Plain End

On this page :

• Examples ( )
• Ways to generate plain ends

Also see :

• Status Display ( Connection type > Plain end )

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Examples :

VIDEO In a full-featured SDS2 program, a beam-to-concrete wall's original " Input connection type " is changed from ' Shear ' to ' Plain end ', and the original " Embed schedule entry " remains generated in the model. (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v2018.)

The left beam has ' Plain end ' as its right-end " Input connection type ."A full-featured SDS2 program sets back the beam and copes it to prevent material interference with the right beam. The program uses the " Plain end " field clearance set on the Field Clearances window at Home > Project Settings > Job .

Here's a double channel vertical brace with stitch plates. Both ends are set to ' Plain End '. The member is displayed in solid transparent main so that you can see the bolted rectangular stitch plates.

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Ways to generate plain ends :

A ' Plain end ' may be applied as a beam-to-beam, beam-to-column, column-to-beam or column-to-column auto standard connection. This might be done for framing situations that call for a connection that cannot be generated automatically.

A ' Plain end ' may be applied on the end of a supported beam or column or brace or as a user defined connection.

A ' Plain end ' may be applied by a full-featured SDS2 program -- in place of the original " Input connection " -- as a result of failure of the connection.

For ' User defined ' connections, 3D solids are created for the connection even when it fails -- the connection is not set to ' Plain end '.

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