- Want a preview of how Detail Sheet Autoloading sorts details onto sheets when using the criteria set on this window? All you have to do is run a Sheet Loading Report for Details using the same criteria. This window sorts member details onto sheets during Detail Sheet Autoloading in the same way that the Sheet Loading Settings window affects the grouping of member details on a Sheet Loading Report for Details .
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------ Sort and break criteria ------
Member type: 
or 
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If this option is checked ( ), then sorting by member type is turned on, and member details of the same type will be autoloaded together onto the same detail sheet(s). Sortable member types are: beam, column, vertical brace, horizontal brace, miscellaneous and stair.
If this option is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading will not sort member details by member type.
Material type: or .
If this option is checked ( ), then sorting by material type is turned on, and member details whose main material is of the same structural shape (e.g. tube, pipe, wide flange, etc.) will be autoloaded together onto the same detail sheet(s). Exception : Details of miscellaneous members will be grouped together regardless of the type of member main material.
If this option is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading will not sort member details by material type.
Section size: or .
If this option is checked ( ), then sorting by section size is turned on, and member details whose main material has the same section size (e.g. ' W18x35 ') will be autoloaded together onto the same detail sheet(s). Exception: Details of miscellaneous members will be grouped together regardless of their section sizes.
If this option is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading will not sort member details by section size.
Example: If you Detail Sheet Autoload , check the box for " Add details to sheet using setup criteria " and sort by " Section size, " detail sheet autoloading will automatically load member details whose main material is the same section size onto same sheets (as long as all of the details fit onto the same sheet).
Nominal depth: or .
If this option is checked ( ), then sorting by the " Nominal depth " in the local shape file is turned on, and member details whose main material is of the same nominal depth (e.g. W18x35, W18x40, W18x65, etc.) will be autoloaded together onto the same detail sheet(s). Exception: Details of miscellaneous members will be grouped together regardless of their nominal depth.
If this option is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading will not sort member details by nominal depth.
Steel grade: or .
If this option is checked ( ), then selection by steel grade is turned on, and details of members whose main materials have the same steel grade will be autoloaded together onto the same detail sheet(s).
If this option is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading will not sort member details by steel grade.
Welded members: or .
If this option is checked ( ), then sorting by whether or not member details specify shop welding (of clip angles, base plates, etc.) is turned on, and like member details that specify welding in the shop will be autoloaded together onto the same detail sheet(s).
If this option is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading will not sort member details according to whether or not the member requires welding in the shop.
Bolted members: or .
If this option is checked ( ), then sorting by whether or not connections are to be bolted to the member in the shop is turned on, and like member details with shop bolts will be autoloaded together onto the same detail sheet(s), while member details that do not call for shop bolts will be placed on different sheets.
If this option is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading will not sort member details according to whether or not the member requires bolting in the shop.
Members with end cuts or flange cuts: or .
If this option is checked ( ), then sorting by beveled web cuts or beveled flange cuts is turned on, and similar member details that call for bevel cuts on the web or flange of the member main material will be autoloaded together onto the same detail sheet(s), while similar member details that do not call for such cuts will appear on different sheets.
If this option is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading will not sort member details according to whether or not the member main material requires a flange cut or web cut.
Members with copes or flange thinning: or .
If this option is checked ( ), then sorting by whether or not member details call for copes or flange thinning or cutting of plates (e.g. gusset plates) is turned on, and like member details that specify these types of cuts on the member main material or submaterial will be autoloaded together onto the same detail sheet(s), separate from member details that do not call for these shop operations.
If this option is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading will not sort member details according to whether or not the member main material requires a cope or flange thinning.
Sequence: or . This field only applies if a number greater than ' 1 ' has been entered to " Maximum sequences " at Home > Project Settings > Job > Modeling > Zone and Sequence .
If this option is checked ( ), then selection by member sequence is turned on, and like member details in the same sequence will be autoloaded together onto the same detail sheet(s). If members with the same member piecemark are in different sequences, the member detail will be grouped into any one (1) of those sequences.
