The Cruciform Grades window ( Job Settings )

The Cruciform Grades window sets the steel grades for wide flange sections, W tees, and plates that compose cruciform material when you specify a cruciform " Section size " on the Column Edit window.

  • When you specify a cruciform " Section size " for a column, the " Steel grade " for that column is disabled ( grayed out ) since a cruciform section is a composite section composed of multiple materials which may or may not have different steel grades. This window, not the Column Edit window, sets the steel grades.
  • To open this window
  • " OK " " Cancel " " Reset "

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To open Cruciform Grades :

Use one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Home > Project Settings > Job > Material Grades > Cruciform Grades .

Methods 2, 3 & 4 : In Modeling or the Drawing Editor , choose Settings > Job Settings > Cruciform Grades (classic), or use a keyboard shortcut , or click the icon.

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Options :

Wide flange: The steel grade for wide flange sections that compose cruciform material. Types of cruciform sections that incorporate W sections are cruciform wf-wt and cruciform wf-pl .

An example of a cruciform wf-wt . The " Wide flange " grade entered here sets the steel grade for the cruciform material marked wf .

Setup: If the steel grade you want is not on the list box ( ) for this field, you can use Job > Material Grades > Wide Flange Grades to add it to the list.

Override: The steel grade of a wide flange that is part of cruciform section can be changed on the Rolled Section Material window associated with that material. It cannot be changed on the Column Edit window.

W-Tee: The steel grade for W tee sections that compose cruciform material. Types of cruciform sections that incorporate WT sections are cruciform wf-wt and cruciform pl-wt .

An example of a cruciform pl-wt section. The " W-Tee " grade entered here sets the steel grade for the sections that are marked wt1 and wt2 on this drawing.

Setup: If the steel grade you want is not on the list box ( ) for this field, you can use Job > Material Grades > WT Grades to add it to the list.

Override: The steel grade of a W tee that is part of cruciform section can be changed on the Rolled Section Material window associated with that material. It cannot be changed on the Column Edit window.

Plate: The steel grade for rectangular plate that compose cruciform material. Types of cruciform sections that incorporte plate material are cruciform pl-wt and cruciform pl and ruciform wf-pl .

An example of a cruciform wf-pl section. The plate sections that make up a wf-pl section are assigned the " Plate " grade that is entered here. The wide flange section -- marked wf -- is assigned the " Wide flange " grade that is entered on this window.

Setup: If the steel grade you want is not on the list box ( ) for this field, you can use Job > Material Grades > Plate Grades to add it to the list.

Override: The steel grade of a plate that is part of cruciform section can be changed on the Rectangular Plate Material window associated with that material. It cannot be changed on the Column Edit window.

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Bottom row of buttons :

"OK" (or the Enter key) closes the window and saves the settings on it to the Job Settings file in your current Job .

"Cancel" (or the Esc key or the button) closes the window without saving any changes.

"Reset" undoes all changes made to this window since you originally opened it. The window remains open.

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