Cap Plate Settings

Cap plate settings for minimum thickness and edge distance.

Minimum cap plate thickness: The minimum cap plate thickness. Connection design creates auto base/cap plates with the minimum thickness entered here.

Edge distance: The distance measured parallel to the beam from the edge of the base/cap plate to the nearest row of bolts.


ed = edge distance.

  • The position of these form buttons on the screen tells you what settings they apply to. Click here for more information.
  • You can Copy ( ) the settings on this screen , then Paste ( ) those settings to a different screen of the same type.
  • Save ( ) saves a file to a global folder ( ) that is used by your current version of SDS2. Give the file a name that will help other users identify its purpose. Load ( ) replaces the settings on this screen with the settings that are stored in the file that you select.
  • When editing multiple screens at the same time, Paste and Load replace mixed entries to a single field with a single entry. Copy and Save ignore fields with mixed entries, treating them as if they have no entry or do not exist.

OK (or the Enter key) closes this screen and applies the settings.

Cancel (or the Esc key) closes this screen without saving any changes.

Reset undoes all changes made to this screen since you first opened it. The screen remains open.

  • Settings for " Transverse stiffeners " at Home > Project Settings > Job > Design > Plate Design Settings can also apply to auto base/cap plates and user base/cap plates.