Welded plate wide flange (topic)

Welded plate wide flange material is defined in the local shape file . The edit window for the material is the Rolled Section Material window. The miscellaneous member edt window is Rolled Section Edit . In the Auto Standard Connections setup window, welded plate wide flange is referred to as plate girder material -- for example, " PGrd Beam to BoxS Beam Web perp ."

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Entering welded plate wide flange section sizes :

  • Naming convention: WPS+nominal_depth+x+nominal_weight/length (pounds/foot U.S.).
  • Example: WPS12x50 .
  • Note: When you add a welded plate wide flange to a shape file, you do not necessarily have to follow this naming convention.
  • In Modeling and the Drawing Editor : A welded plate wide flange section must exist in the local shape file before you can enter it as a " Section size " to a member or material edit window, or before its weight will be automatically calculated when you enter it to the " Description " field in the bill editor.

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Submaterial piecemarking :

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Shape file specifications for welded plate wide flange :

d = depth
tw = web thickness
t1 = top flange thickness
g1 = top flange gage
b1 = top flange width
g2 = bottom flange gage
b2 = bottom flange width
t2 = bottom flange thickness
  • Weld specifications: " Top flange weld type " and " Top flange weld size " are for welding the top flange to the web. " Bottom flange weld type " and " Bottom flange weld size " are for welding the bottom flange to the web. Shape file weld specifications set the weld symbols for shop welds shown in the 3D model and for shop weld symbols on member details.
  • Other shape file specifications: " Nominal Depth ," " Weight per Unit " (lbs/ft or kg/m), " Structural Properties ."
  • To change shape file specifications: Edit the material in Shapes Properties .
  • To add a welded plate wide flange to a shape file: Use Copy Shapes in Utility Functions to copy the material from another shape file. Or you can manually add the material in Shapes Properties .

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Adding welded plate wide flange sections to the model :

  • To add a welded plate wide flange 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 " Hot / Cold Rolled " > double-click " Rolled Section " > locate two material work points > enter a welded plate wide flange " Section size " on the Rolled Section Material window > optionally 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 welded plate wide flange as a miscellaneous member: Press F2 > filter for " Miscellaneous steel "> double-click " Rolled Section " > locate two member work points > enter a welded plate wide flange " Section size " on the Rolled Section Edit window > right-click ( Return ) if you are done adding duplicates or variations of the miscellaneous member.
  • To add a welded plate wide flange as a legacy miscellaneous member, click here for instructions.
  • Locating work points for a welded plate wide flange 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 rolled section miscellaneous member , on the other hand, can be added and properly rotated into place even in an isometric view.
  • Settings for welded plate wide flanges added as legacy miscellaneous members or submaterial may be entered on the Rolled Section Material window. Settings for welded plate wide flange miscellaneous members may be entered on the Rolled Section Edit window. Additional settings can be found in the local shape file (see above ).
  • Welded plate wide flange sections can also be added to the model as the main material of a member by entering the appropriate " Section size " (example: WPS12x50 ) on a member edit window. Connection design can automatically create connections for welded plate wide flange beams , columns and vertical braces . For braces, connection design requires that both flanges be equal in size.

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Modifying welded plate wide flange sections :

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Steel grades :

  • Steel grades that are available for welded plate wide flange material are set up using the Job Options list of " Plate Grades ."

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