Add CoreBrace Connection ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

• Can add a connection to any to CoreBrace buckling-restrained brace (BRB) member.
• For a core brace connection that has already been added to a CoreBrace BRB member, settings for the connection will appear in the [ Right End/Left End Core Brace Connection ] section of the CoreBrace Edit window.
  
  

  The CoreBrace Connection window in Modeling . Links on this screen shot take you to the documentation for the CoreBrace Edit window.

• The Add CoreBrace Connection icon can be found in the command group ' Model--Component ' for Toolbar Configuration (classic) or Ribbon Editor (lightning). It is available at no additional cost to SDS2 software users whose support accounts are current. For more information, contact your SDS2 sales representative.
• See to add, edit or delete the custom component .

Also see :

• Modeling (where custom components can be added)
• Custom components (topic)
• Explode Component (to reduce the component to its constituent materials)
• Component Selection Tool (to search for custom components of a selected type)
• Model Tree (to find custom components and select them for deletion, editing, etc.)
• corebrace.com (external link to the CoreBrace company website)

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   To add, edit or delete the CoreBrace Connection custom component :

• To add a CoreBrace Connection custom component: 1 ) In Modeling , select an CoreBrace buckling-restrained brace (BRB) member. 2 ) Choose Model > Component > Add . 3 ) On the custom component selection list, choose " CoreBrace Connection " as the custom component you want to add. 4 ) The CoreBrace Connection window opens. Choose the number of the member supporting the left or right end of the brace, then press " OK ." 5 ) If User and Site Options > Modeling > " Automatically process after modeling operation " is set to ' Process and create solids ', the connection will be generated immediately. If not, the connection will be generated on the brace brace the next time that member undergoes Process and Create Solids .

Tip: If you use in-tool selection -- that is, select the BRB member after selecting " CoreBrace Connection " as the custom component you want to add -- only CoreBrace members will be selectable.

• To edit a CoreBrace Connection custom component, you can double-click one of its materials (to open the CoreBrace Edit window) or you can open its member edit window and find the component's settings in a section that is named [ Right End/Left End Core Brace Connection ] . The Component Selection Tool can also be used to edit (and find) custom components. Note that the " Selection filter " must be set to ' Default ' or ' All ' or ' Custom Components ' in order for you to use the double-click method of editing.
• To select an CoreBrace Connection custom component: Selecting any material that is part of the CoreBrace Connection custom component selects the entire component when the " Selection filter " is set to ' Default ' or ' All ' or ' Custom Components '.
• To delete an CoreBrace Connection custom component: 1) Select the component. 2) Press the Delete key (or choose Edit > Delete ).
• In the Model Tree , the CoreBrace Connection custom component is listed under its member as CoreBrace Connection when " View By " is set to ' Member piecemark ' or ' Member number '.

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