The Galvanizing Settings setup window ( Fabricator Settings )

  • Settings applied here, to the Galvanizing Settings window, are for your current Fabricator . A different set of Galvanizing Settings will apply when you " Change Fabricator ."

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------ Kettle defaults ------

Length: The interior length (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) of the galvanizing kettle. This information is referenced when the " Check for kettle fit " is run using the Galvanizing Check Tool and " Allow progressive dipping " is off (not checked).

Note: If " Allow progressive dipping " is on (checked), the AGA tool uses the " Maximum length " that is entered (below) when doing the " Check for kettle fit ."

Parametrics: Fabricator(). kettle_length

Width: The interior width (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) of the galvanizing kettle. This information is referenced when the " Check for kettle fit " is run using the Galvanizing Check Tool .

Parametrics: Fabricator(). kettle_width

Depth: The interior depth (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) of the galvanizing kettle. This information is referenced when the " Check for kettle fit " is run using the Galvanizing Check Tool .

Parametrics: Fabricator(). kettle_depth

Crane capacity (lbs): The maximum weight (in pounds) that the galvanizing crane can safely lift. This information is referenced when the " Check for kettle crane capacity " is run using the Galvanizing Check Tool .

Parametrics: Fabricator(). kettle_crane_capacity

Allow progressive dipping: or .

If this box is checked ( ), the " Check for kettle fit " that can be run using the Galvanizing Check Tool uses the distance that is entered as the " Maximum length " (below).

If the box is not checked ( ), the " Check for kettle fit " that can be run using the Galvanizing Check Tool uses the distance that is entered as the " Length " (above).

Parametrics: Fabricator(). kettle_max_progressive_dip

Maximum length: The effective length of the galvanizing kettle (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) due to progressive dipping being allowed. This length might, for example, be approximately double the actual length of the interior of the kettle, since one procedure for progressive dipping is to galvanize half of the member, then galvanize the other half.

The " Check for kettle fit " that can be run using the AGA tool uses this distance, instead of the actual " Length " of the kettle, when " Allow progressive dipping " is on (checked).

Parametrics: Fabricator(). kettle_max_progressive_dip

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------ Connection design properties ------

Bolt finish: Mechanically galvanized or Hot dipped galvanized . This applies when a member that has been set to be " Galvanized " undergoes Process and Create Solids .

If ' Mechanically galvanized ' is selected, the " Finish " of shop bolts and field bolts on " Galvanized " members will, by default, be set to ' Mechanically galvanized '.

If ' Hot dipped galvanized ' is selected, the " Finish " of shop bolts and field bolts on " Galvanized " members will, by default, be set to ' Hot dipped galvanized '.

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Automatically break-apart galvanized members:   or .

If this box is checked ( ), then checking the box for " Galvanized " on a member edit window will also check the box for " Break apart " on that same window. Assuming that you keep " Break apart " checked, when the member next undergoes Process and Create Solids it will be broken apart into different members, so that each member can be galvanized separately. Only non-welded materials will be broken apart. Welded materials will remain attached to the member main material.

If the box is not checked ( ), then checking the box for " Galvanized " on a member edit window will not influence the state of the " Break apart " option.

Surface finish: Galvanized or Duplex coating .

' Galvanized ' sets the " Surface finish " to ' Galvanized ' for all materials of members that are set to " Galvanized " and which subsequently undergo Process and Create .

' Duplex coating ' does the same as ' Galvanized ', except the " Surface finish " is ' Duplex Coating ', which is a special coating that allows galvanized steel to be painted.

Default vent/drain hole diameter: The diameter (a distance in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) of vent/drain holes. On the Hole Edit window, the value entered here is the default " Hole diameter " that is entered, automatically, when you add a hole whose " Hole type " is ' Vent/Drain '.

Note: Vent/drain holes that are added automatically on handrail custom members do not use this value. The " Auto hole diameter " for a handrail is a calculated value that is based on the I.D. (inside diameter) of the pipe or tube.

Default vent/drain hole plug type: No plug or Zinc plug or Plug weld or Aluminum or Epoxy . This is the " Plug type " of the vent/drain hole.

Add "No chromate quench" note to detail for duplex coated members:   or . This applies when a member that has been set to be " Galvanized " undergoes Process and Create Solids then undergoes Detail Members .

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If this box is checked ( ), a galvanizer note that reads " NO QUENCH - DUPLEX COATED " will be shown beneath the callout on a member detail.

If the box is not checked ( ), the galvanizer note will not be shown under the callout.

Cloud and note Vent/Drain holes on member details: or . This applies when a member has submaterial with vent/drain holes. To get the note on the member detail, the member must have been set to " Galvanized " and have undergone Detail Members .

VIDEO A column with a base plate that has vent/drain holes set to be galvanized (" Galvanized "). Since the setup option to " Cloud and note Vent/Drain holes on member details " is turned on ( ), the drain holes are clouded and called out on the column detail. (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v2016.)

How vent/drain holes are called out on a member detail when this option is checked ( ) for a galvanized member.

If this box is checked ( ), the vent/drain holes will be clouded on the member detail and called out with a pointer to a label that reads "Vent/Drain Holes."

If the box is not checked ( ), the vent/drain holes will still be called out as non-standard if " Show nonstandard hole sizes on details " is turned on ( ) in Detailing Symbol Settings and they are non-standard hole sizes. The vent/drain holes will not be called out with a pointer to a label that reads "Vent/Drain Holes."

Also see: The vent/drain holes that are detailed in the example above and in the video were originally specified in the " Vent/Drain Holes " tab on the Advanced Base / Cap Plate Options window, which can be opened by pressing the " More " button on the Base / Cap Plate Schedule .

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