The Decking Material window ( Modeling ) (read-only)

This window shows settings applied in the editable version of this window that appears in a full-featured SDS2 program .

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

Piecemark: The submaterial piecemark ( up to 61 characters ) for the decking whose settings you are reviewing.

Also see: Deck material system piecemarks begin with the material mark prefix for " Deck ." For the current quantity of decks that have been assigned this piecemark, refer to the " Current quantity " listed on this material's General Information window.

Deck length: The actual length (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ) of the deck along its longitudinal axis ( X material axis ).

Deck width: The actual width (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ) of the deck along its Y material axis .

Note: Deck width is calculated using the following formula: deck width = ( number of ribs )( C to C ribs ).

Deck thickness: The thickness of the steel deck material (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ).

Deck depth: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ) from the bottom of the deck to the top of the nearest rib. All ribs will be this same depth.

Number of ribs: The total number of ribs (1 or 2 or 3 or ...).

Rib width: The width (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ) of the top surface of any one rib. All ribs will be this same width.

Center to center ribs: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ) from the center of any one rib to the center of an adjacent rib.

Deck base width: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ) from the inside corners of one bend to the next at the base of the deck.

  This deck's base width is less than the center-to-center spacing between ribs minus the rib width.

This deck's base width is larger than the center-to-center spacing between ribs minus the rib width.

  This deck's base width is larger than the center-to-center spacing between ribs minus the rib width.

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 decking when it is displayed in solids form . Different colors may be assigned to materials that have the same submaterial piecemark . 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.

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------ Left/right end settings ------

End cut angle:

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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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