The Horz Brace Edit window (or Horz Brace Edit -- Multiple or Horz Brace Review )
- To open this window .
- If you are editing one horizontal brace, its member number (" Member xx ") is shown in the title bar, and the "
Summary " lists other horizontal braces with the same piecemark.
- Horizontal Brace Edit - Multiple Members is this window's title if you are editing multiple braces .
- This window is titled Horizontal Brace Review and is mostly read-only if the " Model complete date " is set and ' Restrictive ' is selected for any horizontal brace being edited.
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" Copy " " Paste " " Save " " Load " buttons (form buttons) are embedded in the headers for individual leaves on this window. They apply to the settings that are contained in that leaf. Some form buttons, such as those for [ Left end settings ] apply to multiple leaves in that section. Click here ( 
) for more information. " Paste " and " Load " replace mixed entries to a single field with a single entry. " Copy " and " Save " ignore fields with mixed entries, treating them as if they have no entry or do not exist. Form buttons above sections that have multiple subordinate leaves under them -- e.g., [ Left end settings ] o r [ Right end settings ] -- operate on settings under all of the subordinate leaves. For example, if you wanted to copy a connection from the left end to the right end, you would use the " Copy " button under [ Left end settings ], then use the " Paste " button under [ Right end settings ]. Special cases: Form buttons do not operate on " Piecemark " and " End elevation ." Tip : Right-click a " Load " button to get a list of recently created forms that can be applied to the section which that " Load " button governs. Selecting the name of a form from the list populates the fields in that section with the form settings that were saved under that name.
- " Save " (
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form/horz-brace folder that is used by your current version of this program -- the exact subfolder depends on where the button is located. " Load " ( 
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Section size: The brace's main material (e.g., ' L9x4x5/8 ').
| Valid Material Types for Horizontal Brace Connections " Input connection type " connections can be generated when the horizontal brace " Section size " is one of the following shapes: |
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| W , L , WT , HSS round (pipe), HSS rectangular (tube), S , ST | Connection design can create a connection on a horizontal brace with a " Section size " of W, L, WT, HSS/PIPE (pipe), HSS/TS (tube), S or ST material. Pipe and tube braces are designed with built-up tee fittings that bolt to the gusset. |
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For a single angle horizontal brace, the work line is drawn along leg of the angle that attaches to the gusset per the selection made to " Locate on neutral axis ." |
| For a W tee or S tee or W or S horizontal brace, the work line is drawn across the top flange center line (top flange is parallel with the top flange of the beam). | |
| For an HSS horizontal brace ( round or rectangular ), the work line is drawn through the neutral axis. | |
| members a horizontal brace can connect to: | Connection design can automatically generate connections for horizontal braces with valid section sizes framing to wide flange , welded plate W , S shape , channel , or HSS rectangular beams. |
To enter a section size: You can type in the section size that you want, or you can press the "file cabinet" browse button (
) and double-click any section that is on the list of available materials in the local shape file . Validation only lets you enter a material that is listed in the local shape file. Also, if you enter a section size that is not available , a yes-no dialog opens with the warning, " The section size is not available from suppliers. Are you sure you want to use it? "
HSS10x625
This selection dialog opens when you press the Pipe " is checked, only round HSS and PIPE sections are listed.
Invalid material types: If you enter a " Section size " that is not one of the "Valid Material Types for Horizontal Brace Connections" listed in the above chart, you will get the following end connection failure message :
| Invalid material type for this member |
To add/edit section sizes: Shapes Properties .
Required file for editing: The " Shape file " path must be set to the local shape file (press " Local ").
To copy section sizes from another shape file: Copy Shapes .Status Display: Member status > Member section size
Report Writer: Member.MaterialFile.SectionSize
Advanced Selection: m.SectionSize
Parametric module: m.SectionSize
Piecemark or System piecemark or User piecemark or Frozen piecemark :
Sequence :
Note this scenario: You are editing one horizontal brace, which shares its piecemark with other horizontal braces. You change its sequence and other settings. If you press " Yes " when prompted " Do you want to change all... ," the changed sequence applies to only the one brace you are editing, but the other settings are applied to all braces with the same piecemark.
Swap member ends : or 
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Break Apart : or .
Long leg: Outstanding or To gusset . This " General settings " option applies when the horizontal brace's " Section size " is an angle with unequal legs.
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' Outstanding ' bolts the short leg of the angle to the gusset. For a non-sloping horizontal brace, this makes the long leg vertical. |
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' To gusset ' bolts the long leg of the angle to the gusset plate. For a non-sloping horizontal brace, this makes the long leg horizontal. |
Advanced Selection: m.LongLegOfAngleIsVertical
Parametric module: m.LongLegOfAngleIsVertical
Double material: or . This " General settings " option applies when the horizontal brace's " Section size " is an angle .
