The Member Detailing Settings setup window ( Fabricator Settings )
Also see :
- Automatic detailing (affected by settings on this window)
- Process & Create Solids (affected by some settings)
- Member details (affected by settings on this window)
- Submaterial details (some settings on this window apply to)
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To open Member Detailing Settings :
Method 1 : Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Member Detailing Settings .
Methods 2, 3 & 4 : In Modeling or the Drawing Editor , choose Settings > Fabricator Settings > Member Detailing Settings (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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Preferred bottom flange view style: 
Cross section or Worm's eye view . This " Beams " section option applies when the bottom flange of a beam needs to be pictured on the beam's detail in order to show something that cannot be seen in another view. The choice made here sets which style of view will be generated. In member isolation , the view that is generated will be listed on the view list . Unless that view is deleted by the user, it will subsequently be regenerated on the beam's detail during Detail Members .
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Also: You can change the view on an individual, member-by-member basis in member isolation . You can change the depth checking limits for preset views and system-generated member views in Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Member View Defaults .
Provide minimum cope depth: 
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. This " Beams " section option applies to any beam with a designed copes when " Provide minimum cope depth " is set to ' Automatic ' under " 
Connection type " on the Beam Edit window.
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Other controls affecting cope depth: " Minimum cope radius center clearance " " Round cope depth to the nearest " " Cope cut type "
Minimum clearance for cope: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) that you want connection design to apply, as a minimum, for the clearance between the supporting beam's flange and the flange of the supported beam that is being coped.
Other controls affecting cope clearance: " Round cope length to nearest "
Minimum cope radius center clearance from face of flange: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) that the center of the cope must be, at minimum, from the face of the flange.
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The clearance entered here applies when beams are coped. A "cope" is an L-shaped cut to the web and flange of a beam that prevents material interferences. Connection design applies the minimum clearance that is set here when, for example, it copes a supported beam so that it clears the supporting beam's flange.
Round cope length to nearest: The accuracy ( 0.1 to 2 inches imperial ; 0 to 51 mm metric ) to which you want the length of a cope measured. This " Beams " section option applies not just to beams, but also to any member or material with an end prep cope operation on it.
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Effect on connection design: The accuracy that is entered here applies when connection design copes beams in order to prevent material interferences. Connection design rounds the length of the cope it generates up to the nearest multiple of the value set here. If a small number like 1/8 inch has been entered here, the cope is tighter than if a larger value such as 1/2 has been entered.
Round cope depth to nearest: The accuracy ( 0.1 to 2 inches imperial ; 0 to 51 mm metric ) to which you want the depth of a cope measured.
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Effect on connection design: The accuracy that is entered here applies when connection design copes beams in order to prevent material interferences. Connection design rounds the depth of the cope it generates up to the nearest multiple of the value set here. If a small number like 1/8 inch has been entered here, the cope is tighter than if a larger value such as 1/2 has been entered.
Cope radius: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the center of the cope to any point on the coped corner's circular edge. This sets the default curvature for cope corners on members with a ' Cope plain ' operation. You can override this default by setting a different " Cope radius " on the beam or other member type. This setup option also sets the default cope radius for ' Cope plain ' operations that are specified for miscellaneous members on the Rolled Section Material window.
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Cope cut type: Perpendicular to web angle (legacy) or Parallel to flange . This setup option applies not just to beams, but also to any member with a ' Cope plain ' operation. Connection design automatically copes beams, where necessary. Generally speaking, copes for member types other than beams need to be applied by the user. This option applies to both system-generated and user-added copes. If the " Web cut " angle on the member is ' 0 ', the member's web is perpendicular to its flange, and a ' Cope plain ' operation produces the same results, no matter what choice is selected here.
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' Perpendicular to web angle (legacy) ' makes the cope's length perpendicular to the " Web cut " angle. The " Depth " of a cope is measured parallel with the " Web cut " angle. This was the only cope cut type that was available in versions of SDS2 software prior to v7.2.
' Parallel to flange ' makes the cope's length parallel to the flange (top flange for a top flange operation). The " Depth " of the cope is measured perpendicular to the flange.
Note: You can change the setup choice made here, mark the coped member for process, Process and Create Solids , set the " Model complete date " on that member, then change this setting back. Since the member will not undergo Process & Create Solids again -- due to its " Model complete date " being set -- its cope type will be preserved.
Round off material length where possible: or . This " Beams " section option applies to the connection design for any beam with a clip angle or bent plate on its right end in a beam-to-beam or beam-to-column framing situation.
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Member end edge distance: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the edge of the beam to the center of the first column of holes. This dimension is measured parallel with the member line of the beam.
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Square cut ends of sloped beams: or . This " Beams " section option applies, when checked, to the end of a sloping beam with a clip angle , single-plate shear , shear through plate or bent plate connection. The option, when checked, can also apply to a slightly sloping column with a hanger connection.
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Square cut ends for spliced beam connection: or . This " Beams " section option applies to ' Non-moment ' splice plates on beams at different slopes.
