The Sheet Loading Settings window ( Fabricator Settings )

Settings applied here , to the Sheet Loading Settings window, are for your current Fabricator . When you " Change Fabricator ," you change to a different collection of settings.

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  To open Sheet Loading Settings :

Method 1 : Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Sheets and Reports > Sheet Loading Settings .

Methods 2, 3 & 4 : In Modeling or the Drawing Editor , choose Settings > Fabricator Settings > Sheet Loading Settings (classic), or use a keyboard shortcut , or click the icon pictured above.

Methods 5 & 6 : Press on the Detail Sheet Loading Options window (or on the Gather Sheet Loading Options window), make your changes, then press " Save as Default ".

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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   Applications of this window :

Sheet Loading Report for Details : You will likely want to load member details of the same type onto the same detail sheet in the Drawing Editor . You can configure what constitutes a member of the same type by options that are available on this window. A Sheet Loading Report for Details will sort the member details in that report per the criteria you have selected on this window. From this report, you will then be able to choose what member details should be placed (using Sheet Item Add ) together on the same detail sheets. Placing the appropriate details on the appropriate detail sheets is a part of ensuring proper work flow in the shop.

Sheet Loading Report for Submaterials : For efficient work flow in the shop, you may want to place submaterial details on gather sheets based on the characteristics of the materials depicted on the details or per characteristics of the members onto which those submaterials will be assembled in the shop. This window configures how a Sheet Loading Report for Submaterials will be sorted. That report can then help you to choose what submaterial details to place together (using Sheet Item Add ) on the same gather sheets.

Detail Sheet Autoloading : When the box for " Add details to sheet using setup criteria " is checked on the Detail Sheet Loading Options window, then this window (the Sheet Loading Settings window) sets the defaults for which member details will be grouped together on detail sheets.

Gather Sheet Autoloading : When the box for " Add details to sheet using setup criteria " is checked on the Gather Sheet Loading Options window, then this window (the Sheet Loading Settings window) sets the defaults for which submaterial details will be grouped together on gather sheets.

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------ Sort and break criteria ------

  Note: For these options to be applied during Sheet Autoloading , the box must be checked for " Add details to sheet using setup criteria ." If you then press the " Criteria " button during Detail Sheet Autoloading (the " Criteria " button during Gather Sheet Autoloading ) you can optionally override the selections made here.

Member type: * or .

If this box is checked ( ), then sorting by member type is turned on, and member details of the same type will be grouped together on the Sheet Loading Report for Details or by default on sheets generated using Detail Sheet Autoloading . Exception: See note .

If the box is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading or Sheet Loading Report for Details will not sort member details or submaterial details by member type. Exception: See note .

Example: If you Detail Sheet Autoload , check the box for " Add details to sheet using setup criteria " and choose to sort by " Member type " along with " Material weight (Descending) ," then Detail Sheet Autoloading will automatically load the details of the heaviest beams until there is no more room on the sheet, then will load lighter beams, and so on . . . When all beam details have been placed onto sheets, Detail Sheet Autoloading will begin to load the heaviest column details beginning with an entirely different sheet.

* = applies only to the sorting of member details.

Material type: or .

If this box is checked ( ), then sorting by material type is turned on, and non-miscellaneous member details whose main material is of the same structural shape (e.g., tube, pipe, wide flange, etc.) will be grouped together. Miscellaneous members will be grouped together. If this option is applied to sorting submaterial details, then drawings of materials that are the same type will be grouped together. Exception: See note .

If the box is not checked ( ), then applications that use this window will not sort member details or submaterial details by material type. Exception: See note .

Example: If you generate a Sheet Loading Report for Details that is sorted by material type and member type, then wide flange beams will be listed separately from channel beams as well as wide flange columns.

Section size: or .

If this box is checked ( ), then sorting by section size is turned on, and member details whose main material has the same section size (e.g., W18x35) will be grouped together. If this option is applied to sorting submaterial details, then drawings of submaterials with the same " Section size " in the local shape file (or " Description " reported on the General Information window) will be grouped together. Exceptions: See note .

If the box is not checked ( ), then applications that use this window will not sort member details or submaterial details by section size. Exception: See note .

