Material Add Shear or Threaded Stud

Adds a shear or threaded stud to a member.
See on another page: Shear or Threaded Stud Material window
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1 . Click the Material Add Shear or Threaded Stud icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be found on the Material page > Fasteners section. Select a member you want to add the material to.

Alternative: Invoke Material Add Shear or Threaded Stud using the Find Tool by searching the command name and clicking the icon, which is pictured above.

2 . The status line prompts, " Add: Material ." Locate- Pan -Return mouse bindings become active. Select the appropriate Locate option, then left-click ( Locate ) at two different points to define the work line (and X material axis ) of the shear or threaded stud to be between those two points. The first point you select is where the bottom of the stud will be located. The stud material is centered by default.

Alternative: Left-click (Locate) twice at the same location to define a cross section of the stud material. The material's workline will be perpendicular to your current view. The first left-click establishes the material's origin point at the work plane of your view. The material extends toward you from the its origin point.

3 . The Shear or Threaded Stud window opens. On it are settings for the stud you are adding. When you are done changing or reviewing the settings, press the "OK" button to close the window.

Alternative : Press "Cancel" to back up to step 2. This stops the stud from being added.

4 . The Rotate Material window opens, and a preview of the to-be-added stud is shown on screen. Do one (1) of the following:

Alternative 1 : To accept the material's present rotation, press the "OK" button.

Alternative 2 : Change the material's rotational settings and then press "OK" if you want to rotate the material.

Alternative 3 : Press "Cancel" to back up to step 2. This stops the stud material from being added.

5 . The status line prompts, "Locate material dimension reference point". Left-click (Locate) the reference point at the desired location or Right-click (Enter) to place the reference point at the first work point you located in step 2.

6 . The status line prompts "Add: material". The Locate - Repeat - Return mouse bindings become active.

Alternative 1 : Repeat steps 2-5 if you want to add a stud that is different than the one you just added.

Alternative 2 : Middle-click (Repeat) if you want to add a stud that is exactly like the one you just added.

Alternative 3 : Right-click (Return) to add the stud material to the model and end the command.

Note : If the material was added to a member with like members, the Material Add -- Options window appears and gives you the option to add the material to like members. After making your choice here and clicking OK, the material is added to the model and the command ends.

1 . Select the member to add the shear stud to (it changes to the "Primary selection color"), invoke Add Shear Stud , then left-click (Locate) twice where you want the shear stud.
2 . On the Shear Stud Material window, enter the "Stud diameter", "Stud length" and other settings.
3 . You can optionally rotate the shear stud. In this example, the "OK" button is pressed to accept the rotation that is shown on the Rotate Material window.
4 . The status line prompts, ""Locate material dimension reference point." Right-click (Return) to accept the default position (the first point located in step 1).
5 . Position the point location target at other locations where you want shear studs, then middle-click (Repeat). When you are done adding shear studs, right-click (Return).
6 . Here is an isometric view that shows the newly added shear studs.
  • When you add a shear stud to a member, the stud becomes a submaterial of that member. As a result, the shear stud will be shown on its member's detail drawing and will be listed in its member's bill of material.
  • If you do not want the stud shop attached to a member, you can add it as a miscellaneous member.
  • The Welded Stud custom component is another way to add shear or threaded stud material to a beam or column member.