The Joist Manufacturers setup window ( Job Settings )

VIDEO In Job Setup > Joist Manufacturers , the " Joist manufacturer " is changed from ' Default ' to ' Vulcraft ' and the " Panel display method " is set to ' Mfg preconfig ', with the result that members whose " Panel display method " is set to ' A utomatic ' in Modeling are changed when the user closes the setup window.

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To open the Joist Manufacturers window :

Method 1 : Home > Project Settings > Job > Modeling > Joist Manufacturers .

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

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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Options :

------ General settings ------

Joist manufacturer: Default or Canam or Vulcraft or Other joist manufacturers. Only one joist manufacturer can be in use at a time for modeling purposes in a project. The choice you make here sets that manufacturer. Joist sizes in the local shape file use the section sizes and section properties that apply to that manufacturer. All non model complete joists that reside in the model are marked for processing when you press " OK " after changing the manufacturer, and their manufacturing BIM information will change when they next undergo Process and Create Solids .

VIDEO ' Default ' is the only choice for " Joist manufacturer " if you selected ' Default ' as the " Joist manufacturer " when you started a new Job. This video shows the adding of two additional manufacturers by using the Joist Manufacturer Manager utility. Consequently, they become selectable as the " Joist manufacturer ."

' Default ' is a joist manufacturer much like any of the other choices you have for joist manufacturer. The manufacturer does not provide BIM information, but it does let you create, for example, user configured panels , which provide considerable modeling detail. The Shapes Properties section in the local shape file that is named " Joist: Default " will populate the " Section size " selection list that opens when you press the button on the Joist Edit window:

' Canam ' is a manufacturer plugin provided by Canam Group, Inc. It supports the import of as-built or as-designed joists and custom BIM shapes and also supports joist export to Canam's design software. The Shapes Properties section in the local shape file that is named " Joist: Canam " will populate the " Section size " selection list that opens when you press the button on the Joist Edit window. If you find that this manufacturer is not shown as an option for " Joist manufacturer ," you can use the Joist Manufacturer Manager utility to copy the ' Canam ' manufacturer to your current Job .

' Vulcraft ' is a manufacturer plugin provided by Nucor-Vulcraft. It can generate preconfigured panels for specific parallel joists. The Shapes Properties section in the local shape file that is named " Joist: Nucor-Vulcraft " will populate the " Section size " selection list that opens when you press the button on the Joist Edit window. Vulcraft CJ series joists can be found in the " Joist: Nucor-Vulcraft " section of the local shape file and are typically used with the ' Flush framed shear ' and ' Flush framed clip ' connection types. However, using a CJ series joist as your " Section size " is not a requirement for getting a flush framed connection. If you find that this manufacturer is not shown as an option for " Joist manufacturer ," you can use the Joist Manufacturer Manager utility to copy the ' Vulcraft ' manufacturer to your current Job .

' Other joist manufacturers ' may provide plugins compatible with SDS2 software and can be listed here if they have been transferred to your current Job using the Joist Manufacturer Manager utility.

To prevent joists from being changed when you change to a different " Joist manufacturer " after you have added joists to your current Job , you need to set the " Model complete date " for those joists. Setting a model complete date is especially crucial to preserve joists whose " Shape " is ' Bim custom ' and whose " Panel display method " is ' Mfg pre-config '.

Panel display method: Reserved or Mfg pre-config or User pre-config . This sets the method that is used when a user selects ' Automatic ' as the " Panel display method " for a joist.

When " Panel display method " is ' Automatic ' . . .

' Reserved ' puts a flat plate layout at the approximate location where web material can be designed by a manufacturer. Any " Joist manufacturer " is capable of generating a reserved joist.

' Mfg pre-config ' requires that the " Joist manufacturer " has provided BIM information for the joist. If the manufacturer has not provided such information, the joist program gives you a warning -- the next time members in the model undergo Process and Create Solids -- and displays the joist as if you had selected ' Reserved '. The ' Default ' manufacturer does not provide BIM information.