Example: If you Detail Sheet Autoload , check the box for " Add details to sheet using setup criteria " and sort by " Section size, " Detail Sheet Autoloading will automatically load member details whose main material is the same section size onto same sheets (as long as all of the details fit onto the same sheet).

Nominal depth: or .

If this box is checked ( ), then sorting by the " Nominal depth " reported local shape file (or derived from the material " Description ") is turned on, and member details whose main material is of the same nominal depth (e.g. W18x35, W18x40, W18x65, etc.) will be grouped together. If this option is applied to sorting submaterial details, then submaterial details depicting materials with the same nominal depth will be grouped together. Exceptions : See note .

If the box is not checked ( ), then applications that use this window will not sort member details or submaterial details by nominal depth. Exception: See note .

Steel grade: or .

If this box is checked ( ), then selection by the steel grade is turned on, and details of members whose main materials have the same steel grade will be grouped together. If this option is applied to sorting submaterial details, then drawings of materials of the same steel grade will be grouped together. Exceptions: See note .

If the box is not checked ( ), then applications that use this window will not sort member details or submaterial details based to steel grade. Exception: See note .

Welded members: * or .

If this box is checked ( ), then sorting by whether or not member details specify shop welding (of clip angles, base plates, etc.) is turned on, and like member details that specify welding in the shop will be grouped together on the Sheet Loading Report for Details or on sheets generated using Detail Sheet Autoloading , separate from member details that do not call for shop welds. Exception: See note .

If the box is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading or Sheet Loading Report for Details will not sort member details based on whether or not the member requires welding in the shop. Exception: See note .

* = applies only to member details.

Bolted members: * or .

If this box is checked ( ), then sorting by whether or not connections are to be bolted to the member in the shop is turned on, and like member details with shop bolts will be grouped together on the Sheet Loading Report for Details or on sheets generated using Detail Sheet Autoloading , separate from similar member details that do not call for shop bolts. Exception: See note .

If the box is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading or Sheet Loading Report for Details will not sort member details based on whether or not the member requires bolting in the shop. Exception: See note .

* = applies only to member details.

Members with end cuts or flange cuts: or . These types of cuts are generated on the main materials of sloping or skewed members.

If this box is checked ( ), then sorting by beveled web cuts or beveled flange cuts is turned on, and similar member details that call for bevel cuts on the web or flange of the member main material will be grouped together, separate from similar member details that do not call for such cuts. If this option is applied to sorting submaterial details, then submaterial details that depict a material with a " Web cut angle " or " Flange cut angle " or " End cut angle " other than ' 0 ' will be grouped together. Exceptions: See note .

If the box is not checked ( ), then applications that use this window will not sort member details or submaterial details based on whether or not end cut is specified. Exception: See note .

Members with copes or flange thinning: or .

If this box is checked ( ), then sorting by whether or not member details call for copes or flange thinning or cutting of plates (e.g. gusset plates) is turned on, and like member details that specify these types of cuts on the member main material or submaterial will be grouped together, separate from member details that do not call for these shop operations. If this option is applied to sorting submaterial details, then submaterial details depicting materials with copes or clips or flange thinning will be grouped together. Exceptions: See note .

If the box is not checked ( ), then applications that use this window will not sort member details or submaterial details based on whether or not the member requires a cope or flange thinning. Exception: See note .

Sequence: or . This applies when Home > Project Settings > Job > Modeling > Zone and Sequence > " Maximum sequences " is a number greater than ' 1 '. If instances of members or submaterial under the same mark occur in different sequences, its detail is grouped into one (1) sequence.

If this box is checked ( ), then selection by member sequence is turned on, and like member details in the same sequence will be grouped together. If this option is applied to sorting submaterial details, then drawings of materials that are submaterials of members in the same sequence will be grouped together. Exceptions: See note .

If the box is not checked ( ), then applications that use this window will not sort member details or submaterial details based on the member sequence. Exception: See note .

Zone: or . A member is assigned to a particular zones based on its sequences. If instances of members or submaterial under the same mark occur in different zones, its detail is grouped into one (1) zone.

