The Preferred Plate Sizes window ( Fabricator Settings )
Also see :
- Text entry widgets (moving from cell to cell and within cells)
- Use miscellaneous plates list (applies Preferred Plate Sizes to beam connections)
- Use miscellaneous plates list (applies Preferred Plate Sizes to column connections)
- Use miscellaneous plates list (applies list to horizontal brace connections)
- Use miscellaneous plates list (applies list to vertical brace connections)
- Use miscellaneous plates list (applies list to joist connections)
- Suitable plate thickness not found (connection error message for Beam Edit )
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Step-by-step instructions :
1 . Open the Preferred Plate Sizes window using any one of the following methods:
Method 1 : Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Standard Fabricator Connections > Preferred Connection Material Sizes > Preferred Plate Sizes .
Methods 2, 3 & 4 : In Modeling or the Drawing Editor , choose Settings > Fabricator Settings > Standard Fabricator Connections > Preferred Plate Sizes , or use a keyboard shortcut , or click the icon.
Method 5 : Press the " Plates " button on the Design Settings window.
Password protection: If a password has been set using the Change Setup Password utility, you can open this window only if you first enter that exact password.
2 . The Preferred Plate Sizes window opens.
2a : Select the section for the type of connection you want affected:
2b : Follow the instructions on the table below to make as many changes to the list on this window as you see fit, then go to step 3.
To enter gage plate: Type in the ' gage number' followed by ' ga ' (example: ' 4ga ' is rewritten as ' 4GA ' when you Tab out of the field). Allowable gages are any whole number from 3 to 38 . You can also enter an exact decimal thickness to get the gage (example: ' .1345 ' becomes ' 10GA ' when you Tab out of the field). The " Description " for a gage plate follows the format: ' plate type prefix ' + ' numberGA ' + ' x ' + ' width ' (example: PL16GAx15 1/2 ).
| Editing the Plate Thicknesses lists | |
| To change a plate listing: | Double-click to select the previous entry, then type a plate thickness in the primary dimension " Units " or other units or the gage . |
| To add a new plate: | Click the first empty cell, then type in a plate thickness. |
| To delete an plate from the list: | Double-click to select the previous entry, then press Backspace . |
| Tip: To move from cell to cell on this list, press Tab or Shift + Tab or point and click. | |
Please note: You can enter " Plate Thicknesses " that is more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton . For example, if you enter ' 5/32 ' and the " Dimension precision " is ' 1/16 ', the thickness of the plate will be ' 5/32 '. The thickness you enter will be reflected in the " Description " and will propagate to the bill of material, reports, etc. The setup option to " Round flat plate values " does not affect this. Be aware that the Ruler measures to whatever the " Dimension precision " is set to, which means that the plate's measured thickness may not exactly match its actual thickness.
2c : Repeat steps 2a and 2b to fill out lists for other types of connections, or go to step 3.
3 . Press one (1) of the following buttons:
"OK" (or the Enter key) closes the Preferred Plate Sizes window and saves the list to the current Fabricator that is currently loaded in your current Job .
Note: If you want changes to this window applied to members that already underwent Process and Create Solids , you can Process Selected Members . Or you can Mark Members for Processing then " Process and Create Solids ."
"Cancel" (or the Esc key) closes this window without saving any changes made to it.
"Reset" undoes all changes made since you first opened this window. The window remains open so that you can go back to step 2 and make the changes that you want.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of beam seat plates when "
Auto " is selected for " Seated plate grade " (beam) or for all joist seat plates.
- Options on this list box's menu (
) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs beam seat plates or joist seat plates.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Beam Edit window for this plate thicknesses list to apply to beam seats. The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Joist Edit window for the list to apply to joist seats.
- Beam seat plates are designed when the ' Seat material ' is ' Plate '. This applies to auto standard and user defined plate seats as well as when when ' Seated ' is the " Input connection type ."
- Joist seat plates are designed when ' Plate ' is selected for ' Top chord seated '. This applies to user defined connections as well as when ' Seated joist ' is the " Input connection type ."
