The Base / Cap Plate Schedule ( Job Settings )
- Base / cap plate definitions on this window set plate dimensions and hole spacing for user base/cap plates and can also be added as existing materials . If you are revising a plate definition, see " OK ."
To open this window, your current Fabricator needs to be the Master Fabricator . To " Change Fabricator " press the "fabname" found at top, left of Home . - The definitions of plates that are on members that have their " Model complete date " set are disabled ( grayed out ). This prevents those members from being marked for processing.
- A user base/cap plate on top of or under a beam or joist will automatically be rotated so that its " Length " is parallel with the length of the beam or joist. Click here and here for contrasting examples.
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Add Existing Material is used to add a p3 shear tab from Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Standard Fabricator Connections > Standard Shear Plates as a connection to a stair stringer. Adding existing material can also be used to add a base plate or cap plate from Home > Project Settings > Job > Connections > Base / Cap Plate Schedule . (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v7.3.)
Also see :
- Advanced Base / Cap Plate Options (press " More... " to open)
- Base / Cap Plate Weld Options (press " Welds... " to open)
- Setup of user base/cap plates (index)
- User base/cap plates (type of plate defined here)
- Plate schedule number (field for applying a schedule definition to a column)
- Existing material (to add a plate definition as a miscellaneous member or material)
- Auto Standard Connections window (other place to apply a definition)
- User Defined Connections (other place to apply a definition)
- Change base/cap plate weld pattern ( Change Options )
- Status Display ( Connection type > Column base or cap plate )
- Text entry widgets (moving around a table and within cells)
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To open Base / Cap Plate Schedule :
Your current Fabricator needs to be the Master Fabricator before you can open this window window using the following methods.
Method 1 : Home > Project Settings > Job .> Connections > Base / Cap Plate Schedule .
Methods 2, 3 & 4 : In Modeling or the Drawing Editor , choose Settings > Job Settings > Base / Cap Plate Schedule (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.
If your current Fabricator is not the Master Fabricator , any " Plate schedule number " that is currently or subsequently entered to the Column Edit window will continue to reference the version of this window that is set up in the Master Fabricator . This ensures that all user base/cap plates come from a single setup source, regardless of your current Fabricator.
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Making entries to Base / Cap Plate Schedule :
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Columns on Base / Cap Plate Schedule :
| Tip: Press " More... " if you want a base/cap plate with more than four holes or that is non-rectangular in shape. |
Piecemark: The standard submaterial mark ( standard mark of up to 61 characters) that you want SDS2 piecemarking to assign to all duplicates of this particular plate when columns on which this plate is applied undergo Process and Create Solids .
| Ways to add standard base plate marks in Modeling : |
| " Plate schedule number " on Column Edit window. |
| Add Miscellaneous Member , choose existing material . |
| Add Material , choose existing material . |
| Add it as an Auto Standard Connection . |
| Add it as a User Defined Connection . |
A ' standard submaterial mark ' entered here must be unique. If the submaterial piecemark you enter here has already been assigned to a material, when you try to go to a different cell validation opens the warning message, " Piecemark already assigned. " You must then change your entry to an unique submaterial piecemark not currently assigned before you will be allowed to move on to another cell.
A special case: If you have chosen to "
Break submaterial marks apart by sequence " or "
To delete a line: Delete the " Piecemark " to erase its entire line when you press " OK ."
Plate type: Rectangular or Round .
' Rectangular '
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' Round '
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' Rectangular ' lets you define a rectangular plate. If this option is selected, you can press the " More... " button to define an L-shaped or X-shaped or T-shaped plate based on the rectangular plate.
' Round ' lets you define a round plate. Press the " More... " button and use the options under the " Round Plate Holes " tab if you want to define a hole pattern for the round plate.
Thickness: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or a gage ) between the two faces of the plate that have the largest surface area. In other words, this is The " Material thickness " of the plate. Thicknesses as small as 1/8 inch (3 mm) and as great as 2-0 feet (610 mm) are permitted.
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 10 -- gages greater than 10 designate a thickness less than 0.125 inch, which is not allowed. 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: ' plate prefix ' + ' numberGA ' + ' x ' + ' width ' (example: PL16GAx15 1/2 ).