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Detailed: In position or Horizontal . This " Beams " section option applies to beams when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that beam and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Detailed "
Altering a member's main view: In Member Isolation .
Show design loads on details: None or Input or All . This " Beams " section option applies to beams whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . If ' Input ' or ' All ' is selected, you can additionally choose to " Show member quantities " and/or " Show member numbers ." You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that beam and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show design loads on details "
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Example 1 : " Show design loads ... " is ' Input '. " Show member numbers " and " Show member quantities ."
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Example 2 : " Show design loads ... " is ' All '. " Show member numbers " and " Show member quantities ."
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Example 3 : " Show design loads ... " is ' All '. " Show member numbers " and " Show member quantities ."
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show member quantities " " Show member numbers "
Show capacity loads on details: None or All . This " Beams " section option applies to beams whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . The capacity loads reported on the beam detail should match the Connection Design Calculations or Expanded Connection Design Calculations so long as everything -- the design calculations, the model, the detail -- is all up to date. You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that beam and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show capacity loads on details "
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show member quantities ", " Show member numbers ".
Show grid notes on details: None or One or All . This " Beams " section option applies to beams that you select when you Detail Members .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show grid notes on details "
Show end elevations on details: None or First or All . This " Beams " section option applies to beams whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that beam and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show end elevations on details "
End elevation reference point: Material end or Work point . This " Beams " section option applies when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that beam and detailing with templates . On details of non-sloping beams, the same elevations are reported regardless of the choice made here.
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " End elevation reference point "
Add work point dimensions: or . When you Detail Members , the option selected here applies to details of sloping beams if ' Work Point ' is selected for " End elevation reference point ." You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that beam and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Add work point dimensions "
Show camber on the bill of material: or . This " Beams " section option applies to the bills of material that are generated when you Detail beams with camber .
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In the example above: The characters entered here are ' C = '. The " Mid-ordinate " is ' -2 '. Therefore, the annotation in the " Remarks " column of the bill of material is C=-2 .
Other ways to show camber: You can " Show camber on members " on erection view drawings or display " Camber annotations " in 3D Modeling views.
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Preferred baseplate view orientation: Bird's eye view or Worm's eye view .
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For subsequently processed and auto detailed columns . . .
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Also: In Modeling , if you select a column with a base plate or other bottom-end-of-column item that needs to be depicted on its detail then Model > Member > Process > Mark for Process then Process and Create Solids then Isolate Member by Location , the resulting view that is shown of that selected column in member isolation will have the " Preferred baseplate view orientation " that is selected here. If you then select that same column for Detail Members , the " Preferred baseplate view orientation " that is selected here will be shown on the column detail.
Show C face on details: As required or Always or Never . On a wide flange or tube column detail, face B is web near side. Face C is the flange on the right when you are looking at face B.
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Also: Process and Create Solids results in the choice made here being applied to member isolation . If " FACE C View " is shown in the view list in member isolation, then Detail Members draws that face C view on the column detail.
Show A face on details: As required or Always or Never . On a wide flange or tube column detail, face B is web near side. Face A is the left flange when you are looking at face B.
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Also: Process and Create Solids results in the choice made here being applied to member isolation . If " FACE A View " is shown in the view list in member isolation, then Detail Members draws that face A view on the column detail.
Annotate faces of pipe on details: or . This " Columns " section option applies to the details of any HSS round (pipe) columns whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that column and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Annotate faces of pipe on details "
Mill cut column ends: or . This affects labeling only . It applies to the details of any columns whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members .
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Show erection pin holes: or . An erection pin hole is a lift hole near the top of a column that can be used by a crane to lift the column into place. This option applies when " Erection pin hole " is set to ' Automatic ' under " General settings " on a Column Edit window.
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Erection pin holes are CNC downloadable:
Erection pin hole diameter: The erection pin hole diameter (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ). This applies to columns that subsequently undergo Process and Create Solids . Per OSHA requirements, the default diameter is 2 inches (51 mm). The upper limit is 5 inches (125 mm).
Vertical edge distance of hole: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the top edge of the column to the center of the first row of holes. This applies to columns that subsequently undergo Process and Create Solids .
Detailed: In position or Vertical or Horizontal . This applies to columns when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that column and detailing with templates . For a perfectly vertical column, ' In position ' gives the same results as selecting ' Vertical '.
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Detailed "
Altering a member's main view: In Member Isolation .
Show design loads on details: None or Input or All . This " Columns " section option applies to the columns whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . If ' Input ' or ' All ' is selected, you can additionally choose to " Show member quantities " and/or " Show member numbers ." You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that column and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show design loads on details "
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Example 1 : " Show design loads ... " is ' Input '. " Show member numbers " and " Show member quantities ."
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Example 2 : " Show design loads ... " is ' All . " Show member numbers " and " Show member quantities ."
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show member quantities ", " Show member numbers ".
Show capacity loads on details: None or All . This applies to columns whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that column and detailing with templates . The capacity loads reported on the column detail should match the Connection Design Calculations or Expanded Connection Design Calculations so long as everything -- the design calculations, the model and the detail -- is all up to date.
