The Member and Material Piecemarking window ( Fabricator Settings )
Also see :
- Process & Create Solids (affected by some settings on this window)
- Automatic detailing (affected by some settings on this window)
- Member details (most settings on this window apply to)
- Member piecemarks (some of these settings apply to)
- Submaterial details (submaterial settings apply to)
- Submaterial marks (some settings on this window apply to)
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To open Member and Material Piecemarking :
Method 1 : Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Piecemarking > Member and Material Piecemarking .
Methods 2, 3 & 4 : In Modeling or the Drawing Editor , choose Settings > Fabricator Settings > Member and Material Piecemarking (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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| Main Member | Submaterial | Group | Prefixes |
Break major marks apart by: Not Broken or Field Bolts or Sequence or Zone or Individual member . This applies to system piecemarks . SDS2 programs do not combine or break apart user piecemarks . Piecemarks are assigned to members during Create Solids .
' Not Broken ' instructs SDS2 piecemarking to assign the same member piecemark to identical members that have different field bolts or are in different sequences or in different zones. Exceptions : See note 1 and note 2 (below) for exceptions that cause the piecemarking program to break apart the piecemarks anyway.
' Field Bolts ' instructs piecemarking to assign different member piecemarks to members that have different field bolts even if those members are otherwise exactly the same. If field bolts are " Summarized " in the member bill of material, both the " Unit Quantity " and " Total Quantity " are reported (and multiplying the unit quantity by the number of members with that mark gives you the total quantity).
' Sequence ' instructs piecemarking to assign different member piecemarks to members in different sequences even if those members are otherwise exactly the same.
' Zone ' instructs piecemarking to assign different member piecemarks to members in different zones even if those members are otherwise exactly the same. A zone is a combination of sequences. Which sequences are assigned to which zone are defined on the Zone and Sequence window.
' Individual member ' instructs piecemarking to assign each member an unique member piecemark ( B_1 or B_2 or B_3 or etc.) so that the member can be tracked individually. Consequently, each member that exists in the model will have a quantity of 1. Certain highly regulated and meticulously engineered construction projects such as nuclear power plants require that individual structural members be tracked individually through various phases of manufacturing and erection and beyond.
Note 1: If " Break submaterial marks apart by sequence " is checked, member piecemarks are automatically broken apart by sequence regardless of the choice you make here.
Note 2: If " Break submaterial marks apart by zone " is checked, member piecemarks are automatically broken apart by zone regardless of the choice you make here.
Note 3: If you have set " Break major marks apart by " to ' Sequence ' or to ' Zone ', some members may be assigned new piecemarks as you change their sequences.
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Use to split piecemarks " option is available to break apart a member piecemark based on an entry that you can make to Edit Properties for a member.
Report Writer: Member.PiecemarkHashwoZoneSequence returns the same hash number for piecemarks that are different only due to sequence or zone.
Use member mark for member main material in shop bill: or 
. The choice made here affects the details of members -- except stairs and group members -- whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . Tip: You don't need to check this box if you have already checked the box for " Use member mark for member main material in model ."
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Also see: " Use member mark for member main material in shop bill of stair member details " (a similar option, but for stairs). " Use member mark for member main material in shop bill of group member details " (a similar option, but for group members)
Show submaterial mark for main material on beam member details: or . This applies when you Detail a beam and the box is checked for " Use member mark for member material in shop bill ." You can, potentially, override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that beam and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show submaterial mark for main material on beam member details "
Show submaterial mark for main material on column member details: or . This applies when you Detail a column member and the box is checked for " Use member mark for member material in shop bill ." You can, potentially, override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that column and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show submaterial mark for main material on column member details "
Show submaterial mark for main material on vertical brace member details: or . This applies when you Detail a vertical brace member and the box is checked for " Use member mark for member material in shop bill ."You can, potentially, override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that vertical brace and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show submaterial mark for main material on vertical brace member details "
Show submaterial mark for main material on horizontal brace member details: or . This applies when you Detail a horizontal brace member and the box is checked for " Use member mark for member material in shop bill ." You can, potentially, override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that horizontal brace and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show submaterial mark for main material on horizontal brace member details "
Show submaterial mark for main material on miscellaneous member details: or . This applies when you Detail a miscellaneous member and the box is checked for " Use member mark for member material in shop bill . You can, potentially, override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that miscellaneous member and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show submaterial mark for main material on miscellaneous member details "
Use member mark for member main material in shop bill of stair member details: or . The choice made here affects the details of stairs whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . Tip : You don't need to check this box if you have already checked the box for " Use member mark for member main material in model ."