Length or Diameter ( parallel to web * ): The length (in the primary dimension " Units ") of either edge of the base/cap plate that is parallel to the column web. Lengths as small as 1/4 inch (6 mm) and as great as 20-0 feet (6069 mm) are permitted.
* For a column under or over a beam, or when a joist frames to a column with a user cap plate, the length of the base/cap plate automatically is rotated to be parallel with the workline of the beam or joist. No matter how the column is rotated, the length of the base/cap plate will be parallel with the workline of the beam or joist.
Width ( parallel to flange * ): The width (in the primary dimension " Units ") of either edge of the base/cap plate that is parallel to the column flanges as shown in cross section. Widths as small as 1/4 inch (6 mm) and as great as 20-0 feet (6069 mm) are permitted.
* For a column under or over a beam, or when a joist frames to a column with a user cap plate, the width of the base/cap plate is perpendicular to the workline of the beam or joist. No matter how the column is rotated, the " Length " of the base/cap plate will be parallel with the workline of the beam or joist.
Hole Columns: The quantity of hole columns. Hole columns run parallel with the column flanges ( or perpendicular to the beam/joist workline).
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If " Plate rotation " is ' 0 ' for a user base/cap plate on a column with an indeterminate end , hole columns run parallel with the column flanges. |
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If " Plate rotation " is ' 0 ' for a user base/cap plate on a column to a beam or joist, hole columns run perpendicular to the work line of the beam or joist. |
Note: When there are an odd number of columns of holes (1, 3, 5, 7, etc.), the middle column is centered with respect to the length of the base/cap plate.
Column Spacing: The center-to-center distance (in the primary dimension " Units ") between columns of holes. This distance is measured parallel with the column web ( or parallel with the beam/joist workline).
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x = column spacing. If " Plate rotation " is ' 0 ' for a user base/cap plate on a column with an indeterminate end , column spacing is horizontal when the " Column rotation " is ' 0 '. |
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x = column spacing. If " Plate rotation " is ' 0 ' for a user base/cap plate on a column to a beam or joist, hole spacing runs parallel with the work line of the beam or joist. The " Column rotation " does not matter. |
Hole Rows: The quantity of hole rows. Hole rows run parallel with the column web ( or parallel with the beam/joist workline).
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If " Plate rotation " is ' 0 ' for a user base/cap plate on a column with an indeterminate end , hole rows runs parallel with the column web. |
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If " Plate rotation " is ' 0 ' for a user base/cap plate on a column to a beam or joist, hole rows run parallel with the work line of the beam or joist. |
Note: When there are an odd number of rows of holes (1, 3, 5, 7, etc.), the middle row is centered with respect to the width of the base/cap plate.
Row Spacing: The center-to-center distance (in the primary dimension " Units ") between rows of holes. This distance is measured parallel with the column flange ( or perpendicular to the beam/joist work line.
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Y = row spacing. If " Plate rotation " is ' 0 ' for a user base/cap plate on a column to nothing, row spacing is vertical when the " Column rotation " is ' 0 '. |
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Y = row spacing. If " Plate rotation " is ' 0 ' for a user base/cap plate on a column to a beam or joist, row spacing is vertical when the work line of the beam or joist is horizontal. The " Column rotation " does not matter. |
Hole Type: Anchor bolt hole or Standard round or Oversized . See entering a hole diameter .
An ' Anchor bolt hole ' is a hole for anchor bolts in a column base plate. By default, it is 9/16 inch larger than an input bolt diameter of 3/4. If you use the default diameter, the bolts require plate washers (see AISC Thirteenth Edition Table 14-2, p14-21). Holes must be this type in order for them to be automatically dimensioned when the " Dimension anchor bolt layout " option is selected during erection view regeneration.
A ' Standard round ' hole is perfectly round and typically 1/16 inch larger than the input bolt diameter. See Table J3.3 or Table J3.3M ( AISC Thirteenth Edition , p16.1-105).
An ' Oversized ' hole is perfectly round and typically 3/16 inch larger than the input bolt diameter. See Table J3.3 or Table J3.3M ( AISC Thirteenth Edition , p16.1-105).