If this box is checked (
If the box is not checked (
Report Writer: Member.Settings.DoubleMaterial
Advanced Selection: m.DoubleMaterial
Parametric module: m.DoubleMaterial
One gage line: or . This " General settings " option applies when the horizontal brace's " Section size " is an angle and the leg to gusset is 5 inches (127 mm) or longer.
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If this box is checked ( ), connection design applies a single column of bolts at the angle-to-gusset interface. This may result in a gusset plate that is larger or thicker.
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If the box is not checked ( ), connection design constructs the angle-to-gusset interface with two columns of bolts when the length of the angle leg to the gusset is greater than 5 inches (127 mm).
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Report Writer: Member.Settings.OneGageLineOfBoltsOnBrace
Advanced Selection: m.OneGageLineOfBoltsOnBrace
Parametric module: m.OneGageLineOfBoltsOnBrace
Stagger bolts: or . This " General settings " option applies when the horizontal brace's " Section size " is an angle and the leg to gusset is 5 inches (127 mm) or longer and the box for " One gage line " is not checked. This can also be applied to " Double material ."
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If this box is checked ( ), connection design applies a staggered bolt pattern on braces with two columns of bolts at the angle-to-gusset interface.
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If the box is not checked ( ), the two columns of bolts that fasten the angle to the gusset are not staggered.
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Report Writer: Member.Settings.StaggerBoltsAtAngleBraceConnections
Advanced Selection: m.StaggerBoltsAtAngleBraceConnections
Parametric module: m.StaggerBoltsAtAngleBraceConnections
Side of gusset: Near side or Far side or Both sides . This " General settings " option sets the gusset plate face of attachment for an angle or tee or double-angle horizontal brace.
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' Near side ' fastens the horizontal brace to the near side face (the top face) of the gusset plate. The near side face is the face that you look down on in a plan view. |
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' Far side ' fastens the horizontal brace to the far side of the gusset plate (the bottom face of the gusset plate). |
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' Both sides ' can be selected if the box is checked for " Double material ." Connection design uses the " Type of spacer " that is specified in Member Detailing and Fabricator Options .
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End connection failure message: 2/3 point angle/tee braces are not on the same gusset side
Long side: Vertical or Horizontal . This " General settings " option applies when the horizontal brace's " Section size " is a TS or HSS section that is rectangular.
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' Horizontal'
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' Vertical ' makes the long side vertical.
' Horizontal ' makes the long side horizontal.
Status Display: Member status > HSS long side orientation
Advanced Selection: m.LongSide
Parametric module: m.LongSide
Allow material workline offset: Automatic or Yes or No . The top surface of, for example, an angle or W tee horizontal brace is normally in the same plane as the brace's work line . This " General settings " option gives connection design permission to offset the main material of a brace so long as at least one end of that brace frames to a beam's bottom flange. The option does not affect most horizontal braces.
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A material workline offset is allowed when a horizontal brace frames to the bottom flange of a beam. To get a connection in such a situation, the brace workline must be in the same plane as the beam's bottom flange. If the horizontal brace is lower than the beam's bottom flange, the connection will fail with the message, " No supporting member ." |
' Automatic ' applies the choice made to " Allow material workline offset " in Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Member Detailing & Fabrication Options > the " Horizontal Braces " section.
' Yes ' allows connection design to offset the main material of the horizontal brace by the thickness of the gusset plate so that the brace can connect to the bottom flange of the beam. This affects both connections on the brace, even if, for example, one end of the brace goes to the bottom flange of a beam and the other end goes to the web of a different beam..
' No ' results in the main material of the brace not being offset. If at least one end of the horizontal brace frames to the bottom flange of a beam, the connection on that end will fail with the message " Invalid brace work point location ."
Minimum gusset thickness: Auto or a user-entered thickness (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ).
If " Auto " is checked (
If " Auto " is not checked (
Report Writer: Member.UserInputMinGussetThickness
Advanced Selection: m.UserInputMinGussetThick
Locate on neutral axis: Automatic or Yes or No . This " General settings " option applies when the horizontal brace's " Section size " is an angle . No matter what choice is made here, the member line of the horizontal brace runs along the surface of the angle leg that attaches to the gusset.
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' Automatic ' applies the choice made to Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Member Detailing & Fabrication Options > the " Horizontal Braces " section > " Locate angle braces on neutral axis ."
