SitePlan: Turnbuckle Mtrl

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

The settings on this window are in additon to the settings applied in the local shape file for the " *Section size* " that is selected on this window.

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

Here's an example:

A rod brace made up of a turnbuckle with clevises, plates and round bars. Users of a full-featured SDS2 program can add rod bracing similar to this by entering a round bar description as the " Section size " on the Vertical Brace window.

Also see :

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

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

Section size: Any turnbuckle material section that is listed in the local shape file .

Turnbuckle shape specifications are imported from the local shape file based on
the " Section size " that is entered here.

d = rod diameter
n = hole length
a = inside length
e = inside width
g = width

Also see: The " Section size " affects the " Description ," " Weight of item " and " Surface area " on the material's General Information window.

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

Tip: For the current quantity of materials that have been assigned this piecemark, see the " Current quantity " listed on this material's General Information window .

Left thread type: None or Left handed or Right handed .

Round Bar Material: Thread type
Clevis Material: Thread Type

Right thread type: None or Left handed or Right handed .

Round Bar Material: Thread type
Clevis Material: Thread Type

Steel grade: C-1035 or F22 Class3 or etc. Any grade of steel that is listed in the Turnbuckle / Clevis / Pin Grades setup window at Home > Project Settings > Job may be shown here as the steel grade of the turnbuckle.

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 turnbuckle when it is displayed in a solid 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 turnbuckle whose specifications you are reviewing.

Pressing " 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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