If this box is checked ( ), then selection by zone is turned on, and like member details in same zone will be grouped together. If this option is applied to sorting submaterial details, then drawings of materials that are submaterials of members in the same zone will be grouped together. Exceptions: See note .

If the box is not checked ( ), then applications that use this window will not sort member details or submaterial details based on zone. Exception: See note .

Member category: or . Member categories are defined under " Category Settings " in Fabricator Options and are assigned to members on the Member Status Review window in Modeling . This option will not be applicable if no categories have been entered. Also, if members with the same piecemark have been assigned different categories, the detail for those members (or submaterials of those members) will be grouped into any one (1) of those categories

If this box is checked ( ), then selection by member category is turned on, and like member details in the same category will be grouped together. If this option is applied to sorting submaterial details, then drawings of materials that are submaterials of members with the same member category will be grouped together. Exceptions: See note .

If the box is not checked ( ), then applications that use this window will not sort member details or submaterial details based on member category. Exception: See note .

Galvanized: or . Members may be set to be " Galvanized " on their edit windows.

If this box is checked ( ), then sorting by whether or not members are galvanized is turned on, and like member details that are galvanized will be grouped together, on separate sheets from members that are not galvanized. Exceptions: See note .

If the box is not checked ( ), then applications that use this window will not sort member details based on whether or not the member requires galvanizing. Exception: See note .

Route ' Mult. Cutting # ': Neither or   Member and/or   Material . Please note that this field reads ' Mult Cutting # ' only if the corresponding field in Bill of Material Layout reads ' Mult Cutting # '.

When both ' Member ' and ' Material ' are not checked, then applications that use this window will not sort member details or submaterial details according to routing categories that may have been assigned. Exception: see note .

When ' Member ' is checked, then member details or submaterial details are sorted by whatever categories have been applied to members from routing configuration #1 (exception: see note ).

When ' Material ' is checked, submaterial details are sorted by whatever categories have been applied to materials from routing configuration # 1. Exception: See note .

Route ' Labor Code ': Same as above , except that this applies to definitions set up for routing configuration 2 . The default name for this routing configuration is ' Labor Code '.

Route ' Job Cost Code ': Same as above , except that this applies to definitions set up for routing configuration 3 . The default name for this routing configuration is ' Job Cost Code '.

Route ' Remarks ': Same as above , except that this applies to definitions set up for routing configuration 4 . The default name for this routing configuration is ' Remarks '.

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------ Sort criteria ------

Neither box checked or   Material weight (descending) or   Material length (descending) or both boxes checked : Detail Sheet Autoloading may adjust any order of placement to most efficiently fill the space on a sheet.

If the boxes for both ' Material weight ' and ' Material length ' are not checked, details will generally be grouped in ascending order of drawing size.

If only the box for '   Material weight ' is checked, Detail Sheet Autoloading first determines which details to group together (according to " Sort and break criteria "), then arranges the order of details within the group from the heaviest materials to the lightest.

If only the box for '   Material length ' is checked, Detail Sheet Autoloading first determines which details to group together (according to " Sort and break criteria "), then arranges the order within the group from the longest material length to the shortest.

If the boxes for both ' Material weight ' and ' Material length ' are checked, details will generally be grouped in descending order of drawing size.

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------ Sheet items options ------

Include detail's submaterial: or .

If this box is checked ( ), then " Include detail's submaterial " is automatically turned on (checked) on the Detail Sheet Autoloading window when that window is first opened in the Drawing Editor or in Modeling .

If the box is not checked ( ), then the default setting for " Include detail's submaterial " on the Detail Sheet Autoloading window is off (not checked).

Rotate column details 90 degrees on sheets: As required or Always or Never .

If you select ' As required ', then Detail Sheet Autoloading will, if necessary to make member details fit onto sheets, rotate column details 90 degrees. See " Minimum Scale (%) for Member details ."

If you select ' Always ', then column details will always be rotated as they are placed onto sheets during Detail Sheet Autoloading .

If you select ' Never ," then Detail Sheet Autoloading will never rotate columns, but Detail Sheet Autoloading may still scale down column details in order to make them fit onto a sheet.

