Vertical Brace Edit

The navigation tree is found in the left pane of the Vertical Brace Edit window. It makes navigating the window easier. Right-click opens a menu with options to "Expand all" and "Collapse all". A "Delete" option is shown on the menu if you right-click a custom component. Selecting a section name opens the corresponding leaf on the Vertical Brace Edit window.
  • General Overview
  • Tips and Tricks
  • Related Tools

" Show images " (when checked) displays drawings that depict the dimensions that are controlled by connection design locks.

" Overlay " (when checked) displays one leaf at a time. When you select a leaf, either from the tree on the left or from inside the window itself, all other leaves collapse.

Copy, Paste, Save, Load buttons:

  • The position of these "form" buttons on the window tells you what settings they apply to. Click here for more information.
  • You can Copy ( ) the settings on this window, then Paste ( ) those settings to a different edit window of the same type.
  • Save ( ) saves a file to a global folder ( ) that is used by your current version of SDS2. Give the file a name that will help other users identify its purpose. Load ( ) replaces the settings on this window (except Piecemark) with the settings that are stored in the file that you select.
  • When editing multiple windows at the same time, Paste and Load replace mixed entries to a single field with a single entry. Copy and Save ignore fields with mixed entries, treating them as if they have no entry or do not exist.

"Properties" opens the Edit Properties window, on which you can make entries to custom properties . If your current Job was set to use a legacy flavor when it was created, the window that opens is named Custom Properties , not Edit Properties .

Tip: The Edit Properties window can also be used to read " Log " entries or review or type " Notes ."

Tip: The Member Properties command is an alternative to this button. It opens the Edit Properties window directly, without your first having to open a member edit window.

" Status " opens the Member Status Review window, which can give you additional information about the member, and which you can use to enter status information or designate a member as an existing member .

Note: This button shows if one or more " Repeat " check boxes on the Member Status Review window do not match the checked-unchecked state of same-named fields in User and Site Options > Site > " Member status items to copy/repeat ." On the Status Review window, the fields that do not match User and Site Options are plotted in red .

" OK " (or the Enter key) closes the edit window and saves any changes you have made on the window to the member file.

Solids on "OK" : If the appropriate choice is made to User and Site Options > Modeling > " Automatically process after modeling operation ," then this member will automatically be regenerated (Create Solids will take place) after your press " OK ." Otherwise, you will have to manually Process and Create Solids in order for changes you made on this window to be fully updated in the 3D model.

Change all: If you Edit Member (one member only) and make a change that potentially triggers the " Do you want to change all ... " dialog and the 3D model contains more than one member of the same type that has the same piecemark as the member you changed, a yes-no dialog opens. On it is the question, " Do you want to change all (members with this piecemark). " Press the " Yes " button to change all the members; press the " No " button to change only this member.

" Cancel " (or the Esc key or the button) closes the edit window without saving any changes that you have made. " Cancel " does not undo a " Detail Member " operation.

Note: If you opened this window while adding a member, " Cancel " brings you back to the work point location step of adding a member.

Tip: Any time you use Edit Member just to review a member (and you do not want to set the defaults for to-be-added members), the best way to close this window is to " Cancel. "

" Reset " undoes any changes made since you opened this window.

Exception: " Reset " does not undo changes made using the " Add View " " Delete View " " Detail Member " " View detail " buttons.

Connection Specifications

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Connection Specific Locks

Vertical Brace to a Beam (or various framing situations)

  Brace Connection To Gusset (rod brace, any framing situation) ()

  Brace Reinforcement (HSS/TS brace, any framing situation) ()

  Gusset One Member Square (angle)

  Gusset One Member Square (tee, channel)

  Gusset One Member (angle, tee, channel)

  Brace Connection To Gusset (angle, tee, channel)

  Weld Conn2 (angle, tee, channel)

  NS/FS Clip Conn2 (gusset clip angles)

  Gusset One Member (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Paddle (HSS, pipe, tube ; paddle fitting)

