SitePlan: Stud Material

The Shear or Threaded Stud 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 work points defined when the material was added, these settings fully define the material in the model. Stud material sections **are not** defined in the local shape file .

To open this window:
Review Material ( Modeling )
"Review Other" on context menu, select material mark ( Modeling )
Double-click on material -- not main material ( Modeling )
Review 2D Items ( Drawing Editor )

Also see :

General Information window (can be opened from this window)
Submaterial piecemark (each unique material identified by)
Submaterial detail (2D drawing of a material)

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

Piecemark: The submaterial piecemarks ( up to 61 characters ) for the shear stud whose settings you are reviewing.

Note: Shear stud piecemarks begin with the material mark prefix for " Shear stud ." Threaded stud piecemarks begin with the material mark prefix for " Threaded stud ." For the current quantity of studs that have been assigned this piecemark, see " Current quantity " on this material's General Information window.

Stud diameter: The diameter (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ) of the shaft of the shear stud or threaded stud.

Stud length: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ) between the two ends of the shear stud or threaded stud. The head is included in the length of a shear stud.

Stud type: Shear stud or Threaded stud .

' Shear stud ' may be used to model non-threaded studs that are field or shop welded, usually to beams, to bond concrete to steel to ensure composite action. A " Head diameter " and " Head thickness " may be specified for a shear stud. The prefix set for " Shear Stud " in Member and Material Piecemarking is added to the " Description " on the General Information window and in the member bill of material. For example, a shear stud with a " Stud diameter " of ' 1/2 ' inch is automatically described as WS 1/2 when ' WS ' is the " Description " in setup.

' Threaded stud ' may be used to model threaded rods or sag rods or anchor bolts. A " Thread length " other than ' 0 ' (zero) must be specified to get threads. The prefix set for " Threaded Stud " in Member and Material Piecemarking is added to the " Description " on the General Information window and in the member bill of material. For example, a threaded stud with a " Stud diameter " of ' 1/2 ' inch is automatically described as THD STUD 1/2 when ' THD STUD ' is the " Description " in setup.

Thread length: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ) from the right end of the material to where the threaded area ends. The " Stud type " must be ' Threaded stud ' to get threads on the stud.

Head diameter: The diameter (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ) of the shear stud's head. The " Stud type " must be ' Shear stud ' to get a head on the stud.

Note: If this diameter is the same as the " Shear stud diameter ," the shear stud does not have a head.

Head thickness: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or in other units ) between the top of the head of the shear stud and the lower lip of the head of the shear stud. The " Stud type " must be ' Shear stud ' to get a head on the stud. A head thickness of ' 0 ' means the shear stud does not have a head.

Steel grade: A108 or A493 or etc. This is the grade of steel for the shear stud or threaded stud whose specifications are defined on this window.

Setup: The options that appear on the list box's menu ( ) are those grades that are listed on the Shear and Threaded Stud Grades setup window in Job Options .

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 shear stud or the non-threaded surface of a threaded stud 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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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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