Custom Components
all member types Void Space Layout ( ), Void Space Cylinder , Surfaces Connection ( ), Dowel Path *
beam Beam Stiffeners - Beam ( ), Safety Holes ( ), Safety Tabs ( ), Outrigger ( ), HSS Cap Plates ( ), Reduced Beam Section , Beam Nailer Holes , WWF Beam Lifeline Holes , Beam Flange to Flange Connection ( ), Web Penetration with Stiffeners ( ), Column Stiffener at Beam ( ) EZ Beam Release , Beam Ridge Plate ( )
column Beam Stiffeners at Column ( ), Safety Tabs - Column ( ), HSS Cap Plates ( ), Base Plate Shear Key , Safety Holes - Column , Base or Cap Plate Stiffeners ( ), Column Stiffeners - Column ( )
vertical brace HSS Cap Plates ( ), VB Reinforcement Plates,
horizontal brace HSS Cap Plates ( )
concrete beams *,   concrete columns * and other concrete members . Tie Zone *  Spiral Zone * Repeated Rebar * Rebar Area Layout * Rebar System * Rebar Run *
concrete slabs ,  concrete walls ,   elevation walls ,  CMU walls *, and pad footings *. Rebar System *  Rebar Area Layout * Concrete Wall Opening * CMU Opening * Surface Specific Cover *
concrete slabs Thickened Slab * 
Welded Wire Mesh Slab Reinforcement *
concrete walls Concrete Wall Opening *
concrete columns * and pilasters * Column Dowel *
grade beams and continuous footings * Wall Dowel *
cast in place beam * Additional Bars - Beam *
CMU wall * CMU Opening *
stair Riser Closure Plate ( )
tilt-up panel * Reveal * Tilt-up Panel Reinforcement *
* A concrete license is required.

1c (optional) : Set User and Site Options > Modeling > " Automatically process after modeling operation " to ' Process and create solids ' (or, possibly, to ' Use Site Default ') if you want the members affected by this operation to automatically undergo Process and Create Solids in step 6.

Select Items bindings (step 1d)

1d (optional) : With the appropriate selection filter selected, select the one (1) member you want to add the custom component to. This step is optional since, if you skip this step, you will be prompted to select a member in step 4.

2 . Invoke Add Component in Modeling using one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Add Component icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model -- Component ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Component > Add .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Add Component can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

3 . The Component Type Selection window opens. On it you will find the following custom components, and perhaps some others, which you can select. If you preselected a member (step 1d), then the window only lists those custom components that apply to that member type.

Base or Cap Pl Stiffeners EZ Beam Release Safety Tabs
Base Plate Shear Key HSS Cap Plates Safety Tabs - Column
Beam Flg to Flg Conn HSS VB Reinforcement Surfaces Connection
Beam Nailer Holes Outrigger Void Space Cylinder
Beam Stiffeners at Beam Reduced Beam Section Void Space Layout
Beam Stiffeners at Column Riser Component Plate Web Penetration
Column Stiffener at Beam Safety Holes WWF Beam Lifeline Holes
Column Stiffeners - Column Safety Holes - Column  

3a : Double-click one of the custom components. Go to step 4, if applicable, or skip step 4 and go to step 5.

4 . Skip this step if you already selected a member in step 1d.

Select One Item bindings

4a (if you didn't preselect) : Add Component prompts you to use Select One Item mouse bindings to left-click ( Select ) the one member you want to add the custom component to. This prompting also occurs if more than one member is selected or if a submaterial (rather than a member) is selected.

5 . For most custom components, a custom component window will open, allowing you to specify settings for materials, holes, welds, etc. For some custom components, you may be prompted to enter a reference point first, before the custom component window opens. Also, after you press " OK " to close the custom component window, you may be prompted to locate one or more reference points. It all depends on the custom component you selected in step 3 and the choices you made on the custom component window.

6 . What happens next depends on the choice made to User and Site Options > Modeling > " Automatically process after modeling operation ."

If " Automatically process ... " is set to ' Process and create solids ', each member affected by this operation automatically undergoes Process and Create Solids , resulting in materials, etc. being generated based on the settings that you specified on the custom component window that opened in step 5.

If " Automatically process ... " is set to ' Do nothing ' or ' Process ', the affected member(s) will all be shown in stick form. You will have to Process > Process and Create Solids to make them able to be displayed in a solid form .

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