Add Beam Stiffeners at Column ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

Positions beam flange stiffeners with respect to a column that frames to that beam. You select the column.
The Beam Stiffeners Column window (shown below) opens when you add beam stiffeners.

Setup of default settings for this window is available for the edit window that opens when you add this component. See *Home > Project Settings > Job > Component Plugin Defaults >*Component Plugin Setup .
One way to edit the *Beam Stiffeners* component is to open the *Column Edit* window. Another way is to double-click a stiffener or stiffener weld with the " *Selection filter* " set to ' *Default* ' or ' *All* ' or ' *Custom Components* ''.

You can click the Add Beam Stiffeners at Column icon instead of doing steps 2 and 3 of the procedure that follows. The icon can be found in the command group ' Model--Component ' for Toolbar Configuration (classic) or Ribbon Editor (lightning).
Preselection method of adding: 1 ) In Modeling , select a column beneath which you want beam stiffeners. 2 ) Invoke Add Component . 3 ) On the custom component selection list, choose " Beam Stiffeners at Column ." 4 ) The Beam Stiffeners at Column window opens. Specify whether you want one or two stiffeners, the stiffener material, etc., then press " OK ." 5 ) If User and Site Options > Modeling > " Automatically process after modeling operation " is set to ' Process and create solids ', the beam stiffener(s) will be generated immediately. If not, the beam stiffener(s) will be generated in the model when the column you added the custom component to next undergoes Process and Create Solids .
The stiffeners are submaterials of the beam, but are positioned with respect to and controlled by the column. On the Column Edit window, the " Component " is stored in a [ Beam Stiffeners ] section. The same settings are also stored on and can be edited using the Beam Stiffeners at Column window.

VIDEO The Beam Stiffeners at Column custom component is used to add stiffeners to a beam that is under the column that the custom component belongs to.

See, on this help page, to edit or delete the custom component .

Also see :

Modeling (where custom components can be added)
Custom components (topic)
Component Plugin Setup ( Home > Project Settings > Job > Component Plugin Defaults > )
Copy Component (to copy the component to another column, its stiffeners to a beam under/over that column)
Move Component (to move the component to another column, its stiffeners to a beam under/over that column)
Explode Component (to reduce the component to its constituent materials and welds)
Component Selection Tool (to search for custom components of a selected type)
Model Tree (to find custom components and select them for deletion, editing, etc.)

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To edit or delete the custom component :

To edit a Beam Stiffeners at Column component, you can double-click one of its materials (to open the Beam Stiffeners at Column window) or you can open its Column Edit window and make the changes you want to the [ Beam Stiffeners ] section on that window. The beam stiffeners will be regenerated on the beam the next time that column undergoes Process and Create Solids . The Component Selection Tool can also be used to edit (and find) custom components. Note that the " Selection filter " must be set to ' Default ' or ' All ' or ' Custom Components '' in order for you to use the double-click method of editing.
To select a Beam Stiffeners at Column custom component:

Selecting any material or weld that is part of the component selects the entire component when the " Selection filter " is set to ' Default ' or ' All ' or ' Custom Components '',

To delete a Beam Stiffeners at Column custom component: 1 ) Select the component. 2 ) Press the Delete key (or choose Edit > Delete ). 3 ) Process and Create Solids .
Another way to delete a Beam Stiffeners at Column custom component: 1 ) On the component's Column Edit window, select " Beam Stiffeners at Column " in the navigation tree (left panel). 2 ) Right-click and choose " Delete " on the menu. The section will disappear. 3 ) Press the column window's " OK " button to make the deletion of the component permanent.
In the Model Tree , the component will be listed under the member as Beam Stiffeners at Column when " View By " is set to ' Member piecemark ' or ' Member number '. The Beam Stiffeners at Column component will be listed under its column, after that column's connection components ( Left End and Right End ), and before that column's submaterials, welds and bolts. A column's left end is its bottom end. The plate materials and welds that the stiffeners are made of will also be listed in the Model Tree , but under the beam, not the column.

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Beam Stiffeners at Column custom component settings :

Graphical ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Graphical : or .

A Beam Stiffeners at Column component is automatically set to " Graphical " whenever you make graphical changes to any of its materials or welds. For example, when you Edit Material or perform a material cutting operation on a Beam Stiffeners at Column material. This stops the component from being changed during Process and Create Solids . Click here for more information.
Instead of allowing the component to be made " Graphical ." you may wish to Explode Component .

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Member end: Bottom or Top .

' Bottom '

' Top '

' Bottom ' sets the stiffeners to be generated on the beam that is below the column that the Beam Stiffeners at Column custom component is a " Component " of.

' Top ' sets the stiffeners to be generated on the beam that is above the column that the Beam Stiffeners at Column custom component is a " Component " of.

Single or double stiffeners: Single or Double .

To get examples like those shown above, you need to set the column " Member end " to ' Bottom ' since the beam stiffeners are below the column.

' Single ' designates one stiffener (per beam side) which is centered at the work point of the column.

' Double ' designates two stiffeners per beam side. The stiffeners will be spaced evenly around the work point of the column based on the choice made to .

Beam side: Both or Near Side or Far Side .

The examples shown above are all viewed from the beam's left end .

' Both ' puts stiffeners on both the near side and far side of the beam's web.

' Near Side ' puts the stiffener(s) on the near side of the beam. The near side web of a beam is the main view that is shown on a beam detail. If you are looking at a beam web and the left end of that beam is to your left, then you are looking at the near side of the beam.