If this option is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading will not sort member details according to the member sequence.
Zone: or . Members that are in particular sequences are assigned to particular zones .
If this option is checked ( ), then selection by zone is turned on, and like member details in the same zone will be autoloaded together onto the same detail sheet(s). If members with the same member piecemark are in different zones, the member detail will be grouped into any one (1) of those zones.
If this option is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading will not sort member details according to the member's zone.
Member category: or . Member categories are defined under " Category Settings " in Fabricator Options and are assigned to members on the Member Status Review window in Modeling . This option will not be applicable if no categories have been entered.
If this option is checked ( ), then selection by member category is turned on, and like member details in the same category will be autoloaded together onto the same detail sheet(s).
If this option is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading will not sort member details according to the member category.
Galvanized: or . Members may be set to be " Galvanized " on their edit windows.
If this box is checked ( ), then sorting by whether or not members are galvanized is turned on, and like member details that are galvanized will be grouped together, on separate sheets from members that are not galvanized.
If the box is not checked ( ), then Detail Sheet Autoloading will not sort members according to whether or not the member requires galvanizing.
Route ' Mult. Cutting # ': Neither or Member and/or Material . Please note that ' Mult Cutting # ' is read only if Bill of Material Layout is set to read ' Mult Cutting # '.
When both " Member " and " Material " are not checked, member details are not sorted by any User Routing Configuration #1 criteria that may have been applied to them.
When " Member " is checked, member details are sorted by whatever categories have been applied to members from User Routing Configuration #1 .
When " Material " is checked, member details are sorted by whatever categories have been applied to materials from User Routing Configuration #1 .
Route ' Labor Code ': Same as above , except that this field applies to definitions set up for User Routing Configuration 2 . The default name for this routing configuration is ' Labor Code '.
Route ' Job Cost Code ': Same as above , except that this field applies to definitions set up for User Routing Configuration 3 . The default name for this routing configuration is ' Job Cost Code '.
Route ' Remarks ': Same as above , except that this field applies to definitions set up for User Routing Configuration 4 . The default name for this routing configuration is ' Remarks '.
Note: To print a Sheet Loading Report per the choices made to this window, select Home > Reports > System Reports > Sheets > Sheet Loading Report for Details .
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------ Sort criteria ------
Neither box checked or Material weight (descending) or Material length (descending) or both boxes checked . Detail Sheet Autoloading may adjust any order of placement to most efficiently fill the space on a sheet.
If the boxes for both " Material weight " and " Material length " are not checked, details are generally placed in ascending order of detail size.
If only the box for " Material weight " is checked, Detail Sheet Autoloading determines which details belong together on sheets per " Detail Sort with Sheet Break Criteria ," then places the details of the heaviest members first.
If only the box for " Material length " is checked, Detail Sheet Autoloading determines which details belong together on sheets per " Detail Sort with Sheet Break Criteria ," then places the details of the longest members first.
If the boxes for both " Material weight " and " Material length " are checked, details are generally placed in descending order of detail size.
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To close this window :
"OK" (or the Enter key) closes this window and reactivates the Detail Sheet Loading Options window.
Any criteria that you have set on this window will used to sort the member details you will select after you press " OK " on the Detail Sheet Loading Options window so long as the box is checked for " Add detail to sheet using setup criteria ."
"Save as Default" does the same thing as pressing the " OK " button and also saves the settings on this window to the current Fabricator that is currently loaded in your current Job .
In other words, Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Sheets and Reports > Sheet Loading Settings is updated with the entries made here when you press the " Save as Default " button.
"Reset" reloads the default settings that appeared on this window when you first opened it. These default settings come from Sheet Loading Settings in Fabricator Options.
"Cancel" (or the Esc key) closes this window without saving any changes made to it.
The Detail Sheet Loading Options window will be active again. If " Add detail to sheet using setup criteria " remains checked when you later select member details for loading onto sheets, Detail Sheet Autoloading will use Sheet Loading Settings to sort the member details.
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