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Stair main materials: A stair can have as many as 6 main materials. At minimum, the NS stringer and FS stringer will each be a main material. If the stair has NS and FS top returns and NS and FS bottom returns, those too are main materials.
Also see: " Use member mark for member main material in shop bill " (a similar option, but for member types other than stairs and group members). " Use member mark for member main material in shop bill of group member details " (a similar option, but for group members)
Show submaterial mark for main material on stair member details: or . You can, potentially, override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that stair and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show submaterial mark for main material on stair member details "
Use member mark for member main material in model: or . This affects the naming of submaterial marks that are assigned to member main materials.
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Show linear measure for handrail in shop bill: or .
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Show linear measure for rails: or . The choice made here affects the bills of material of handrail members whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members .
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| Note: (6 x 3-3) + 9-6 7/8 = 29-0 7/8 |
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Note: A top rail material " Type " can be ' Angle ' or ' Flat Bar ' or ' Pipe ' or ' Tube '.
Show linear measure for posts: or . The choice made here affects the bills of material of handrail members whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members .
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| Note: (2 x 3-3 1/2) + (2 x 3-5 1/2) = 13-6 |
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Show linear measure for elbows: or . The choice made here affects the bills of material of handrail members whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members .
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| Note: 2 x 5 9/16 = 11 1/8 |
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Show submaterial mark for posts on handrail member details: or . The choice made here affects the details of handrail members whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that handrail and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show submaterial mark for posts on handrail member details "
Show submaterial mark for rails on handrail member details: or . The choice made here affects the details of handrail members whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that handrail and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show submaterial mark for rails on handrail member details "
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Designation for primary submaterial mark: Pcmk only or Mtrl type & pcmk or Mtrl type, size & pcmk . This applies to the details of members whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that member and detailing with templates ..
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If ' Pcmk only ' is selected, then the submaterial mark will be listed on automatically detailed member details along with the quantity (e.g., 2 - a17 ).
If ' Mtrl type & pcmk ' is selected, then the material type will be listed on automatically detailed member details along with the quantity and the submaterial mark (e.g., 2 - L a17 ).
If ' Mtrl type, size & pcmk ' is selected, then the size of the material will be listed along with the quantity, material type and piecemark (e.g., 2 - L3x3x1/4x9 a17 ).
Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Designation for primary submaterial mark "
Designation for secondary submaterial mark: Pcmk only or Mtrl type & pcmk or Mtrl type, size & pcmk . The choice made here applies to the details of members whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that member and detailing with templates ..
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Designation for secondary submaterial mark "
Starting number for material piecemarks: A positive whole number (integer) from 1 to 50,000 . The selection you make here directly affects the submaterial marks of materials on all members that subsequently undergo Process and Create Solids .
Example: ' 100 ' is entered here and ' a ' is entered as the submaterial piecemarking prefix for angles. The submaterial mark for the first angle generated would be " a100 ," the second angle generated would be given the piecemark " a101 ," and the third angle generated would be " a102 ."
Default designation for user added material callout: This applies when you create a Material Callout to call out a material. It sets the default choice that is made to " Material designation type ," which is an option that appears on the Edit Label window when you add a material callout.
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' Pcmk only ' lists the submaterial mark and quantity on the callout (e.g., 2 - a3 ).
' Mtrl type & pcmk ' lists, on the callout, the material type along with the the submaterial mark (e.g., 2 L - a3 ).
' Mtrl type, size & pcmk ' lists, on the callout, the size of the material along with the quantity, material type and piecemark (e.g., 2 - L31/2x3x5/16x10 a3 ).
Quantity included in a user added bolt callout: or . This applies when you create a Material Callout to call out a bolt. It sets the default choice that is made to " Material designation type ," which is an option that appears on the Edit Label window when you add a bolt callout.
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Default designation for user added bolt callout: Bolt type only or Bolt size and type . This applies when you create a Material Callout to call out a bolt.
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' Bolt type only ' lists the bolt quantity on the callout (e.g., A325N BOLT ).
' Bolt size and type ' lists, on the callout, the bolt size (dia x len) and the bolt type (e.g., 3/4 x 2 A325N BOLT ).