' Yes ' causes the angle material's X-X axis or Y-Y axis (shown in the AISC Structural Shapes tables) to intersect with the member line of the brace.
' No ' instructs connection design to align the gage line of the angle material with the brace's member line. An angle's gage line is the " Long leg gage " or " Short leg gage " entered in the local shape file .
Note: The member line of the brace is not affected by the choice you make here. This option orients the brace material with respect to that member line.
End connection failure message: Both braces must be either on/off the neutral axis
Report Writer: Member.Settings.PlaceAngleBracesOnNeutralAxisDescription
Advanced Selection: m.PlaceAngleBracesOnNeutralAxisDescription
Parametric module: m.PlaceAngleBracesOnNeutralAxisDescription
Stitch plate gap: Auto or a user-entered distance . This " General settings " option sets the gap between " Double material " angle braces and also sets the thickness of the stitch plate ( spacer ).
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When the box for " Auto " is checked (
If the box for " Auto " is not checked (
Setup: Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Standard Fabricator Connections > Plates > " Other Plates " > " Stitch plate material grade "
Report Writer: Member.StitchPlateGap
Max stitch plate spacing: Auto or a user-entered distance . This " General settings " option sets the distance (center-to-center) between stitch plates and the left/right end of the horizontal brace. Left/right end = end Left/right end ce material for a ' Plain end '. Left/right end = inside bolt if the end has a gusset. The actual spacing may be less than the spacing entered here, unless variable spacing is entered as described in the table below.
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| 1-0,2-0,2-6 | 3 stitch plates, the first 1-0 from the left end, the second 2-0 from the first. |
| 0,2-0,2-6 | 2 stitch plates, the first 2-6 from the right end. |
| 1-0,0,3,0,2-0 | 1 stitch plate 1-0 from the left end, another 2-0 from the right end, and 3 in between at automatically calculated equal spacing. |
If the box for " Auto " is checked (
If the box for " Auto " is not checked (
Report Writer: Member.StitchPlateSpacing
Report Writer: Member.AutoStitchPlateSpacing
Report Writer: MemberMaterial.StitchPlateSpacing
Advanced Selection: m.AutoStitchSpacing
Parametric module: m.AutoStitchSpacing
Number of stitch plates: Auto or a user-entered number . This " General settings " option sets the number ( 1 or 2 or 3 ...) of stitch plates.
If the box for " Auto " is checked (
If the box for " Auto " is not checked (
Report Writer: Member.StitchPlateNumber
Report Writer: Member.AutoStitchPlateNumber
Advanced Selection: m.AutoStitchPlateNumber
Parametric module: m.AutoStitchPlateNumber
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Main material : 
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Marked for processing : 
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Marked for detailing : or .
Node-match job : or . ( read-only )
Model complete : or . ( read-only )
Model complete date : **NOT SET** or a month day year .
Lift assignment : not assigned or a crane placement name . ( read-only )
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WP to WP length, plan: read-only . The work point-to-work point distance (in the primary dimension " Units ") that is spanned by the horizontal brace's work line in a plan view, ignoring elevation. This " General settings " distance is calculated from the X and Y (but not Z) global coordinates of the horizontal brace's work points .
Note: For a horizontal brace that is sloping, this distance is different than the " WP to WP length: actual ." Both distances are automatically calculated from the work points that you located when you added the horizontal brace.
Report Writer: Member.WorkpointToWorkpointLevel
Advanced Selection: m.WorkpointToWorkpointLevel
Parametric module: m.WorkpointToWorkpointLevel
WP to WP length, actual: Read-only . The actual length of this horizontal brace's work line (in the primary dimension " Units "). This " General settings " distance is calculated from the X and Y and Z global coordinates of the brace's work points .
Tip: Using Move/Stretch Members or Move/Stretch Members, Include Material to lengthen or shorten a brace causes a different distance to be reported here.
Report Writer: Member.WorkpointToWorkpointSlope
Advanced Selection: m.WorkpointToWorkpointSlope
Parametric module: m.WorkpointToWorkpointSlope
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| Press this button to open a window with a list of preset views that you can select. When you Detail the brace, each preset view is drawn on the detail. | Press this button to open a list of views you can delete. If the brace has only a main view, you get a warning instead of a list of views since you cannot delete the main view. | This button opens the Annotations... window. Press " OK " on that window to detail the brace(s). Newly added views will be drawn on the detail. Deleted views will not be drawn. | Press this button to start up the Drawing Editor . You will automatically be shown the detail of the brace if it has been detailed and if the file is not currently open. |
The " Detail Member " button is enabled when you are multi-editing horizontal braces with different piecemarks, allowing you to Detail those braces. The other buttons will be disabled ( grayed out ) for multi-edit operations, although you can " View detail " if the multiple horizontal braces being edited have the same mark.
