" Additional Holes " connection design locks

(user base/cap plate on a column)
(" Input connection type " = ' User base/cap plate ' or ' Auto standard ' or ' User defined ')
(" Section size " = any valid shape)
(" Column rotation " = any, ' 0 ' is shown in the example below)
( " Plate rotation " = any, ' 0 ' is shown in the example below)
(For a column to a beam, the " Horizontal reference (x) " aligns with the beam.)
" Additional Holes "

" Number of holes "'
" Bolt diameter "
" Hole diameter "
" Hole type "
X = " Horizontal reference (x) "
Y = " Horizontal reference (y) "

Relationship to Home > Project Settings > Job > Base / Cap Plate Schedule : A leaf named " Additional Holes " is available on the Column Review window or Connection Component window whenever the " Input connection type " for a column end is a ' User base/cap plate '. The " Additional Holes " leaf will initially contain no holes (" Number of holes " = ' 0 ' ) unless one or as many as 8 lines have been filled out on the table under the " Additional Holes " tab on the Advanced Base / Cap Plate Options window. Users of a full-featured SDS2 program can use these locks to add new holes or modify the holes from Home > Project Settings > Job , in which case the values entered to locks will no longer match the values shown in the table under the " Additional Holes " tab. To open the Advanced Base / Cap Plate Options window for a particular definintion on the Base / Cap Plate Schedule , press the " More " button.


Related locks :
Column Plate (user - to a beam) || Column Plate (user base/cap) || Stiffener Plate (beam stiffeners)
Left Base Plate Extension || Column Plate Welds

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