Square Bar (topic)

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

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General description :

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

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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.

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Submaterial piece marking :

The default material mark prefix for square bar is sb .

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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.

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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.

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Steel grades :

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

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