' User pre-config ' provides an approximation of the joist panel. " User preconfigured panel " options set default materials by joist type for that joist and can be overridden by choices made on the Joist Edit window. Any " Joist manufacturer " is capable of generating a user pre-configured joist.

------ User pre-configured panel ------

Columns on the "User pre-configured panel" table:

Joist type: Each of the rows on this table has a joist type assigned to it. These joist types include K , KCS , LH and others.. Entries to columns in a particular row apply to that joist type. The information that the user enters for a particular " Joist type " may be used when, on the Joist Edit window, a user selects ' User pre-config ' as the " Panel display method " for that particular joist and elects to select ' Automatic ' for related " User preconfigured panel " options.

" Joist type " on this table relates to " Section size " on the Joist Edit window in Modeling . The joist program looks at the " Section size " of the joist being edited to determine the joist type, then it looks to this table to determine which row to grab the " Material type " and/or " Rod diameter input " and/or " Angle configuration " and/or " Angle / Channel section ."

Material type: Angle or Channel or Round bar . When ' Automatic ' is selected as the " Panel member material " to be applied to a joist on its Joist Edit window, the joist program looks to the " Material type " that is shown here, on this table, in the appropriate " Joist type " row.

' Angle' sets the diagonals in the joist panel to be angle material.

'Channel' sets the diagonals in the joist panel to be channel material.

' Round bar' sets the diagonals in the joist panel to be round bar material.

Rod diameter input: Auto filler thickness or User rod . When ' Automatic ' is selected as the " Configuration " to be applied to a joist on its Joist Edit window, the joist program looks to the " Round bar input " that is shown here, on this table, in the appropriate " Joist type " row if ' Round bar ' is selected as the " Material type " in that same row.

' Auto filler thickness ' lets the joist program determine the diameter of the round bar panel materials using the filler thickness assigned to the joist " Section size " in the local shape file.

' User rod ' lets the user specify the " Angle / Channel section " to be used for the round bar panel materials.

Angle configuration: Crimped single angle or Double angle . When ' Automatic ' is selected as the " Configuration " to be applied to a joist on its Joist Edit window, the joist program looks to the " Angle configuration " that is shown here, on this table, in the appropriate " Joist type " row if ' Angle ' is selected as the " Material type " in that same row.

These examples show K joist of a particular " Section size " whose " Shape " is parallel.

Angle / Channel section: An angle section size or a round bar section size or a channel section size . The joist member uses the section size that is entered here when the " Joist type " for this row matches the " Section size " of the joist being edited and ' Automatic ' is selected for related " User preconfigured panel " options on the Joist Edit window

An ' angle section size ' can be entered when the " Material type " in this row is ' Angle '. You can type in the angle section size , or you can press the "file cabinet" browse button ( ) and double-click any section that is on the list of available angle materials.

A ' round bar section size ' can be entered when the " Material type " in this row is ' Round bar ' and " Rod diameter input " is set to ' User rod '. You can type in the round bar section size , or you can press the "file cabinet" browse button ( ) and double-click any section that is on the list of available round bar materials.

A ' channel section size ' can be entered when " Material type " in this row is ' Channel '. You can type in the channel section size , or you can press the "file cabinet" browse button ( ) and double-click any section that is on the list of available channel materials.

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------ Manufacturers other than ' Default ' ------

  • When a " Joist manufacturer " other than ' Default ' is selected, a leaf is added to this window with options that apply to that manufacturer.
  • For example, if you select ' Canam ' as the " Joist manufacturer ," you'll find a leaf named " Canam ."
  • If there are no options in the leaf, you can safely infer that the manufacturer has not provided any custom setup fields in its plugin.

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To close Joist Manufacturers :

   

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

Warning : If you changed the " Joist manufacturer ," all non model complete joists that reside in the model are marked for processing when you press " OK ." Their manufacturing BIM information will change when they next undergo Process and Create Solids .

"Cancel" (or the Esc key) 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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