Reviewing Job/Fabricator Settings
On this page :
- Purpose of Job/Fabricator Options (Setup)
- Two key concepts for understanding Setup
- Options that affect selection fields on SDS2 windows
- Options applied during processing
- Options applied during automatic detailing
- Using reports to review Job/Fabricator Options
Also see :
- Fabricator Settings Report (current Fabricator settings)
- Job Settings Report (current Job settings)
Purpose of Job/Fabricator Options (Setup) :
Job or Fabricator Options (Setup) lets the user of a full-featured SDS2 program customize the program to meet the special needs of particular fabricators or to design connections according to the engineering requirements of particular projects. These options help speed the input of a Job and ensure consistency in the use of materials and the application of design principles.
Two key concepts for understanding Setup :
Concept 1 : Setup information is divided into two sections:
Job Options , and Fabricator Options are the two distinct parts of Setup.
Job Options generally relate to the engineering standards defined for a particular construction project.
Fabricator Options generally have to do with the shop practices of fabricators.
Concept 2 : Setup options affect different parts of a project in a full-featured SDS2 program :
Some setup options affect the selections that are available to users of a full-featured SDS2 program (on menus or selection dialogs) when they input specifications for members and materials.
Certain setup options affect Process and Create Solids in a full-featured SDS2 program .
Other setup options are applied during automatic detailing in a full-featured SDS2 program .
Assuming that your current project ( current Job and current Fabricator ) originated from a full-featured SDS2 program, the information that an SDS2 review station can review in that project is directly affected by setup options.
Job/Fabricator options that affect fields on SDS2 windows :
| Job / Fabricator Settings that Affect Fields on SDS2 Windows | ||
| Settings | Location | Effect on Specification Entry |
| " Units " | Drawing Presentation | Sets units of measure for entry of distances. Distances can also be entered in other units . |
| " Dimension precision " | Drawing Presentation | Sets precision for entry of distances to fields in an SDS2 review station . |
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Steel Grade:
W , Pl , Tee , C , L , Pipe , Tube |
Job Settings | Set steel grades that users of a full-featured SDS2 program can select on, for example, material windows. |
| " Maximum sequences " | Job Settings | Number of sequences your Job is to be divided into. By default, sequences are whole numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.), but sequences may be given names. |
| Sequence Names | Job Settings | Sets the names of sequences that can be applied to members. |
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Job / Fabricator Settings that Affect Fields on SDS2 Windows
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| Settings | Location | Effect on Entering Settings |
| Bolt Specifications | Job Settings | Sets the bolt types that are available for selection when users of a full-featured SDS2 program add or edit beams, columns or braces. |
| Base / Cap Plate Schedule | Job Settings | Sets base/cap plates that the user of a full-featured SDS2 program can apply to columns. |
| User Defined Connections | Job Settings | Defines connections users of a full-featured SDS2 program can apply to beams, columns or braces by selecting ' User Defined ' as the " Input connection type ." |
| Stair Treads | Fabricator Settings | Sets stair treads that users of a full-featured SDS2 program can apply when adding stairs. |
| User Routing Settings | Fabricator Settings | Affect selection options that users of a review station can choose from during Status Review or Update Attributes . |
Job/Fabricator options applied during Process and Create Solids :
| Job / Fabricator Settings that Affect Process & Create Solids | ||
| Settings | Location | Effect on Process & Create Solids |
| Auto Standard Conns | Job Settings | Set up the SDS2 method for applying connections according to framing situation. |
| Field Clearances | Job Settings | Field clearances for connections that are not applied using the "auto standard" method. |
| Standard Fabricator Connections | Fabricator Settings |
Set hole spacing and gage
specifications. |
| lists of Preferred WT Sizes , Preferred Angle Sizes , Preferred Flat Bar Sizes | Std Fab Conns | List connection materials that may be applied to certain types of connections. |
| Mark Locations and Material Marking | Fabricator Settings | Affect where CNC marks are placed on members. |
| Job / Fabricator Settings that Affect Process & Create Solids
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| Settings | Location | Effect on Process & Create Solids |
| Member and Material Piecemarks | Fabricator Settings | Affect the naming of member and submaterial piecemarks. |
| Minimums for Structural Members | Job Settings | Set hole spacing and number of rows of holes on clip angle, bent plate , end plate and beam-to-beam splice plate connections. |
| Design Settings | Job Settings | Dramatically affect connection design. For example, the " Connection design method " may be set to ' ASD ' or ' LRFD '. |
| Washer Settings | Job Settings | Defines number and types of washers assigned to particular bolt types applied in the shop or field. |
| Weld Design Settings | Job Settings | Specifications for the design of welded connections, including welds on base/cap plates and moment connections. |
| Plate Design Settings | Job Settings | Apply to the design of column web doublers, welded moment flange plates, beam stiffener plates and brace gusset plates. |
Job/Fabricator settings that affect automatic detailing :
| Job / Fabricator Settings that Affect Auto Detailing | ||
| Settings | Location | Effect on Automatic Detailing |
| Dimension Settings | Fabricator Settings | Set the types of dimensions to be drawn on beam, column and brace details. |
| Drawing Presentation | Fabricator Settings | Set the sizes of characters and the printer pen numbers of graphic objects that appear on details. |
| " Units " | Drawing Presentation | The " Units " for primary dimensions affect not just details but all specifications related to dimensions. |
| General Presentation | Fabricator Settings | Define the scale of details and affect the appearance of details in other ways |
| Job North | Job Settings | Sets the direction the A face on a column detail is marked to face. |
: Using reports to review Job/Fabricator Settings
You don't have to be at a computer to review Job/Fabricator Settings . You can review them in a printed report.
A Fabricator Settings Report summarizes the Fabricator Settings that are currently selected.
The Job Settings Report summarizes the Job Settings that are currently selected.