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show capacity loads on details "
Theoretically, if the column has a system piecemark , corresponding end connections for all columns that share that same piecemark should all have the same capacity. This means that each connection capacity load that is reported will apply to the total quantity of members under the piecemark.
Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show member quantities ", " Show member numbers ",.
Show grid notes on details: None or One or All . This " Columns " section option applies to columns when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that column and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show grid notes on details "
Show end elevations on details: None or First . This " Columns " section option applies to columns when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that column and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show end elevations on details "
Top elevation reference point: Material end or Work point . This " Columns " section option applies when you Detail Members and when ' First ' is selected for " Show end elevations on details ."You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that column and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Top elevation reference point "
Show sections framing into column: or . This " Columns " section option applies to columns when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that column and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show sections framing into column "
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HSS notch radius: Auto or 0 or a radius (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ). The radius is for the circular cutouts at the ends of the notch in an HSS column ( pipe or tube ) that is framed to by a beam (or two opposing beams) which have thru shear plate connections. The notch is generated for inserting the thru shear plate into.
When a shear " Thru shear plate " is designed:
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Note 1: The circular cutout is automatically included as a hole in an SDS2 CNC file if, during the generation of that file, " Add holes " was set to ' in all radii ' in CNC Setup .
Note 2: The notch width is equal to the sum of the thickness of the shear through plate and the " Total notch width clearance " that is entered below.
Total notch width clearance: The clearance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) for the shear through plate that is inserted into a notch in an HSS ( pipe or tube ) column.
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Effect on connection design: The entry made here controls the " Notch width " that connection design creates in the column that a shear through plate frames through. A shear through plate can be designed for beam-to-HSS-column framing situations when the beam's " Input connection type " is ' Shear ' or ' Auto standard ' or ' User Defined ' and "
To override this setup option: Notch width (column end prep option for HSS sections).
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------ Vertical braces ------
Locate angle braces on neutral axis: or . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies to vertical braces with angle material entered as the " Section size " when " Locate on neutral axis "is set to ' Automatic ' under " General settings " on the Vertical Brace Edit window.
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Minimum member end edge distance: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) parallel with the workline of the vertical brace from the edge of the brace to the center of the nearest hole.
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Note: If you enter an extremely low edge distance (for example, 1/8 inch), connection design bases the minimum edge distance on the bolt diameter (Table J3.4 or J3.4M, AISC Thirteenth Edition ).
Gusset to supporting member: Welded or Clip angle . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies in the following framing situations when " Gusset to supporting member " is set to ' Automatic ' under " Connection specifications " on the Vertical Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections .
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Detailed: In position or Horizontal . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies to vertical braces when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that vertical brace and detailing with templates .
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Altering a member's main view: In Member Isolation .
Show design loads on details: None or Input or All . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies to vertical braces whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . If ' Input ' or ' All ' is selected, you can additionally choose to " Show member quantities " and/or " Show member numbers ." You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that vertical brace and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show design loads on details "
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Example 1 : " Show design loads ... " is ' Input '. " Show member numbers " and " Show member quantities ."
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Example 3 : " Show design loads ... " is ' Input '. " Show member numbers " and " Show member quantities ."
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show member quantities ", " Show member numbers "
Show capacity loads on details: None or All . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies to vertical braces whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that vertical brace and detailing with templates . The capacity loads shown on the vertical brace detail should match the capacity shown in the Connection Design Calculations or Expanded Connection Design Calculations so long as everything -- the design calculations, the model, the detail -- is all up to date.
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Theoretically, if the vertical brace has a system piecemark , corresponding end connections for all vertical braces that share that same piecemark should all have the same capacity. This means that each capacity load that is reported on the detail will apply to the total quantity of members under the piecemark.
Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show member quantities ", " Show member numbers ".
Show grid notes on details: None or One or all . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies to vertical braces that you select when you Detail Members .
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Show end elevations at workpoints on details: or . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies to vertical braces that you select when you Detail Members .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show end elevations at workpoints on details "
HSS erection bolts: None or One or Two . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies when ' Automatic ' is selected for " Erection bolts " in " Connection specifications " on a Vertical Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections . Erection bolts may be designed on a HSS/pipe/tube vertical brace that is field welded to the gusset .
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When " Erection bolts " is ' Automatic ' . . .
' None ' stops holes for erection bolts from being generated in the pipe or tube vertical brace.
' One ' specifies that connection design generate a field erection bolt along with holes for inserting the bolt into.
' Two ' instructs connection design to generate two field erection bolts along with holes for inserting the bolts into.