Note 1: If you add or delete a view or detail this member using these buttons, the " Marked for detailing " button updates immediately.
Note 2: " Freeze drawing " in the Drawing Editor disables ( grays out ) the " Add View " " Delete View " and " Detail Member " buttons.
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| End setting buttons : " Lock End " " Lock All Lockables "" Save As User Defined Connection "
" Copy " " Paste " " Save " " Load " |
| Determining a member's left end : |
| Look at the location of its piecemark (B_2). |
Look at its reference point (  ).
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| The left end is related to global coordinates . |
| Left end of a member in a plan view . |
| Left end of members in an elevation view . |
" Copy " and " Save " form buttons remain active for the locked end. You can also still make changes to "
The material, hole, bolt and weld edit windows for system connection materials associated with this end of the member became read-only.
Furthermore, Delete or Erase cannot remove any of this connection's materials, holes, bolts or welds. Cut Layout , Add Holes , and similar material altering operations cannot be performed on any of the connection's materials. Such operations can only be performed on the member main material.
The member main material's setbacks and end preparations will become read-only.
Locking a member's end does not inhibit operations that you can normally perform on the member main material -- such as Cut Layout or Add Holes -- nor does it stop you from applying Custom Properties to the locked connection material.
Status Update: Lock left/right end
Status Display: Approval and modeling > Member left end locked
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" Lock All Lockables" / "Unlock All Lockables "
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" Save As User Defined Connection " This button is available when you are editing one member at a time. It is not available (not visible) if you are editing multiple horizontal braces .
The " Save As User Defined Connection " button (
To overwrite a previously saved user defined connection:
1 . After you have set the "
2 . Select one of the user defined connections that are listed on the " Select One User Defined Connection " dialog. Press " OK ."
3 . On the yes-no dialog that opens, press " Yes " to overwrite the connection.
Overwrite existing user defined connection 'xxx'? 
4 . The user defined connection you selected will be overwritten with this horizontal brace's [ Left end settings ] or its [ Right end settings ], depending on whether you pressed the
To create an entirely new user defined connection:
1 . After you have set the "
2 . Press the " New... " button.
to create a new user defined connection 3 . Type in the name that you want to give the new user defined connection, then press " OK ."
New user defined connection:
xxxx 4 . The new user defined connection you just created will store this horizontal brace's [ Left end settings ] or its [ Right end settings ], depending on whether you pressed the
" Copy " " Paste " " Save " " Load "
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Connection: Force and/or Graphical or a System connection . This " Information " option and its related messages apply when this horizontal brace end's " Input connection type " is a choice other than ' Plain end '.
' Force ' applies when the connection has failed , which results in your not getting any connection materials in the 3D model.
To get connection materials in the model so that you can assess the situation and make needed changes, check the box for "
' Graphical ' may have been set to "
A graphical connection will not be changed by connection design . On this window, you will not be able to change any of that connection's "
Search and Change:
- Graphical Connections (a search)
- Change Graphically Altered to System Connections
- Change System to Graphically Altered Connections
- Change Force to System Connections
Status Display: Search > Graphical connections
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.Settings.ForceConnection
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.IsGraphicalConnectionAdvanced Selection: m.Ends[0].ForceConnection
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].IsGraphicalConnectionParametric module: m.Ends[0].ForceConnection
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].IsGraphicalConnection
" Connection design locks set ," connection failed messages, other messages :
If you are in a multi-user environment, it is possible that you may find yourself on a member edit window at the same time that somebody else in your current Job is adding a member that connects to the member whose edit window you are on. As a result, process on the fly will be locked from accessing information about that other member, and the following message will be generated:
On-the-fly process failed If you are editing multiple horizontal braces and those braces have different connection failed or connection changed messages, you get a banner like the following:
Multiple failed and/or changed connection messages The following banner notifies you that the connection has at least one "
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Connection design locks set.
VIDEO Sections of a window (" leaves ") within which at least one locked variable resides are marked in the navigation tree with a locked icon ( Search: Connection design locks set
Status Display: Search > Connection design locks setSetting User and Site Options > Modeling > " Process within member edit " to ' Off ' gets you the following banner:
The option "Process within member edit" has been disabled.
Values on this screen may change after process.You may find a red connection failure banner like that shown below along with a
button for context-sensitive help about the message.