- Connection design may also change angle seats or tee seats to plate material if no appropriate materials are available on the Preferred Angle Sizes or Preferred WT Sizes lists for the design of those types of seats.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: Click here and here for a variety of examples of beam seats and joist seats.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of shear plates , including thru plates and single-plate shear connections and shear moment connections, when " Auto " is selected for " Shear plate grade ."
- Options on this list box's menu ( ) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs shear plates , including thru plates and single-plate shear connections and shear moment connections.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Beam Edit window for connection design to use this list.
- This list of plate thicknesses applies to auto standard and user defined shear plates as well as when ' Shear plate ' is the " Input connection type ."
- Shear plates may also be designed for connecting a vertical brace gusset to a column for a brace-to-beam-and-column connection.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: The " Minimum thickness " in Standard Shear Plate Settings sets the minimum thickness for thru plates and moment shear plates and beam-to-beam splice plates . The minimum thickness for single-plate shear connections (shear tabs) is set using the Schedule of Minimums for Single-Plate Shear Connections . The " Design non-AISC single-plate shear connections " check box also affects shear plate thicknesses. The Connection Guide provides numerous examples of shear plates.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of moment or non-moment end plates when " Auto " is selected for " End plate grade ."
- Options on this list box's menu ( ) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs moment or non-moment end plates .
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Beam Edit window for connection design to use this list.
- This list of plate thicknesses applies to auto standard and user defined end plates as well as when ' End plate ' is the " Input connection type ."
- End plates may also be designed for connecting a vertical brace gusset to a column for a brace-to-beam-and-column connection.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: Connection Guide .
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of bent plates when " Auto " is selected for " Bent plate grade ."
- Options on this list box's menu ( ) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs bent plates .
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Beam Edit window for connection design to use this list.
- This list of plate thicknesses applies to auto standard and user defined bent plates as well as when ' Bent plate ' is the " Input connection type ."
- Bent plates may also be designed for sloping horizontal brace connections.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: Connection Guide .
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of vertical brace gusset plates and intersection plates when " Auto " is selected for " Gusset plate grade ."
- Options on this list box's menu ( ) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs vertical brace gusset plates.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Vertical Brace Edit window for connection design to use this list.
- These plate thicknesses apply to user defined gusset plates as well as when ' Vbrc plate ' is the " Input connection type ." They also apply to vertical brace intersection plates .
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: " Design by first incrementing gusset thickness or size " (affects gusset thickness), " Minimum gusset thickness " (affects gusset thickness). Connection guide (examples of brace connections).
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of horizontal brace gusset plates and intersection plates when " Auto " is selected for " Gusset plate grade ."
- Options on this list box's menu ( ) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs horizontal brace gusset plates.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Horizontal Brace Edit window for connection design to use this list.
- These plate thicknesses apply to user defined gusset plates as well as when ' Hbrc plate ' is the " Input connection type ." They also apply to horizontal brace intersection plates .
-
arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: " Design by first incrementing gusset thickness or size " (affects gusset thickness), " Minimum gusset thickness " (affects gusset thickness), Connection guide (examples of brace connections).
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of auto base/cap plates on columns when " Auto " is selected for " Base/cap plate grade ."
- Options on this list box's menu ( ) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs auto base/cap plates on columns. User base/cap plates are not affected since their thicknesses are set up in the Base / Cap Plate Schedule .
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Column Edit window for connection design to use this list.
- These plate thicknesses apply to auto standard and user defined auto base/cap plates as well as when ' Auto base/cap plate ' is the " Input connection type ."
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: Click here and here for examples of auto base cap plates.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of flange splice plates and web splice plates and butt plates on columns, or web and flange splice plates on beams when "
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found " on the Beam Edit window.
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs flange splice plates and web splice plates and butt plates on columns, or web and flange splice plates on beams. Flange splice plates are designed on beams for moment connections.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Column Edit window for these plate thicknesses to apply to columns. For the list to apply to splice plates on beams, the box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Beam Edit window.