Bolt Settings (setup): HSS welded brace erection bolts
Spacing for two erection bolts: Hole spacing along brace (vbrc to beam)
Spacing for two erection bolts: Hole spacing along brace (vbrc to columns)
Spacing for two erection bolts: Hole spacing along brace (vbrc to beam & column)
Spacing for two erection bolts: Hole spacing along brace (vbrc, 2 point, to a beam)
Spacing for two erection bolts: Hole spacing along brace (vbrc, 2 point, to a column)
Hole type for HSS erection bolts: Standard round or Short slot or Long slot or Oversized round or User slot #1 or User slot #2 . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies to the gusset (not the brace) when " HSS erection bolts " has been set to ' One ' or ' Two '.
Effect on connection design: The hole type selected here applies to the holes in the gusset only. The holes in the brace are always standard round. Erection bolts may be designed on a HSS/pipe/tube vertical brace that is field welded to the gusset .
Intersection gusset notch preparation: Rounded slot or Weld around end . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies to vertical brace intersection plates for X bracing when the supporting vertical brace is a HSS ( pipe or tube ). The supporting vertical brace in X bracing is the brace that the supported vertical braces frame to. The intersection plate shop welds to this brace.
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' Rounded slot ' instructs connection design to create NS and FS notches with rounded ends. The entry made to " HSS notch radius " and " Total notch clearance " controls the rounding.
' Weld around end ' instructs connection design to create NS and FS notches with squared ends. The " Total notch clearance " controls how tightly the notch is fit around the intersection plate.
HSS notch radius: Auto or 0 or a radius (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ). This sets the radius of the circular cutout at the interior end of the notch at the end of an HSS ( pipe or tube ) vertical brace. The notch is generated for inserting the gusset plate into. A hole at the end of the notch can be generated with a CNC machine to make fabrication of the notch easier. This also applies to intersection gusset plates when ' Rounded slot ' is selected.
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In these examples, the notch width is 1/2 inch. " Auto " gives a notch radius of 1/4 inch.
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Note: The circular cutout is automatically included as a hole in an SDS2 CNC file if, during the generation of that file, " Add holes " was set to ' in all radii ' in CNC Setup .
Total notch width clearance: The clearance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) for a gusset plate that is inserted into the notch in an HSS section when the " Pipe/tube end-fitting " is ' Welded '. When the " Pipe/tube end-fitting " is ' Paddle plate ', this is the clearance between the paddle plate and the notch in the HSS section. When the " Connection arrangement " for a wide flange vertical brace is ' Paddle plates ', this is the clearance between the gusset and the notch in the paddle plate. Connection design uses the clearance that is entered here to determine the " Notch width " in the HSS section or, for a wide flange vertical brace paddle plate connection, the notch width in the paddle plate .
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To override this setup option: Notch width (end prep option for HSS sections)
HSS double paddle clearance: The clearance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) for the gusset plate that is sandwiched between the double paddle plates in a vertical brace's double paddle plate connection.
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Effect on connection design: The entry made here controls the spacing between the double paddle plates that connection design creates when ' Double paddle plate ' has been selected as a vertical brace's " Pipe/tube end fitting ."
Welded angle end weld: or . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies when ' Automatic ' is selected for " Include end welds " under " Connection specifications " on the Vertical Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections .
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Welded angle balanced welds: This " Vertical Braces " section option applies when ' Automatic ' is selected for " Balanced welds " under " Connection specifications " on the Vertical Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections .
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Maximum web stiffener thickness: The maximum thickness (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) of stiffeners for vertical brace gusset plates that weld to a beam's web.
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Connection design may create stiffeners for a vertical brace gusset plate to a beam's web when " Check supporting member web stress " is set to ' As required ' in the vertical brace's " Connection specifications ."
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Avoiding connection failure: A vertical brace gusset plate connection may fail with the message " Supporting web/flg overstressed by axial load " if the " Maximum web stiffener thickness " that is entered here is too low.
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------ Clip angle connection of gusset to supporting member ------
| Framing situations: These options do not apply to the clip angle to the column for a vertical brace to a beam and column. They do apply to: 1 ) the beam for vertical brace to beam and column; 2 ) the beam for a vertical brace to beam only; 3 ) the column for a vertical brace to a column only. See " Gusset to supporting member " for more information. |
Gusset to clip connection: Welded or Bolted . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies in the above-listed framing situations when " Gusset to clip connection " is set to ' Automatic ' under " Connection specifications " on the Vertical Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections .
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Clip angle size: The angle section size ( angle ) to be used for both the near side and far side gusset clip angles when " Clip angle size " is set to " Auto " on the Vertical Brace Edit window (or for a user defined connection) in the above-listed framing situations .
The angle you enter here must exist in the local shape file, or validation does not accept your entry. To enter an angle section size, you can type in the section size that you want (for example, L4x3x5/16 ), or you can press the "file cabinet" browse button (
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How connection design applies this angle: If connection design determines that the angle will work in the connection, the angle is used. If it doesn't work, connection design tries to select an angle from the miscellaneous " Preferred Angle Sizes " setup list. If none of those angles work, connection design chooses an angle from the local shape file .
Attach long leg to: Supported or Supporting . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies to vertical brace gusset clip angles when " Attach long leg to " is set to ' Automatic ' under " Connection specifications " on the Vertical Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections .
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Hole type supported: Standard round or Short slot or Long slot or Oversized or User slot #1 or User slot #2 . This is the hole type for shop bolting the leg of the clip angle to the vertical brace gusset plate when " Hole type supported " is set to " Auto " on the Vertical Brace Edit window (or for a user defined connection).
Hole type supporting: Standard round or Short slot or Long slot or Oversized or User slot #1 or User slot #2 . This is the hole type for field bolting the outstanding leg of the angle to the supporting beam, column or wide flange vertical brace when " Hole type supporting " is set to " Auto " on the Vertical Brace Edit window (or for a user defined connection).
Gage on supporting member: 0 (zero) or the center-to-center distance between columns of holes on the outstanding legs of the clip angles. This " Vertical Braces " section option applies when " Gage on supporting " is set to " Auto " on the Vertical Brace Edit window (or for a user defined connection). Connection design attempts to use this gage regardless of " Clip angle size " that is selected.
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0 (zero) instructs connection design to treat all situations as exceptions (see below).
A specific center-to-center distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) instructs connection design to attempt to use this gage (when "
Exceptions: If this gage doesn't work, then connection design uses the gage in the local shape file for the supporting member (for example, " Flange gage " for a wide flange column). If that gage doesn't work, connection design uses the angle gage .
Gage on supported member: The GOL (gage on leg in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) as measured from the corner of the angle to the first hole in the leg to the gusset. This gage applies to the " Clip angle size " that is selected above or to the " Clip angle size " selected on the Vertical Brace Edit window (or for a user defined connection) as long as it is greater than or equal to the " Minimum edge distance " for the bolt size used plus the 1/2-inch (13 mm) clearance between the gusset and the supporting member.
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Tip: Entering ' 0 ' (zero) instructs connection design to use the " Minimum edge distance " for the bolt size used plus the 1/2-inch clearance between the gusset and the supporting member.
Stagger bolts: or . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies when ' Automatic ' is selected for " Stagger bolts " under " Connection specifications " on the Vertical Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections .
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Use expanded bolt spacing: or . This " Vertical Braces " section option applies regardless of the " Clip angle size " that is selected on the Vertical Brace Edit window (or for a user defined connection).
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Allow reduced edge distance for 7/8" and 1" bolts: or . For metric bolts, This " Vertical Braces " section option applies to bolts with diameters of 20 mm, 22 mm and 24 mm. It applies to the design of clip angles for attaching the gusset of a vertical brace to a supporting member other than a column in a beam-column-vertical brace condition.
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Also: " Bolt diameter " sets the diameter of bolts for vertical brace gusset clips. Table J3.4 is Table J3.5 in the ASD 9th Edition (p5-76).
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------ Horizontal braces ------
Locate angle braces on neutral axis: or . This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies to horizontal braces with angle material entered as the " Section size " when " Locate on neutral axis " is set to ' Automatic ' under " General settings " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window.
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Minimum member end edge distance: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) parallel with the workline of the horizontal brace from the edge of the brace to the center of the nearest hole.
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Note: If you enter an extremely low edge distance (for example, 1/8 inch), connection design calculates the minimum edge distance based on the bolt diameter (Table J3.4 or J3.4M, AISC Thirteenth Edition ).
Gusset to single beam connection: Welded or Clip angle . This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies to a horizontal brace framing to a single beam when " Gusset to beam connection " is set to ' Automatic ' under " Connection specifications " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections .
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Detailed: In position or Horizontal . This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies to horizontal braces when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that horizontal brace and detailing with templates . In member isolation , the main view of the brace is always horizontal.
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Detailed "
Altering a member's main view: In Member Isolation .
Show design loads on details: None or Input or All . This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies to horizontal braces that are selected when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that horizontal brace and detailing with templates . If ' Input ' or ' All ' is selected, you can additionally choose to " Show member quantities " and/or " Show member numbers ."
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show design loads on details "
Each of these examples is from a detail of two horizontal braces combined under the same piecemark. One brace -- member number [159] -- has a user-input " Tension load " of 80.0 kips. The other brace -- [167] -- has a user-input " Tension load " of 75.0 kips.
Example 1 : " Show design loads ... " is ' Input '. "
Example 2 : " Show design loads ... " is ' Input '. "
Example 3 : " Show design loads ... " is ' Input '. " Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show member quantities ", " Show member numbers ".
Show capacity loads on details: None or All . This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies when " Show design loads on details " is set to ' Input ' or ' All ' and you subsequently Detail Members (horizontal braces). The capacity loads shown on the horizontal brace detail should match the capacity shown in the Connection Design Calculations or Expanded Connection Design Calculations so long as everything -- the design calculations, the model, the detail -- is all up to date. You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that horizontal brace and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show capacity loads on details "
Theoretically, if the horizontal brace has a system piecemark , corresponding end connections for all horizontal braces that share that same piecemark should all have the same capacity. This means that each connection capacity load that is reported on the detail will, theoretically, apply to the total quantity of members under the piecemark.
Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show member quantities ", " Show member numbers ".
Show grid notes on details: None or One or all . This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies to horizontal braces that you select when you Detail Members .
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Back to back angle stitch plate gap: The clearance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) that you want applied between the two "backs" of a back-to-back double-angle horizontal brace when " Stitch plate gap " is set to " Auto " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window. This also sets the thickness of the stitch plate ( spacer ).
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Allow material workline offset: or . This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies when ' Automatic ' is selected for " Allow material workline offset " under " General settings " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window.
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When " Allow material workline offset " is ' Automatic ' . . .
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HSS erection bolts: None or One or Two . This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies when ' Automatic ' is selected for " Erection bolts " under " Connection specifications " on a Horizontal Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections . Erection bolts may be designed on a HSS/pipe/tube horizontal brace that is field welded to the gusset.
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' None ' specifies that connection design not generate an erection bolt or design holes into the pipe or tube horizontal brace.
' One ' instructs connection design to generate a field erection bolt along with holes for inserting the bolt into.
' Two ' configures connection design to generate two field erection bolts along with holes for inserting the bolts into.
Bolt Settings (setup): HSS welded brace erection bolts
Hole type for HSS erection bolts: Standard round or Short slot or Long slot or Oversized round or User slot #1 or User slot #2 . This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies to the gusset (not the brace) when " HSS erection bolts " has been set to ' One ' or ' Two '.
Effect on connection design: The hole type selected here applies to the holes in the gusset only. The holes in the brace are always standard round. Erection bolts may be designed on a HSS/pipe/tube horizontal brace that is field welded to the gusset.
HSS double paddle clearance: The clearance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) for the gusset plate that is sandwiched between the double paddle plates in a horizontal brace's double paddle plate connection.
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Effect on connection design: The entry made here controls the spacing between the double paddle plates that connection design creates when ' Double paddle plate ' has been selected as a horizontal brace's " Pipe/tube end fitting ."
Welded angle end weld: or . This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies when ' Automatic ' is selected for " Include end welds " under " Connection specifications " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections .
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Welded angle balanced welds: This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies when ' Automatic ' is selected for " Balanced welds " under " Connection specifications " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections .
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Maximum web stiffener thickness: The maximum thickness (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) of stiffeners for horizontal brace gusset plates that weld to a beam's web.
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Connection design may create stiffeners for a horizontal brace gusset plate to a beam's web when " Check supporting member web stress " is set to ' As required ' in the horizontal brace's " Connection specifications ."
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Avoiding connection failure: A horizontal brace gusset plate connection may fail with the message " Supporting web/flg overstressed by axial load " if the " Maximum web stiffener thickness " that is entered here is insufficient to stiffen the web.
Maximum rise for out of plane brace connection: A distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ). This option lets you instruct connection design to use a clip angle when the gusset of a horizontal brace connects to two beam webs and is not perpendicular to one of the webs. The supported leg of the clip angle makes contact with the beam web at either the toe or heel of the angle. The clip angle leg tilts away from the beam web which creates a small rise between the angle and web. The clip angle can then be field-bolted tight to the beam web at the construction site.
If the rise of the field bolted leg is less than the " Maximum rise ... " entered here, connection design uses a clip angle (as shown above).
If the rise in the field bolted leg is greater than the " Maximum rise ... " entered here, connection design designs a bent plate.
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------ Clip angle connection of gusset to supporting member ------
Gusset to clip connection: Welded or Bolted . This applies when " Gusset to clip connection " is set to ' Automatic ' under " Connection specifications " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > Connections > User Defined Connections .
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Beam to clip connection: Welded or Bolted . This applies when " Beam to clip connection " is set to ' Automatic ' under " Connection specifications " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > Connections > User Defined Connections .
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When " Beam to clip connection " is ' Automatic ' . . .
' Welded ' instructs connection design to shop weld the horizontal brace gusset clip to the supporting beam. The " Attach clip to " option should be set to ' On supporting ' if you don't want connection design to generate the failure message " Brace clip angle cannot be welded to beam and shipped with gusset ." Also, ' Welded ' can produce the following failure message: " Brace clip angle connecting to single wflg beam cannot be welded ."
' Bolted ' instructs connection design to bolt the horizontal brace gusset clip to supporting beam.
Attach clip to: Automatic or On gusset or On supporting . This applies when " Attach clip to " is set to ' Automatic ' under " Connection specifications " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > Connections > User Defined Connections .
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' On gusset ' specifies that the gusset clip angle(s) shop bolt or shop weld to the gusset plate.
' On supporting ' specifies that the gusset clip angle(s) shop bolt or shop weld to the beam. The clip angle will be shipped with the beam and detailed on the beam. Clip angles must be shop welded to an HSS/TS beam and can optionally be shop welded to a channel beam.
Attach gusset to: Automatic or On brace or On supporting . This applies when " Attach gusset to " is set to ' Automatic ' under " Connection specifications " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > Connections > User Defined Connections .