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Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.ConnectionHasFailed
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.Conditions.ConnectionFailError
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].ConnectionHasFailed
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].ConnectionHasFailed
You will find a yellow " Frames to ... " banner on this end of this horizontal brace if this end of the brace frames to a member (beam or other horizontal brace) that has its " Model complete date " set. The program may add the message (possible inaccurate connection) to the banner, or connection design may fail the connection on this end (the banner end) with the error message: Frames to a Model Complete member .
Frames to a Model Complete member
(possible inaccurate connection)Type: Restrictive or Legacy
Setup: Home > Project Settings > Job > Member and Drawing Restrictions
Also see: Lock Ends Framing to Model Complete Members
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To move between the " End elevation " for the left end and right end of this brace, press the comma key [,] on your keyboard.
End elevation: The elevation (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) of the work point at this end of the horizontal brace. Be careful when changing the " End elevation. " Changing the elevation at one end only will probably cause a connection failure.
For a non-sloping horizontal brace: The elevation reported here is the top flange for a W tee ; neutral axis for an HSS ( round or rectangular ), leg to gusset for an L brace. Both ends of a non-sloping horizontal brace must be at the same elevation for connections to be designed.
In the examples below: The work point elevation determines whether the gusset plate fastens with clip angles to the webs of the beams ( left ) or bolts to the beam flanges ( right ).
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Note 1: " Copy " " Paste " " Save " " Load " buttons do not operate on the " End elevation ."
Note 2: If you are editing one horizontal brace with a piecemark shared by at least one other horizontal brace and change its " End elevation " on one or both ends, you will get a notification dialog after you press " OK " to close this window. The notification dialog will remind you that you have the option to change the elevations of all horizontal braces with the same mark. If you choose to change the elevations of all horizontal braces with the same mark, the ends of the members will be moved in the same manner and by the same relative amount (not necessarily to the same elevation).
Tip: To determine the end elevation on a horizontal brace in the 3D model, invoke a tool such as Construction Line Add , select EXPT as the Locate option, then move the point location target to the work point at the end of a horizontal brace and reference the Z coordinate reported in the X-Y-Z display .
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.LocationZ
Advanced Selection: Location.z
Parametric module: Location.z
Standard detail: None or a standard detail name . To apply a standard detail, you can type in the file name of the drawing (if you know it), or press the "file cabinet" browse button ( ) and double-click any job standard detail or global standard detail that is on the list.
If ' none ' is entered here, then no standard detail will be applied on this end of the horizontal brace when the brace is automatically detailed .
If a ' standard detail name ' is entered here, the next time you auto detail this horizontal brace, the reference point of the standard detail will align with the input work point on this end of the brace, and the standard detail's bill of material will be combined with the brace's bill of material. The detail is placed on a layer that is named after the standard detail plus a " _L " or " _R " suffix.
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.StandardDetailFileType
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.StandardDetailFileNumber
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.StandardDetailFileNameAdvanced Selection: m.Ends[0].StandardDetailFileNumber
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].StandardDetailFileTypeParametric module: m.Ends[0].StandardDetailFileNumber
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].StandardDetailFileType
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Input connection type: User defined or Plain end or Hbrc plate .
If ' User defined ' is selected, the user defined connection file name must be entered to " User defined connection ."
' Plain end ' designates that the system not create a system connection on this end of the horizontal brace, presumably so that the user can manually create a connection. Connection design will generate appropriate setbacks to prevent interference with any members the brace frames to. Also, you can set both ends of the brace to ' Plan end ' and still get stitch plates . Tip : Connections may be added to plain ends using Add Assembly .
' HBrc plate ' instructs connection design to automatically design a system connection -- a gusset plate -- on this end of the brace. System gusset plates are designed per the brace end's framing situation and "
Process on the fly takes place immediately, at the time that an " Input connection type " is entered.
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Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.InputConnection.TypeDescription
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].Input.TypeDescription
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].Input.TypeDescriptionAlso see: The Connection Guide .
User defined connection: The file name of the user defined connection in your current Job that you want applied when this horizontal brace end's " Input connection type " is ' User defined '.
To make an entry: You can type in the file name of the user defined connection that you want, or press the "file cabinet" browse button (
) and double-click any user defined connection file name that is on the list.
Status Display: Connection type > Specific user defined connection
Report Writer: Member.Conditions.HasAUserDefinedConnection
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].FinalConnectionIsUserDefined
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].FinalConnectionIsUserDefined
System designed connection: Read-only . The type of connection that connection design has created on this end of the horizontal brace (e.g., ' Hbrc plate ' or ' Plain end '). If a connection has failed , resulting in no solids model being created, the connection type that connection design attempted to design will still be reported here. A horizontal brace end's " System designed connection " may be different than its " Input connection type " in the following situation:
If ' User defined ' is the selected " Input connection type ," the specific designed connection type is reported here. Press the " Design Calc " or " Expanded Calc " button for more information about that connection.
