Material Add Rectangular Plate

Adds rectangular plate to a member.
See on another page: Rectangular Plate Material window
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1 . Click the Material Add Rectangular Plate icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be found on the Material page > Add section. Select a member you want to add the material to.

Method 2: Preselect a member to enable the Members contextual page and click the Material Add Rectangular Plate icon found in the Materials/Components section.

Alternative: Invoke Material Add Rectangular Plate using the Find Tool by searching the command name and clicking the icon, which is pictured above.

2 . The status line prompts, "Add: Material". Select a Locate option, then left-click (Locate) to place two work points that define the length (X material axis) of the rectangular plate.

Alternative : Left-click ( Locate ) twice at the same location to define a cross section whose material reference point is at this location. The material's " Order length " is added toward you, out of the screen. The material's work line will be perpendicular to your current view (perpendicular to the plane of the screen).

3 . The Rectangular Plate Material window opens. The settings in this window are filled out with default settings or the settings that match the last rectangular plate that you added or edited in your current Modeling session. Press the "OK" button when you are done with the settings in this window.

Alternative : Press "Cancel" to repeat step 2.

4 . The Rotate Material window opens, and a preview of the rectangular plate is shown in the model. 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 rectangular plate 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 rectangular plate that is different than the one you just added.

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

Alternative 3 : Right-click (Return) to add the rectangular plate 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.

  • If you added this material as a submaterial (see step 1), you can double-click the material to re-open the Rectangular Plate Material window.

  • The material will be shown on the member detail and listed in the member bill of material. The material will be shown on the detail and in the bill even if you do not bolt or weld the material to the member. Also, the material does not have to touch the member to be a part of the member.

  • The order the points are selected affects the direction the width of the plate goes. In a plan view, if the points are selected left to right, the plate is added towards the bottom of the screen. If the points are selected right to left, the plate is added towards the top of the screen.