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When " Attach gusset to " is ' Automatic ' . . .
' On brace ' specifies that the gusset shop bolt to the brace. The gusset plate will be shown on the horizontal brace detail. Gusset clip angles may or may not be shop attached to (and shipped with) the gusset plate potentially depending on the choice made to " Attach clip to ."
' On supporting ' specifies that the entire gusset-plate-and-clip-angle assembly be shop attached to and shipped with the beam and shown on the beam detail. The clip angle may shop bolt or shop weld to the beam. Clip angles can be shop welded to an HSS/TS or channel beam. Clip angles cannot be shop bolted to an HSS/TS beam.
Gusset clips on: Both sides or Near side or Far side . This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies when " Gusset clips on " is set to ' Automatic ' under " Connection specifications " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > Connections > User Defined Connections .
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Clip angle size: The section size of the angle material to be used when " Clip angle size " is set to ' Automatic ' under " Connection specifications " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections .
The angle you enter here must exist in the local shape file, or validation does not accept your entry. To enter an angle section size, you can type in the section size that you want, or you can press the "file cabinet" browse button (
Attach long leg to: Supported or Supporting . This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies when ' Automatic ' is selected for " Attach long leg to " under " Connection specifications " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > Connections > User Defined Connections .
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Hole type supported: Standard round or Short slot or Long slot or Oversized or User slot #1 or User slot #2 . This is the hole type for shop bolting the leg of the clip angle to the horizontal brace gusset plate when " Hole type supported " is set to " Auto " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window (or for a user defined connection).
Hole type supporting: Standard round or Short slot or Long slot or Oversized or User slot #1 or User slot #2 . This is the hole type for field bolting the outstanding leg of the clip angle to the supporting beam when " Hole type supporting " is set to " Auto " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window (or for a user defined connection).
Double gage on supporting member: The center-to-center distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) between the columns of holes in the outstanding legs of the near side and far side clip angles on the horizontal brace gusset plate.
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Single gage on supporting member: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from where the " Gage is measured from " to the first column of holes in the leg that fastens to the supporting beam.
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Stagger bolts: or . This " Horizontal Braces " section option applies when ' Automatic ' is selected for " Stagger bolts " under " Connection specifications " on the Horizontal Brace Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections .
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Allow reduced edge distance for 7/8" and 1" bolts: or . For metric bolts, this applies to bolts with diameters of 20 mm, 22 mm and 24 mm. This applies to clip angles for attaching the gusset of a horizontal brace to a beam.
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Also: " Bolt diameter " sets the diameter of bolts for horizontal brace gusset clips. Table J3.4 is Table J3.5 in the ASD 9th Edition (p5-76).
Clip to gusset dimension: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the web of the supporting beam to the edge of the horizontal brace gusset plate. This applies to horizontal brace gusset plates that bolt to a beam web with a clip angle.
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Noted at top rail from: Not noted or Top of top rail or Center of top rail . This " Handrail " section option applies to the detail of any handrail that you select when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that handrail and detailing with templates .
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Noted at bottom of post: or . This " Handrail " section option applies to the detail of any handrail that you select when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that handrail and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Noted at bottom of post "
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Preferred stringer auxiliary view orientation from: Outside (default) or Inside . This affects Member Isolation and Detail Members .
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New stair stringer length on BOM and detail: Pre-cut or Post-cut . This " Stairs " section option applies when the " End condition " for a stair stringer is ' Bolt to floor '. It sets the default selection that is made for " NS/FS stringer length on BOM " on the Stair Edit window. This affects the description x length callout in the submaterial detail as well as the " Length " reported in the member bill of material .
Example: A short stair with a bolt-to-floor end condition.
' Pre-cut ' ' Post-cut ' 
' Pre-cut ' results in the " Length " reported for the near side and far side stringers in a stair's bill of material being the " Order length " of that material. The pre-cut length will also be reported, along with the description, in the callout on a subsequently auto detailed submaterial detail of the stringer. The "pre-cut length" corresponds to what is referred to as the saw length on the CNC Setup window. This is the length of the stringer material before cuts were made to its end so that it could be bolted to the floor.
' Post-cut ' results in the stringer's " Length " in the bill being its " Part length ." The description and pre-cut length will also be reported in the callout on the submaterial detail. For CNC, the "post-cut length" is referred to as the final length . This is the length of the stringer material after its end was cut so that it could be bolted to the floor.
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Type of spacer for double bracing: Bolted ring or Bolted plate or Welded plate . This sets the type of spacer to be used for angle or channel " Double material " vertical bracing or angle " Double material " horizontal bracing. On double-angle horizontal braces, either ' Both sides ' must be selected or the " Stitch plate gap " must be greater than zero. Spacers are generated even if the " Input connection type " is ' Plain end ' on both ends of the brace. However, if the connections fail on both ends of the brace, you do not get stitch plates.
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' Bolted ring ' causes a bolted round bar to be used as the spacer for a ' Back to back ' double-angle or double-channel vertical brace or a double-angle horizontal brace on ' Both sides ' of the gusset (or whose " Stitch plate gap " is greater than zero). For a ' Star ' configuration vertical brace, a bolted plate stitch plate is used.
