Square bar (topic)

Square bar is not found in any shape file, and you therefore do not ever need to specify a particular section size when adding it to the model. You can, however, change the square bar's description -- see here .

• General description
• Entering section sizes
• Submaterial piece marking
• Adding square bar to the model
• Modifying square bar
• Steel grades

Also see :

• Square Bar Material (window for square bar material & legacy misc members)
• Square Bar Edit (window for square bar miscellaneous members)
• Miscellaneous members versus legacy miscellaneous members

General description :

• Square bar is solid steel with a cross section that is square.

Entering section sizes :

• Square bar is not found in any shape file, but is generated according the Square Bar Material window. Therefore, you do not have to specify a particular section size to add square bar to the model .
• Square bar material is designated by "Square bar" prefix + side (example: SB12 for 12-inch square bar).
• You can enter a " Description " for a square bar to the Drawing Editor bill editor.

Submaterial piece marking :

• The default material mark prefix for square bar is sb .

Adding square bar to the model :

• To add square bar to a member as a submaterial (pre-selection method): Select the one (1) member that you want to add the material to (so that it is displayed in the " Primary selection color ") > press F3 > filter for " Plate / Bar " > double-click " Square Bar " > locate two material work points > make entries on the Square Bar Material window > rotate the material into place > locate a material dimension reference point > right-click ( Return ) if done adding material to the member > Change All Options can be applied if the material is being added to a member that is batched together with other members that have the same member piecemark.
• To add a square bar as a miscellaneous member: Press F2 > filter for " Miscellaneous steel " > double-click " Square Bar " > locate two member work points > make entries on the Flat Bar Edit window > right-click ( Return ) if you are done adding duplicates or variations of the miscellaneous member.
• To add a square bar as a legacy miscellaneous member, click here for instructions.
• Locating work points for an square bar that is added as material or a legacy miscellaneous member should be done in a view whose work plane is orthogonal to (at right angles to) the material being added. A square bar miscellaneous member , on the other hand, can be added and properly rotated into place even in an isometric view.
• A square bar's spatial orientation in the 3D model along with its specifications are determined by how you add work points and options chosen on the Square Bar Material window.

Modifying square bar :

• Methods for editng square bar material depend on how the material was added. The following examples of edit methods assume that you are in Modeling with members displayed in a solids form and that you are using the ' Default ' selection filter:
  
  
  • For submaterial, you can double-click the material to open the Square Bar Material window.
  • For miscellaneous members , double-clicking the square bar opens a member edit window named Square Bar Edit , which can be used to change the miscellaneous member's member properties as well as its material properties.
  • For legacy miscellaneous members, double-clicking the member's main material (the square bar) opens the [Legacy] Miscellaneous Member Edit window, which does not provide material settings. To find material settings -- that is, to open the Square Bar Material window -- you can hover the square bar in the model > right-click ( Menu ) > choose " Edit Other " on the context menu.
• Square bar sections can also be modified using material functions such as Exact Fit , Mitre , Fuse Material , Cut on Plane and Frame .
• You can change the spatial orientation of a material within the global coordinate system using Move/Stretch Member or Move/Stretch Members, Include Material or Move Material or Rotate Material or by changing the material's " Reference location X ," " Reference location Y " or " Reference elevation " on the General Information window.

Steel grades :

• Steel grades that are available for square bar material are set up using Home > Project Settings > Job > Round and Square Bar Grades .