Bolt Diameter: The diameter (inches or mm) of the shank of the bolt to be inserted into the plate. This diameter along with the " Hole type " is used to calculate the default " Hole diameter " of holes in the plate. Where bolts are not automatically generated in base/cap plates, you can add them using 3D Add Bolts to Single Ply .
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To make an entry: You can either type in the diameter of bolt, or select a bolt diameter from the combo box (
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Hole Diameter: 0 (zero) or a distance (in the appropriate " Units ") to designate the actual hole diameter.
' 0 ' (zero) designates a CNC mark. Entering ' 0 ' to this field does not stop holes from being created. To prevent holes from being created, enter ' 0 ' to " C/C length " and " C/C width ."
The ' distance ' entered here is, by default, the hole diameter derived from the " Bolt Diameter " and " Hole Type " entered previously to this same row on the table. The default hole diameter is calculated from the " Bolt diameter " and " Hole type " per the AISC Thirteenth Edition tables cited above . If you enter a hole diameter that is not consistent with these settings (or change the " Hole type " or " Bolt Diameter "), the Base / Cap Plate Schedule opens the Plate Definition Hole and Bolt Verify window.
Press the " Default " button on the Plate Definition Hole and Bolt Verify window to enter a default " Hole Diameter " (or " Bolt Diameter ") calculated according to the " Connection design method ."
Press the " OK " button to use whatever value is currently entered to the " Hole Diameter " (or " Bolt Diameter ") field.
opens the Base / Cap Plate Weld Options window , which can be used to appy weld patterns, weld types and weld sizes for attaching the base or cap plate to a column.
Steel Grade: Default (xxx) or A36 or A572 or etc.
If ' Default (xxx) ' is selected, the Base / Cap Plate Schedule applies the Home > Project Settings > Job > Design Settings > " Default steel grade for Base/Cap plate schedule ."
If ' another grade ' (' A36 ' or ' A572 ' or etc.) is selected, that grade is applied to that particular plate definition.
Setup: The steel grades that can be selected on the list box (
opens the Advanced Base / Cap Plate Options window, so that you can define X-shaped, T-shaped and L-shaped plates or add " Round Plate Holes " to round plates. If " More " settings have been filled out, " (i) " is printed on the " More ... " button.
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(i) icon printed on the "More ..." button |
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To close Base / Cap Plate Schedule :
"Copy Plate" copies the line that the cursor is in.
The plate is copied to the first available blank line.
" More ... " settings are copied along with the settings on this window.
The Base / Cap Plate Schedule automatically renames the " Piecemark " of the plate on the new line.
"OK" (or the Enter key) closes the Base / Cap Plate Schedule and saves the settings on it to the Job Settings file loaded with your current Job .
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Note 1: If you, for example, change the " Length " of a plate, columns with that base/cap plate will be affected as described below, in note 2. However, the original submaterial detail that appears on a gather sheet will not be removed or automatically redetailed since that material might, for example, have been copied off of a column and may still be in the model. If that material, as originally defined, is still in the model but not governed by a particular " Plate schedule number ," only its piecemark (not its length) will be changed during Process and Create Solids when the lengths of the base/cap plates are updated to your new definition. To update a material on a gather sheet whose piecemark has changed, you need to re-detail the new submaterial piecemark that has been assigned to that material. You can disregard this message if your Job is new, or your are adding a new definition, or if you are changing a definition that has never been applied. This message only applies when piecemarking conflicts have occurred.
Note 2: If a particular " Plate schedule number " from this window is entered on the Column Edit window, and you change that number's original definition (on this window), all affected columns will automatically be marked for Process and Create Solids . Unless you make the plates that were generated under the old definition graphical, the next time they undergo Process and Create Solids those plates will be regenerated using the new definition.
Note 3: If a material originally defined on this window was added as an existing material or was created using Material Copy , and you now change that plate's definition on this window, that material will not change in the model. Instead, the Submaterial Piecemarking Conflict window will open, giving you options for changing the marks on plates generated using the old plate definition (before it was revised).
Note 4: If the " Piecemark " or " Thickness " or " Length " or " Width " is left blank in a particular line, that line will be gone when you open this window again.
"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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