The Base Plate Shear Key window (read-only)

  • Click here for help documentation on the Base Plate Shear Key custom component from the SDS2 Detailing help manual.

The Base Plate Shear Key custom component may be found on a column that has
a user base plate.


To open the Base Plate Shear Key window, you can double-click any material or weld that is a part of the custom component . As this illustration shows, hovering any one material controlled by a component highlights all materials controlled by that component. For this example, User and Site Options > Modeling >" Show balloon description " was turned on (checked), and the selection filter was set to ' Default '.
  • The Base Plate Shear Key review window provides custom component settings. You cannot add or modify a custom component in SDS2 Site Planning. You can review component settings.
  • The Base Plate Shear Key custom component is also a " Component " of whatever column the component was added to in a full-featured SDS2 program . This means that another way to review the outrigger settings is to open the Column Review window.
  • Again, click here for help documentation on the Base Plate Shear Key custom component from the SDS2 Detailing help manual.

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