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Gusset 2 Point Square " connection design locks
| W tee or channel vertical braces field bolt directly to a shared gusset plate that shop attaches to a column. The corners of the gusset plate *(" Gusset 2 Point Square ") are square due to " Clip end operation " being set to ' No ' or, possibly, to ' Automatic '. This applies to 2-point bracing (shown) and 3-point bracing (not shown).
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User Defined Connections: Settings that are locked (
) in the user defined connection file will automatically be locked on the member edit window. You can, if you so choose, manually lock additional settings on the member edit window, and your changes will be retained, through multiple processes, so long as you do not change to a different connection then switch back to the original user defined connection.
Vertical Brace Edit: To change a setting, first set it to locked (
) may be updated, and the "
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Connection design locks :
| Locks not dimensioned or called out on the drawing are marked ( not depicted ). |
Gusset 2 Point Square
(W tee or channel vertical braces, 2- or 3-point, to a column)
Shared gusset plate dimensions and location
Plate thickness ( not depicted ): The " Material thickness " of the gusset plate.
Width ( plate width ): The distance (perpendicular to the column's work line ) between the two longest edges of the gusset plate (see example ). The gusset plate " Width " can also be defined as the length of either one of the two edges of the shared gusset plate that are perpendicular to the work line of the column.
Length ( plate length ): The length of the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the supporting column in the example shown). If the column is perfectly vertical, this is the vertical distance (parallel with the supporting column's work line ) between the two horizontal edges of the gusset plate.
Refy: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (perpendicular to the supporting column's work line ) from the work point of the vertical brace to the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the column's bottom flange in the example shown). Changing the " Refy " moves the gusset plate perpendicular to the work line of the column (horizontally if the column is vertical), but does not move the holes on the plate.
Left Brace [ member number ] (the left brace is the bottom brace if the column is vertical)
Refx ( refx left ): The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the supporting column's work line ) from the work point of the left vertical brace to the corner of the framing edge of the gusset plate that is closest to the left end of the column (see example ). For a shared gusset plate to a perfectly vertical column, this distance is vertical. Changing the " Refx " moves the gusset plate parallel with the work line of the column, but does not move the holes on the plate. Hole positioning is governed by the "
Right Brace [member number] (the right brace is the upper brace if the column is vertical)
Refx ( refx right ): The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the supporting column's work line ) from the work point of the right vertical brace to the corner of the gusset plate's framing edge that is closest to the right end of the column. This works similar to the way that " Refx " works for the left vertical brace.