Show submaterial quantity on submaterial details: or . The choice made here applies to the details of submaterials whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Submaterial . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail submaterial, selecting that submaterial and detailing with templates .
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Tip: To tell which submaterials are marked for detailing, choose Process > Detail Submaterial -- those materials that are automatically selected on the selection dialog that opens are the materials that are marked for detailing.
Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show submaterial quantity on submaterial details "
Also see: " Single-quantity designation in main callout " ( Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > General Presentation )
Show member marks and quantities on submaterial details: or . The choice made here applies to the details of submaterials whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Submaterial . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail submaterial, selecting that submaterial and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show member marks and quantities on submaterial details "
Prefix imperial material callouts that are less than 12 inches with '0-': This applies to Detail Submaterial or to Detail Members when the primary dimension " Units " is set to ' Imperial (feet-in frac) '. For members, it applies when " Designation for primary submaterial mark " and/or " Designation for secondary submaterial mark " is set to ' Mtrl type, size & pcmk '. The "size" (i.e., length) is the only part of a description-by-length callout wherein " 0- " may designate feet. You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members or submaterial, selecting that member or submaterial and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Prefix imperial material callouts that are less than 12 inches with '0- ' "
Break submaterial marks apart by sequence: or . The choice made here directly affects the submaterial of members that subsequently undergo Create Solids . .
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Note: Ideally this should be set before members are added in a new project. If you do change this setting after you have already added members, you should run Verify and Fix to ensure continuity of member piecemarking within your Job.
Include sequence in submaterial mark: or . This applies when " Break submaterial marks apart by sequence " is checked. It affects the submaterial marks of members.
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Note: If both the sequence and zone are included in the piecemark, the sequence-zone is appended after the mark, with the sequence listed first. For example, if p2 is in sequence 4 , zone 1 , its mark would be p2_4_1 .
Break submaterial marks apart by zone: or . The selection you make here directly affects the submaterial of members that subsequently undergo Process and Create Solids .
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Note: Ideally this should be set before members are added in a new project. If you do change this setting after you have already added members, you should run Verify and Fix to ensure continuity of member piecemarking within your Job.
Include zone in submaterial mark: or . This applies only if " Break submaterial marks apart by zone " is checked. It affects the submaterial of members that subsequently undergo Process and Create Solids .
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Note: If both the sequence and zone are included in the piecemark, the sequence-zone string is appended after the mark, with the sequence listed first. For example, if p2 is in sequence 4 , zone 1 , its mark would be p2_4_1 .
Indicate NS / FS of submaterial in main view on details: NS and/or FS and/or NS/FS . This applies to the details of members selected when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that member and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Indicate NS / FS of submaterial in main view on details "
Show non-std grade notation with piecemarks on member details: or . The choice made here applies to the details of members whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members with or without templates . A non-standard steel grade is a steel grade other than the steel grade that is listed on the first line of the steel grades setup table for materials of a particular type. For example, if the Plate Grades setup table lists A36 on its first line, all other steel grades for plates that are shown on that table are non-standard steel grades.
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| 1-PL p63 Non-Std indicates p63 has a non-standard steel grade. The notation Non-Std was applied during Detail Members because ' Non-Std ' was entered to the " Nonstandard Notation " column on the Plate Grades setup table. | ||||||||
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A " Nonstandard Notation " column may be found on the following setup tables: Wide Flange Grades , Plate Grades , Flat Bar Grades , Round and Square Bar Grades , WT Grades , Channel Grades , Angle Grades , Pipe Grades , HHS / TS Grades , Steel Grades - Shear and Threaded Studs .
Show piecemark for submaterial bolts on member details: or . This applies to material bolts , which are bolts that have been added as a material and can be modified with material tools and are given a submaterial mark . It applies to the details of members whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that member and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show piecemark for submaterial bolts on member details "
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Force flat bar description to use smaller of length & width: or . Regardless of the choice made here, Modeling will look at both the " Material width " and the " Material length " of a flat bar that is added as a material or miscellaneous member to see if one of those values plus the " Material Thickness " match a listing on the Preferrred Flat Bar Sizes window. If there is a listing that matches, Modeling will use that listing as the flat bar's " Description ."
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Force bent plate description to use the smaller of length and width first: or . This setting is unchecked ( ) by default.
Note 1: The Bent Plate Material window does not have a field for "material width". Please refer to Dimension Settings for more information about how bent plate width is calculated in SDS2.