  Hss Paddle With Web Plates (HSS; paddle double shear fitting)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Bolted (HSS, pipe, tube; welded tee fitting)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Welded (HSS, pipe, tube; welded)

  Gusset One Member (stem-vertical tee)

  Brace Connection to Gusset Wtee (stem-vertical tee, web plates)

  Brace Connection to Gusset (stem-vertical tee, coped flange)

  Gusset One Member (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Wide Flange Web Plate (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Angle (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Connection to Gusset (wide flange, web bolts to gusset)

  Gusset One Member (wide flange, paddle plates)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Paddle (wide flange, paddle plates)

  Gusset One Member (wide flange, web horizontal, claw angles)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Claw (wide flange, claw angles)

  Gusset One Member (wide flange, web horizontal, flange gussets)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Plate (wide flange, flange gussets)


Vertical Brace to a Column

  Stiffener Plate (seismic or non-seismic brace to a column web)

  Gusset One Member Square (angle)

  Gusset One Member Square (tee, channel)

  Gusset One Member (angle, tee, channel)

  Brace Connection To Gusset (angle, tee, channel)

  Weld Conn2 (angle, tee, channel)

  NS/FS Clip Conn2 (gusset clip angles)

  Gusset One Member (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Paddle (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Bolted (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Welded (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Hss Paddle With Web Plates (HSS; paddle double shear fitting)

  Gusset One Member (stem-vertical tee)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wtee (stem-vertical tee, web plates)

  Brace Connection To Gusset (stem-vertical tee, coped flange)

  Gusset One Member (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Connection to Gusset Wide Flange Web Plate (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Angle (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Connection To Gusset (wide flange, web bolts to gusset)

  Gusset One Member (wide flange, paddle plates)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Paddle (wide flange, paddle)

  Gusset One Member (wide flange, web-horizontal, claw angles)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Claw (wide flange, claw angles)

  Gusset One Member (wide flange, web-horizontal, flange gussets)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Plate (wide flange, flange gussets)


Vertical Brace Intersection (X bracing)

  Gusset Intersection (angle, tee, channel)

  Brace Conn to Gusset (angle, tee, channel)

  Gusset Intersection (HSS, pipe or tube braces)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Hss Bolted (welded tee on a HSS, pipe or tube brace)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Hss Paddle (paddle plate, HSS, pipe or tube brace)


Vertical Brace to a Beam & Column

  Gusset Beam Column Square (angle)

  Gusset Beam Column Square (tee, channel)

  Gusset Beam Column (angle, tee, channel)

  NS/FS Clip Conn1 (gusset to column, angle, tee, channel)

  NS/FS Clip Conn2 (gusset clips to beam in beam & column)

  Shear Tab (gusset to column)

  End Plate (gusset to column)

  Gusset Beam Column (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Hss Paddle (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Hss Bolted (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Hss Welded (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Hss Paddle With Web Plates (HSS; paddle double shear fitting)

  NS/FS Clip Conn1 (gusset clips to column in beam & column)

  Gusset Beam Column (stem-vertical tee)

  NS/FS Clip Conn1 (stem-vertical tee)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Wtee (stem-vertical tee, web plates)

  Brace Conn To Gusset (stem-vertical tee, coped flange)

  Gusset Beam Column (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Wide Flange Web Plate (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Angle (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Conn To Gusset (wide flange, web bolts to gusset)

  Gusset Beam Column (wide flange, paddle plates)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Wide Flange Paddle (wide flange, paddle plates)

  Gusset Beam Column (web-horizontal wide fange, flange gussets)

  Gusset Beam Column (web-horizontal wide flange, claw angles)


Vertical Brace 2- or 3-Point Shared Gusset to a Beam

  Gusset 2 Point Square (angle)

  Gusset 2 Point Square (tee, channel)

  Gusset 2 Point (angle, tee, channel)

  Brace Connection To Gusset (angle, tee, channel)

  NS/FS Clip Conn2 (gusset clips to beam, 2-point only)

  Gusset 2 Point (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Web Doublers (on the supporting beam, 2-point only)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Paddle (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Bolted (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Welded (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Gusset 2 Point (stem-vertical tee)

