The Erection View Member Labels window ( Fabricator Settings )
- If you know the " Property name " of a custom property, you can simply type that name instead of having to select it in the combo box .
- To get a custom property to be selectable using the " Property name " combo box, you need to -- for the desired custom property -- check the box for "
Add to Erection View Member Labels " on the Add/Edit Schema Entry window.
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Also see :
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- Add to Erection View Member Labels (to add a " Property name " to this window)
- Custom properties ( Display Options in Modeling , for displaying property labels)
- Show custom properties on member (to get custom properties on erection view drawings)
- Relocate piecemarks and other member labels to default locations (resets label locations)
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To open the Erection View Member Labels window :
Method 1 : Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Erection View Member Labels .
Methods 2, 3 & 4 : In Modeling or the Drawing Editor , choose Settings > Fabricator Settings > Erection View Member Labels (classic), or use a keyboard shortcut, or click the icon.
Password protection: If a password has been set using the Change Setup Password utility, you can open this window only if you first enter that exact password.
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How to reproduce the example shown above:
At Project-creation time: The " Flavor " that was selected to create the custom properties used in the example was a modular flavor. You could use a legacy flavor to get the same results that are shown above, but the intermediary steps in these instructions assume that you selected a modular flavor.
Creating the properties: " UserComment1 " and " UserComment2 " and " UserComment3 " are each the " Name " of a schema entry that was created by pressing the " Add " button on the Edit Schema window. The " Type " of each of these schema entries is ' String '. A " Prompt " of ' User comment 1 ' or ' User comment 2 ' or ' User comment 3 ' was entered for each schema entry. "
On this window: ' UserComment1 ' and ' UserComment2 ' and ' UserComment3 ' were each selected as a " Property name " and each were specified to be output at the same location (center of member line, below the member line). A different " Priority " was assigned to each of the property names. This setup is illustrated in the screen shot shown above.
After closing this window, the MEMBER Edit Properties window was opened (in Modeling ), and the entries ' priority 1 ' and ' priority 2 ' and ' priority 3 ' were made to the fields " User Comment 1 " and " User Comment 2 " and " User Comment 3 " under the "
User Namespace " leaf. Note : The MEMBER Edit Properties window is opened by pressing the " Properties " button that is found on a member edit window. As you can see in the screen capture shown above, the member was a beam in a plan view.
In Display Options , the box was checked for "
For 2D drawings: The option "
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Notes concerning the example 2:
Setup is exactly the same as for example 1: The difference is that a custom property value -- in this case, RFI #63a -- was entered to " User Comment 1 " under the "
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Note that there is a " Number of studs " field on the Beam Edit window. You may prefer to use that option instead of creating a custom property.
The video makes use of the Bruce Vaughan parametric StudCount_Cust_Prop_v2.03.py . That parametric lets you enter shear stud counts to members without your having to open a member edit window. For that parametric to be able to Run , you need to have added a member custom property whose " Entry name " is ' ShearStud s ' and whose " Type " is ' String '.
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------Label Positioning------
Property name: Piecemark or Section size or Camber or Left elevation or Right elevation or Shared elevation or Left reaction or Right reaction or Any custom property that is " Added " or that your type into the combo box . In a Modeling erection view, values entered for these properties can be displayed as labels using controls that are found on the Display Options window. These same values can be displayed on erection drawings which are generated using Detail Erection Views and can be modified using Erection View Cleanup . Tip 1 : To clear a line, blank out the entry made to " Property name " then press " OK ." Tip 2 : You can make non-selectable entries to this combo box -- see the tip at the top of this page.
| Piecemarks | Section sizes | Camber | Elevations |
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' Piecemarks ' on members that are shown from a " Perspective " of ' Lengthwise ' have traditionally been displayed with a " Horizontal position " on the ' Left ' of a member, and with a " Vertical position " of ' Above ' the member line. ( click here )
' Section sizes ' on members that are shown from a " Perspective " of ' Lengthwise ' have traditionally been displayed with a " Horizontal position " on the ' Center ' of a member, and with a " Vertical position " of ' Above ' the member line. ( click here )
' Camber ' annotations may be shown on beams. To get such an annotation, the beam's " Rolling operation " must be set to ' Camber annotation ' or to ' Camber (Both) ' and the " Mid-ordinate " must be a value other than ' 0 ' (zero). " Camber annotation " on the Display Options window for Modeling turns on/off the display of camber in Modeling erection views. To get a beam " Camber annotation " to show on an erection drawing, you must check the boxes for " Show camber on member " and " Annotate erection views " on the Detail Erection Views window..
' Left elevation ' annotations write information per the choice made to " Show elevation on member " on the Detail Erection View Defaults window.
' Right elevation ' annotations work the same way as " Left elevation " annotations, but are, by default, displayed on the right end of the stick member line.
' Shared elevation ' annotations are generated -- instead of left elevations and right elevations -- when the left and right elevations are the same. See " Show elevation on member " on the Detail Erection View Defaults window.
' Left Reaction ' annotations can be generated for non-zero Auto and/or User-entered values stored on the member edit window > Left end settings > '
' Right Reaction ' annotations can be generated for non-zero Auto and/or User-entered values stored on the member edit window > Right end settings > '
' Any member custom property ' may be assigned locations on a member line (using this window) if you simply type in its name to the " Property name " combo box . However, the property appears as a selectable option in the combo box only when the box for "
Perspective: Lengthwise or Cross section .