Note 2: This setting does not apply to Bent Plate Layout material.
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Show piecemarks in all views on member details: or . The choice made here applies to the details of members whose piecemarks you select when you Detail Members . A member detail may have multiple views. Member isolation in Modeling gives you a preview of which views will be included on a member's detail. You can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you detail members, selecting that member and detailing with templates .
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Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show piecemarks in all views on member details "
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Submember piecemarking options: Combine all like submembers contained within all group members or Combine all like submembers by same grouped member piecemark . A group member can be created using Model > Group Member > Create . The choice made here is the method that is used to break apart the member piecemarks of members that are components of group members. This applies only to system piecemarks for those submembers. SDS2 programs do not combine or break apart user piecemarks .
' Combine all like submembers contained within all group members ' instructs SDS2 piecemarking to assign unique member piecemarks to members that are components of any group members. Members that are exactly the same and are components of any group member are assigned the same submember piecemark. Members that are not components of group members are assigned different piecemarks than otherwise-exactly-the-same members that are components of group members.
' Combine all like submembers by same grouped member piecemark ' instructs piecemarking to assign unique piecemarks to members that are components of any group member that has the same group member " System piecemark " or " User piecemark ." Members that are exactly the same and are components of a group member with the same group member piecemark are assigned the same submember piecemark. Members that are exactly the same but are components of group members with different group member piecemarks are assigned different submember piecemarks. Members that are not components of group members are assigned different piecemarks than otherwise-exactly-the-same members that are components of group members.
To apply the choice made here: When you Model > Group Member > Create , SDS2 piecemarking automatically assigns piecemarks at that time if the appropriate choice is made to User and Site Options > Modeling > " Automatically process after modeling operation ." If you change the setting here and want to apply the new setting to group members that have already been created, then Mark for Processing all the group members and Process and Create Solids again.
Use member mark for member main material in shop bill of group member details: or . The choice made here affects the details of stairs whose piecemarks you select when you Process > Detail Member Groups . Tip : You don't need to check this box if you have already checked the box for " Use member mark for member main material in model ."
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Also see: " Use member mark for member main mateiral in shop bill " (a similar option, but for member types other than stairs and group members). " Use member mark for member main material in shop bill of stair member details " (a similar option, but for stairs)
Use group mark for main submembers main material mark in model: or . The main submember is whatever member is selected as the " Main member " on the Group Member Edit window.
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Grating |
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Allowable range of entries: A submaterial prefix or description prefix may be up to 5 characters in length (exception: for threaded stud, the description prefix can be longer). You may enter any " Starting number for material piecemarks " between 1 and 10,000. The %(size)s and %(shape)s labels are provided for rebar only.
The description prefixes entered here applies when "
When are submaterial prefixes applied? The piecemarking program assigns these submaterial prefixes to submaterial marks when members are added or edited or when materials are added to the model using Add Material or Material Copy or Add Assembly or Add [Legacy] Miscellaneous Member or Run Parametric .
Example: Before adding members to a Job, you open this window and assign ' Joe ' as the prefix for " Angles . " You also enter ' 1 ' to " Starting number for material piecemarks ." When you later add members, SDS2 piecemarking assigns the submaterial mark " Joe1 " to the first angle that is generated. The first angle of a different size that is generated is assigned the submaterial mark " Joe2 ." As the Job develops, every angle that is the same size, weight and dimensions of " Joe1 " is assigned that same piecemark.
Also see: Ways to assign submaterial marks (topic), " Include sequence in submaterial mark " (affects the naming of submaterial piecemarks).
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Pcmk is the " Pcmk " prefix that is set under " Piecemark/Description Prefixes " for " Plate ." It is the material " Piecemark " that is assigned for rectangular plate or round plate or rolled plate or flat plate layout .
Desc affects the " Description " on the General Information window, which in turn affects the " Description " in the member bill of material. This applies when the box for " Checkered " is checked (
Append material description: or .
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To close Member and Material Piecemarking :
"OK" (or the Enter key) closes the Member and Material Piecemarking 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 have made changes to options affecting piecemarking on this window, you should Create Solids for Selected Members and select all members in order to ensure that piecemarks are correctly reassigned throughout the Job. For changes made to options on this window that only affect detailing, only automatic detailing is necessary.
"Cancel" (or the Esc key or the 
button) closes this window without saving any changes you have made to it.
"Reset" undoes all changes made to this window since you first opened it. The window remains open.
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