' Far Side ' puts the stiffener(s) on the far side of the beam.

Orientation: Normal or Vertical or Rotate .

' Normal '

' Vertical '

' Normal ' orients the stiffener(s) normal to the beam. That is, the stiffeners will be perpendicular to the beam's flanges.

' Vertical ' orients the stiffener(s) vertically.

' Rotate ' lets you, the user, specify the rotation of the stiffener(s) by entering a number of degrees for the " Rotation about WP ."

Stiffener Options ------------------------------------------------------------------

Material grade: A36 or A572 or etc. This is the grade of steel for the stiffener plate(s). This is also the " Steel grade " of the rectangular plate material that each stiffener plate is made of.

Setup: If the grade of steel you want is not shown on the list box ( ), you can use Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades to add it to the list.

Material color: A predefined color or a custom color . This sets the approximate color of the stiffener plates when the beam they are submaterials of is displayed in one of the three solid forms . This is also the " Color " of the rectangular plate material that each stiffener plate is made of.

The predefined colors are set up on the Predefined Colors window. The color swatch next to the list box ( ) displays the color that is selected.

Select ' Custom Color ' (last choice on the list) to launch your operating system's color picker and define any color you like.

Stiffener Dimensions ------------------------------------------------------------

Plate thickness: The thickness of each of the stiffener plate(s) (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ). This is also The " Material thickness " of the rectangular plate material that each stiffener plate is made of.

Plate width: The width of each of the stiffener plate(s) (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ). This is also the " Material width " of the rectangular plate material that each stiffener plate is made of.

Depth options: Full depth or Top Flange Half Depth or Bottom Flange Half Depth or Top Flange Bottom K or Bottom Flange Top K or Top Flange User Depth or Bottom Flange User Depth . The stiffeners will be sized automatically based on the choice made here and on the " Depth " specified for the beam's section size in the local shape file .

' Full Depth ' extends the stiffeners to the top and bottom flanges of the beam minus the " Top clearance " and the " Bottom clearance ."

' Top Flange Half Depth ' extends the stiffeners from the top flange of the beam to the half-depth of the beam.

' Bottom Flange Half Depth ' extends the stiffeners from the bottom flange of the beam to the half-depth of the beam.

' Top Flange Bottom K ' extends the stiffeners from the top flange of the beam to the bottom k distance of the beam.

' Bottom Flange Top K ' extends the stiffeners from the top flange of the beam to the bottom k distance of the beam.

' Top Flange User Depth ' extends the stiffeners from the top flange of the beam to the "User stiffener depth" specified below.

' Bottom Flange User Depth ' extends the stiffeners from the bottom flange of the beam to the "User stiffener depth" specified below

User stiffener depth: The length of each of the stiffener plate(s) (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ). This is also the " Order length " of the rectangular plate material that each stiffener plate is made of. This applies when ' Top Flange User Depth ' or ' Bottom Flange User Depth ' has been selected for " Depth options ."

End preparation: Clip or Cope or Fit exact .

' Clip ' applies a rectangular plate " Clip " operation to each stiffener. The " Clip length " dimension runs parallel with the length of the stiffener. The " Clip depth " dimension runs parallel with the width of the stiffener.

' Cope ' applies a rectangular plate " Cope " operation to each stiffener. The " Cope length " dimension runs parallel with the length of the stiffener. The " Cope depth " dimension runs parallel with the width of the stiffener.

' Fit exact ' precisely fits the contour of the stiffener to the contour of the beam web with a 1/16 inch setback.

Top clearance: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) between the top edge of each stiffener and the bottom face of the beam's top flange.

Bottom clearance: same as " Top clearance ," except that this is the distance between the bottom edge of each stiffener and the top face of the beam's bottom flange.

Double Stiffener Options -----------------------------------------------------

Stiffener reference ( and spacing ): Stiffener Face or Stiffener Centerline .

' Stiffener Face ' lets you enter a " Dimension from workpoint to stiffener face ." The inside faces of each of the stiffeners will be that distance from the work line of the column.

' Stiffener Column ' lets you enter a " Dimension from workpoint to stiffener centerline ." The center of each stiffener will be that distance from the work line of the column.

Welds -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Add weld: Yes or No .

' Yes '

' No '

' Yes ' instructs Beam Stiffeners at Column to shop weld the stiffener(s) to the beam. 3D welds will appear in the model. After the beam is auto detailed ( Detail Members ), the stiffener welds will be represented on the beam's detail by a weld symbol .

' No ' instructs Beam Stiffeners at Column to not add welds.

Weld type: Fillet or Square groove or Bevel groove . This sets the " Weld type " on the Weld Edit window in Modeling as well as the " Weld type " for the weld symbol on the beam detail.

symbol	name	weld used for...
	fillet	General welding of material.
	square groove	Butt joints of material 3/8" thick or less.
	bevel groove	General full penetration welding of material.

Weld size: A distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) that indicates depth of preparation, size or strength of the weld. This sets the " Weld size " on the Weld Edit window in Modeling as well as the " Weld size " for the weld symbol on the beam detail.

Tail text: blank or a text string . This sets the " Supplementary tail text " on the Weld Edit window in Modeling as well as the " Supplementary tail text " for the weld symbol on the beam detail.

This weld symbol's tail text is TYP .

If this field is left ' blank ', a tail is not drawn on the weld symbol.

If a ' string of characters ' is entered, a tail with that character string as the tail text is drawn on the weld symbol.

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