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The member C_1 in this example is shown in a cross section perspective. The member B_3 is shown lengthwise. |
' Lengthwise ' is a perspective that shows both ends of the member. Lengthwise perspectives of members in stick form show the longitudinal axis (length) of an individual member.
' Cross section ' is a perspective that shows, at most, only one end of the member. A cross section is a flat plane cut at right angles to the member axis and therefore shows the depth and width (or flange width) of the member.
Horizontal position: Left or Left center or Center or Right center or Right .
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The camber annotation C=2 is shown at the center of the beam's member line in this example. |
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B_3 is shown on the left end of the member line. C_1 is shown to the right of the cross section. |
' Left ' places the item on the left end of the member line when the member's " Perspective " is ' Lengthwise '.
Vertical position: Above or Below .
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The vertical position of the camber annotation, C=2 , is below the member line in this example. |
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Both of the piecemarks, C_1 and B_3 , are shown above the member line in this example. |
' Above ' places the item above the member line when the member's " Perspective " is ' Lengthwise '. For a " Perspective " of ' Cross section ," it places the item above the center of the member.
' Below ' places the item below the member line when the member's " Perspective " is ' Lengthwise '. For a " Perspective " of ' Cross section ," it places the item below the center of the member.
Priority: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 , etc. This controls a label's proximity to the member line when multiple labels are mapped to the same location. The label under the " Property name " whose " Priority " is numerically the smallest is placed closest to the member line.
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The priorities set for these labels determine the location of the labels with respect to their proximity to the member line. |
In the example above, all three labels have the same " Horizontal position " (' Center ') and the same " Vertical position " (' Below '). The label priority 1 has its " Priority " set to ' 1 ' and is placed closest to the member line. The label priority 2 has a priority of ' 2 ' and is placed under priority 1 . The label priority 3 has a priority of ' 3 '.
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------Reaction Nomenclature------
The default symbols and subscripts for each type of load found on a Structural Steel member edit window's ' Loads ' leaf are stored here and can be changed. They are applied to the following features in SDS2:
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End reaction annotations in the model when Display Options > End Reactions is checked (
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End reaction annotations on a 2D erection view when Detail Erection View Defaults > Annotations > End reactions is set to Both or User or Auto.
Symbols
Symbols represent a particular end reaction found on a member edit window's ' Loads ' leaf. The symbol's annotation is combined with a subscript.
When changing a symbol, any string character (letters, numbers, symbols, and spaces) can be used (5 characters max.). When adding an underscore ( _ ) to the symbol, all characters to the right side of the first underscore are added as a secondary subscript to the symbol's annotation. Using a second underscore results in that underscore being added to the symbol's annotation. The secondary subscript is separated from the primary subscript with a comma.
Example 1: Typing Xy in one of the symbol fields results in an annotation of Xya
X = symbol
y = secondary subscript added to the symbol
a = primary subscript for required loads
Example 2: Typing X_y in one of the symbol fields results in an annotation of Xa,y.
X = symbol
a = primary subscript for required loads
y = secondary subscript added to the symbol
Example 3: Typing X_y_z in one of the symbol fields results in an annotation of Xa,y_z.
X = symbol
a = primary subscript for required loads
y_z = secondary subscript added to the symbol
Vertical shear load: applies to the following Structural Steel member types for the corresponding ' Loads ' field:
Beam - Shear load
Joist - Load
Horizontal shear load: applies to the following Structural Steel member type for the corresponding ' Loads ' field:
Column - Horizontal shear
Story shear load: applies to the following Structural Steel member type for the corresponding ' Loads ' field:
Beam - Story shear
Moment load: applies to the following Structural Steel member types for the corresponding ' Loads ' field:
Beam - Moment load
Column - Moment
Panel zone moment load: applies to the following Structural Steel member type for the corresponding ' Loads ' field:
Beam - Panel zone moment load
Axial load: This symbol is not displayed in Modeling or Drawing Editor. It is only shown in the Expanded Calculations report.
Tension load: applies to the following Structural Steel member types for the corresponding ' Loads ' field:
Beam - Tension load
Column - Load
Vertical brace - Tension load
Horizontal brace - Tension load
Compression load: applies to the following Structural Steel member types for the corresponding ' Loads ' field:
Beam - Compression load
Vertical brace - Compression load
Horizontal brace - Compression load
Tie force: applies to the following Structural Steel member types for the corresponding ' Loads ' field:
Subscripts
Subscripts are used to indicate whether the symbol's annotation is reporting the required loads or the capacity loads.
When changing a subscript, any string character (letters, numbers, symbols, and spaces) can be used (3 characters max.).
Required: This subscript indicates that the symbol is displaying the required load used by connection design. The required load is the automatically generated or user-entered value that populates any one of the fields found on the member edit window's Loads ' leaf
Capacity: This subscript indicates that the symbol is displaying the capacity load generated by connection design. The capacity load is the allowable strength of a particular limit state.
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To close Erection View Member Labels :
"OK" (or the Enter key) closes the Erection View Member Labels window and saves the settings on it to the current Fabricator in your current Job . Changes made to a member label's location on this window are immediately applied to erection views in Modeling . In the Drawing Editor, however , changes are not applied to existing erection view drawings until you re-detail the erection view. To apply changes to member labels that have been moved in the Drawing Editor (e.g., by a user dragging them), "
"Cancel" (or the Esc key or the
button) closes this window without saving any changes that you have made to it.
"Reset" undoes all changes made to this window since you first opened it. The window remains open.
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