The Bent Plate Settings setup window ( Fabricator Settings )

  • Settings on this window work in coordination with bent plate " Connection specifications " to set how the connection will be designed when the Beam Edit window > " Connection type " > " Input connection type " is ' Bent plate ' or ' Auto standard ' or ' User defined '.
Settings applied here, to the Bent Plate Settings window, are stored in your current Fabricator . Each Fabricator in your current Job is a different collection of settings.

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   To open Bent Plate Settings :

Method 1 : Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Standard Fabricator Connections > Bent Plate 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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Center to center distance, wide gage: The center-to-center distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the column of holes on the one bent plate to the column of holes on the other bent plate.

Effect on connection design: The double bent plate connection gage entered here applies when connection design attempts to create wide gage, double bent plate connections. " Wide Gage " is a setting that the user can select when defining a bent plate. For offset framing , connection design may increase this gage.

Center to center distance, narrow gage: The center-to-center distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the column of holes on the one bent plate to the column of holes on the other bent plate.

Effect on connection design: The double bent plate connection gage entered here applies during Process and Create Solids when connection design attempts to create narrow gage, double bent plate connections. " Narrow Gage " is a setting that the user can select when defining a bent plate. For offset framing , connection design may increase this gage.

Vertical edge distance at ends: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the top (or bottom) edge of the bent plate to the center of the nearest hole.

v = vertical edge distance. This distance is measured perpendicular to the slope of the beam when the beam is sloping.

Effect on connection design: The vertical edge distance entered here applies when connections are designed . Per AISC, the vertical edge distance at ends of bent plates is preset to a minimum of 1 1/4 inch.

Exposed web at ends of welded bent plates: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the top (or bottom) edge of the bent plate to the cope on the supported beam.

xw = exposed web above a welded bent plate. Connection design welds the bent plate when " Welded " is specified on the Beam Edit window or for an auto standard or user defined connection.

Effect on connection design: The exposed web distance entered here applies when connections are designed . If weld is required across the top of a bent plate, the exposed web must be sufficient to allow this weld.

Exposed web at ends of bolted bent plates: The vertical distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the top (or bottom) edge of the bent plate to the cope on the supported beam.

xw = exposed web above a bolted bent plate. Connection design bolts the bent plate when " Bolted " is specified on the Beam Edit window or for an auto standard or user defined connection.

Effect on connection design: The exposed web distance entered here applies when connections are designed . Since no weld is required across the top of a bolted bent plate, the exposed web can be set to 0 (zero) inches if desired.

Stagger holes in leg to: Supported or Supporting . This applies when bent plates are designed with bolt diameters as large or larger than those specified below .

If ' Supported ' is selected, connection design staggers the holes on the leg of the bent plate that attaches to the beam on whose edit window the bent plate connection is applied.

If ' Supporting ' is selected, then connection design staggers the holes in the leg of the bent plate that attaches to the supporting beam (for a beam-to beam bent plate) or column (for a beam-to-column bent plate).

Begin staggered pattern at bolt diameter: The minimum bolt diameter (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) at which the bolts should be staggered.

Effect on connection design: The bolt diameter entered here applies to the design of bent plates. Connection design staggers the bolts on the bent plate if the connection requires a bolt diameter that matches or exceeds the diameter entered here.

Minimum plate thickness: The minimum thickness of designed bent plates (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units or the gage ).

To enter gage plate: Type in the ' gage number' followed by ' ga ' (example: ' 4ga ' is rewritten as ' 4GA ' when you Tab out of the field). Right-click tells you the stored thickness (based on industry standards), from which the weight of the gage plate is calculated. Allowable gages are any whole number from 3 to 38 . You can also enter an exact decimal thickness to get the gage (example: ' .1345 ' becomes ' 10GA ' when you Tab out of the field). The " Description " for a gage plate follows the format: ' bent plate prefix ' followed by ' numberGA ' followed by ' x ' followed by ' width ' (example: BPL16GAx15 1/2 ).

Effect on connection design: The minimum thickness entered here applies to the design of bent plates. SDS2 programs only designs bent plates that are as thick or thicker than this thickness. The actual designed thickness depends on the shear load that the bent plate is subjected to.

Standard hole type for supporting leg: Standard round or Short slot or Long slot or Oversized round or User slot #1 or User slot #2 .

Effect on connection design: The hole type selection made here applies to the bent plate leg that bolts to the supporting member. SDS2 software designs holes to " Connection design method " specifications, determining the specific size of a hole based on the diameter of the bolt that is fastened through that hole. For example, if you are using imperial dimensioning and an AISC connection design method, a standard round hole is typically 1/16" larger than the bolt diameter, and an oversized round hole is typically 1/8" larger than the bolt diameter.

Standard hole type for supported leg: Standard round or Short slot or Long slot or Oversized round or User slot #1 or User slot #2 .

Effect on connection design: The hole type selection made here applies to the bent plate leg that bolts to the supported beam. Connection design creates holes to " Connection design method " specifications, determining the specific size and shape of a hole based on the hole type and the diameter of the bolt that is fastened through that hole.

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   To close Bent Plate Settings :

   

"OK" (or the Enter key) closes the Bent Plate Settings window (this 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. 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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