' Bolted plate ' causes a bolted rectangular plate to be used as the spacer. As with a bolted ring, holes are generated through the plate and both materials of the "
' Welded plate ' causes a simple rectangular plate (without holes or bolts) to be used as the spacer between the two materials that make up the vertical brace or horizontal brace.
Also: " Stitch plate extension beyond brace " and " Stitch plate width " give you control over the size of stitch plates.You can set the stitch plate steel grade in Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Standard Fabricator Connections > Plates > the " Other Plates " section..
Type of spacer for welded connections: Bolted ring or Bolted plate or Welded plate . This " Sitch Plates " section option applies to the design of welded back-to-back double-angle vertical bracing to the stem of a W tee (click here for an example).
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' Bolted ring ' shop bolts the two angles together using a round bar with a hole in it as the spacer (stitch plate).
' Bolted plate ' shop bolts the two angles together using a rectangular plate with a hole in it as the spacer (stitch plate).
' Welded plate ' causes a simple rectangular plate (without holes or bolts) to be used as the spacer (stitch plate) between the two angles that make up the double-angle vertical brace.
Also: " Stitch plate extension beyond brace " and " Stitch plate width " control the size of stitch plates. The stitch plates shown above are what you get when both of these options are checked.
Max allowed stitch plate spacing: or . This distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) sets the default spacing (center-to-center) between stitch plates and theleft/right end of the brace. Left/right end = end of the brace material for a ' Plain end ' or ' Welded ' connection. Left/right end = inside bolt if the end has a gusset.
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To apply this setting: For the spacing and/or number of stitch plates set here to apply to the design of stitch plates, "
Minimum number of allowed stitch plates: This number ( 1 or 2 or 3 ...) applies to vertical braces and horizontal braces with stitch plates. It sets the default minimum number of stitch plates that will be generated, regardless of the " Max allowed stitch plate spacing ."
Number of stitch plates = ' 3 ' To apply this setting: For the spacing and/or number of stitch plates set here to apply to the design of stitch plates, "
Stitch plate extension beyond brace: or . This " Sitch Plates " section option applies no matter what " Type of spacer " is selected. It applies to both horizontal and vertical braces.
X = extension beyond brace
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Stitch plate width: or . This " Sitch Plates " section option applies no matter what " Type of spacer " is selected. It applies to both horizontal and vertical braces.
W = width of stitch plate
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Detailed: In position or Horizontal or Vertical . This " Miscellaneous " section option applies to legacy miscellaneous members when you Detail Members . It does not apply to the new miscellaneous members, which are custom members.
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Tip: Before this option was added, you had to alter the MAIN VIEW of a miscellaneous member in member Isolation in order to have it detailed flat. Now that is no longer necessary.
To add member views to details: Member Isolation .
Altering a member's main view: In Member Isolation .
A quick way to alter a main view: Rotate View in Member Isolation .
Add bearing bar thickness to description in BOM for grating material : or . This applies to both miscellaneous members and legacy miscellaneous members.
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Add bearing bar thickness to description in BOM for grating tread material: or . This applies to both miscellaneous members and legacy miscellaneous members.
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------ Rod bracing ------
Length of bottom rod for rod bracing: A distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ). This sets the default for the " Rod length " and " Middle rod length " locks in the leaf named " Brace Connection To Gusset ."
Connection design lock (bottom rod): Rod length
Connection design lock (top rod): Rod length
Connection design lock (middle rod): Middle rod length
Round bar material: Material length (makes the connection graphical)
Connection Guide: Rod Bracing .
Length of rod brace thread: A distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ). This sets the default for the " Thread length " lock in the leaf named " Brace Connection To Gusset ." That lock applies to each end of each rod that makes up a rod brace.
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Connection design lock (all rods): Thread length
Round bar material (left or right end of a rod): Thread length (makes the connection graphical)
Gap between rod braces at turnbuckle: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the end of the rod brace to the center of the turnbuckle. This distance is half the distance between the two round bars that are joined at a turnbuckle to form a rod brace.
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Connection design locks (bottom rod): Clevis pin shoulder height & Clevis pin head thickness
Connection design locks (top and middle rods): Clevis pin shoulder height & Clevis pin head thickness
Clevis material : Pin head thickness & Pin head diameter (make the connection graphical)
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Exiting Member Detailing & Fabrication Options :
"OK" (or the Enter key) closes the Member Detailing Settings window and saves the settings on it to the current Fabricator . The settings may be applied in your current Job whenever that Fabricator is your current Fabricator.
Note: If you have made certain changes to this window after having added members to the 3D model, you should interactively mark for processing (or Process Selected ) all members in your current Job, then Process and Create Solids in order to ensure design consistency throughout the Job.
"Cancel" (or the Esc key or the 
button) closes this window without saving any changes made to it.
"Reset" undoes all changes made to this window. The window remains open.
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