  Brace Conn to Gusset Wtee (stem-vertical tee, web plates)

  Brace Conn to Gusset (stem-vertical tee, coped flange)

  Gusset 2 Point (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Web Plate (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Conn T o Gusset Wide Flange Flange Angle (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Conn to Gusset (wide flange, web bolts to gusset)

  Gusset 2 Point (wide flange, paddle plates)

  Brace Conn To Gusset (wide flange, paddle plates)

  Gusset 2 Point (web-horizontal wide flange, claw angles)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Claw (web-horizontal wide flange)

  Gusset 2 Point (web-horizontal wide flange, flange gussets)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Plate (web horizontal)


Vertical Brace 2- or 3-Point Shared Gusset to a Column

  NS/FS Clip Conn2 (gusset clips to column, 2-point only)

  Web Doublers (on the supporting column, 2-point only)

  Stiffener Plate (seismic or non-seismic 2- or 3-point to a column web)

  Gusset 2 Point Square (angle)

  Gusset 2 Point Square (tee, channel)

  Gusset 2 Point ( angle, tee, channel )

  Brace Connection To Gusset (angle, tee, channel)

  Gusset 2 Point (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Paddle (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Bolted (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Welded (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Gusset 2 Point (stem-vertical tee)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wtee (stem-vertical tee, web plates)

  Brace Connection To Gusset (stem-vertical tee, coped flange)

  Gusset 2 Point (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Wide Flange Web Plate (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Angle (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Connection To Gusset (wide flange, web bolts to gusset)

  Gusset 2 Point (wide flange, paddle plates)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange, Paddle (wide flange, paddle plates)

  Gusset 2 Point (web-horizontal wide flange, claw angles)

  Gusset 2 Point (web-horizontal wide flange, flange gussets)


Vertical Brace to a Column & Base/Cap Plate

  Gusset Column Cap Square (angle)

  Gusset Column Cap Square (tee, channel)

  Gusset Column Cap (angle, tee, channel)

  Brace Connection To Gusset (angle, tee, channel)

  Gusset Column Cap (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Hss Bolted (HSS, pipe, tube)

  Hss Paddle With Web Plates (HSS; paddle double shear fitting)

  Gusset Column Cap (stem-vertical tee)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Wtee (stem-vertical tee, web plates)

  Brace Conn To Gusset (stem-vertical tee, coped flange)

  Gusset Column Cap (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Wide Flange Web Plate (wide flange, standard)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Angle (wide flange, standard)

  Gusset Column Cap (wide flange, paddle plates)

  Brace Conn To Gusset Wide Flange Paddle (wide flange, paddle plates)

  Brace Conn To Gusset (wide flange, web bolts to gusset)

  Gusset Column Cap (web horizontal wide flange, claw angles)

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wide flange Claw (web horizontal wide flange)

Left/Right End Limit State

  • The capacity of a connection is calculated for various limit states during connection design.
  • Connection design takes place when you Process and Create Solids, or when you change a connection design lock.
  • Limit states are based from Home > Project Settings > Job > Design > Design Settings > Design method > Connection design method.

  • Limit state formulas are output to expanded calculations.

  • Unity ratio calculations make it easier to visualize the amount of excess capacity in the connection. For example, if the maximum unity ratio is 0.95, then there is an additional 5% of capacity available based on the connection created for this beam.

  • When changing connection design locks, refer to the reported limit state to better assess how your changes affect the capacity of the connection.
  • Vertical braces are system members.
  • Multi-member edit mixed entries are gray.
  • " Show images " (when checked) displays drawings that depict the dimensions that are controlled by connection design locks.
  • " Overlay " (when checked) displays one leaf at a time. When you select a leaf, either from the tree on the left or from inside the window itself, all other leaves collapse.
  • Custom component settings will appear on the Vertical Brace Edit window only if a custom component has been added to the vertical brace (using Model > Component > Add).
  • To show / hide the member tree, select the expand and collapse arrow ( ).