- These plate thicknesses apply to auto standard and user defined splice plates as well as when ' Splice plate ' is the " Input connection type " on the Column Edit window or the " Input connection type " on the Beam Edit window.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: The " Minimum thickness " in Standard Shear Plate Settings sets the minimum thickness for beam-to-beam web splice plates .
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of transverse beam stiffeners above or below a column that has a base/cap plate which connects to a beam flange.
- Options on this list box's menu ( ) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs transverse beam stiffeners above or below a column that has a base/cap plate which connects to a beam flange.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Column Edit window for connection design to use this list.
- These plate thicknesses apply to auto standard and user defined auto or user base/cap plates as well as when when ' User base/cap plate ' or ' Auto base/cap plate ' have been entered as the " Input connection type " on the Column Edit window.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: " Minimum beam stiffener plate thickness " ( Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Design Settings ). Click here for some examples of beam stiffeners.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of column stiffeners for moment connections.
- To add a new steel grade as a menu option ( ) for here, enter that new grade at Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Connection design follows the choice made to " Determine plate thickness by " in Moment Plate Design Settings .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs column stiffeners for moment connections. These are often referred to as continuity plates.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Beam Edit window for connection design to use this list.
- If the box is not checked for " Use miscellaneous plates list ," the stiffener plate thickness is designed according the choice made to " Determine plate thickness by " in Moment Plate Design Settings .
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: Click here for some examples of column stiffeners.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of beam web doublers .
- Options on this list box's menu ( ) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs beam web doublers .
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Beam Edit window for connection design to use this list.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: Click here or here for examples of beam web doublers.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of column web doublers for moment connections. Options on this menu (
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs column web doublers for moment connections to a column flange.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Beam Edit window for connection design to use this list.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: " Minimum doubler plate thickness " ( Home > Project Settings > Job > Moment Plate Design Settings ). Click here or here examples of column web doublers. " Column web doubler thickness less than minimum required " is an end connection failure message.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of web extension plates for " Extend past flange " clip angles.
- Options on this list box's menu ( ) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs web extension plates for " Extend past flange " clip angles.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Beam Edit window for connection design to use this list.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: Click here or here for examples of web extension plates.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of flange plates for bolted or welded moment connections.
- Options on this list box's menu ( ) come from the Plate Grades table in Job Options .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs flange plates for bolted moment connections. Welded moment "flange plates" are designed for a beam to a column web.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Beam Edit window for connection design to use this list.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: Click here , here , or here for examples of bolted or welded flange plates.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of stability plates for " Extend past flange " shear connections or moment connections to the web of a wide flange or S shape or welded plate column.
- To add a new steel grade as a menu option ( ) for here, enter that new grade at Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs stability plates for " Extend past flange " shear connections to the web of a wide flange or S shape or welded plate column.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Beam Edit window for connection design to use this list.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: Click here for an example of stability plates.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of fill plates for columns (click here or here or here for examples), or fill plates for wide flange horizontal braces , or fill plates for wide flange or stem-vertical tee vertical braces whose webs are different thicknesses than the gussets.
- Options on this list box's menu ( ) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found " on the Beam Edit window.
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs fill plates for columns (click here or here or here for examples), or fill plates for wide flange horizontal braces , or fill plates for wide flange or stem-vertical tee vertical braces whose webs are different thicknesses than the gussets. Click here for an example of a wide flange vertical brace with a web connection that may or may not require fill plates. Click here for an example of a stem-vertical tee connection that may or may not require fill plates.
- Connection design creates fill plates to the thickness required to fill the available space. If that exact thickness is not available on this list, it substitutes the next greater thickness.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the appropriate member edit window for connection design to use this list.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of paddle plates for pipe and tube vertical braces, or paddle plates for wide flange vertical braces
- It also applies to the paddle plate that is designed for HSS vertical brace connections when the " Pipe/tube end fitting " is set to ' Paddle plate (double shear) '.
- Options on this menu ( ) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs paddle plates for pipe and tube vertical braces, or paddle plates for wide flange vertical braces.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Vertical Brace Edit window for connection design to use this list.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
- Also see: Click here or here for examples of paddle plates.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of HSS vertical brace connections when the " Pipe/tube end fitting " is set to ' Paddle plate (double shear) '.