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.DesignedConnection.TypeDescription
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.DesignedConnection.MomentTypeDescription
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].Designed.TypeDescription
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].Designed.TypeDescription
NM bolt type: Auto or A325N or A325SC or A325X or etc. NM stands for "non-moment." This bolt type will be used to bolt the gusset plate to the brace .
If " Auto " is checked (
If " Auto " is not checked (
). The bolts that are listed come from Bolt Settings .
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].ConnectionDesignBoltTypeDescription
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].NonMomentBoltTypeWasInput
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].ConnectionDesignBoltTypeDescription
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].NonMomentBoltTypeWasInput
NM bolt diameter: Auto or a user-entered diameter (inches or mm). This " Connection type " option sets the diameter of the shanks of the bolts that fasten the gusset plate to the brace .
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If " Auto " is checked (
If " Auto " is not checked (
Bolt incrementation: Connection design may increment bolt diameters on brace gusset plates when, for example, " Rows " and " Columns " are locked . The diameter that is entered here should always be the diameter that is used for the gusset-to-brace interface when all connection design locks are unlocked.
Bolt diameter controls row spacing: " Bolt spacing "
Bolt diameter controls edge distance: " Minimum edge distance for xx diameter bolts "
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.MinimumNonMomentBoltDiameter
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].MinimumNonMomentBoltDiameter
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].NonMomentBoltTypeWasInput
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].MinimumNonMomentBoltDiameter
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].NonMomentBoltTypeWasInput
Use miscellaneous plates list: or .
If this box is checked (
If the box is not checked (
Related settings: " Design by first incrementing gusset thickness or size " (affects gusset thickness), " Minimum gusset thickness " (affects gusset thickness).
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.UseMiscellaneousPlates
Minimum setup connection: Automatic or Yes or No . For a minimum setup connection to be designed, the governing " Loads " on this window must be set to " Auto ." After the connection is designed, the values reported for the " Auto Tension load " and/or the " Auto Compression load " will be the capacity of the connection instead of the allowable load. The Connection Design Calculations and Expanded Connection Design Calculations will also report the minimum setup connection's capacity.
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' Automatic ' instructs connection design to apply a setup choice ( Home > Project Settings > Job > Design Settings > " Minimum setup connection ").
' Yes ' instructs connection design to, instead of calculating the "
' No ' instructs connection design to create the connection on this end of the brace to stand up to the brace end's calculated "
Tip: Instead of choosing ' Yes ' for " Minimum setup connection ," you can enter a minimal value such as 6 kips for the load that governs the design of the connection -- for example, the " Tension load ." The resulting connection will effectively be a minimum setup connection.
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.MinimumSetupConnectionDescription
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.DesignedConnection.IsMinimumConnection
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].Designed.IsMinimumConnection
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].MinimumSetupConnection
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].Designed.IsMinimumConnection
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].MinimumSetupConnection
Disable framing situation checks: or .
If this box is checked (
If the box is not checked (
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| Gusset plate grade | Gusset to clip connection |
| Gusset cut | Gusset clips on |
| Use OS gusset holes | Clip angle size |
| Pipe/tube end fitting | Attach long leg to |
| Notch length clearance | Hole type supported |
| Erection bolts | Hole type supporting |
| Angle end fitting | Bolt type |
| Include end welds | Bolt diameter |
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| Clip end operation ( ) |
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Field clearance: If this " Setbacks " option is selected ( 
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Status Display: Member status > Left end field clearance and Right end field clearance
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.FieldClearanceFlag
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.FieldClearance
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].FieldClearanceFlag
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].FieldClearance
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].FieldClearanceFlag
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].FieldClearance
Input minus dimension: If this " Setbacks " option is selected ( ), you can type in the distance to bring the end of the horizontal brace back from the work point for that end. Increasing the minus dimension makes the horizontal brace shorter.
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Status Display: Member status > Left end minus dimension and Right end minus dimension
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.MinusDimension
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].MinusDimension
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].MinusDimension
Automatic minus dimension: If ths " Setbacks " option is selected ( ), then connection design calculates the minus dimension for you, taking into account the brace's " Brace to other member " field clearance or " Minimum edge distance ," and the depth or flange width or web thickness of the supporting member.
