The Beam Seat Settings setup window ( Fabricator Settings )
- Beam Seat Settings work in coordination with beam seat "
Connection specifications " to configure connection design when the " Input connection type " ( Beam Edit window) is ' Seated beam ' or ' Auto standard ' or ' User defined '.
Settings applied here , to the Beam Seat Settings window, are stored in your current Fabricator .
- To open this window
- " OK " " Cancel " " Reset "
- This window applies to beam seats only. In SDS2 software versions before v2017, the window also applied to joist seats. Options for joist seats can now be found on the Joist Connection Settings window ( Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Standard Fabricator Connections ).
Also see :
- Beam seat connection specifications (settings for defining beam seats)
- Setup of beam seats (index)
- Connection Guide (examples of beam seats)
- Joist Connection Settings (window that provides joist seat options)
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To open Beam Seat Settings :
Method 1 : Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Standard Fabricator Connections > Beam Seat Settings .
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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Standard hole type: Standard round or Short slot or Long slot or Oversized round or User slot #1 or User slot #2 .
Effect on the model: Connection design determines the specific size and shape of holes on beam seats from the hole type entered here and the diameter of the bolt that is used.
In SDS2 software versions prior to v2017, this option applied to both beam seats and joist seats. Now this option applies only to beam seats. A similar option named " Standard hole type " can be found at Home > Project Settings > Job > Standard Fabricator Connections > Joist Connection Settings .
Member edge distance for seated connection: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the framing edge of the supported beam to the center of the first hole.
Effect on the model: Connection design determines how far from the framing edge of the seat to place the center of the holes by using the member edge distance that is entered here and adding that distance to either the " Seats " setup field clearance or the " Auto standard field clearance ."
Extend seat to column flange if clearance is less than: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) between the flange of the beam and the flange of the column at which you want connection design to create a beam seat that extends to the column flanges.
Effect on the model: Connection design looks at beams with beam seat seat connections to column webs to determine if a seat whose width matches the width of the beam flange provides sufficient clearance. If the flange of the beam is closer to a column flange than the distance entered here, connection design automatically extends the seat to the column flanges and clips the inside corners using the column's " k distance " to determine the size of the cut.
In SDS2 software versions before v2017, this option applied to both beam seats and joist seats. Now this option applies only to beam seats. A similar option named " Extend seat to column flange if clearance is less than ," can be found in Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Standard Fabricator Connections > Joist Connection Settings .
Angle seat to supporting member: Bolted or Welded . This applies when ' Unstiffened L ' or ' Stiffened L ' is selected as the " Seat material " and ' Automatic ' is selected for " Seat to supporting member " under the seated " Connection specifications " on the Beam Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > Auto Standard Connections or User Defined Connections .
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When " Seat to supporting member " is ' Automatic ' . . .
' Bolted ' instructs connection design to field bolt the angle seat to the supporting column. The angle seat is shop bolted to the beam and is drawn on the beam detail.
' Welded ' instructs connection design to shop weld the angle seat to the column. The seat is drawn on the column detail.
In SDS2 software versions before v2017, this option applied to both beam seats and joist seats. Now this option applies only to beam seats. A similar option named " Angle seat to supporting member " applies to joist seats, can be found in Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Standard Fabricator Connections > Joist Connection Settings .
If this box is checked (
), connection design square cuts the stiffener on the seated connection.
If the box is not checked (
), connection design bevel cuts the stiffener.
In SDS2 software versions before v2017, this option applied to both beam seats and joist seats. Now this option applies only to beam seats. A similar option named " Square cut seat stiffener " can be found in Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Standard Fabricator Connections > Joist Connection Settings .
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To close Beam Seat Settings :
"OK" (or the Enter key) closes the Beam Seat Settings window (this window) and saves the settings on it to the current Fabricator . They will be applied only when that Fabricator is your current Fabricator . To change to a different Fabricator , Home > press "fabname" > double-click the Fabricator you want.
Note: If you want changes to this window applied to particular members, you can Process Selected Members then Process and Create Solids . Or you can Mark Members for Processing then Process and Create Solids .
"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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