- The lap plates are the "web plates" found in the "
Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Paddle With Web Plates " locks for vbrc to a beam , vbrc to a column , vbrc to beam & column and vbrc to a column & base/cap plate framing situations.
- Options on this list box's menu ( ) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs ' Paddle plate (double shear) ' end fittings on HSS vertical braces.
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Vertical Brace Edit window for connection design to use this list.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- HSS/TS vertical brace reinforcement plates are created automatically when " Seismic brace " (
) is set to ' Yes ' or, depending on a setup choice, to ' Automatic '.
- To reinforce non-seismic HSS/TS braces, " Brace Reinforcement " locks are available.
- End connection failure message: HSS Reinforcement Plate Fy less than brace Fy
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs the same set of connections to which it may apply the " Plate material grade " also specified under this section.
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found ."
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the Vertical Brace Edit window for connection design to use this list.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
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Plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here when HSS/TS column reinforcement plates are designed. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- HSS column reinforcement plates are designed, as needed, for shear plates or welded moment connections to a thin-walled HSS rectangular or TS column when " Use HSS column reinforcement plate " ( ) is set to ' Yes ' under " Connection specifications " on the Beam Edit window.
- They can also be designed as needed for vertical brace gusset plates to HSS/TS columns when " Use HSS column reinforcement plate " ( ) is set to ' Yes ' under " Connection specifications " on the Vertical Brace Edit window.
- Connection design locks for a reinforcement plate are stored on the Column Edit window in a leaf named " Column Reinf Plate ."
- Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Design Settings > " Use HSS column reinforcement plate " ( ) sets the choice that is applied when ' Automatic ' is selected for the aforementioned options on the vertical brace or beam edit window.
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found " being emitted to " Information " on the Vertical Brace Edit or Beam Edit window.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the appropriate member edit window -- Vertical Brace Edit or Beam Edit -- for connection design to use this plate thicknesses list.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
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Butt plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of column butt plates .
Stitch plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of stitch plates on horizontal braces or vertical braces .
Other plate material grade: A36 or A572-42 or A752-50 or etc. Following are some of the required conditions for applying " Plate material grade " or " Plate thicknesses ":
- Connection design applies the steel grade that is selected here during the design of web-to-gusset plates for wide flange or stem-vertical tee vertical braces , tee fittings on HSS braces, extended welded tees for clip angles or etc., and angle seat stiffeners .
- Options on this list box's menu ( ) come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Plate Grades .
------ Plate Thicknesses ------
- The step-by-step instructions tell you how to fill out this list. You can leave the list blank if you want connection design to set the plate thickness. Also, see this note concerning the ability to add " Plate Thicknesses " that are more precise than the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentaton .
- Leaving the list of plate thicknesses blank prevents end connection failure messages such as " Suitable plate thickness not found " on the Beam Edit window.
- Connection design may apply a plate thickness that is listed under this section when it designs column butt plates , stitch plates on horizontal braces or vertical braces, web-to-gusset plates for wide flange or stem-vertical tee vertical braces , tee fittings on HSS braces, extended welded tees for clip angles or etc., and angle seat stiffeners for beam seats or joist seats.
- The box for " Use miscellaneous plates list " must be checked on the appropriate member edit window for connection design to use this list.
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arranges the thicknesses listed under this section by order of thinnest to thickest.
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To close the Preferred Plate Sizes window :
"OK" (or the Enter key) closes the Preferred Plate Sizes window and saves the thicknesses listed on it to the current Fabricator that is currently loaded in your current Job . To change to a different Fabricator , Home > press "fabname" > double-click the Fabricator you want.
Note: If you want changes to this window applied to particular members, you can Process Selected Members then Process and Create Solids . Or you can Mark Members for Processing then Process and Create Solids .
"Cancel" (or the Esc key or the 
button) closes this window without saving any changes made to it.
"Reset" undoes all changes made under any of the sections since you first opened this window. The Preferred Plate Sizes window remains open.
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