Status Display: Member status > Auto minus dimension (either end)
Status Display: Member status > Left end minus dimension and Right end minus dimension
Report Writer: Member.LeftEnd.MoreEnd.Settings.AutoMinusDimension
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].AutoMinusDimension
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].AutoMinusDimension
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Warning: Loads entered here affect the design of connections on the ends of horizontal braces. Users should enter loads only at the direction of a qualified engineer.
A banner like the following appears at this location if the connection on this end of the brace is a " Minimum setup connection ." The "
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Tension load ( kips or kN ): Auto or a user-entered load in kips (kilonewtons for ' Metric '). A tension load tends to stretch the member in the direction of its length.
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If the box for " Auto " is not checked (
Status Display: Member status > Left end tension load and Right end tension load
Status Display: Connection auto loads > Auto horizontal brace tension
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].AutoTensionLoadCalculation
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].TensionLoad
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].MaxTensionWithoutFailingParametric module: m.Ends[0].AutoTensionLoadCalculation
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].TensionLoad
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].MaxTensionWithoutFailingAlso see: There is a setup option for " Show design loads on horizontal brace detail ."
Compression load (kips or kN): Auto or a user-entered load in kips (kilonewtons for ' Metric '). A compression load tends to compress or shorten the member.
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If the box for " Auto " is not checked (
Status Display: Member status > Left end compression load and Right end compression load
Status Display: Connection auto loads > Auto horizontal brace compression
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].AutoCompressionLoadCalculation
Advanced Selection: m.Ends[0].CompressionLoadParametric module: m.Ends[0].AutoCompressionLoadCalculation
Parametric module: m.Ends[0].CompressionLoadAlso see: There is a setup option for " Show design loads on horizontal brace detail ."
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- A left- and right-end " Summary " can be shown on this window only if you are editing one horizontal brace. There is no summary if you are editing multiple horizontal braces.
- The " Summary " leaf gives you a summary of connection information related to the left or right end of the horizontal brace.
- The summary shows (in parentheses) the " System designed connection ."
- If other horizontal braces have been assigned the same piecemark as this horizontal brace, the summary lists those other horizontal braces by member number ( 24 , 25 , 26 in the example). These are the horizontal braces that will be changed if, after you close this window, you press the " Yes " button when prompted to change all .
- If this horizontal brace is part of a group member, the summary shows the group member piecemark .
- The " Maximum tension load " and " Maximum compression load " show the capacity of the connection.
- " Connection design locks " and " End preparations " that were locked ( ) because the " Input connection type " is ' User defined ' are reported as " Locked Via User Defined ." All other locks that are locked ( ) are reported as " Locked Via Member Edit ."
- Here's a couple of ways to track a piecemark count:
Advanced Selection: m.PiecemarkCount
Parametric module: m.PiecemarkCount
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Top flange operation : ' None ' or ' Cope plain ' or ' Cope field weld #3 (Standard) ' or ' Cope shop weld #3 (Standard) ' or ' Cut flange width ' or ' Cut flange flush ' or ' Clip flange ' or ' Notch ' or ' Notch NS/FS ' or ' Cope field weld #1 (FEMA) ' or ' Cope shop weld #1 (FEMA) ' or ' Clip web ' or ' Seismic cope field weld ' or ' Seismic cope shop weld '.
Bottom flange operation : Same as above.
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- This documentation categorizes connection design locks by framing situation.
--- HBrc to a Beam's Top Flange --- HBrc to a Beam's Web --- Perpendicular to Beam --- 2- and 3-point, to top flange or web
--- HBrc Intersection (x bracing) --- HBrc to a Beam-Beam Corner --- HBrc to a Bm-Col-Bm Corner
- Locked ( ) connection design locks are entries made by users.
- Unlocked (
) connection design locks are values entered by connection design . Many of the unlocked fields are populated based on user-entered setup choices.
- When you change a connection design lock, connection design recreates the connection and updates the limit state information. The limit state information tells you the capacity of the designed connection.
- These same connection design locks may also be found (and revised) on the Connection Component Edit window for this connection.
- When checked, " Show images " lets you see drawings for connection design locks.
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These limit states are for an angle horizontal brace welded to the web of the supporting beam. The values shown represent the strength capacity of the connection or of the supported member (this horizontal brace) or the supporting member. In this example, the connection passes. (T) = tension (C) = compression |
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- A limit state is a potential connection failure mode. Each " Value " reported in the example above represents the strength of the connection or of the brace itself or of the supporting beam with respect to a particular limit state.
- The capacity of a connection is calculated for various limit states during connection design , and the left-end and/or right-end limit states tables on this window will be updated any time that connection design takes place.
