Double Frame Cap

Used to parametrically create stiffened cap plates, commonly used in electrical substations. Double frame caps can be placed on Symmetric A Frames or Trestles.

Accessed from:

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Cap Plate tab

Used to define the cap plate geometry.

Setting	Description
Rectangle	When on, the cap plate corners are not chamfered.
Thickness	Sets the thickness of the plate.
Outer Length / Width	Sets the outside dimensions of the plate. Denoted with 1 and 2 in the diagram.
Inner Length / Width	Sets the dimensions between the chamfers of the plate. Denoted with 3 and 4 in the diagram.

Note: If grouping option is turned on, then all legs welded to the cap becomes one group with the cap.

Corner Plate tab

Used to specify the inclusion of corner stiffener plates and their geometry. Illustrated with yellow color in the diagram.

Setting	Description
Center Plate	When on, the center stiffener plates are included with the frame cap.
Thickness	Sets the thickness of the plate.
Indentation Length	Sets an offset distance from the top cap plate edge to the center stiffener plate(s). Denoted with 1 in the diagram.
Height	Sets the overall height of the plate. Denoted with 2 in the diagram.
Bottom Width	Sets the width of the plate at the bottom. Denoted with 3 in the diagram.
Side Height	Sets the height of the plate where it is attached to the frame. Denoted with 4 in the diagram.

Center Plate tab

Used to specify the inclusion of center stiffener plates and their geometry. Illustrated with yellow color in the diagram.

Setting	Description
Center Plate	When on, the center stiffener plates are included with the frame cap.
Thickness	Sets the thickness of the plate.
Indentation Length	Sets an offset distance from the top cap plate edge to the center stiffener plate. Denoted with 1 in the diagram.
Height	Sets the overall height of the plate. Denoted with 2 in the diagram.
Bottom Width	Sets the width of the plate at the bottom. Denoted with 3 in the diagram.
Side Height	Sets the height of the plate where it is attached to the frame. Denoted with 4 in the diagram.

Cut Plate tab

Used to specify the inclusion of cut stiffener plates and their geometry.

Setting	Description
Cut Plate	When on, the cut plate is included with the frame cap.
Thickness	Sets the thickness of the plate.
Width	Sets the width of the plate at the top where it is attached to the cap plate. Denoted with 1 in the diagram.
Height	Sets the overall height of the plate. Denoted with 2 in the diagram.
Bottom Width	Sets the width of the plate at the bottom. Denoted with 3 in the diagram.
Side Height	Sets the height of the plate on both sides. Denoted with 4 in the diagram.

Group tab

Used to create a new OpenBridge Modeler group with the double frame cap objects.

Setting	Description
Create Group	When on, you can select additional shapes. Separate double frame caps are created.

Assignment tab

Used to assign elements in the connection to a material, display class, area class, part family, level, etc.

Dialog Controls

Setting	Description
OK	Closes the dialog and save your changes.
Cancel	Closes the dialog without saving changes.
Help	Opens online help.
Template	Saves and retrieve (Using Templates) settings to be used on other projects.
Clone	Shifts focus to the geometry, allowing cloning the current structural object (stair, frame, truss, etc.) properties to match one or more objects selected in the view.
Show /Hide Preview	Opens or closes, respectively, a flyout panel to display an illustration based on the tool.

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