Exception: You can override the selection made here by making a different selection to " Rotate column details 90 degrees on sheets " on the Detail Sheet Autoloading window.

Rotate other details (e.g. beams, braces) 90 degrees on sheets: As required or Always or Never . This applies to details other than columns. You can override the selection made here by making a different selection to " Rotate other details (e.g. beams, braces) 90 degrees on sheets " on the Detail Sheet Autoloading window. The selection you make here sets the default for auotloading.

' As required ' allows Detail Sheet Autoloading to, if needed to make a member detail fit onto a sheet, rotate that detail 90 degrees. Details that are square, not rectangular, will probably not be rotated, but may instead be rescaled. See " Minimum Scale (%) for Member details ."

' Always ' rotates all non-column details 90 degrees as they are placed onto sheets during Detail Sheet Autoloading .

' Never " prevents Detail Sheet Autoloading from rotating non-column details. Detail Sheet Autoloading may still scale down the details in order to make them fit onto a sheet.

Minimum scale (%) for member details: 100 percent or a percentage of 95 or less . This is the percentage of the " Drawing scale " set on the Drawing Data window for any member detail . If autoloading sees that a detail does not fit onto a sheet with other details, it will skip placement of that detail on the current sheet and try to place it first on the next sheet; if the detail does not fit on that next sheet, autoloading will rotate the detail 90 degrees; if it still doesn't fit, it will rotate it back and scale it down 5%; if it still doesn't fit, it will rotate the scaled down detail. This alternating cycle of rotation and scaling down by increments of 5% will continue until the minimum scale entered here is reached.

If a percentage of ' 100 ' is entered, Detail Sheet Autoloading will not scale down a member detail in order to make it fit onto a sheet. Detail Sheet Autoloading may, if needed, rotate the detail.

If a percentage of ' 95 or less ' is entered, then Detail Sheet Autoloading may, if necessary to make a member detail fit onto a sheet, scale down (in increments of 5%) the size of that member detail to be as small as this percentage of its original size.

Autoloading: You can override the percentage entered here by entering a different percentage to " Minimum Scale (%) for Member details " on the Detail Sheet Autoloading .

Minimum scale (%) for submaterial details: 100 percent or a percentage of 95 or less . This is the percentage of the " Drawing scale " set on the Drawing Data window for a submaterial detail . If autoloading sees that a detail does not fit onto a sheet with other details, it will skip placement of that detail on the current sheet and try to place it first on the next sheet; if the detail does not fit on that next sheet, autoloading will rotate the detail 90 degrees; if it still doesn't fit, it will rotate it back and scale it down 5%; if it still doesn't fit, it will rotate the scaled down detail. This alternating cycle of rotation and scaling down by increments of 5% will continue until the minimum scale entered here is reached.

If a percentage of ' 100 ' is entered, Gather Sheet Autoloading will not scale down a submaterial detail in order to make it fit onto a gather sheet. Sheet Autoloading may, if needed, rotate the detail.

If a percentage of ' 95 or less ' is entered, then Gather Sheet Autoloading may, if necessary to make a submaterial detail fit onto a gather sheet, scale down (in increments of 5%) the original size of the submaterial detail to be as small as this percentage of its original size.

Autoloading: You can override the percentage entered here by entering a different percentage to " Minimum Scale (%) for Submaterial details " on the Gather Sheet Autoloading window.

Detail spacing: This sets the default " Detail spacing " that is selected on a similar slider that can be found on the Detail Sheet Autoloading window. Moving the slider to the left decreases the spacing between details, potentially increasing the total number of details that will be placed onto a sheet.

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   To close the Sheet Loading Settings window :

   

"OK" (or the Enter key) closes this window and saves the settings on it to the current Fabricator . They will be applied in your current Job only when that Fabricator is your current Fabricator. To change to a different Fabricator , Home > press "fabname" > double-click the Fabricator you want.

Note: Changes made to this window apply the next time you generate a Sheet Loading Report for Details or Sheet Loading Report for Submaterials . This window also sets the defaults for sorting member/submaterial details during Detail Sheet Autoloading or Gather Sheet Autoloading when the box is checked for " Add details to sheet using setup criteria. "

"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 since you first opened it. The window remains open.

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