- Node matching , connection design and framing situation checking takes place when this window is first opened and whenever you change a connection specification or a load or a connection design lock or any other connection-related setting. This is referred to as process on the fly.
- If connection design determines that the capacity of a connection is insufficient to stand up to the "
Invalid brace work point location
Left end settings
Information
Components
Right end settings
The following custom components are distributed with SDS2, and you therefore can potentially find on the Horizontal Brace Edit window:a section for them with one of the following names:
HSS Cap Plates Surfaces Connection Void Space Cylinder Void Space Layout
"Copy" "Paste" "Save" "Load" apply to all fields on this window. They do the same thing as the "Copy" "Paste" "Save" "Load" buttons (
"Properties" opens the Edit Properties window, on which you can make entries to custom properties . If, at the time it was created, your current Job was set to use a legacy flavor, the window that opens is named Custom Properties , not Edit Properties .
The Edit Properties window can also be used to read "
Tip: Model > Member > Properties is an alternative to this button. It opens the Edit Properties window directly, without your first having to open a member edit window.
" Status " opens the Member Status Review window, which can give you additional information about this horizontal brace, and which you can use to enter status information or designate a member as an " Existing member ."
Note: This button is orange if one or more " Repeat " check boxes on the Member Status Review window do not match same-named fields in User and Site Options > Site > " Items to Copy/Repeat ." On the Member Status Review window, the fields that do not match User and Site Options are printed in red .
" OK " (or the Enter key) closes the Horizontal Brace Edit window and saves any changes you have made on the window to the 3D model of your current Job .
Solids on "OK": If the appropriate choice is made to User and Site Options > Modeling > " Automatically process after modeling operation ," then this member will automatically be regenerated ( Create Solids will take place) after your press " OK ." Otherwise, you will have to manually Process and Create Solids in order for changes you made on this window to be fully updated in the 3D model.
Change all: If you Edit Member (one horizontal brace only) and make a change that potentially triggers the " Do you want to change all ... " dialog and the 3D model contains more than one horizontal brace that has the same piecemark as the horizontal brace you changed, a yes-no dialog opens. On it is the question, " Do you want to change all (members with this piecemark). " Press the " Yes " button to change all the members; press the " No " button to change only this brace. Special cases are listed on the table below:
Do not trigger change all ... Not changed with change all ... " Sequence " " Sequence " " Piecemark " " " Member category " " Model complete date " " Member description " Example: " Yes " or " No " on the dialog changes the " Sequence " of this member (1 brace) only. " Member routes " " Model complete date " Option to lock ends of framing members: If you set the " Model complete date " and other members have connections to the model-complete member, the Lock Ends Framing to Model Complete Members window opens, giving you options to "
Defaults for to-be-added horizontal braces: If you are adding a horizontal brace and press " OK ," the settings on this window except " Swap member ends " become the default settings for the next horizontal brace you Add in this session of Modeling . Even if all you do is double-click a horizontal brace and press " OK " without making any changes on this window, this window's settings become the defaults for the next-added horizontal brace. On the other hand, the settings on this window do not become the defaults for new braces if you are editing multiple piecemarks or if you press " Cancel " to close this window.
" Cancel " (or the Esc key or the
Note: If you opened this window using Add Horizontal Brace, pressing the " Cancel " button brings you back to the work point location step of adding a horizontal brace.
Tip: Any time you Edit Member just to review a member (and you do not want to set the defaults for to-be-added members), the best way to close this window is to press " Cancel. "
" Reset " undoes all changes made to this window since you first opened it. The window remains open.
Exception: " Reset " does not undo a " Detail Member " operation.
"Design Calc" outputs the Design Calculations report (also referred to as Short Calcs) which includes design calculations, general settings, and left/right end settings. A report for each horizontal brace you are editing is output to a destination of your choice as a PDF file. The file automatically opens with your operating system's default PDF application when you are editing one horizontal brace at a time.
"Expanded Calc" outputs the Expanded Connection Design Calculations . First a PDF of the report is output to a destination of your choice. For example, to your desktop. Then the report automatically opens with your operating system's default PDF application.
Expanded Connection Design Calculations give you the calculation results found in the Connection Design Calculations , plus show you the calculations written out, in detail, in the report itself, instead of simply reporting the results.
If you are editing multiple horizontal braces with the same piecemark (or different piecemarks), you get a report for each brace.
Connection design failures can be found with the aid of a search or by a quick scan of the document. Calculations that result in a connection failure are identified as " (NO GOOD) " in their concluding line. You might also search for the string "CONNECTION DESIGN FAILURE".
