Cold formed Z material
Shape file specifications for cold formed Zs :
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d = depth
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bfw = bttm flange width
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tfw = top flange width
tla = top lip angle tll = top lip length tlra = top lip return angle top = b lip return length tg = top flange gage |
Angles are measured in degrees. The angles wa , bla & tla are measured from vertical beginning with 0 (zero). The angle tlra is measured from a parallel to tla beginning with 0 (zero). The angle blra is measured from a parallel to bla beginning with 0 (zero).
Other shape file specifications: " Nominal Depth ," " Weight per Unit " (lbs/ft or kg/m).
Additional settings that are not in the local shape file are defined on the Rolled Section Material window. In an SDS2 review station , these additional settings, as well as the shape file specifications, are read-only.
Submaterial piece marking: The default submaterial mark prefix for cold formed Z material, is cfz .
Cold formed Z naming convention: Z+nominal depth+steel gage . For example, Z1014 . A cold formed Z section can be added to a shape file (in a full-featured SDS2 program , not in an SDS2 review station ) using a entirely different naming convention.
In Modeling and the Drawing Editor : A cold formed Z section must exist in the local shape file before the user of a full-featured SDS2 program can enter it to " Section size " fields on member and material windows in Modeling , or before its weight will be automatically calculated when the user adds it to the " Description " field in the bill editor.
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Reviewing cold formed Z sections in the model :
Users of a full-featured SDS2 program can add cold formed Z material to the model as a miscellaneous member or a submaterial. You cannot add or remove materials from the model in an SDS2 review station .