The Multi-bend Plate Material window ( Modeling ) (read-only)

Settings on this window are the choices applied to this material using a full-featured SDS2 program . Together with the material's work points, these settings fully define the material in the model.

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

Piecemark: The submaterial piecemark ( up to 61 characters ) for the multi-bend plate whose settings are being reviewed.

Also see: Multi-bend plate begin with the material mark prefix for " Bent plate ." For the current quantity of multi-bend plates that have been assigned this piecemark, refer to the " Current quantity " listed on this material's General Information window.

Material thickness: The thickness of the plate material that is being reviewed (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units or the gage ).

Gage plate: If, for example, ' 4GA ' is entered here, then this is a gage plate. Allowable gages are any whole number from 3 to 38 . The " Description " for a gage plate follows the format: ' plate type prefix ' + ' numberGA ' + ' x ' + ' width ' (example: PL16GAx15 1/2 ).

Material width: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ) from the near side edge of the multi-bend plate to the far side edge of the multi-bend plate.

Also see: Width is determined with respect to the " Width reference point ."

Material length: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ) from the first work point that was added to the second work point added, and from that point to the next work point, and so on . . .

Each work point is marked with an X . The length of the bent plate equals length 1 + length 2 + length 3 + length 4 + length 5.

Steel grade: Any grade of steel ( A36 or A572 or etc.) from Home > Project Settings > Job > Steel Grades for Plates & Bar Stock may be shown here as the steel grade for this bent plate.

Width reference point: Top or Center or Bottom . The selection made to this field tells you the orientation of the plate with respect to the plane that its work points are on.

' FS ' places the far side edge of the plate in the same plane as the work points that were laid out when this plate was added (100 ft in this example).

' Center ' centers the width of the multi-bend plate in the same plane as the work points.

' NS ' places the near side edge in the same plane as the work points.

Surface finish: None or Sandblasted or Red oxide or Yellow zinc or Gray oxide or Blued steel or Galvanized or Duplex Coating or Undefined 1 or Undefined 2 or Undefined 3 or Red oxide 2 or Any user added surface finish. This affects the colors of 'Solid ' members on erection views in the Drawing Editor . This also sets the color when "Output material color " is set to 'Surface finish ' for a VRML Export or a DWG/DXF Export . The "Color " ( not "Surface finish ") sets the color of this material in Modeling .

sand blasted red oxide yellow zinc user surface finish 1
gray oxide blued steel galvanized user surface finish 2

To assign a different surface finish, you can drop-down the current surface finish and select the one you want, or you can press the "file cabinet" browse button ( ) and double-click any surface finish that is on the list.

Auto or .

If this box is checked ( ), the material surface finish follows what is set on the member level.

If the box is not checked ( ), the material surface finish can be changed to whatever is available in the list of surface finishes. If the surface finish changes from what the member level has set, the auto checkbox will be unchecked automatically. When the auto check box is unchecked, the member edit window shows an information tag which notifies the user that an attached material is not following what was set on the member level.

Note 1: Submaterial piecemarks can be split apart by surface finish. All surface finishes that do not have the 'Break Marks Material' checked on can be applied to any like material with out the material splitting. If the 'Break Marks Material' is checked on then only like materials with that specific surface finish can have the same piecemark, and because the submaterial marks differ so would the member's piecemark.

Note 2:When exporting a KISS file using "model" as the "Data source " surface finish data on the materials are compiled into the KISS download as follows, with a few exceptions (G=galvanized, N= none or sandblasted, P= others). Those exceptions are:

  • If the box for "Finish" routing in KISS export setup is set to a user routing

  • If the user has adjusted the Abbreviation for any of the default provided surface finishes

  • If you are using a user added surface finish

In these cases you will get what is provided in either the User routing, or the abbreviation field. For other exports it will always provide the abbreviation in the 'surface finishes' settings page.

Tip 1: "Surface area" is reported on the General Information window -- and this can be used to estimate the amount of coating required and its cost.

Tip 2: Changing "Steel grade " "Color " and "Surface finish " do not cause the plate to be regenerated. This means that, if you change those settings only, material fit operations such as a Fit Exact may, optionally, be preserved.

Report Writer:MemberMaterial.Material.SurfaceFinish
Setup:Surface Finish Settings

Color: The color of the multi-bend plate when it is displayed in solids form . The color swatch next to the list box ( ) displays the color that is selected.

Setup: The default colors for member main materials and submaterials is set up on the Modeling Colors setup window. Different colors may be assigned to materials that have the same submaterial piecemark .

Checkered: or .

If this box is checked ( ), this bent plate is a checkered plate, which is a steel plate with raised ribs on its near-side surface to prevent slippage on items such as stair treads. The " Material thickness " of a checkered plate is measured exclusive of the raised pattern. The prefix set for " Checkered " in Member and Material Piecemarking is added to the " Description " on the General Information window and in the member bill of material (for example, BPL 3/8x10 becomes CHKD BPL 3/8x10 when ' CHKD ' is the " Description " in setup). In a full-featured SDS2 program , the plate will be detailed on the submaterial and the member with a small sample of the checkered pattern.

If the box is not checked ( ), the bent plate is considered to have a smooth near-side surface.

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To close this window :

" General Information " opens the General Information window, which you can use to review additional information about the selected material.

Press " Close " on the General Information window to close that window and reactivate this window.

"OK" (or the Enter key) closes this window.

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