Frame ( Modeling )
Tool summary :
Also see :
- Modeling (where Frame Material is a tool)
- A solid form (materials to Frame need to be in)
- Rolled Section Material (You can Frame any material governed by this window)
- Model completed ( Frame cannot be used on material whose member has this date set)
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Examples :
| wide flange
to wide flange 
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pipe
to wide flange 
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W tee
to wide flange 
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Step-by-step instructions :
The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse. You must do either step 1b (preselection) or step 3 (in-tool selection) to perform this operation.
1 . Before using this tool:
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1a : Make sure that the member whose material you want to frame is displayed in one of the three solid forms .
Select Items bindings (step 1b) 1b (optional) : In Select Items mode with an appropriate selection filter selected, left-click ( Select ) the one (1) rolled section that you want to frame. When selected, the material will be displayed in the User and Site Options > Modeling > " Primary selection color ," which by default is green. Tip: To select a member main material, hover the material and right-click ( Menu ) and choose " Select Other " on the context menu , or just click the material with the selection filter set to ' Material '.
2 . Invoke Frame Material using any one (1) of the following methods:
Methods 1, 2 & 3 : Click the icon, or use a keyboard shortcut, or use the context menu. A Frame Material icon can be added to your toolbar (classic) or ribbon (lightning). The icon, keyboard shortcut or context menu command can be found in the group named ' Model -- Material '. For lightning, Customize Interface is used to configure ribbons, keyboards, the context menu and modes.
Method 4 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Material > Frame .
3 . Skip this step if you already selected a material is step 1b.
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Select One Item bindings 3a (if you didn't do 1b) : Frame Material prompts you to use Select One Item mouse bindings to left-click ( Select ) the rolled section you want to frame. This prompting also occurs when more than one submaterial or a member (rather than a submaterial) is selected.
4 . The status line prompts, " Locate material to frame to. " Select - Pan - Menu mouse bindings become active.
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Alternative 1 : Place the mouse pointer (
) on the rolled section you want to frame to (this material will NOT be altered), then left-click ( Select ). Or right-click ( Menu ) then choose the piecemark of the material on the context menu . Go to step 5.
Alternative 2 : Press the Esc key (or right-click and choose " Cancel " on the context menu ) to cancel the Frame Material operation and keep everything as it was before step 2. Do not continue.
5 . The Material Framing window opens. On it are the following entry fields:
Material end clearance: The positive or negative (-) distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) that you want the framing material to be set back from the material it frames to. A positive clearance shortens the material. A negative (-) clearance lengthens the material. This distance is added to the " Material setback " on the end of the rolled section being framed. For example: The current " Material setback " is ' 5 '. If you enter ' 5 ' inches here, the resulting " Material setback " is ' 10 ' inches.
Material cut clearance: The positive or negative (-) distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) that you want to separate the framing material from the face of the material being framed to when a material cut is required on an end of the material being framed. A positive clearance results in a gap between the end of the framing material and the face of the material being framed to.
Framing operation type: Plain or Field weld or Shop weld . Select ' Plain ' if the two materials are not going to be welded together. Select ' Field weld ' or ' Shop weld ' if you want welding flange and web preparation on the material being framed. The choice is applied as the " Top/bottom flange operation " on the end of the rolled section being framed.
Alternative 1 : Enter the choices you want to the above entry fields and press the " OK " button at the bottom of this window. Go to step 6.
Alternative 2 : Press the " Cancel " button to end the Frame operation and keep everything as it was before step 2. Do not continue.
6 . The Change All Options window opens. On it is a " Warnings " list. Material change " Options " become active along with the Warnings if the 3D model contains other pieces of material with the same submaterial piecemark as the material you performed this operation on.
Alternative 1 : Make the appropriate selections on this window to apply the changes you have designated to the one piece of material located in step 1b (or 3), or to all like material on all like members with or without the same piecemark, then press the " OK " on the bottom of the window to regenerate the material. Go to step 7.
Alternative 2 : Press the " Cancel " button to end the Frame Material operation and keep everything as it was before step 2. Do not continue.
7 . For the material that is being framed (but not the material framed to), Frame Material calculates the material setback, generates the appropriate copes and flange preparations, and updates the material edit window. The material is regenerated in the 3D model.
Tip: You can review the changes made to the material(s) using Frame Material by looking at the " Left/right material setback " and " Left/right top/bottom flange operation " fields on the material edit window of the affected material.
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